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Hans A. von Spakovsky

Hans A. von Spakovsky is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation (www.heritage.org) and a former commissioner on the Federal Election Commission.
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Bombshell: Defying DOJ Instructions, Christopher Coates Will Testify Friday on New Black Panther Case

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

Told by the Department of Justice to ignore a subpoena from the Civil Rights Commission, former Voting Section Chief Coates has instead chosen to comply. His testimony Friday morning is likely to be incredibly damaging to DOJ leadership and the Obama administration. (Click here to read Coates' letter to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in PDF form, and click here to watch Hans A. von Spakovsky's new interview on PJTV.)

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Enough Is Enough, Joe Rich: An Uncivil Man from the Civil Rights Division

Monday, September 20th, 2010 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

The former chief of the Voting Section of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division is not the apolitical civil servant portrayed in the media. He is hyper-partisan and vindictive, and should be investigated for perjury.

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Pampering Illegals, Endangering Americans: The Obama Administration’s Immigration Policy

Sunday, August 8th, 2010 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

Another death caused by a criminal alien, allowed out of detention because of policy that tilts toward selective amnesty.

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BREAKING: Sen. Leahy (D-VT) Denies Senate Judiciary Request to Investigate New Black Panther Case

Friday, July 30th, 2010 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

Leahy denies the request in a letter filled with factual and legal errors, and left-wing talking points. Click here to read the letter (pdf).

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Dissenting with Paul Mirengoff: New Black Panther Case Should Not Have Been Dismissed

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

Former DOJ Civil Rights Division lawyer Hans A. von Spakovsky rebuts a post by our esteemed colleague.

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Hillary the Movie: The Sequel at the Supreme Court

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

A compelling drama at the Supreme Court, where the fate of campaign finance restrictions will be decided.

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Conservatives Don’t Rock the Boat In the Executive Branch

Sunday, July 19th, 2009 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

The overwhelming power liberals wield silences many a conservative voice. (Part Three of a three-part series. Part One is here and Part Two here.)

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Conservative? Ethical? There’s No Room for You in Government

Saturday, July 11th, 2009 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

A former FEC and Justice Department employee exposes massive liberal corruption in the executive branch. (This is part two of a three-part series. Read part one here.)

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In Washington, Conservatives Are Never Really ‘In Power’

Friday, July 3rd, 2009 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

The GOP is always vastly outnumbered in the executive branch's bureaucracy — no matter who is president.

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More on Those Dangerous ‘Right-Wing Extremists’

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

Beware of right-wing rabble rousers who shout radical slogans like "Give me liberty — or give me death!"

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It’s Time to Uproot the Real Cause of the Mortgage Crisis

Saturday, December 20th, 2008 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

Or else American taxpayers will be called upon to bail out the economy again.

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Russian Bear Eats as Western World Sleeps

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

Will anyone stop Putin from constructing a new Iron Curtain across the Caucasus and Eastern Europe?

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Political Speech Not as Free as You Think

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 - by Hans A. von Spakovsky

Daring to display homemade signs could get you a visit from the FEC.

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