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Bills address glaring gaps in election law exposed by Russia’s interference in 2016 election
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mark Warner (D-VA) and John McCain (R-AZ) announced they are introducing the Honest Ads Act. The House is also introducing a bipartisan companion bill...
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision finding that Montana’s base campaign contribution limits are constitutional, reversing a 2015 decision made by a federal district court. The case is about the state’s limits on the amount of money individuals...
Yesterday in Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar, groups concerned about impartial justice filed an amici brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of a Florida law barring the personal solicitation of contributions by judicial candidates. The brief argues that personal solicitations by...
In response to a petition filed by the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause and the Sunlight Foundation, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to require cable, satellite and radio to post online the political file the providers are...
Larry Noble, senior director and general counsel at Campaign Legal Center (CLC) released the following statement responding to Twitter’s announcement that it plans to create a “transparency center” that will disclose information about political ads purchased on the platform:
“Twitter’s new...
Campaign, Democrats undermine voters right to know, FEC must investigate
WASHINGTON – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign committee violated campaign...
Today in Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (RMGO) v. Gessler, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado denied motions for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction stemming from a challenge to the state’s electioneering communications disclosure provisions. The federal court...
WASHINGTON – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging former Congressman Cliff Stearns (FL-06) has illegally converted leftover campaign funds to personal use, in violation of the prohibition against current and former candidates...
Reform groups today sent a letter to President Obama stating that if the Omnibus Appropriations legislation becomes law, it includes the most corrupting campaign finance provisions ever enacted.
The full text of the letter is below.
Dear President Obama,
The Omnibus Appropriations legislation...
Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke violated campaign finance law by failing to report tens of thousands of dollars of contributions received and for using campaign funds for the personal...
The U.S. House of Representatives today threw all but the wealthiest voters under the bus. Less than two months after an election where Members promised voters the world, the House betrayed voters by passing an omnibus spending bill littered with perks for special interests and gutting...
WASHINGTON – As the Federal Election Commission drags its feet on new rules to address foreign interference, Take Back Action Fund and the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) today filed an advisory opinion request that will require the FEC to address gaps in online ad transparency requirements by the end...
Reform groups today sent a letter to Congress strongly urging Senators and Representatives to vote no on the Omnibus Appropriations bill. If enacted, the bill contains the most corrupting campaign finance provisions ever passed by Congress.
The full text of the letter follows below.
Dear...
WASHINGTON - Today, the city of Seattle’s democracy voucher program has been upheld as constitutional. The Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County issued an opinion finding that the city’s pioneering public financing system is a valid tool for the city government to foster citizen...
WASHINGTON – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed comments with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) urging it to write new rules clarifying that digital political ads must include “disclaimers” stating who paid for the ads. “The time is long overdue for the FEC to shore up the...
In response to news that House Ways & Means Chairman Kevin Brady offered an amendment, which passed on a party-line vote, that further weakens the long-standing federal law barring charities and churches from engaging in electoral politics, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) released the following...
This backroom deal represents everything Americans detest about Washington and about Congress. Rather than pass legislation to fix the corrupt existing campaign finance system, this Congress that couldn't pass a bill to simply increase transparency for campaign contributions decided to raise the...
CLC Litigators and Policy Experts Weigh in on the Upcoming State Fights, from California to Connecticut
This event took place on December 14, 2017. To listen to a recording of the call, click here.In 2017, we have seen an administration with unprecedented conflicts of interest, foreign actors...
Today in Van Hollen v. FEC, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that a Federal Election Commission (FEC) rule improperly narrowed the scope of the McCain-Feingold law’s disclosure requirements and allowed nonprofit 501(c)(4) advocacy groups, 501(c)...
A federal appeals court ruled in Holmes v. FEC that under the First Amendment, Congress can separate contribution limits for primaries and general elections. Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case to protect contribution limits from a legal challenge from a group...