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Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Issue One filed six complaints with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against two Atlanta-based television stations in the aftermath of the special election in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, which was the most expensive U.S. House election in...
Texas's Modified Version of the Original Law, SB 5, is Just as Discriminatory as the Original SB 14, Court Says
A federal court in Texas today permanently blocked Texas latest version of its voter photo ID law, SB 5. Campaign Legal Center represents Texas voters in its challenge to the law in...
Ads were viewed by as many as 70 million American adults; information is critical for determining the extent of Russian interference in U.S. elections
WASHINGTON – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) sent a letter to Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to...
Brendan Fischer, director, federal and FEC reform at Campaign Legal Center (CLC) released the following statement about reports that Texas lawyer James E. Trainor III has been nominated to serve on the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
"The FEC is the agency tasked with regulating the super PACs...
MONTGOMERY, AL – Campaign Legal Center (CLC) has requested an immediate investigation by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) into an organization run by the wife of Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, which appears to have repeatedly violated the law prohibiting charities from engaging in...
Trevor Potter, President of Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and a former Republican Chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), released the following statement responding to news reports of Facebook releasing Russia-sponsored campaign advertisements to Congress:
“American voters have a...
WASHINGTON – Campaign Legal Center (CLC) will host an event, “Examining Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections” on Oct. 12, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pillsbury Building, 1200 17th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. The event will feature a series of panels and bring together campaign...
Suffolk Construction Company pays $34,000 fine, following CLC-D21 complaint; Priorities USA Action refunds the contribution
WASHINGTON – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) received notification that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) found that the Massachusetts-based Suffolk Construction...
Election Law Practicum at Georgetown University Law Center Will Aid Campaign Legal Center Litigation
Beginning today, Georgetown University law students will have the opportunity to undertake hands-on legal work in pending election law and voting rights cases through a semester-long practicum course for credit. The...
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...
Today, Campaign Legal Center Executive Director J. Gerald Hebert began teaching a semester-long voting rights class at New York Law School (NYLS). Through the study of constitutional amendments, Supreme Court jurisprudence and legislative action, including the Voting Rights Act, the course will...
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...