Results — News
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
FCC Rejects CREW’s Petition, but Leaves Door Open to Future Action Against News Corp.
May 6, 2013 | Federal Agencies, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), News, News Corp. , Press Releases, Rupert Murdoch
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 Files FOIA Request to Determine if CMS or OMB Staff Leaked Details of Medicare Advantage Rates
April 4, 2013 | FOIA Requests (Legal Filings), Federal Agencies, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), FOIA, Legal, FOIA Requests, News, Wall Street Journal
CREW Files Brief to Fight Secret Surveillance Laws
March 22, 2013 | Amicus Briefs (Legal Filings), Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA, Legal, Amicus Briefs, News, Washington Post, Organizations, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Electronic Frontier Foundation, OpenTheGovernment.org
CREW Congratulates 2011 Scoundrel of the Year: Rupert Murdoch & News Corp.
December 23, 2011 | News, News Corp. , Scoundrel of the Month, Press Releases, Rupert Murdoch
CREW Congratulates July’s Scoundrel(s) of the Month: Rupert Murdoch & News Corp.
July 29, 2011 | News, News Corp. , Scoundrel of the Month, Press Releases, Rupert Murdoch
CREW: Now is the Time for News Corp. Hearings
July 14, 2011 | Congress, Ethics, Congressional Ethics, News, News Corp. , Press Releases, Rupert Murdoch
CREW: Congress Should Hold News Corp. Hearings Immediately
July 13, 2011 | Congress, Ethics, Congressional Ethics, News, News Corp. , Press Releases, Rupert Murdoch, Senate Members, John Rockefeller
CREW: WI Governor Violated State Law by Sending Troopers After Missing Legislator
February 23, 2011 | Ethics, FOIA, News, States, Wisconsin, Transparency, Press Releases, Governors, Scott Walker, Wisconsin State Troopers
Weekly Roundup, April 5
April 5, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Election Commission (FEC), FOIA, Governance & Legislation, STOCK Act, News, Washington Post, Organizations, Checks and Balances for Economic Growth, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Dan Perrin
Your Weekly Roundup, March 29
March 29, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Congress, Elections, Ethics, House Ethics Committee, Office of Congressional Ethics, Federal Agencies, National Park Service, Governance & Legislation, Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), News, Washington Post, Super PACs, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, House Members, Don Young, Louie Gohmert, Michele Bachmann, President Barack Obama
Weekly Roundup, March 22
March 22, 2013 | 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Earmarks, Ethics, House Ethics Committee, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), FOIA, News, Washington Post, Pay to Play, Republican National Committee (RNC), Super PACs, House Members, Don Young, Robert Andrews, Senate Members, Bob Menendez
Weekly Roundup, March 15
March 15, 2013 | Democrats, Elections, Ethics, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), FOIA, News, Associated Press, Republicans, Senate, Senate Members, Bob Menendez
CREW Shines Sunlight on Secret OLC Memoranda
March 14, 2013 | Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA, News, New York Times, Organizations, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Electronic Frontier Foundation, Transparency, Anne Weismann, Senate Members, Ron Wyden
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
CREW’s 10th Anniversary Retrospective
March 1, 2013 | Corruption, Democrats, Lobbying, Most Corrupt, News, Republicans, House Members, Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff, Karl Rove, Melanie Sloan, Vice President Cheney
Senator Bob Menendez Fighting Scandal Allegations From Mystery Source
February 1, 2013 | News, CNN, Melanie Sloan, Senate Members, Bob Menendez
The FBI Investigation into Jesse Jackson Jr.‘s Campaign Spending
October 16, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Democrats, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), House, Most Corrupt, News, NBC News, States, Illinois, Under Investigation, House Members, Jesse Jackson Jr.
Melanie on Al Jazeera’s Empire - “U.S. democracy: The power of money”
September 13, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, News, Super PACs, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, Transparency, Melanie Sloan
Earmark Reform
January 19, 2011 | News, Washington Post, Senate Members, Richard Shelby, Earmark Reform
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 16, 2013 | Bloomberg
The IRS Scandal: Tempest and the Tea Party
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May 15, 2013 | Roll Call
The Real Problem at the IRS
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May 14, 2013 | Bloomberg
IRS Sent Same Letter to Democrats That Fed Tea Party Row