A lot of campaign finance lawyers will be brushing up on tax law if Austin is reversed after reading this Nonprofit Law Prof Blog post (H/T to @campaignfreedom). So the bottom line is a decision in Citizens United’s favor may lead to many more challenges to the political activity rules for tax-exempt organizations. We may be […]
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Controversy for ACORN in Baltimore
Several sources are reporting on ACORN workers caught on tape. Two employees at the Baltimore, Maryland, branch of the liberal community organizing group ACORN were caught on tape allegedly offering advice to a pair posing as a pimp and prostitute on setting up a prostitution ring and evading the IRS. Biggovernment.com has more information.
Political Money Receipt and Spending Round-up
Mike Huckabee’s PAC paid his daughter $29,000, according to this Politico report. Newt Gingrich’s American Solutions raised about $8.1 million last quarter, according to this report. Rep. Rangel’s campaign and leadership PAC spent about $1 million on lawyers, according to this article.