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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.

CLC Testimony in Support of WVRA Amendments

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February 25, 2022

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) submitted testimony in support of amending the Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA) to include a preclearance system. CLC’s testimony focused on the benefits of preclearing election law changes to avoid costly litigation and prevent discriminatory voting practices from coming into effect, as well as the ease of administering a preclearance system.

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. 

CLC's 2021 Annual Report

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Date
May 4, 2022

CLC's 2021 Annual Report.

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.

Statement of Trevor Potter – U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

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Date
April 1, 2022

On April 1, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) founder and president Trevor Potter submitted testimony to the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol.

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.

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. 

Arkansas NAACP v. Arkansas Amicus Brief

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Date
April 25, 2022

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a friend of the court brief on behalf several former Department of Justice attorneys in Arkansas NAACP v. State of Arkansas. In Arkansas NAACP v. State of Arkansas, organizations appealed a federal district court’s decision that private parties are not allowed to file lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. 

Harkenrider, et al v. Hochul, et al – CLC and Citizens Union Amicus Brief

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April 24, 2022

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Citizens Union filed an amicus brief in support of neither party explaining the harms and undemocratic nature of extreme partisan gerrymandering and urging the New York Court of Appeals to apply the state’s express constitutional standards barring gerrymandering and invalidate any maps that constitute partisan gerrymanders.

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.

Alonzo v. Schwab: Wyandotte County District Court – Decision Granting Permanent Injunction of Challenged Congressional Plan

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Date
April 25, 2022
Case
Alonzo, et al. v. Schwab

Following a four-day trial, a Kansas district court concluded that the congressional map enacted by the Kansas Legislature is a partisan gerrymander that also intentionally and effectively dilutes minority votes in violation of the Kansas Constitution. The court enjoined the use of the map in future elections, including in 2022.

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.  

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

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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. 

CLC Files FEC Complaint Against Teeter Jay, LLC Straw Donor Scheme

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Date
April 20, 2022
Case
Preventing Wealthy Special Interests from Using Shell Companies to Keep Their Political Spending Secret

On April 20, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that unknown contributors violated the straw donor ban by contributing $100,000 in the name of “Teeter Jay, LLC," an obscure company registered in New Mexico, to The Freedom Forward Fund, a super PAC that received virtually all of its funding from “Teeter Jay, LLC,” and spent over $94,000 on independent expenditures exclusively targeting a June 2021 special election in New Mexico’s 1st congressional district.

Harkenrider, et al v. Hochul, et al – CLC Amicus Brief

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Date
April 19, 2022

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed an amicus brief in support of neither party explaining the harms and undemocratic nature of extreme partisan gerrymandering and urging a New York appellate court to apply the state’s express constitutional standards barring gerrymandering and invalidate any maps that constitute partisan gerrymanders.

Alonzo v. Schwab: Twenty-Ninth Judicial District Wyandotte County District Court Civil Department - Plaintiffs' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

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Date
April 19, 2022
Case
Alonzo, et al. v. Schwab

Following a four-day trial in Wyandotte County District Court, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and its partners filed proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, asking the trial court to hold that the Kansas congressional redistricting plan, known as Ad Astra 2, violates the Kansas Constitution because it is an extreme partisan gerrymander and because it intentionally dilutes the votes of minority voters.

Brief of Amicus Curiae Campaign Legal Center

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Date
April 14, 2022
Case
In the Matter of the 2022 Maryland Legislative Redistricting

Campaign Legal Center submitted this amicus brief to the Maryland Court of Appeals advocating for the court to explicitly rule that partisan gerrymandering violates the Maryland Declaration of Rights.

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