A Major Court Victory for Anti-Corruption Campaign Finance Laws: Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer

In a major victory for campaign finance laws enacted to prevent corruption, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals this week upheld the constitutionality of […]

The Hill: Watchdogs: Perry team might have violated campaign finance laws

By Rachel Leven  Two watchdog groups Thursday called on the Federal Election Commission to look into possible infringements by Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry’s campaign […]

FEC Complaint Filed Against Perry Campaign and Perry-Supporting Super PAC Urging Investigation of Shared Video Footage

Today the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 filed a complaint urging the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate possible violations of campaign finance law […]

FEC Deadlocks 3 to 3 on Petition Filed by Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to Establish New Effective Contribution Disclosure Regulations for Outside Spending Groups

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Today, the three Republican Commissioners on the six-member FEC have once again shown their disdain for the nation’s […]

Additional Evidence Provided to IRS to Show Groups Not Entitled to Claim 501(c)(4) Tax Status; Secretly-Funded Political Party Could Decide Outcome of Presidential Election

In a letter sent today to the IRS, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, submitted additional information to the IRS to demonstrate that […]

Reform Groups Call on Senate Committee to Send the “STOCK Act” Tomorrow to the Senate Floor

Below is a letter sent by a coalition of reform groups including Democracy 21 to Chairman Joseph Lieberman and Ranking Member Susan Collins of the […]

Reform Groups to Republican House Leadership: Move the STOCK Act Forward; Prevent Congressional Insider Trading

Democracy 21 joined with other reform groups today in calling on the House Republican leadership to allow the House to act on the STOCK Act […]

Teddy Roosevelt and his 1910 “New Nationalism” Speech, A Call to Arms Against Corporate Money in Federal Elections

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Yesterday, President Barack Obama traveled to Osawatomie, Kansas to make a major speech on his economic policies. According […]

Democracy 21 Joins With Reform Groups in Call for Passage of the “STOCK” Act to End Congressional Insider Trading

Today, Democracy 21 joined with a coalition of reform groups in again calling for passage of the “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act,” the “STOCK […]