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CLC v. FEC (Straw Donors)

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

LLCs are growing vehicles for laundering dark money contributions into federal elections. Anonymous donors are giving contributions to super PACs through LLCs, and only the LLCs, not the actual donors, are being disclosed to the public by the super PACs. CLC and Democracy 21 filed a lawsuit in the...

CLC v. FEC (GEO Group Contractor Contribution)

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

This case is a challenge to the FEC’s delay in enforcing federal campaign finance law against GEO Group, one of America’s largest private prison companies, which illegally made $225,000 in contributions to a super PAC supporting then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016.

FEC Must Investigate Unprecedented Violations of Campaign Finance Laws by Clinton, Trump

Date
October 6, 2016
Case
CLC v. FEC (Clinton Campaign coordination)
Issues
Campaign Finance

Campaign Legal Center Files FEC Complaints Against Both Major Party Presidential Candidates and Their Supporting Super PACs

WASHINGTON – The Campaign Legal Center today filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission alleging that three super PACs – one supporting Hillary Clinton (Correct...

CLC Report Reveals Former Congressmen-Turned-Foreign Agents Using Leftover Campaign Funds to Advance Interests of Foreign Governments

Date
July 26, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
CLC’s report underscores the importance of the FEC issuing clear rules for so-called “zombie campaigns,” such as requiring that old campaign accounts be shut down.

Citizens United v. FEC

Updated
Status
Closed
Issues
Campaign Finance

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court on January 21, 2010 struck down the 60-year-old federal prohibition on corporate independent expenditures in candidate elections in Citizens United v. FEC. By a vote of 8-1, however, the Supreme Court, upheld the electioneering communications disclosure...

Private Prison Company GEO Group's Pay-to-Play

Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

CLC took action to address a pay-to-play scheme in which a government contractor, private prison company GEO, violated the ban on contributions by government contractors by making a six-figure donation to a super PAC supporting candidate Trump just one day after the Obama Administration announced it...

Office of Special Counsel Recommends Kellyanne Conway’s Removal from Office for Repeated Ethics Violations, Following CLC Complaints

Date
June 13, 2019
Case
Enforcing the Hatch Act
Issues
Ethics
Strict compliance with the Hatch Act is necessary to keep partisan politics independent from the administration of federal programs, and to ensure officials do not use their entrusted authority to affect the political process.

Trump ABC Interview Demonstrates ‘Shocking Lack of Concern’ for Threat of Foreign Interference in Elections

Date
June 13, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
The President’s statement demonstrates a shocking lack of concern about the harm of foreign interference in American elections.

Schickel v. Dilger

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics

Schickel v. Dilger is a challenge to several pillars of Kentucky’s legislative ethics laws that prevent lobbyists from corrupting state legislators with gifts and campaign contributions.

Congressional Leadership PACs Continue to Subsidize Lavish Lifestyles

Date
May 22, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
The FEC’s failure to address the misuse of leadership PAC funds has allowed more politicians to exploit the system, spending their funds on trips to Vegas and memberships to exclusive clubs.

Dozens of Chinese Citizens Apparently Made Contributions to Trump Reelect and Local Political Committees

Date
May 22, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
The consistent pattern of foreign invitations to high-dollar fundraising events and foreign national attendance at these events indicate that foreign funds are indirectly flowing into U.S. campaigns, potentially through straw donors.

Court of Appeals Upholds Campaign Contribution Limits

Date
May 21, 2019
Case
Libertarian National Committee v. FEC
Issues
Campaign Finance
Today’s decision reaffirms that contribution limits are a vital preventative measure to protect voters against the worst forms of political corruption.

Groups Urge Court to Protect Seattle’s Innovative Public Financing System

Date
May 14, 2019
Case
Elster v. City of Seattle
Issues
Campaign Finance
Seattle citizens spoke loud and clear when they overwhelmingly passed the Honest Elections Seattle Initiative. The court should prioritize the First Amendment rights of city residents, by giving more people an opportunity to have their voices heard in our democracy.

Campaign Legal Center and End Citizens United File FEC Complaint Against Trump Campaign for Illegally Soliciting Contributions for “Independent” Super PAC

Date
May 9, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
If candidates are not punished for working hand-in-hand with super PACs, campaigns will stretch the legal boundaries until there is no way to prevent the corruption of candidates beholden to big money.

Bipartisan Bill Introduced Would Give Tools to Fight Foreign Interference in Elections

Date
May 8, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
The Honest Ads Act is a useful bipartisan disclosure response to the foreign interference we witnessed in 2016, and would make it more difficult for foreign actors to target American voters.

How the ‘Presidential Coalition’ Has Capitalized on its Leader’s Ties to the President and Misled Donors

Date
May 6, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
Despite telling donors that it would support conservative candidates with the funds raised, only three percent of The Presidential Coalition’s 2017 and 2018 spending went towards the direct political activity, according to a CLC research report.

Mueller Report Opens Door for Civil Enforcement by FEC

Date
April 30, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
Although Special Counsel Robert Mueller declined to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump Jr., Mueller provided a roadmap by which the FEC could pursue civil penalties.

Uncovering Illegal Coordination by the NRA

Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has apparently used a series of shell corporations to unlawfully coordinate tens of millions of dollars in spending with federal campaigns across the country, including the 2016 Trump campaign. CLC has filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission...

Lawsuit: NRA Illegally Coordinated Up to $35 Million in Campaign Spending

Date
April 24, 2019
Case
Giffords v. FEC
Uncovering Illegal Coordination by the NRA
Issues
Campaign Finance
The NRA’s complicated scheme had the effect of evading campaign contribution limits and shielding millions of dollars of political spending – including up to $25 million coordinated with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign – from public scrutiny.

Giffords v. FEC

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

CLC Action filed suit against the FEC after it failed to announce any action on four complaints alleging illegal coordination between the NRA and seven federal campaigns via common vendors. CLC Action is suing the FEC to force it to hold the NRA accountable for violating the laws designed to limit...