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GEO’s $225,000 in contributions to pro-Trump super PAC violated 75-year old protection against companies buying contracts through political contributions
WASHINGTON – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) over its unlawful delay in...
CLC Lawsuit Demands DOJ Provide Documents Relating to Private Prison Company GEO and Trump Super PAC
While the FEC fails to enforce the law, private prison company reaps benefits of its illegal contribution to Trump super PAC
WASHINGTON – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a lawsuit demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) turn over documents relating to the private prison company...
Pay-to-Play on Full Display? Private Prison Contractor Reaps Benefits from Illegal Campaign Spending
In response to reports that the first contract for a new immigrant detention center under the Trump administration will be awarded to GEO Group – which gave $225,000 to a pro-Trump super PAC, in violation of federal law– Brendan Fischer, federal and FEC reform program director at the Campaign Legal...
FEC Must Investigate $225,000 in Donations from Private Prison Company GEO Group to Trump Super PAC, in Violation of Contractor Ban
Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo Thursday reversing the previous administration’s plans to phase-out the use of private prisons. In 2016, the Campaign...
WASHINGTON – The Campaign Legal Center filed a letter today with the Federal Election Commission providing additional evidence that private prison company GEO Group illegally contributed a total of $225,000 to the Donald Trump-affiliated super PAC Rebuilding America Now, in violation of the 75-year...
WASHINGTON – One day after the Obama administration announced its decision to phase out federal private prison contracts, the private prison company GEO Group made a $100,000 donation to the pro-Donald Trump super PAC Rebuilding America Now, in violation of the longstanding ban on government...
This memo outlines the robust protections for voters against voter intimidation under both federal and Michigan law.
This memo outlines the robust protections for voters against voter intimidation under both federal and Georgia law.
This memo outlines the robust protections for voters against voter intimidation under both federal and Wisconsin law.
This memo outlines the protections for voters against voter intimidation under both federal and Nevada law.
This memo outlines the robust protections for voters against voter intimidation under both federal and Florida law.
This memo outlines the robust protections for voters against voter intimidation under both federal and Arizona law.
On Oct. 22, 2020, the District Court for the District of New Jersey issued an opinion granting a motion to dismiss the Trump v. Murphy, which was filed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). This opinion dismisses all the claims brought by the Trump campaign because the court determined that they did not have standing to bring the claims.
Washington, DC - Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that a $150,000 donor to the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) appears to be a shell corporation established for the purpose of funneling secret donations to the super PAC.
...Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that “Montcalm LLC,” which gave $150,000 to the super PAC Congressional Leadership Fund less than two weeks after incorporating, violated the ban on making political contributions in the name of another.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied Tennessee's motion to stay the district court's injunction allowing first-time voters who registered to vote by mail or online to vote absentee this election, if otherwise eligible.