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Fred Wertheimer – “Did Chief Justice Roberts Dissemble or did the Chief Justice Have no Idea What He Was Talking About?”

In the recently decided McCutcheon case, Chief Justice Roberts in his opinion breezily dismissed examples submitted in briefs by Democracy 21 and others of what […]

Fred Wertheimer for SCOTUSblog on McCutcheon & the Supreme Court

Symposium: The Supreme Court and the McCutcheon decision The Supreme Court majority in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission has continued on its step-by-step path to destroy the […]

Fred Wertheimer “The Consequences of Today’s Disastrous Decision by the Supreme Court Majority in the McCutcheon Case”

The Supreme Court today struck down the overall limits on the total amounts that an individual could give to party committees and to federal candidates […]

Fred Wertheimer Statement on McCutcheon vs FEC

Supreme Court Continued Today on its March to Destroy the Nation’s Campaign Finance Laws Enacted to Prevent Corruption The Supreme Court in the McCutcheon decision […]

Fred Wertheimer in Huffington Post: “A Response to the Koch Brothers Claim of Entitlement to Anonymous Political Giving”

By: Fred Wertheimer March 28, 2014 An online column by Tom Edsall on the New York Times website (March 18), entitled “In Defense of Anonymous […]

FEC Complaint Filed Against Senate Majority PAC Seeking Investigation of Apparent Illegal Contribution to Braley Campaign

Democracy 21 joined with the Campaign Legal Center in filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) urging the Commission to investigate an apparent […]

FEC Complaint Filed Against National Republican Congressional Committee for Illegal Websites

Democracy 21 joined with the Campaign Legal Center in filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) urging the Commission to conclude that the […]

Reform Groups Urge House Members to Co-sponsor Empowering Citizens Act (H.R.270) Sponsored by Reps. David Price and Chris Van Hollen

Comprehensive reform bill would end individual candidate Super PACs, repair presidential public financing system, create similar financing system for Congressional races and strengthen rules prohibiting […]

Watchdog Groups Say Kentucky Opportunity Coalition is Violating Campaign Finance Law by Republishing McConnell Campaign Materials in its TV Ad

Groups Call on 501(c)(4) Organization to Comply with Law and Stop Running Ads Using McConnell Campaign Footage In a letter sent to the Kentucky Opportunity […]

Fred Wertheimer Challenges Call by RNC Chairman Priebus to Allow Unlimited Contributions to Political Parties

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus’s call today to allow political parties to accept unlimited contributions from corporations, wealthy individuals and special interest groups to finance nominating […]