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CLC Letter to New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu Urging Veto of S.B. 302

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Date
May 27, 2022

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) sent a letter to New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s office urging him to veto Senate Bill 302, an anti-transparency bill that prohibits state and local authorities in New Hampshire from requiring nonprofit entities to disclose any information about their donors and supporters.

CLC IRS Complaint Against Rural America Fund

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Date
May 20, 2022

On May 20, 2022, CLC filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alleging that Rural America Fund, a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt nonprofit, failed to fulfill its legal obligation to provide CLC with its Forms 990 upon request.

CLC Files Complaint Against Tread Standard, LLC Straw Donor Scheme

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Date
May 19, 2022
Case
Preventing Wealthy Special Interests from Using Shell Companies to Keep Their Political Spending Secret

On May 19, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that unknown contributors violated the federal straw donor ban by making contributions totaling $125,000 in the name of “Tread Standard, LLC," an obscure Delaware limited liability company, to two super PACs, 34N22, Inc. and South Florida Residents First, thereby concealing their identities from public disclosure.

Campaign Legal Center Statement Regarding SCOTUS Decision in FEC v Ted Cruz for Senate

Date
May 16, 2022
Case
FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate
Issues
Campaign Finance
In holding the limit unconstitutional, the Court’s majority dismissed widely shared and self-evident concerns regarding the corruptive potential of post-election candidate loan repayments.

CLC v. Heritage Action for America: United States District Court for the District of Columbia – Complaint

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Date
May 5, 2022
Case
CLC v. Heritage Action

On May 5, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed suit against Heritage Action for America, a secret money group that spent more than $300,000 expressly advocating for congressional candidates in 2018.  The suit alleges that Heritage Action failed to report its contributors as required by federal campaign finance law. 

Campaign Legal Center Sues Heritage Action for America, Alleging Violations of Campaign Finance Law

Date
May 5, 2022
Case
CLC v. Heritage Action
Issues
Campaign Finance
The lawsuit follows years of FEC inaction and alleges that Heritage Action for America failed to disclose the donors who funded the group’s election spending as mandated by federal law.

CLC’s Kedric Payne Testifies Before U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

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Date
May 3, 2022

Kedric Payne, Campaign Legal Center's (CLC) vice president, general counsel, and senior director, ethics, testified on the Supreme Court’s approach to ethics, transparency and accountability. His testimony focused on how the Supreme Court’s ethics rules lag behind the executive and legislative branches.

CLC Statement on Laws and Enforcement Governing the Political Activities of Tax Exempt Entities

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Date
May 2, 2022

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) submitted this written statement for the record as part of a May 2022 hearing on "Laws and Enforcement Governing the Political Activities of Tax-Exempt Entities" conducted by the United States Senate Committee on Finance. CLC’s statement summarizes what more should be done to protect voters’ right to transparent political campaigns amidst ongoing misuse of federal nonprofit and tax code rules to hide the true sources of election spending.

CLC Files FEC Complaint Against ML Organization, LLC Straw Donor Scheme

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Date
May 2, 2022
Case
Preventing Wealthy Special Interests from Using Shell Companies to Keep Their Political Spending Secret

On May 2, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that William Pulte and/or unknown contributors violated the federal straw donor ban by making a $500,000 contribution in the name of “ML Organization, LLC," an obscure Delaware limited liability company, to “Make America Great Again, Again!”, a super PAC that is closely aligned with former President Donald J. Trump and intends to support Trump-endorsed candidates in the 2022 midterm congressional elections.

BREAKING: Campaign Legal Center Files Complaint Against Shell Company Appearing to Funnel Secret Money to Trump Super PAC

Date
May 2, 2022
Case
Preventing Wealthy Special Interests from Using Shell Companies to Keep Their Political Spending Secret
Issues
Campaign Finance
CLC's complaint alleges that mystery donors used an obscure limited liability company to secretly provide $500,000 to the Trump-affiliated super PAC Make America Great Again, Again!, Inc.

Gaspee Proj. v. Mederos - First Circuit Opinion

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Date
September 14, 2021
Case
Gaspee Project v. Mederos

Decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upholding the challenged Rhode Island disclosure laws. 

Gaspee v. Mederos - Brief of Respondents Mederos et al. in Opposition to Certiorari

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Date
March 7, 2022
Case
Gaspee Project v. Mederos

On March 7, 2022, the Rhode Island State Board of Elections Respondents filed a brief in the Supreme Court in opposition to a petition seeking review of the state’s top-five donor disclaimer requirement, which requires groups to disclose their top five largest contributors on certain electioneering ads. Along with the Rhode Island Office of Attorney General, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) served as outside co-counsel to the respondents in the Supreme Court.

CLC v. 45Committee, Inc.: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia—Complaint

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Date
April 22, 2022
Case
CLC v. 45Committee

On April 22, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed suit against 45Committee, a secret money group that spent as much as $38 million in 2016 to help elect former President Donald Trump. The suit alleges that 45Committee failed to register as a political committee as required by federal law, thereby avoiding disclosure of its donors and spending.  

Campaign Legal Center Files Lawsuit Against 45Committee Alleging Violations of Campaign Finance Law

Date
April 22, 2022
Case
CLC v. 45Committee
Issues
Campaign Finance
A district court is allowing CLC sue the super PAC, 45Committee, directly for failing to register as a political committee after the FEC failed to take action.

BREAKING: Supreme Court Declines to Review Rhode Island Disclosure Law in a Win for Transparency and Voters

Date
April 25, 2022
Case
Gaspee Project v. Mederos
Issues
Campaign Finance
The Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari leaves strong transparency provisions in place, delivering a win for Rhode Islanders’ right to know about the sources of election-related spending.

CLC v. FEC (Delay Suit—45Committee): U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia — Order Authorizing CLC to Sue 45Committee, Inc. to Enforce FECA

Document
Date
April 21, 2022
Case
CLC v. FEC (Delay Suit--45Committee)
CLC v. 45Committee

On April 21, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia found that the Federal Election Commission failed to conform with the court’s Nov. 8, 2021 order directing the agency to end its delay in acting on CLC’s allegations against 45Committee, and accordingly, ordered that CLC may bring an action to enforce FECA against 45Committee. 

Path Cleared for CLC Lawsuit Over FEC Inaction on Illegal Coordination by Clinton Campaign

Date
April 20, 2022
Case
CLC v. FEC (Clinton Campaign coordination)
Issues
Campaign Finance
In a win for transparency, an appellate court has cleared a path for a lawsuit brought by CLC to challenge the failure of the FEC to take action against a massive coordination scheme between Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and a super PAC, Correct the Record.

BREAKING: Supreme Court Denies Review in Case Challenging Santa Fe, New Mexico Political Spending Disclosure Laws

Date
April 18, 2022
Case
Rio Grande Foundation v. City of Santa Fe
Issues
Campaign Finance
CLC is pleased to see the Supreme Court refuse yet another challenge to campaign finance transparency, recognizing that disclosure is a constitutional means of protecting voters’ right to know about the sources of election-related spending. 

CLC Statement in Support of Proposed Oakland Democracy Dollars Program

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Date
April 11, 2022

On April 11, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) submitted a statement in support of the proposed Democracy Dollars program in Oakland to the Oakland Public Ethics Commission. The Democracy Dollars program would establish a voucher-based public financing system for several elected offices in Oakland, California.

BREAKING: Campaign Legal Center Complaint over Canadian Business Executive Funding Trump-Aligned Super PAC Results in 3rd Biggest Fine in FEC History

Date
April 8, 2022
Issues
Campaign Finance
The FEC handed down the largest fine ever for a violation of the ban on foreign spending in American elections following a complaint that CLC filed in 2019 against Canadian national Barry Zekelman for arranging $1.75 million in contributions to the Trump-affiliated super PAC America First Action.

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