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CREW Sues IRS for Failing to Revise Rules Governing 501(c)(4) Groups
May 21, 2013 | Lawsuits, 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Legal, Lawsuits, Press Releases
In Lawsuit Against IRS, CREW Continues Battle to Close 501(c)(4) Loophole
May 17, 2013 | 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Legal, Lawsuits, Press Releases, CREW vs. IRS
CREW Files FOIA Requests Seeking Data on Error Rates by Banks and Mortgage Servicers
May 15, 2013 | FOIA Requests (Legal Filings), Congress, Congressional Testimony, Federal Agencies, Federal Reserve Board , Legal, FOIA Requests
CREW and CLC Call on FEC to Investigate Excessive Campaign Contributions
May 8, 2013 | FEC Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Financial, Legal, FEC Complaints, News, Huffington Post, Press Releases
CREW Signs Amicus Brief Against OLC Secret Laws
April 23, 2013 | Amicus Briefs (Legal Filings), Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA, Legal, Amicus Briefs, News, New York Times, Organizations, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Government Accountability Project, OpenTheGovernment.org, Project on Government Oversight, The Brennan Center, The Sunlight Foundation, Transparency
CREW Congratulates November’s Scoundrel of the Month: Crossroads GPS
December 6, 2012 | Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Legal, FEC Complaints, Republicans, Scoundrel of the Month, Press Releases, Karl Rove
CREW Releases Report on Botched DOJ Investigation into Rep. Jerry Lewis
August 14, 2012 | Congress, Earmarks, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Legal, FOIA Requests, States, California, Press Releases, House Members, Jerry Lewis
CREW Congratulates March’s Scoundrel of the Month: Grover Norquist
April 4, 2012 | Legal, IRS Complaints, Organizations, Americans for Tax Reform, Scoundrel of the Month, Press Releases, Grover Norquist
CREW Calls on Gingrich to Ask DOJ to Release Ethics File
February 15, 2012 | Congress, Ethics, House Ethics Committee, Legal, Lawsuits, Newt Gingrich
Dietary Supplement Industry Bombards Congress with Cash, then Gets its Way
February 14, 2011 | Administration & Lobbying, Congress, Corporate, Financial, Lobbying, Legal, Administration & Lobbying, Pay to Play, States, Utah, Press Releases, House Members
D.C. Circuit Hands CREW a Big Win on FOIA - Why It Matters
April 2, 2013 | Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Federal Election Commission (FEC), FOIA, Legal, Lawsuits, Transparency, CREW v. Federal Election Commission (Commissioners correspondence)
Sunshine Week 2013
March 5, 2013 | Ethics, Federal Agencies, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), FOIA, Governance & Legislation, Transparency and Openness in Government Act, Legal, FOIA Requests, Transparency, Anne Weismann
Op-Ed: Transparency Doesn’t End at State Line
February 25, 2013 | FOIA, Legal, Other Legal, States, Virginia, Supreme Court, Transparency, Anne Weismann, Melanie Sloan
The FEC Blows it Again: Fails to Act Against Former SC Senate Candidate Alvin Greene
December 5, 2012 | Crooked Candidates, Democrats, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Legal, FEC Complaints, Senate, States, South Carolina, Political Candidates, Alvin Greene
Upping the Ante, Darrell Issa Puts Politics Above Human Lives
October 22, 2012 | Federal Agencies, Department of State, House, House Oversight Committee, Legal, House Ethics, Republicans, House Members, Darrell Issa
Melanie discusses the strange saga of the Senator Menendez sex scandal
March 7, 2013 | Democrats, Ethics, Senate Ethics Committee, Federal Agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Legal, Senate Ethics, News, ABC News, Pay to Play, States, New Jersey, Under Investigation, Melanie Sloan, Senate Members, Bob Menendez
Blog
May 01, 2013
No Vote of Confidence for the FEC
Voters have become cynical about elected leaders, believing many are bought and paid for and the federal agency…
April 30, 2013
Supreme Court Strikes a Blow to Transparency
Yesterday’s decision in McBurney v. Young confirmed how out of touch the Court is with the technology that…
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May 14, 2013
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May 21, 2013 | Politico
CREW suing IRS on nonprofit rules
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May 21, 2013 | The Christian Science Monitor
Who's to blame for murky regulation in IRS scandal: Agency or lawmakers?
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May 19, 2013 | Accounting Today
Group Challenges IRS Tax-Exempt Criteria