Politics Law 
Nonpartisan gov’t auditors rebuke Medicare bonuses – msnbc.com
The health care law trimmed … administration had the legal authority to create the program. “The Obama administration seems to be using a technicality to sidestep Congress and write itself a blank check to spend more money for political purposes … Continue reading
Malaysian Students Seek Full Political Rights – New York Times
who say a legal amendment approved by Parliament last week will still infringe on their right to participate fully in politics. Under a decades-old law, it is illegal for students to join political parties or take part in political campaigning … Continue reading
Nonpartisan gov’t auditors rebuke Medicare bonuses – Town Hall
The health care law trimmed … had the legal authority to create the program. “The Obama administration seems to be using a technicality to sidestep Congress and write itself a blank check to spend more money for political purposes leading … Continue reading
Obama takes passive stance on stronger election laws – Boston Globe
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama pledged as a presidential candidate to strengthen the Federal Election Commission and nominate members “committed to enforcing our nation’s election laws … Legal Center, which seeks stronger oversight of political …
Advocacy group files IRS complaint against ALEC – CBS News
Open government advocates accused a conservative … penalties and the payment of back taxes. Alan P. Dye, legal counsel for ALEC, said the claim from Common Cause ignores the law and distorts the truth. “After three decades of counseling …
Auditors call for end to Medicare bonus program – Fresno Bee
WASHINGTON — In a rebuke to the Obama administration, government auditors are calling for the cancellation … the pain of cuts to the plans under the new health care law. Most of the money would go to plans rated merely … Continue reading
California judicial summit conference aims at healing political rift – Sacramento Bee
Jerry Brown’s Yale Law School classmate and close friend … today that will attempt to heal the years-long political war that has divided the state’s judiciary. Kline served as Brown’s legal adviser during his first governorship three decades ago …
Open government group accuses ALEC of tax fraud – Raw Story
Gross, who specializes in regulation of political … Ground” law, which ALEC pushed in other states. ALEC has since called the backlash part of an “intimidation campaign” against its members. In a statement Monday, ALEC legal counsel …
Key witness in John Edwards case improperly contacted other witnesses, judge says – San Jose Mercury News
his actions wouldn’t amount to a crime under federal law. Lowell has said in court that the government’s case relies on flawed legal reasoning, that the grand jury process was tainted and that the Republican federal prosecutor who led the … Continue reading
Why prostitution should be legal – CNN
The court ruled these laws unconstitutional … where a government assessment concluded: “There is no doubt that licensed brothels provide the safest working environment for sex workers in Queensland.” The legal brothels “provide a …
