Suit Against New Campaign Finance Law Claims Racial Bias
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The real estate industry and lobbyists, who provide millions in cash for New York City candidates, are trying to overturn a new law that would vastly reduce donation limits.
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Plagiarism, financing accusations come on eve of Wisconsin primary.
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The US Supreme Court gave opponents of Texas&#39;s new federal voting districts a new chance to challenge the plan, which may add as many as six Republicans to the state&#39;s congressional delegation in the Nov. 2 election.
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Description: The campaign finance reform law was supposed the damn the flow of soft money, but a loophole allows huge donations for ads by organizations known as 527s -- including the anti-Kerry Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
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Accusations against an attorney who worked on a federal case in which black farmers claimed the government denied them loans because of their race could affect the landmark civil rights settlement.
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Diebold, the much-criticized electronic voting machine company, got another black eye last week. A California district court ruled that it had violated federal law when it falsely charged two college students
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A  rule change  proposed by the Federal Election Commission yesterday could substantially enhance the clout of the nation's business lobbies, campaign-finance lawyers said.
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This election year has seen unprecedented outreach to churches by the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns, and intensified political activity by the religious groups themselves. But some watchdogs for separation of church and state are concerned that congregations are violating the federal tax code, which restricts the political activities of certain nonprofits, including churches.
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A black U.S. lawmaker fighting corruption charges after investigators found $90,000 in his freezer argued on Friday that his case should be moved to Washington, where he is less likely to face discrimination from the city's majority-black population.
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The 2008 race for the White House, already the most expensive campaign in history, looks set for a new infusion of cash from deep-pocketed lobbyists and vested interests after a Supreme Court ruling.
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The Career Couch column last Sunday, about presidential politics in the office, referred incorrectly to comments by Daniel I. Prywes, a partner in the Washington offices of the law firm Bryan Cave. When Mr. Prywes said that soliciting participation in political events might be permissible, he was referring to both employers and employees, not just employees. In addition, he said that employers who coerce employees to make political contributions would be violating federal election laws; he was not referring to employees who solicit contributions.
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The Federal Election Commission on Thursday took steps to encourage politicians and contributors to report their own possible violations of campaign finance laws by offering them significantly reduced fines.
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A bogus letter circulating in South Carolina, purporting to be from the NAACP, threatens the arrest of voters who have outstanding parking tickets or failed to pay child support. The NAACP said Friday the letter is a scare tactic and called for an investigation.
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A fund-raising e-mail from a Democratic congressional candidate contained a hidden expletive directed at his opponent, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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The Department of Justice has sued Pennsylvania elections officials in an attempt to give overseas voters two more weeks to cast ballots in the Nov. 2 election, according a published report.
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Three campaign finance watchdog groups filed a complaint Tuesday accusing a group of Vietnam veterans of violating the campaign finance law by airing an ad that challenges Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's military record.
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The NAACP sued a dozen mortgage lenders yesterday, claiming the companies discriminated against blacks by steering them into higher interest, subprime loans while giving more favorable loan terms to white borrowers.