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.
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
Free Speech Coalition Comments to the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service
Our firm submitted comments to the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service, on behalf of the Free Speech Coalition, Inc., addressing (i) the Postal Service’s belief that it is the final authority with respect to most of its administrative decisions, refusing to have those decisions reviewed by anyone, even by a federal court, and (ii) the danger of granting governmental powers
Association of Priority Mail Users Comments to the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service
Our firm submitted comments to the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service, on behalf of the Association of Priority Mail Users, Inc., addressing statutory and cultural weakneses of the current postal system and reasons for optimism based on the current leadership of the Postal Service.
Federal Election Commission v. Christine Beaumont, et al.
Our firm filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of RealCampaignReform.org, Inc., Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, Gun Owners of America, Inc., English First, and U.S. Justice Foundation in support of respondents Christine Beaumont, et al. urging the Court to affirm the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that struck down the Federal Election
Statement Presented on Charitable Solicitation to New York State Senate
Today, Bill Olson presented a statement on behalf of the Free Speech Coalition to the Committee on Consumer Protection of the New York State Senate. The Senate Committee had sought input on the “public disclosure of charities rates of donor retention and use, industry regulation and the adequacy of current laws pertaining to charitable telemarketing solicitation.”
James E. Ryan, Attorney General of Illinois v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc, et al.
Our firm filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, American Target Advertising, Inc., Eberle Communications Group, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, English First, Lincoln Institute for Research and Education, and Citizens United Foundation in support of respondents Telemarketing Associates,