Filter by Type
Filter by Issue Area
Filter by Document Type
Filter by Case/Action Status
CLC filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that Ros-Lehtinen for Congress/South Florida First PAC violated the prohibition on converting campaign funds to personal use
CLC filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that President Trump’s “approved” super PAC, America First Action, illegally coordinated up to $6.6 million in expenditures with three federal campaigns in 2018.
In a letter sent to U.S. Congressmen today, 36 organizations, including Campaign Legal Center urged all U.S. House Members to support H.R. 4617, the SHIELD Act, introduced by House Administration Chair Zoe Lofgren and Rep. John Sarbanes to “strengthen the laws to protect U.S. elections against foreign intervention.” The organizations also strongly urged members to vote against “any amendments to weaken or undermine the legislation.” The SHIELD Act was reported out of the House Administration Committee on October 21, 2019.
CLC filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) about a top donor to a pro-Trump super PAC after discovering evidence that a Russian-speaking Ukrainian businessman named Igor Fruman and a Russian-born businessman named Lev Parnas may have created Global Energy Producers, LLC as a shell corporation for the purpose of anonymously funneling six figures to the super PAC.
On June 20, 2019, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a supplement to its original FEC complaint after additional facts came to light.
On October 9, 2019, Fruman and Parnas were arrested on criminal campaign finance charges, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York filed an indictment that stemmed from CLC's complaint.
Two Soviet-born donors to a pro-Trump fundraising committee who helped Rudy Giuliani’s efforts to investigate Joe Biden were arrested late Wednesday on criminal charges of violating campaign finance rules.
On June 20, 2019, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a supplement to our July 25, 2018 Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint outlining additional facts.
On October 10, 2019, CLC President Trevor Potter joined a group of conservative and libertarian lawyers in an open letter to stand firm against foreign interference in American elections.
A research study, produced by University of Wisconsin Professor Young Mie Kim, in conjunction with CLC and Issue One, is the first empirical research of political ads used on Facebook to influence the 2016 elections. The research supports the need for the Honest Ads Act.
Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a supplement to our July 25, 2018 Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint outlining additional facts.
This statement is by Adav Noti, senior director of trial litigation and chief of staff at CLC. It was delivered before the Committee on House Administration of the United States House of Representatives on September 25, 2019.
On August 26, 2019, a California appeals court in Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. Newsom affirmed a decision striking down a state law that would have enabled public financing programs at the state and local level in California. The legislature enacted the law in 2016 in an effort to rein in political corruption and broaden electoral participation.
On September 18, 2019, CLC submitted this statement to the Public Campaign Financing Commission in the State of New York. The statement urges the Commission to design the state’s new public financing program with the goal of creating a viable long-term program. This goal would be supported by strong administrative tools for providing outreach and education for New Yorkers, effective bookkeeping and auditing requirements, and regular updates to the program. CLC’s statement highlights how an effective new public financing program can increase voter engagement with candidates.
"Constitutional Challenges Facing Our Democracy: The Roberts Court’s Wrong Turns on Campaign Finance, Gerrymandering, and Voting Rights," a speech given by Trevor Potter at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana.
CLC filed a Memo in Opposition on behalf of the City of Santa Fe in response to Rio Grande Foundation's Motion for Summary Judgment. The filing requests that the Court deny the Motion for Summary Judgment and enter judgment for the City.
CLC and the City of Santa Fe filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in this case. The motion requested that summary judgment be granted in the City's favor.
The City of Santa Fe filed a reply motion that urged the Court to deny CLC's motion for summary judgment. The City of Santa Fe also requested that the Court enter judgment for the City.
Rio Grande Foundation filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, in this case, asking the Court to grant their Motion for Summary Judgment and declare that Santa Fe's rule violates the First Amendment.
Rio Grande Foundation filed a reply to CLC's Motion for Summary Judgment in this case. In their, reply Rio Grande Foundation requests that the Court: deny CLC's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, grant their Motion for Summary Judgment, and declare that Santa Fe's rule violates the First Amendment.
The Rio Grande Foundation filed a Reply Motion to support the earlier Motion for Summary Judgment in the case. The reply motion requests that the Court: grant the plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment, deny the CLC's Motion for Summary Judgment, and declare the Santa Fe City rule is a violation of the First Amendment.