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Voters have a right to know which wealthy special interests are spending big money to secretly influence our vote and our government to rig the political system in their favor.
CLC advocates for passing and enforcing strong campaign finance reforms that help guarantee a democracy responsive to the people.
These reform solutions include ensuring transparency in both the funding of and spending by political campaigns, placing reasonable limits on that funding and encouraging states and localities to adopt public financing of elections. CLC helps enact such policies at the state, local and federal levels, and works to ensure that the Federal Election Commission enforces current campaign finance laws. CLC also defends laws that ensure voters’ right to know who is spending to influence their vote and our government.
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On the Docket for Campaign Finance
Upholding Transparency in State Elections (Americans for Prosperity v. Albence)
Defending Disclosure Laws in South Dakota (Students for Life Action v. Jackley)
Challenging FCC Guidance Enabling Discounted Ad Rates for Super PACs (Brown et al. v. FCC et al.)
Fighting Dark Money by Defending the Johnson Amendment (National Religious Broadcasters, et al. v. IRS, et al.)
Defending Limits on Coordinated Spending by Political Parties (NRSC, et al. v. FEC)
Spotlighting the Trump Administration’s Corrupt Transactions
Recent Campaign Finance Cases and Actions
Advocacy organization Students for Life Action filed a First Amendment challenge to South Dakota’s on-advertisement donor disclaimer law. Campaign Legal Center has joined the case as an amicus curiae to defend the law against the latest appeal, filing a brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of the law’s constitutionality.
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Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and its affiliated 501(c)3 group filed suit to challenge the Delaware Elections Disclosure Act, a law that sought to improve transparency of outside spending in state elections. CLC helped successfully defend the law in 2014 and is doing so again as counsel to the Delaware Attorney General.
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Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed suit to challenge the OMB’s failure to disclose how governmental agencies are spending appropriated funds. Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed an amicus brief defending standing for groups like CREW and CLC to hold the government accountable through the courts.
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Soft Money's Increased Role in the 2024 Election
Despite federal laws directly prohibiting soft money, candidates continue to look for way to inject massive amounts of soft money into their campaigns, which opens the floodgates for outside spending.
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
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