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On June 6, 2020, CLC filed a motion for default judgment against the FEC, after the FEC failed to make an appearance or otherwise act to defend the lawsuit. The motion demonstrates that CLC is entitled to judgment in its favor.
CLC sued the Federal Election Commission for its failure to enforce transparency laws, allowing large, anonymous donors to funnel millions of dollars into political activity through 45Committee, a dark money group. The FEC’s failure to act threatens transparency and public trust in our elections.
Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed comments with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) urging the agency to close the "Bloomberg Billionaire Loophole" in response to an advisory opinion request from a self-financing candidate seeking to transfer funds in excess of contribution limits to a national party committee.
CLC filed a letter with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) urging the agency to proceed with several long-pending rulemaking matters pertaining to digital ad disclaimers, "zombie campaigns," abuses of leadership PAC funds, donor transparency, and more.
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.
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.
Montana has strong transparency requirements for businesses that make political contributions and expenditures while seeking lucrative contracts with state government agencies. CLC is urging the court to uphold these requirements, which advance core First Amendment principles in promoting political...
CLC submitted written comments to the state of Washington's Public Disclosure Commission regarding the adoption of two amendments to a campaign finance act that would protect elections from foreign interference.
WASHINGTON - Non-profits that engage in political activity by flooding our campaigns with secretive donor funds should not be exempt from reporting those donors to the Internal Revenue Service.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department finalized a rule ending the long...