Fred Wertheimer in New Yorker – “The Money Midterms: A Scandal in Slow Motion”

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The New Yorker –  The Money Midterms: A Scandal in Slow Motion By: Evan Osnos In 1971, after studying law at Harvard, Fred Wertheimer became […]

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Fred Wertheimer for Huffington Post: “FEC Does it Again”

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The Huffington Post FEC Does it Again: Permits Large Contribution to National Parties that are Prohibited by Campaign Finance Law By: Fred Wertheimer The FEC […]

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Fred Wertheimer for Brennan Center “A New Campaign Finance Jurisprudence”

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The Brennan Center for Justice A New Campaign Finance Jurisprudence By: Fred Wertheimer The world of campaign finance jurisprudence radically changed when Chief Justice Roberts […]

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FEC Issues Seriously Flawed Regulations Today to Implement Citizens United, Nearly Five Years After Decision

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Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The FEC issued seriously flawed regulations today to implement the Citizens United decision.  The regulations come nearly five […]

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Democratic FEC Commissioner Joins with Three Republican Commissioners to Gut Political Party Contribution Limits

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Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer In voting today to approve an advisory opinion request made jointly by the Republican and Democratic National Committees, […]

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Watchdogs Urge FEC to Reject RNC & DNC Request to Open Soft Money Loophole for Convention Funds

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Democracy 21 joined the Campaign Legal Center in strongly urging the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to reject the request from the Republican National Committee (RNC) […]

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District Court Rejects Challenge to Disclosure Provisions Upheld by Supreme Court in Citizens United

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a challenge to the federal “electioneering communications” disclosure provisions in Independence Institute v. Federal Election […]

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