Category: Executive Branch

The Politico explains that free speech proponents are concerned about the Obama administration’s new lobbying restrictions. Free speech advocates from across the political spectrum are accusing President BarackObama of impinging on First Amendment rights and are gearing up to take their case public.

The Post this morning has this interesting editorial on FOIA and “holding government accountable.” Every administration — and this one is no exception — must guard against release of documents or information that could undermine the nation’s security. But Mr. Holder should be commended for restoring a sense of balance and integrity to one of […]

Lobbyists are reacting to President Obama’s restrictions on stimulus package lobbying.  The Post reports. “What disqualifies lobbyists from exercising their First Amendment rights?” said J. Keith Kennedy, a top lobbyist for the Washington firm Baker Donelson. William Luneburg and Thomas Susman, co-authors of the American Bar Association’s manual on lobbying laws, said they knew of […]