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This case considers whether the FEC can shield its enforcement decisions from any court review whenever a minority of commissioners invoke “prosecutorial discretion” as one reason for dismissing serious alleged violations of campaign finance law.
Campaign Legal Center's report documents digital transparency gaps in the 2020 elections. CLC's research found that over a dozen super PACs or dark money groups reported tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in digital independent expenditures to the FEC, but none or only a fraction of the FEC-reported ads could be identified in the Facebook, Google, Snapchat, or Reddit archives.
CLC filed a complaint with the FEC alleging that FL-19 Congressional candidate Byron Donalds violated federal law by “transfer[ring]” nonfederal funds from a candidate-controlled state political committee, Friends of Byron Donalds, to a federal super PAC in connection with Donalds’s federal election, and that Conservatives for Effective Government and Friends of Byron Donalds made a contribution to the super PAC in violation of federal law’s straw donor ban.
CLC is challenging Pennsylvania’s policy of rejecting mail-in ballots under an error-prone signature verification process without first informing voters there is a problem with their ballot or giving them an opportunity to fix it and have their vote count.
CLC filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that the authorized campaign committee of MN-05 congressional candidate Antone Melton-Meaux violated campaign finance law's reporting requirements by routing over 77% of its spending through three recently created LLCs.
CLC is suing to challenge Tennessee’s policy reversal regarding voting rights for Tennesseans who have been convicted of felonies in other states.
CLC filed this reply brief in support of Mr. Falls' and Mr. Bledsoe's request for a Temporary Injunction to allow them to vote on Aug. 6.
CLC is challenging New Jersey’s policy of rejecting mail-in ballots under an error-prone signature verification process without first informing voters there is a problem with their ballot or giving them an opportunity to fix it and have their vote count.
CLC is challenging New York’s flawed absentee ballot verification process that, in the 2018 general election, silently rejected nearly 14% of all absentee ballots cast without providing affected voters with notice of or an opportunity to fix ballot defects.
On November 15, 2019, the district court granted the motion to intervene filed by Correct the Record and Hillary for America, allowing the groups to participate in the case as intervenor-defendants notwithstanding the FEC’s absence.
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.