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Congressional Ethics Enforcement: 2009 - 2020 Senate Ethics Committee v. Office of Congressional Ethics

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Date
February 24, 2021

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) conducted research comparing the enforcement activity of the Senate Ethics Committee and Office of Congressional Ethics over the past ten years.

Designing a Transparent and Ethical Redistricting Process: A Guide to Ensuring that the Redistricting Process is Fair, Open, and Accessible

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Date
February 11, 2021
Case
Movement to Establish Citizen-Led Redistricting Commissions in the States

This report by Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and the League of Women Voters empowers those interested in strengthening democracy at the state level with the tools and knowledge needed to ensure that their respective redistricting processes are transparent and accountable and ensures members of the public at-large and communities of interest can provide meaningful input during the redistricting cycle.

CLC Letter to U.S. House Committee On Ethics Regarding Threats from Staff to Retaliate Against Those Who Fail to Make Political Contributions

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Date
February 3, 2021

Campaign Legal Center submitted a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics calling on the committee to immediately address threats from congressional staff to condition official actions and access to elected officials on campaign contributions.

CLC complaint against FEC for failure to act on administrative complaint alleging violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act

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Date
June 30, 2020
Case
CLC v. FEC (Delay Suit—Iowa Values)

On June 30, 2020, CLC filed suit against the FEC for failing to act on our administrative complaint demonstrating that Iowa Values, a nonprofit 501(c)(4) corporation, violated federal campaign finance law by failing to register as a political committee and publicly disclose its donors. CLC's administrative complaint had been pending with the FEC for over 190 days.  

The Bipartisan Origins & Impact of the For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1)

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Date
January 25, 2021
Case
Passing the “For the People Act” to Create a More Accessible, Transparent and Responsive Government

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) developed a memo explaining how the democracy reforms in the For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1) are drawn from bills that have long had bipartisan political sponsorship at both the federal and state levels, and how H.R 1/S 1's provisions would address problematic practices employed by both Democrats and Republicans. 

 

Empower Texans v. Texas Ethics Commission: United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Judicial District of Texas - Amicus Curiae Brief

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Date
January 26, 2021
Case
Empower Texans, Inc. & Michael Quinn Sullivan V. Texas Ethics Commission

An organization called Empower Texans and Michael Quinn Sullivan initiated a lawsuit asking the court to find the Texas Ethics Commission's enforcement powers unconstitutional. On Jan. 26, 2021, Campaign Legal Center filed an Amicus Curiae brief on behalf of the Texas Ethics Commission, arguing that the Court should affirm the lower court to ensure the Texas Ethics Commission retains its enforcement powers.

The For the People Act: How Key H.R. 1 Provisions Would Fix Democracy Problems

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Date
December 24, 2020
Case
Passing the “For the People Act” to Create a More Accessible, Transparent and Responsive Government

In a series of explainers, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) shows how passing and signing into law H.R. 1 would improve our democracy by increasing election access and access to vote-by-mail, establishing independent redistricting commissions, promoting transparency in elections and digital ads, stopping foreign money in U.S. elections, creating a public financing system, enacting Federal Election Commission reforms, ending super PAC coordination, and creating an ethics pledge for senior executive branch officials. 

HR 1 - For the People Act

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Date
January 4, 2019
Case
Passing the “For the People Act” to Create a More Accessible, Transparent and Responsive Government

H.R.1, "For the People Act" was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. This landmark legislation would: increase transparency of campaign spending; set up a system of small-donor matching funds for congressional candidates; revive the matching-fund system for presidential campaigns; expand conflict-of-interest laws; increase oversight of lobbyists; end partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts; establish nationwide automatic voter registration; and reinforce the Voting Rights Act.

CLC Statement in Support of HR 1

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Date
February 13, 2019
Case
Passing the “For the People Act” to Create a More Accessible, Transparent and Responsive Government

CLC submitted a statement of support for HR 1, the For the People Act of 2019, to Chairperson Zoe Lofgren and Rep. Rodney Davis of the Committee on House Administration in the United States House of Representatives. HR 1 is a landmark bill designed to address the most pressing challenges to our democracy, which are the four issues CLC focuses on: the influence of money in politics, the erosion of ethical norms, threats to voting rights, and extreme partisan gerrymandering.

Campaign Legal Center Congressional Letter Prioritizes Passage of For the People Act

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Date
November 17, 2020
Case
Passing the “For the People Act” to Create a More Accessible, Transparent and Responsive Government

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) voices its strong support of the For the People Act in a letter to key House and Senate members and urges Congress to prioritize passage during the early days of the 117th Congress.

Letter from CLC to Senate Ethics Committee Regarding Senator Loeffler

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Date
November 18, 2020

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) ​filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee requesting an investigation of whether Sen. Kelly Loeffler violated federal law ​and Senate rules by soliciting campaign contributions ​in a Senate building.

CLC Complaint to Commerce Department Inspector General Regarding Eric Branstad

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Date
October 30, 2020

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Commerce Department Inspector General requesting an investigation into former Senior White House Advisor at the U.S. Department of Commerce Eric Branstad. Branstad appears to have violated financial disclosure requirements under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and revolving door provisions provided by Executive Order 13770: Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees, commonly referred to as the ethics pledge.

 

CLC Files Ethics Complaint Against Senator Lindsey Graham

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Date
October 15, 2020

On Oct. 15, 2020, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) ​filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee requesting an investigation of whether Sen. Lindsey Graham violated federal law ​and Senate rules by soliciting campaign contributions ​in a Senate building following a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee that he was chairing on Oct. 14, 2020. 

Q&A on Electoral College Process

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Date
September 17, 2020

This backgrounder can be used by members of the media and the public to guide their understanding of the electoral process of electing a President.

CLC Provides Comments to Vermont State Ethics Commission On Proposed Ethics Code

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Date
August 20, 2020

Today, CLC submitted public comments to the Vermont State Ethics Commission regarding a proposed statutory ethics code. CLC’s comments support Vermont’s effort to promulgate a statute with meaningful safeguards to maintain Vermonters’ trust in their state government. 

Specifically, CLC’s comments recommend changes to the proposed code’s gift rules, misuse of position provision, and outside and post-government employment restrictions. CLC also recommends that the Vermont State Ethics Commission house all financial disclosure documents and ethics disclosures required to be filed by state public servants in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format on the ethics commission’s website. 

CLC Report on Politically Connected Oil Companies Receiving Pandemic Relief

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Date
July 14, 2020

During the coronavirus pandemic, the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been granting financial relief to certain oil companies that drill on public lands. Using BLM data published by the Center for Western Priorities, CLC found that hundreds of the oil leases that have received this relief are owned by political megadonors or have close ties to senior Interior officials' former clients.

Chiafolo v Washington and Baca v Berry – U.S. Supreme Court Decision

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Date
July 6, 2020
Case
Chiafalo v. Washington

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on July 6, 2020 that states have the authority to require presidential electors to vote for the candidate that wins the popular vote in their state.  

CLC Letter to USTR General Counsel and DAEO

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Date
June 25, 2020

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in the Executive Office of the President against two employees who wrote new trade rules for the auto industry and then offered members of the industry their paid consulting services for complying with the new rules while still employed at USTR.

Supplemental DOJ Complaint: AG William Barr

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Date
June 11, 2020

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a supplemental complaint with Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Professional Responsibility asking for an investigation into Attorney General William P. Barr and former acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Timothy J. Shea. Their unusual move to dismiss a criminal case against an associate of President Trump and Attorney General Barr's intervention in peaceful protests near the White House conflict with legal requirements for the DOJ officials to act impartially and to insulate themselves from political influence.

FARA Complaint

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Date
June 3, 2020

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint asking Department of Justice's (DOJ) Foreign Agents Relationsh Act (FARA) Unit to investigate whether former U.S. Representative David Rivera failed to register as an agent of a foreign principal in violation of federal law. Rep. Rivera engaged in political activities and acted as a political consultant and public relations counsel for Venezuela's state-owned oil and national gas company without registering with DOJ.

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