In this article, Larry Pratt, Executive Director of Gun Owners of America, discusses the Paul Plaintiffs’ constitutional challenge to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act and how our freedom of the press arguments surfaced at oral argument through questions posed by various Supreme Court Justices.
Constitution Day Speech
Today, Constitution Day, Bill Olson gave a speech entitled “McCain-Feingold’s Assault on the Constitution” during ceremonies in Washington, D.C. sponsored by The Conservative Caucus.
Mexican Social Security Totalization Agreement
Our firm assisted with respect to testimony of U.S. Border Control filed before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives.
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act — U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument
With 12 consolidated cases challenging the constitutionality of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, and only four appellant lawyers permitted to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court today, we were not permitted to present our case to the Court except through our written briefs.
We were pleased, however, that three of the issues which we litigated were repeatedly addressed during the oral argument
FEC Challenge — Supreme Court Reply Brief for Appellants
Today we filed our Reply Brief for Appellants Congressman Ron Paul, et al., in the Supreme Court.
FEC Challenge — Motion for Reconsideration
Today we filed our Motion for Reconsideration of August 4, 2003 Order Concerning Divided Argument in Paul v. FEC.
Bush Administration Defends Clinton Executive Order
An article quoted Bill Olson criticizing the Bush Justice Department’s defense in the U.S. Supreme Court of President Clinton’s proclamation restricting access to seven national monuments and to millions of acres of public land.
McCain-Feingold’s Opponents Fight For Time In Court
A Washington Times article quoted Bill Olson regarding the appellants’ proposals for division of Supreme Court oral argument time in the consolidated cases challenging the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
Coalition for Postal Worksharing Comments to the U.S. Postal Service
Our firm submitted comments to the U.S. Postal Service regarding its five-year strategic plan, on behalf of the Coalition for Postal Worksharing, suggesting that, as part of the Postal Service’s long-term strategic planning, it should set a course aimed toward eliminating the current overcharging of workshared mail to the benefit of nonworkshared mail.
FEC Challenge — Response in Opposition to Allocation of Oral Argument TIme Proposed by Certain Appellants
Today we filed our Response of Appellants, Congressman Ron Paul, et al., in Opposition to Allocation of Oral Argument Time Proposed in Motion for Divided Argument of Certain Aligned Appellants. We previously asked the Supreme Court for 20 minutes of the four-hour oral argument time, while certain other appellants asked that we, and a few other appellants including the NRA, be given none of
Congressman Ron Paul v. FEC – Motion for Separate Oral Argument Time
Today we filed our Motion of Appellants Congressman Ron Paul, et al. for Separate Oral Argument Time
Coalition for Postal Worksharing Final Comments to the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service
Our firm submitted final comments to the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service, on behalf of the Coalition for Postal Worksharing, urging the Commission to endorse worksharing and private sector competition by: (i) requiring the Postal Service to charge separate rates for workshared services that are sufficient to cover the cost of providing those services; and (ii) subjecting
FEC Challenge — Supreme Court Brief for Appellants
Today we filed our Brief for Appellants Congressman Ron Paul, et al., in the Supreme Court. The Appendix is available here.
Bill Olson Testifies at FEC Hearings
On June 11, the Federal Election Commission held hearings on Enforcement Procedures, and Bill Olson testified for both the Free Speech Coalition and the Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund about needed enforcement reforms.
Link to transcript
Cooperative Mail Rule Comments
Our firm submitted comments on behalf of the Free Speech Coalition relating to the Postal Service’s proposed changes in the Cooperative Mail Rule.
An Evaluation of Postal Service Worksharing: Postal Revenues and Costs from Workshared Activities
Postal economist Dr. John Haldi and Bill Olson have co-authored a groundbreaking evaluation of Postal Service Worksharing. Their paper contains the first comprehensive study of revenues and costs of the Postal Service generated from upstream activities. It was published in Crew & Kleindorfer, Competitive Transformation of the Postal and Delivery Sector, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004, and
The Assault on Diversity: An Organized Challenge to Racial and Gender Justice
Bill Olson’s service as Chairman of the Legal Services Corporation was mentioned in a book by Lee Cokorinos of the Institute for Democracy Studies, entitled The Assault on Diversity, Rowan & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2003.
FEC Enforcement Procedures
Our firm submitted comments on behalf of the Free Speech Coalition and the Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund relating to proposed changes to Federal Election Commission enforcement procedures.
Congressman Ron Paul v. FEC — BCRA Challenge — Supreme Court Jurisdictional Statement
Today we filed our Jurisdictional Statement in the Supreme Court in Paul v. FEC.
An Evaluation of Postal Service Worksharing: Postal Revenues and Costs from Workshared Activities
Postal economist Dr. John Haldi and Bill Olson have co-authored a groundbreaking evaluation of Postal Service Worksharing. Their paper contains the first comprehensive study of revenues and costs of the Postal Service generated from upstream activities. It will be presented in Toledo, Spain in June 4-7, 2003, at the Eleventh “Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics” of the Center
FEC Challenge — Notice of Appeal
On May 2, 2003, the three-judge district court handed down its decision inPaul v. FEC. Today we filed our Notice of Appeal.
Iraq War Begins: Truth About War Website is Frozen
Bill Olson is proud to have had a small role in a website “Truth about War” which saw through the lies, and told the truth, about the Neocon-manipulated Gulf War. This website was frozen at the outset of the Iraq war on March 20, 2003.
John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner v. State of Texas
Our firm filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Public Advocate of the United States, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, Lincoln Institute for Research and Education, Help and Caring Ministries, Inc., and Citizens United Foundation in support of the State of Texas urging the Court to uphold the the Texas Homosexual Conduct Statute.
Petitioners challenging the Texas