Louisiana Officials Targeted By Obama Lawyers, NAACP in “Motor Voter” Suits

By Kevin Mooney

08/02/2011

ACORN’s Project Vote affiliate has joined with the NAACP to advance a “motor voter” lawsuit against Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration in tandem with a separate filing from President Obama’s Justice Department. Louisiana government officials deny the allegations and vow to fight both suits.

TAGS: ACORN, motor voter, NAACP, Obama Justice Department, Project Vote

Commentary: Betty Jefferson Case Highlights Need for Transparency

By Jamison Beuerman

03/06/2010

The Jefferson political dynasty seems to have finally collapsed under its squalid foundation of greed and deceit. This week Betty Jefferson has resigned her post as the 4th district assessor following pressure from her fellow assessors. The resignation follows her guilty plea to swindling money from both her office and from nonprofit groups funded by...

TAGS: ACORN, Betty Jefferson, Erroll Williams, Transparency

Another Subpoena and Another Lien for ACORN

By Kevin Kane

10/23/2009

A new story about ACORN’s legal troubles has been posted on our homepage. Click here to read about the new subpoena and lien.

TAGS: ACORN

Amount of Alleged ACORN Embezzlement Soars

By Kevin Kane

10/06/2009

The brother of ACORN’s founder embezzled $5 million from the organization, nearly five times more than the figure previously acknowledged by the New Orleans activist group’s officials, according to a subpoena served Monday by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office. “The exact amount of the embezzlement was unknown until it was recently acknowledged in a board...

TAGS: ACORN

Questions Remain Over Contracts with ACORN

By Kevin Kane

10/01/2009

For two weeks we have been trying to learn more about the contracts between ACORN and the City of New Orleans. Thus far, there are more questions than answers. Read our latest report here.

TAGS: ACORN, New Orleans

ACORN Continues to Be Delinquent on Taxes

By Kevin Kane

08/27/2009

Pelican Institute reporter Steve Beatty has a new story on ACORN’s tax liens.

TAGS: ACORN

State Investigates ACORN

By Kevin Kane

08/06/2009

Details here.

TAGS: ACORN

Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government

In their report “Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government,” Ted Bolema, Ph.D., J.D., Antitrust and Competition Fellow at the Innovators Network Foundation, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D., Chief Economist at the Pelican Institute, write that while the current frustrations with the size of large tech companies and censorship practices may be warranted, giving...

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