8th Circuit Upholds Minnesota’s Corporate Contribution Ban, Narrows State Disclosure Law The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals today correctly rejected a constitutional challenge to a Minnesota state law ban on contributions by corporations. In Minnesota Concerned Citizens for Life v. Swanson, the Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, noted that the Supreme Court upheld a […]
Teleconference Press Briefing by the Brennan Center and Democracy 21 to Release New Proposal to Boost the Power of Small Donors in Federal Elections post-Citizens United Remarks of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The Report and proposal being released today by the Brennan Center and Democracy 21 is based on the proposition that citizens are […]
August 21, 2012 Hon. Douglas H. Shulman Commissioner Internal Revenue Service Room 3000 IR 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20224 Lois Lerner Director of the Exempt Organizations Division Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20224 Re: Petition for rulemaking on eligibility requirements for Section 501(c)(4) status and […]
Mother Jones The Reformers Strike Back! The conservatives behind Citizens United have lost some key fights lately. But another battle over corporate money in politics looms. By Andy Kroll August 13, 2012 Since the mid-2000s, a small cadre of lawyers and activists has reshaped the role of money in American politics. Led by Senate minority […]
Watchdogs Defend Federal Disclosure Laws in Latest Challenge Filed in Wyoming Today, Democracy 21 joined the Campaign Legal Center in filing an amici brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming in the latest challenge to federal disclosure laws. Free Speech v. FEC concerns a challenge to the “subpart (b)” definition of […]
Watchdog Groups Call on IRS to Ignore Partisan Pressure From Republican Senators and Proceed to Consider New Eligibility Rules for 501(c)(4) Organizations In a letter sent today to the IRS, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, called on the agency to ignore the partisan pressures they have received from Republican Senators and proceed […]
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CLC D21 Comments on AOR 2012-25 (AFF AFFPA).pdf
Democracy 21 joined The Campaign Legal Center today in filing comments at the FEC opposing an attempt by American Future Fund (AFF), a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) group, to get approval to use federal candidates and their committees to solicit unlimited contributions through joint fundraising efforts with the section 501(c)(4) group, and with super PACs and related entities. […]
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, has written to the Internal Revenue Service on several occasions to challenge the claim by Crossroads GPS that it is entitled to tax-exempt status as a section 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organization. We have made the case to the IRS that […]
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