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Filed in: Free Speech | by Nathanael Bennett | 9:32 AM Mar. 15, 2012
U.S. Senate Demands Answers from the IRS
There is good news to report from Capitol Hill that relates to our ongoing efforts to defend Tea Party groups from an intimidation effort by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Senate has now engaged. First, by way background, we represent a number of Tea Party groups from across the nation that have received intrusive demands for information from the IRS. In addition to providing legal assistance with these demands, we’ve also publically called on Congress to provide appropriate over... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Nathanael Bennett | 9:51 AM Feb. 16, 2012
Senator Lee: The President Doesn’t Rule a Government of One
In the wake of President Obama’s unconstitutional nominations on January 4th, the ACLJ sent a letter to the U.S. Senate calling for a vigorous defense of the authorities granted to the Senate under the U.S. Constitution. While it’s disheartening that we’ve yet to see a concerted effort on the part of the Senate to respond to this blatant affront to the Constitution, it should be noted that one Senator in particular has recognized the gravity of the situation and shown strong l... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 10:46 AM Jan. 9, 2012
Turning Up the Heat on Obama's Unconstitutional Appointments
I wanted to let you know that we are continuing our evaluation of President Obama's troubling appointments last week - appointments that we believe violated the Constitution. As you know, I presented a sound legal argument posted here underscoring the fact that the President not only acted arrogantly in bypassing Congress with these appointments, he did so in a manner that clearly ignored the separation of powers - one of the key constitutional components put in place by our Founders. As I told... Continue Reading
