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CLC Statement in Support of Oakland Fair Elections Act

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Date
July 10, 2022

On July 1, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) submitted a statement to the Oakland City Council in support of the Oakland Fair Elections Act’s proposed Democracy Dollars program, which would enact a voucher-based public financing program for local elections in the City of Oakland, California. CLC urged the city council to approve a resolution placing the Oakland Fair Elections Act on the November 2022 ballot.

CLC Files Complaint Alleging Federal Contractor Made Illegal Super PAC Contribution

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Date
June 29, 2022
Case
Guarding Against Pay-to-Play in Federal Contracts

On June 29, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that Ohio Ordnance Works, a gun manufacturer, violated the federal contractor contribution ban by contributing $100,000 to Club for Growth Action, a super PAC, while negotiating or performing under federal contracts.

CLC Letter to the Portland Charter Commission in Support of Constitutionality of Foreign Influence Ban

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Date
June 27, 2022

Campaign Legal Center sent a letter to the Charter Commission of Portland, Maine, addressing the constitutionality of the commission’s proposed city charter amendment that would protect Portland elections from foreign influence.

CLC Files Complaint Against Snow Goose, LLC Straw Donor Scheme

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Date
June 22, 2022
Case
Preventing Wealthy Special Interests from Using Shell Companies to Keep Their Political Spending Secret

On June 22, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that unknown contributors violated the federal straw donor ban by making a $50,000 contribution to the super PAC Wyoming Values in the name of “Snow Goose, LLC," an obscure Wyoming limited liability company, thereby concealing the true contributors’ identities from public disclosure.

CLC Files Complaint Alleging Gun Manufacturer Daniel Defense Illegally Contributed $100,000 to Super PAC

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Date
June 9, 2022
Case
Guarding Against Pay-to-Play in Federal Contracts

On June 9, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that gun manufacturer Daniel Defense, LLC, violated the federal contractor contribution ban by contributing $100,000 to the Gun Owners Action Fund, a super PAC, while negotiating or performing under multiple federal contracts.

CLC Letter to Portland Charter Commission in Support of Foreign Influence Amendment

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Date
June 9, 2022

Campaign Legal Center sent a letter to the Charter Commission of Portland, Maine, in support of a city charter amendment that would protect Portland elections from foreign influence.

LUCHA v. Hobbs: NVRA Notice Letter

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Date
April 6, 2022
Case
LUCHA v. Hobbs

On April 6, Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Arizona Students’ Association and ADRC Action sent Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs an official letter giving her notice of the violations of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) caused by H.B. 2492. This letter is a prerequisite to suing under the NVRA.

 

Plaintiffs’ Memorandum Opposing Legislative Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

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Date
June 7, 2022
Case
LWV Utah and MWEG v. Utah State Legislature

CLC and Utah co-counsel filed a response brief on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Utah, Mormon Women for Ethical Government and individual voters opposing the Utah Legislature’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ partisan gerrymandering lawsuit.

CLC Files Complaint Alleging Federal Contractor Made Illegal Super PAC Contributions

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Date
June 7, 2022
Case
Guarding Against Pay-to-Play in Federal Contracts

On June 7, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that Medical Place, Inc., an Alabama-based medical equipment supplier, violated the federal contractor contribution ban by contributing $100,000 to Alabama Conservatives Fund, a super PAC exclusively supporting a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, while negotiating or performing under federal contracts.

CLC Files Complaint Alleging In-Kind Contribution Scheme by Protect Ohio Values PAC and JD Vance for Senate

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Date
June 6, 2022

On June 6, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that Protect Ohio Values PAC, a super PAC, made illegal in-kind contributions to JD Vance for Senate, J.D. Vance’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in Ohio, in the form of polling data, voter targeting information and draft campaign communications that Protect Ohio Values provided, free of charge, to Vance’s campaign via an obscure website hidden from the general public. The complaint further alleges that the Vance’s campaign knowingly accepted these in-kind contributions and used the materials to further Vance’s candidacy, including by producing a campaign ad based on the Protect Ohio Values script.

CLC Files Complaint Against Free Market, LLC Straw Donor Scheme

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Date
June 2, 2022
Case
Preventing Wealthy Special Interests from Using Shell Companies to Keep Their Political Spending Secret

On June 2, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that unknown contributors violated the federal straw donor ban by making a $250,000 contribution to the super PAC Alabama Conservatives Fund in the name of “Free Market, LLC," an obscure Alabama limited liability company, thereby concealing the true contributors’ identities from public disclosure.

Conforti v Hanlon: United States District Court for the District of New Jersey – Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

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Date
June 1, 2022
Case
Conforti v Hanlon

The federal district court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss, allowing this case challenging New Jersey’s primary ballot design rules to proceed to discovery. Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a brief with the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice on behalf of the League of Women Voters and Salvation and Justice highlighting the harms that these flawed ballot design rules impose on voters, and particularly voters of color.

CLC Letter to New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu Urging Veto of S.B. 302

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Date
May 27, 2022

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) sent a letter to New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s office urging him to veto Senate Bill 302, an anti-transparency bill that prohibits state and local authorities in New Hampshire from requiring nonprofit entities to disclose any information about their donors and supporters.

Walen v. Burgum: U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota — Order Denying Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction

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Date
May 26, 2022
Case
Walen v. Burgum

A three-judge panel denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction in a federal court challenge to the two North Dakota State House subdistricts that follow the boundaries of Reservations. The court ruled in favor of the defendants, including the MHA Nation who intervened to defend the subdistrict containing their Reservation, holding that the non-Native plaintiffs had not met their burden of proving that race was a predominate factor in drawing the district boundaries and that the public interest counseled against granting relief since North Dakota’s primary has already begun.

Petteway v. Galveston County, Texas: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Galveston Division - Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint

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Date
May 25, 2022
Case
Petteway v. Galveston County, Texas

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and UCLA Voting Rights Project filed an amended complaint against Galveston County challenging the county’ drawing of discriminatory Commissioners Court maps in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.

Good Government Organizations Ask President Biden to Call for Congressional Stock Trading Reform

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Date
May 24, 2022
Case
Enforcing and Strengthening Executive Branch Ethics Laws
We Need Stronger Oversight of Congressional Stock Trades
Strengthening Congressional Ethics Laws and Holding Lawmakers Accountable for Violations

Campaign Legal Center and 15 others across the political spectrum call for President Biden to uphold his campaign promise to actively support legislation that would prohibit members of Congress from trading stock.

CLC IRS Complaint Against Rural America Fund

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Date
May 20, 2022

On May 20, 2022, CLC filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alleging that Rural America Fund, a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt nonprofit, failed to fulfill its legal obligation to provide CLC with its Forms 990 upon request.

CLC Files Complaint Against Tread Standard, LLC Straw Donor Scheme

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Date
May 19, 2022
Case
Preventing Wealthy Special Interests from Using Shell Companies to Keep Their Political Spending Secret

On May 19, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that unknown contributors violated the federal straw donor ban by making contributions totaling $125,000 in the name of “Tread Standard, LLC," an obscure Delaware limited liability company, to two super PACs, 34N22, Inc. and South Florida Residents First, thereby concealing their identities from public disclosure.

CLC Testimony in Support of WVRA Amendments

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Date
February 25, 2022

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) submitted testimony in support of amending the Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA) to include a preclearance system. CLC’s testimony focused on the benefits of preclearing election law changes to avoid costly litigation and prevent discriminatory voting practices from coming into effect, as well as the ease of administering a preclearance system.

CLC v. Heritage Action for America: United States District Court for the District of Columbia – Complaint

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Date
May 5, 2022
Case
CLC v. Heritage Action

On May 5, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed suit against Heritage Action for America, a secret money group that spent more than $300,000 expressly advocating for congressional candidates in 2018.  The suit alleges that Heritage Action failed to report its contributors as required by federal campaign finance law. 

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