Roll Call: Rules of the Game: Advocacy Groups Face New Ad Rules
Federal Appeals Court Decision Changes Plans For Many Nonprofits May 21, 2012 By Eliza Newlin Carney– Rep. Chris Van Hollen’s lawsuit against the Federal Election […]
Former Election Officials File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Challenging Citizens United Decision and Calling on Court to Reconsider its Position
|-, Archive |by DianeFormer federal, state and local election officials filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court on Friday, May 17, 2012 challenging the Supreme Court’s 2010 […]
38 Organizations Urge Senators to Vote for DISCLOSE Act of 2012
|-, Archive |by DianeVOTE FOR S. 2219, THE DISCLOSE ACT OF 2012 Dear Senator, The undersigned organizations support S. 2219, the DISCLOSE Act 2012, sponsored by Senator Sheldon […]
D.C. Court of Appeals Denies Stay of District Court Decision in Van Hollen Lawsuit; Groups Now Required to Disclose Contributors Financing “Elections Communications”
|-, Archive |by DianeA three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit late yesterday turned down a request to stay a district court ruling that […]
Rep. Van Hollen Files Brief in Court of Appeals in Support of Rule Requiring Immediate Disclosure of Donors to Groups Making Electioneering Communications
|-, Archive |by DianeRep. Van Hollen Files Brief in Court of Appeals in Support of Rule Requiring Immediate Disclosure of Donors to Groups Making Electioneering Communications Rep. Chris […]
New York Times editorial: “A Senator Fights Back”
|-, Archive |by DianeThe New York Times A Senator Fights Back It is dangerous to challenge the funnel cloud of corporate and right-wing political advertising this year, but […]
Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center File FEC Complaint Against Rep. Schock for $25K Solicitation of Majority Leader Cantor for Super PAC Donation
|-, Archive |by DianeDemocracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center File FEC Complaint Against Rep. Schock for $25K Solicitation of Majority Leader Cantor for Super PAC Donation Today, Democracy […]
Statement of Democracy 21 Counsel Donald J. Simon on the Status of the Van Hollen Disclosure Litigation
|-, Archive |by DianeOn March 30, 2012, the district court in Washington DC struck down an FEC regulation adopted in 2007 that limits disclosure of donors to groups […]
Washington Post: Most independent ads for 2012 election are from groups that don’t disclose donors
|-, Archive |by DianeThe Washington Post Most independent ads for 2012 election are from groups that don’t disclose donors By Dan Eggen– Nearly all of the independent advertising […]
Brennan Center for Justice National Survey: Super PACs, Corruption and Democracy
|-, Archive |by DianeSuper PACs, Corruption and Democracy Americans’ Attitudes about the Influence of Super PAC Spending on Government and the Implications for our Democracy Download the Summary […]
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