Month: April 2010

Championing earmark reform on the OMB Blog twice in one day

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 12, 2010
Categories In House, Senate

Peter Orszag weighs-in twice today on earmark reform on OMB Blog here and here. Earmarks.gov was also updated recently.

Ninth Circuit to hear Arizona public financing case today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 12, 2010
Categories In Courts & Cases

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear argument in an Arizona public financing case today. If you’re in San Francisco today and have a few hours to watch the court schedule is here and the case is McComish v. Bennett.

At long last, vindication for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 12, 2010
Categories In Courts & Cases

Mackinac Center’s IMPACT covers Citizens United and profiles Richard McLellan. According to the article, McLellan argued Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce. The article appears on page 9 of this 12 page PDF. It is a testimony to the esteem in which McLellan was held that he was entrusted with arguing Austin before the U.S. […]