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Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer By a vote of 6-0, the Federal Election Commission ruled correctly today that federal officeholders and candidates, and […]
On May 19, 2009, Majority PAC and House Majority PAC, two Super PACs established to raise unlimited contributions and make independent expenditures in support of […]
The Supreme Court today denied a request for the Court to review the decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Green Party v. […]
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer In another seriously misguided campaign finance decision, the Supreme Court today by a 5 to 4 vote has […]
Today, a federal district court judge in Alexandria,Virginia reaffirmed an opinion he issued on May 26, 2011 that held unconstitutional the 100 year old ban […]
Today, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) clearly outlining that it is illegal for federal officeholders […]
The Campaign Legal Center[1], together with Democracy 21, today urged the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to deny a request by comedian Stephen Colbert to significantly […]
A federal district court judge in Alexandria, Virginia issued an opinion yesterday ruling that the ban on corporate contributions to federal candidates enacted in 1907 […]
In a letter sent today to members of Congress, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and Campaign Legal Center President Trevor Potter informed Senators and Representatives […]
By Eliza Newlin-CarneyMay 22, 2011 The argument that secrecy and non-disclosure are necessary to uphold the First Amendment rings hollow. It’s become popular in certain […]
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