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ACORN Wins Rare Injunction Against Defunding Law

By | 12.12.09 | 1:34 pm

In a highly unusual move, a federal court in New York issued a preliminary injunction late Friday afternoon to stop the government from enforcing a new law Congress passed that defunded the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. The court found that the law likely More…

Congress’ 90 Percent Bonus Tax Is Probably Legal

By | 03.21.09 | 4:02 pm

For those who’ve been wondering whether Congress can really just vent its anger at those $165 million in AIG bonuses by levying a 90 percent tax on the bonuses of all executives who receive bailout money, the answer is: probably, yes.