BAM: The Austin appeals court erred in deciding that the state’s money-laundering statute – used to prosecute associates of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay – did not apply to transfers made via checks, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled today. The court’s 9-0 decision also upheld the state’s election laws prohibiting corporations […]
Every news network is fully covering Mitt’s speech on his religion. I hope all the other candidates raise a royal bitch-fest over this coverage. It’s bad enough that we are crapping on the Constitution with these religious tests for office, but to give a single candidate this kind of air time and coverage? Yes we […]
The newly constructed conservative Supreme Court has made a ruling overturning the campaign finance laws of Vermont: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Vermont’s limits on contributions and spending in political campaigns are too low and improperly hinder the ability of candidates to raise money and speak to voters. In a fractured set of opinions, […]