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3 Oct 2022, 5:01 am by Cyprien Fluzin
Committee on the Rights of Child, which had adopted a broader interpretation while ruling on the same issue of repatriation. [read post]
18 Dec 2009, 6:52 am by Erin Miller
The Washington Independent recounts Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing on the effects of Ashcroft v. [read post]
4 Jun 2022, 11:53 am by Gene Takagi
Another likely reason for the increased use of section 501(c) organizations for political campaign activity is the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. [read post]
20 Sep 2017, 8:59 am by Adrienne Borgstahl, Esq.
Senate Bill 355 excludes an independent expenditure from the definition of a contribution and defines independent expenditure committees. [read post]
3 Jan 2013, 11:38 am by Daniel Shaviro
  As you can see here, a central point and function of the NTA is "bringing together government, corporate, academic, and independent tax professionals–a rich mix of federal and state legislators and administrators; taxpayer representatives; tax lawyers and accountants; professors, librarians, and other scholars; students and interested citizens." [read post]
26 May 2012, 9:51 am by Stefan Padfield
That pressure existed before Citizens United (i.e., political action committees and affiliated non-profit foundations, and charitable contributions), but was exacerbated with the expansion of corporate political speech through independent expenditures. [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 7:05 am by annalthouse@gmail.com (Ann Althouse)
Before the Citizens United ruling, corporations, unions, and other independent groups could only run express advocacy ads if they were funded by political action committees, which are restricted to $5,000 donations each year from individuals.... [read post]
26 Aug 2015, 1:53 pm by Rebecca Jeschke
Citizen Lab has produced numerous independent reports on censorship and surveillance in popular social media platforms, instant messaging applications, and search engines. [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 5:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"Require new reporting on municipal jailsThe committee suggested requiring new reporting from municipal jails to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards which would be public, but did not go so far as to advocate putting them under full-blown TCJS regulation/inspection, etc..Make crime labs independent Here's a suggestion that won't happen quickly: "All crime labs should be independent of law enforcement, investigators and prosecutors. [read post]
7 Apr 2014, 11:02 am by Christine Nielsen Czuprynski
  Citizens United held that corporations, trade associations and labor unions could use their general treasuries to fund direct political advertising against political candidates provided that this was not coordinated with a candidate or campaign committee, so-called “independent expenditures. [read post]
6 Oct 2008, 6:51 pm
" The report warns that unless ministers step back from appointing members of tribunals, the rights of citizens to enjoy a fair and independent hearing may be compromised. [read post]
11 Apr 2011, 11:08 pm by Durga Rao Vanayam
The committee should have been conferred with authority to concentrate on all issues or measures aimed at reducing corruption. [read post]
26 Apr 2019, 11:20 am by Margaret Taylor
In an unprecedented move, the sitting president of the United States on April 22 sued, in his personal capacity, a congressional committee to try to prevent that committee from obtaining documents and information from a third party that had been served with a congressional subpoena. [read post]
9 Apr 2013, 7:13 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Florida will finally have to explain to an independent arbitrator the broad grant of immunity to those who claim to use deadly force in self-defense. [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 11:50 am by gstasiewicz
The Office of Congressional Ethics is an independent nonpartisan investigative office in the House credited with pressuring the notoriously inactive House Ethics Committee to do its job. [read post]
21 Jan 2010, 8:46 am by Ashby Jones
The decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission, which overturned the ban on independent expenditures by corporations, paves the way for unlimited corporate and union spending in elections. [read post]