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On July 24, 2020, plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment and supporting brief arguing that the dismissal of CLC’s administrative complaint against Correct the Record and the Clinton campaign was contrary to law and should be set aside.
On February 4, 2020, intervenor-defendants Correct the Record and Hillary for America moved to dismiss the amended complaint, arguing that plaintiffs lack standing and fail to state a claim on which relief can be granted.
On March 27, 2020, intervenor-defendants Correct the Record and Hillary for America filed a reply in further support of their motion to dismiss.
On June 4, 2020, the district court denied the motion to dismiss filed by intervenor-defendants Correct the Record and Hillary for America, ruling that plaintiffs have established their standing and state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
On March 5, 2020, CLC filed a memorandum in opposition to the intervenor-defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint.
On October 29, 2019, CLC filed an amended complaint to address the belated issuance of the controlling FEC commissioners’ Statement of Reasons.
On June 8, 2020, intervenor-defendant Right to Rise Super PAC, Inc. moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that plaintiffs lack Article III standing.
On July 24, 2020, intervenor-defendant Right to Rise Super PAC filed a reply brief in further support of its motion to dismiss for lack of standing.
On July 9, 2020, plaintiffs CLC and Democracy 21 filed a memorandum in opposition to intervenor-defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of standing.
CLC filed a complaint with the FEC alleging President Trump's campaign and joint fundraising committee violated campaign finance law's reporting requirements by laundering nearly $170 million in campaign spending through firms run by senior campaign officials.
Today, CLC submitted public comments to the Wyoming Secretary of State regarding a proposed rulemaking to define coordination between state candidates and PACs or political parties. Our comments include specific recommendations that would help to ensure the final rule prevents circumvention of Wyoming's prohibition on corporate campaign contributions.
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been granting financial relief to certain oil companies that drill on public lands. Using BLM data published by the Center for Western Priorities, CLC found that hundreds of the oil leases that have received this relief are owned by political megadonors or have close ties to senior Interior officials' former clients.
On June 30, 2020, CLC filed suit against the FEC for failing to act on our administrative complaint demonstrating that Iowa Values, a nonprofit 501(c)(4) corporation, violated federal campaign finance law by failing to register as a political committee and publicly disclose its donors. CLC's administrative complaint had been pending with the FEC for over 190 days.