Washington Post Column by E.J. Dionne: The Supreme Court’s continuing defense of the powerful

The United States Supreme Court now sees its central task as comforting the already comfortable and afflicting those already afflicted. If you are a large […]

FEC Rules Correctly Today that Federal Officeholders and Candidates, and National Party Officials, Cannot Solicit Unlimited Contributions for Super PACs

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer By a vote of 6-0, the Federal Election Commission ruled correctly today that federal officeholders and candidates, and […]

FEC Hearing Thursday on Advisory Opinion Request Regarding Legality of Federal Officeholders and Candidates Raising Unlimited Contributions for Super PACs

On May 19, 2009, Majority PAC and House Majority PAC, two Super PACs established to raise unlimited contributions and make independent expenditures in support of […]

Supreme Court Today Denies Review of Second Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Upholding the Constitutionality of the Connecticut Public Financing Law

The Supreme Court today denied a request for the Court to review the decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Green Party v. […]

Democracy 21 Attacks Misguided Supreme Court Decision Today on Arizona Public Financing Law; Other Forms of Public Financing Laws Remain Intact and Unaffected by Decision

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer In another seriously misguided campaign finance decision, the Supreme Court today by a 5 to 4 vote has […]

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Federal Judge’s “New” Misguided Decision to Overturn the Ban on Corporate Contributions

Today, a federal district court judge in Alexandria,Virginia reaffirmed an opinion he issued on May 26, 2011 that held unconstitutional the 100 year old ban […]

Federal Officeholder and Candidate Fundraising for Super PACs Clearly Illegal: Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 Submit Comments to FEC

Today, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) clearly outlining that it is illegal for federal officeholders […]