Vegas judge binds ACORN, former employee for trial

ACORN Defunding by Congress All for Show

By: CitizensForHonestGovernment

After the controversial videos at ACORN offices showing staffers counseling a woman posing as a prostitute how to subvert tax law were made public a few weeks ago, both houses of Congress rushed votes to stop funding of ACORN operations. Senators and Congressmen of both parties undoubtedly hoped that their vote would shelter them from any public ...

about 1 month ago

Congress' Move to Pull $$ Plug on ACORN Is Challenged in Court as ...

By: SkeeterVT

ACORN Charges Congress Violated Constitution's Ban on 'Bills of Attainder' That Single Out Individuals or Groups for Punishment Without Trial or Judicial Review When Lawmakers Passed GOP-Sponsored 'Defund ACORN Act' -- Lawsuit is Latest in Community Group's Aggressive Counterattack Against its Conservative Critics   (Posted 5:00 a.m. EST ...

14 days ago

Veteran human rights lawyer faces up to 15 years in Syrian prison

By: chnarendra

The Syrian authorities must immediately release veteran human rights lawyer Haytham al-Maleh, and drop all charges against him, Amnesty International said, as he appeared before a military judge in Damascus on Tuesday.He was charged with "conveying false news within Syria that could debilitate the morale of the nation", "weakening national ...

25 days ago