The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unsealed an opinion in In re: Grand Jury Subpoenas involving the Speech or Debate Clause. The case arose in the course of an investigation into former Rep. Tom Feeney’s connection to a Jack Abramoff-related trip. The Post reports: A federal appeals court has ruled that information […]
Category: Courts & Cases
Smith on Austin
Former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission Bradley Smith wrote this Examiner editorial discussing Citizens United.
Richard Ianieri Bribery Plea
Coherent Systems International’s Richard Ianieri pleaded guilty yesterday to taking bribes, according to this Post report. These are the first criminal charges in the probe of companies that benefited from contracts orchestrated or approved by Murtha, the powerful chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on military spending.