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Former RNLA Deputy Director Appointed to VA State Board of Elections
10 Oct 2011 1:11 AM

Governor Bob McDonnell announced that Justin Riemer, former Deputy Director of the RNLA, will be appointed Deputy Secretary of the Virginia State Board of Elections: Before his appointment as Deputy Secretary, Justin Riemer began working for the State Board of Elections (SBE) in November 2010 as Confidential Policy Advisor. Prior to his appointment to SBE, he... Read More...

by Michael Thielen | with no comments

Filed under: RNLA, Virginia, election law

EDVa Strikes Down Ban on Corporate Direct Candidate Contributions
26 May 2011 2:57 PM

Today, Senior Judge James C. Cacheris , applied Citizens United v FEC , 130 U.S. 876 (2010) , to dismiss a count of directing corporate contributions to a Presidential campaign, holding that a complete ban on corporate contributions to candidates is unconstitutional (Judge Cacheris notes that the same limits that apply to individual contributions would apply... Read More...

by Chris Marston | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: RNLA, First Amendment, FEC, Citizen's United, Lee Goodman, Campaign Finance, Citizens United

Former FEC Chair Smith joins litigation team to create "Super-Duper" PACs
27 Apr 2011 5:19 PM

Prof. Bradley A. Smith , former chairman of the FEC; Allison Hayward , vice-president for policy at the Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) and RNLA member; and Allen Dickerson , CCP's legal director, have signed on as co-counsel in Carey et al v. FEC (D.D.C. Civ. No. 11- 259-RMC). RADM James J. Carey, USN (ret), chairman of the National Defense PAC , along... Read More...

by Chris Marston | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: RNLA, First Amendment, Brad Smith, FEC, Citizen's United, Litigation, Campaign Finance, Speechnow.org, Citizens United

An Anniversary, A Nominee, and an Amicus, Oh My!
19 Apr 2010 8:12 AM

Last week Republican lawyers from across the country gathered here in Washington, DC for the RNLA Policy Conference. This event also marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the RNLA. I’d encourage you to read Bob Horn’s article reflecting on the past, present, and future of the organization. As we celebrated this milestone the Senate Judiciary Committee... Read More...

by Chris Berg | with no comments

Filed under: RNLA, Christian Legal Society v. Martinez

I'm Back
26 Mar 2010 2:46 PM

My friends, after three long months I’ve decided to return to the blogosphere. Alas, I’m neither tanned nor well rested. The ever evolving campaign finance laws have kept me burning the midnight oil, and the nightmare that is Obamacare has kept me awake many nights. Out of principle I’ll remain this lovely pallor because I won’t pay a... Read More...

by Chris Berg | with no comments

Filed under: RNLA, Obama, Citizen's United, Health Care, Campaign Finance, Speechnow.org, RNC v. FEC

RNLA Files Amicus Brief in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez
8 Feb 2010 10:18 AM

The Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA) has joined in an Amicus Brief with Students for Life America and the College Republican National Committee in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez , a Supreme Court case involving a challenge to a University of California Hastings' derecognition of a Christian student group because it requires its members... Read More...

by Justin Riemer | with no comments

Filed under: RNLA, Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, Jim Bopp

RNLA Member on Foreign Affairs
17 Dec 2009 3:57 PM

RNLA Member Ralph Winnie, Jr. has recently published two pieces on foreign policy. The first, "The New Chinese Capitalist Economic Model vis-à-vis Iran: So Near Yet So Far," discusses how Chinese-style capitalism could serve a possible model for Iran's development. The article also discusses how this could Iranian relations with the U.S.... Read More...

by Justin Riemer | with no comments

Filed under: RNLA

RNLA Response to Ruling on ACORN
14 Dec 2009 7:56 AM

The RNLA has issued a response to the decision by Judge Nina Gershon of the Eastern District of New York to grant ACORN a preliminary injunction by declaring that legislation defunding the organization was an unconstitutional Bill of Attainder. Please click here for the statement. Read More...

by Justin Riemer | with no comments

Filed under: RNLA, ACORN, Bill of Attainder, Judge Gershon

RNLA Response to Harshbarger Report
7 Dec 2009 3:06 PM

The RNLA has released a statement in response to the "independent" report released by former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger. Harshbarger was hired by ACORN to lead an "independent" internal investigation into the organization in the wake of the release of the bombshell films featuring Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe. RNLA... Read More...

by Justin Riemer | with no comments

Filed under: RNLA, ACORN, Harshbarger, Norcross

RNLA Calls on Chairman Conyers to Investigate ACORN
24 Nov 2009 7:43 AM

Today, the RNLA issued a letter to Representative John Conyers, Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, calling for him to convene hearings on ACORN. The letter also points to how fellow committee member Rep. Jerry Nadler has been actively counseling ACORN behind the scenes. RNLA Chairman David Norcross issued the following statement in conjunction... Read More...

by Justin Riemer | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: RNLA, ACORN, Nadler, Norcross, John Conyers

Beam Me Up – Maybe James Traficant Has the Healthcare Solution
9 Nov 2009 5:06 PM

Pelosi-Care passed the House. I'm sure you've already checked out the RNLA paper on Healthcare Reform. SEIU is lobbying heavy for passage in the Senate, and ACORN has to sit this one out while they wrangle with their latest scandal. Who can save the day? How about former Congressman James "Beam Me Up" Traficant? I wonder why he's holding... Read More...

by Chris Berg | with no comments

Filed under: RNLA, ACORN, SEIU, Health Care

RNLA Chair Norcross Quoted Prominently in NPR Piece
22 Oct 2009 1:10 PM

RNLA Chair David Norcross was quoted prominently in a story released yesterday by NPR. The article, " ACORN's Current Woes Years in the Making ," doesn't exactly strike the tone that the title would suggest. (That ACORN's problems are largely fruits of their own labor.) Not surprisingly, the article hedges on placing the blame on ACORN.... Read More...

by Justin Riemer | with no comments

Filed under: RNLA, ACORN, David Norcross, NPR

ACORN, the IRS, and a New Court Packing Scheme
22 Oct 2009 11:37 AM

Today the Republican National Lawyers Association released its October newsletter. There are insightful articles from RNLA President Chuck Bell, RNLA Vice President for Judicial Affairs Ralph W. Johnson III, and yours truly. I encourage you to check out the October edition of the Republican Lawyer . The newsletter covers varied topics including the latest scheme... Read More...

by Chris Berg | with no comments

Filed under: Republican Lawyer, RNLA, ACORN, Judicial Appointments

Spitzer, Pensions, and Expanding the Role of the Government
22 Oct 2009 10:38 AM

RNLA member Vinnie Vernuccio has a great piece in Investor's Business Daily today. Vinnie and Ivan Osorio effectively rebut arguments made by Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer's been making a lot of noise in the press lately while working on rehabbing his reputation. Memo to Spitzer: It's Not Your Money By IVAN OSORIO AND F. VINCENT VERNUCCIO Posted 10/21/2009... Read More...

by Chris Berg | with no comments

Filed under: RNLA, Spitzer

The ACORN Way: Voter Registration Drive Probably Violated PA Law
22 Oct 2009 7:33 AM

RNLA First Vice President Heather Heidelbaugh has penned an Op-Ed published in today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette concerning ACORN's voter registration quota schemes and how it likely violates a Pennsylvania law that makes it a crime to "give solicit or accept payment . . . to obtain a voter registration if the payment or incentive is based upon the... Read More...

by Justin Riemer | with no comments

Filed under: RNLA, ACORN, AG, First Amendment, Heather Heidelbaugh