Results — Governance & Legislation
CREW Sues IRS for Failing to Revise Rules Governing 501(c)(4) Groups
May 21, 2013 | Lawsuits, 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Legal, Lawsuits, Press Releases
In Lawsuit Against IRS, CREW Continues Battle to Close 501(c)(4) Loophole
May 17, 2013 | 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Legal, Lawsuits, Press Releases, CREW vs. IRS
CREW Files Amended FEC Complaint Against Crossroads GPS
April 24, 2013 | FEC Complaints, 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Karl Rove
CREW Files Brief in Supreme Court Arguing DOMA Undermines Ethics Laws
February 13, 2013 | Amicus Briefs (Legal Filings), Congress, Governance & Legislation, Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), Legal, Amicus Briefs, Supreme Court, Press Releases
CREW Files FEC Complaint Against Crossroads GPS for Failing to Disclose Donors
November 15, 2012 | FEC Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Legal, FEC Complaints, Super PACs, Press Releases, Karl Rove
CREW Statement on Increasing Scrutiny of IRS
May 14, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Press Releases
CREW and Others Urge President Obama to Pursue Campaign Finance Reform
April 30, 2013 | 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, Organizations, Common Cause, Public Citizen, Super PACs, Press Releases, President Barack Obama
CREW Congratulates February’s Scoundrel of the Month: The IRS
March 6, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Organizations, American Action Network, Scoundrel of the Month, Press Releases
CREW Congratulates 2012’s Scoundrel of the Year: Crossroads GPS
January 16, 2013 | 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Press Releases, Karl Rove
CREW’s Melanie Sloan Testifies on Proposed New York Disclosure Rules for Electioneering Non-Profits
January 15, 2013 | 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Financial, Disclosure, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, States, New York, Press Releases, Eric Schneiderman
The Real Problem at the IRS
May 15, 2013 | 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United
No Vote of Confidence for the FEC
May 1, 2013 | Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, Super PACs, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, Reforming the FEC
Join Us Tuesday to Discuss the Future of the Federal Election Commission
April 24, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Campaign Finance Reform, Corporate, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, Super PACs, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, Transparency, Reforming the FEC
Weekly Roundup, April 5
April 5, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Election Commission (FEC), FOIA, Governance & Legislation, STOCK Act, News, Washington Post, Organizations, Checks and Balances for Economic Growth, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Dan Perrin
Your Weekly Roundup, March 29
March 29, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Congress, Elections, Ethics, House Ethics Committee, Office of Congressional Ethics, Federal Agencies, National Park Service, Governance & Legislation, Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), News, Washington Post, Super PACs, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, House Members, Don Young, Louie Gohmert, Michele Bachmann, President Barack Obama
The Real Scandal at the IRS - Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC
May 16, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Campaign Finance Reform, Democrats, Elections, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Republicans
The Future of the Federal Election Commission - Panel Discussion
April 30, 2013 | 501c Groups, Advertisements, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Super PACs, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision
Melanie on Al Jazeera’s Empire - “U.S. democracy: The power of money”
September 13, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, News, Super PACs, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, Transparency, Melanie Sloan
Melanie and Jennifer Granholm discuss fixing our election laws, Karl Rove and “issue ads”
July 26, 2012 | Advertisements, Congress, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Super PACs, Karl Rove, Melanie Sloan
CREW’s CHGO report cited on the Senate floor
July 17, 2012 | 501c Groups, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, Organizations, Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity (CHGO), Senate Members, Sheldon Whitehouse
112th Congress Review - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
January 9, 2013 | Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Earmarks, Ethics, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Filibuster, FOIA, Governance & Legislation, Fair Elections Now Act, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act, Shareholder Protection Act, STOCK Act, Honest Services , Lobbying, House Members, Eric Cantor, Darrell Issa, John Boehner, Senate Members, Dick Durbin, Harry Reid, John Cornyn, Patrick Leahy
Protect and Maintain the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
September 26, 2011 | Corruption, Governance & Legislation, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
CREW and Other Groups Call on House Administration Chair to Hold Hearings on Money in Politics
January 30, 2013 | 501c Groups, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, House, House Committee on Administration
CREW and Others Call on U.S. Senate to Pass the DISCLOSE Act
July 13, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Citizens United DISCLOSE Act, Senate, Super PACs, Senate Members, Sheldon Whitehouse, Open Government
CREW and Coalition Urge Senate to Strengthen STOCK Act
March 6, 2012 | Corruption, Governance & Legislation, STOCK Act, Letters, Organizations, Public Citizen, Senate Members, Harry Reid, Public Corruption
Blog
May 01, 2013
No Vote of Confidence for the FEC
Voters have become cynical about elected leaders, believing many are bought and paid for and the federal agency…
Media Center
May 23, 2013
CREW Statement Following TN Medical Board’s Resolution of Complaint Against Rep. Scott DesJarlais
May 14, 2013
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May 21, 2013 | Politico
CREW suing IRS on nonprofit rules
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May 21, 2013 | The Christian Science Monitor
Who's to blame for murky regulation in IRS scandal: Agency or lawmakers?
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May 19, 2013 | Accounting Today
Group Challenges IRS Tax-Exempt Criteria