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Israel cabinet minister cancels UK trip over fears of war crimes arrest
October 6, 2009
[JURIST] An Israeli cabinet minister canceled a trip to the UK out of concern that he would be arrested for war crimes allegedly committed during his tenure as the Israeli military's chief of staff, a foreign affairs spokesperson said Monday. Vice Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon [official profile] decid....... [more] 
Democratic Party fundraiser pleads not guilty in alleged Ponzi scheme
September 23, 2009
[JURIST] Democratic Party fundraiser Hassan Nemazee, accused of orchestrating a $290 million pyramid scheme, pleaded not guilty to fraud charges Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Federal prosecutors indicted [text; press release, PDF] Nemazee Monday on three c....... [more]
Federal appeals court rules nonprofit political spending limits unconstitutional
September 19, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Friday that Federal Election Commission (FEC) [official website] regulations restricting the political spending of nonprofit groups violates the First Amendment. The suit was brought by pro-....... [more]
Supreme Court rehears campaign finance arguments
September 9, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] reheard oral arguments [day call, PDF] Wednesday in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission [oral argument transcript, PDF; Cornell LII backgrounder] to determine whether two precedent cases that uphold restraints on corpor....... [more]
Re-arguments ordered in Supreme Court campaign finance case
June 29, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday ordered [order, DOC] re-argument in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission [Cornell LII backgrounder] on whether Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce and McConnell v. Federal Election Commission [Oyez backgroun....... [more]
Democratic Party fundraiser convicted for campaign finance violations
May 20, 2009
[JURIST] Disgraced Democratic Party fundraiser Norman Hsu [JURIST news archive] was convicted Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [official website] on charges of violating the Federal Elections Campaign Act (FECA) [text]. Hsu was accused of making illegal campaign....... [more]
Supreme Court hears campaign finance case
March 24, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard arguments Tuesday in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission [oral arguments transcript, PDF], in which the Court will consider whether federal election law prohibits a corporation from funding a documentary on a cand....... [more]
California marriage battle sets fundraising records
October 27, 2008
'[JURIST] A pending California ballot initiative to eliminate same-sex marriage in the state has generated more than$60 million in contributions to committees representing both sides as of Saturday, a figure believed to be a US record. Proposition 8,....... [more]
Labor groups file election law complaint against Wal-Mart
August 15, 2008
'[JURIST] The AFL-CIO and three other labor groups filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Thursday, alleging that Wal-mart Inc., the largest employer in the US, violated federal election laws by forcing employees to attend....... [more]
Supreme Court rules in DC gun ban, campaign finance, energy contract cases
June 26, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court handed down three decisions Thursday, including District of Columbia v. Heller, in which the Court ruled 5-4 that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits the District of Columbia from banning private handgun....... [more]
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