U. S. Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner in blog post calls into question the Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision

In an April 8, 2012 blog post, Judge Richard Posner has called into question the controversial Supreme Court decision in Citizens United. Judge Posner is […]

Bloomberg News article: Republican Donor Simmons Seeks Rule to Fill Texas Dump

Republican Donor Simmons Seeks Rule to Fill Texas Dump By Julie Bykowicz April 4, 2012 Harold Simmons built a West Texas dump for radioactive waste […]

MSNBC interview with Fred Wertheimer on ending candidate-specific super PACs

Fred Wertheimer, President of Democracy 21, appeared on MSNBC this morning to discuss his op-ed “How to stop super PACs” which was published yesterday by The Washington […]

The Washington Post op-ed by Fred Wertheimer: How to stop super PACs

How to stop super PACs   By Fred Wertheimer Here is the only good news about the super PACs flooding the 2012 presidential race with negative […]

Federal District Court Strikes down FEC Regulation that Gutted Disclosure Requirement, DISCLOSE Act Still Essential to End Secret Money in Federal Elections

 By Fred Wertheimer, President, Democracy 21 Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) won an important campaign finance disclosure victory in federal district court on Friday, March […]

Federal District Court Strikes FEC Regulation that Gutted Contribution Disclosure By Outside Spending Groups as Contrary to Law in Lawsuit by Representative Van Hollen

A federal district court in Washington, DC today struck down a regulation issued by the Federal Election Commission in 2007 that gutted the contribution reporting […]

Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Urges Support for the DISCLOSE Act of 2012 in Senate Testimony Today

In testimony before the Senate Rules Committee this morning, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer urged enactment of the DISCLOSE Act of 2012 and made the […]

FEC Reminded it has No Authority to Strike Down Contribution Limits in Filing by the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21

The Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 filed comments today with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), reminding the commission that it has no authority to […]