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CREW and Other Groups File Amicus Brief Regarding Montana Supreme Court Campaign Finance Case
CREW and others joined in asking the Supreme Court to deny review of a Montana State Supreme Court decision upholding the state's prohibition on corporate political expenditures. Read More ›
May 18, 2012 | Amicus Briefs, Campaign Finance Reform, Corporate, States, Montana, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision
CREW and Other Groups File Amicus Brief to Supreme Court in Critical Campaign Finance Case
CREW and others joined in asking the Supreme Court to deny review of a Montana State Supreme Court decision upholding the state's prohibition on corporate political expenditures.
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May 18, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Corporate, Elections, States, Montana, Supreme Court
Fun with Super PACs, Brought to You by the Supreme Court and FEC
Super PACs are thriving in the post-Citizens United world, but they're not all out to thwart hapless disclosure laws and influence our elections. Read More ›
May 4, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Super PACs, Supreme Court
CREW Renews Call for IRS, FEC to Investigate the Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity
We've once again called for an investigation into the phony "commission" for abusing their tax-exempt status by participating in partisan attacks. Read More ›
April 26, 2012 | FEC Complaints, IRS Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Organizations, Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity (CHGO), Press Releases
Why Hasn’t White House Responded to CREW Petition Requesting New Appointments to FEC?
CREW and 11 other good government groups today reiterated their call on President Obama to fix the Federal Election Commission by appointing new commissioners Read More ›
April 11, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Letters, Press Releases, President Barack Obama
What’s Next After Family Affair?
After including 248 members of Congress in our Family Affair report, the responses from those asked to address their behavior started to sound alike. Read More ›
March 28, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Ethics, Conflict of Interests, Congressional Ethics, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), House Members, Howard "Buck" McKeon, Aaron Schock, Ron Paul
CREW Files IRS and FEC Complaints Against Americans for Job Security
Today we called for the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether Americans for Job Security (AJS) violated tax and campaign finance laws. Read More ›
March 8, 2012 | FEC Complaints, IRS Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Organizations, Americans for Job Security, Press Releases
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May 18, 2012
Thanks for the Notice, House Ethics
In outrageous fashion, the House Ethics Committee noticed a public meeting to consider proposed amendments to the Committee…
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Feb 07, 2012
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May 19, 2012 | Bloomberg Businessweek
Army Purchases of $17,000 Pans Tied to Kentucky Lawmaker
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May 18, 2012 | The New York Times
Earmark Puts $17,000 Pans on Army Craft
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May 15, 2012 | Politico
John Edwards defense: Justice Department flip-flopped
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May 16, 2012 | Bradenton Herald
Watchdog group calls for Buchanan to resign
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May 3, 2012 | The Telegraph
US Senate asks Leveson for any evidence of illegal activity by News Corp