D21 and CLC Lawsuit Calling for FEC Enforcement Moves Forward
Federal Court Rejects FEC’s Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit Calling for FEC Investigation into Anonymous Contributions A federal district court today refused to throw out a […]
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Democracy 21 Files Second Complaint against AG Sessions for Recusal Failure with DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility
|Press Releases |Enforcement Ethics & Accountability Executive Branch Legal Activitiesby DianeDemocracy 21 sent a second complaint this morning to the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) that called on OPR “to make immediate […]
Democracy 21 Files Complaint with DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility Against AG Sessions for Recusal Failure in Violation of DOJ Regulations
|Press Releases |Enforcement Ethics & Accountability Executive Branch Legal Activitiesby DianeDemocracy 21 filed a complaint today with the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) calling on OPR to promptly investigate Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ […]
Reform Groups File Amicus Brief Defending Law Limiting Corrupt ‘Soft-Money’ Contributions to State and Local Parties
|Press Releases |Legal Activities Money In Politicsby DianeDemocracy 21 joined with Public Citizen and the Campaign Legal Center in filing an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the […]
Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center Sue the FEC for Failure to Enforce the Law and Protect the Integrity of Our Democracy
|Press Releases |FEC Legal Activities Money In Politicsby DianeThe Commission’s Actions, in Dismissing Five Straw Donor Complaints, Were “Arbitrary, Capricious and An Abuse of Discretion and Otherwise Contrary to the Law” Democracy 21 […]
Democracy 21 and Public Citizen File Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Case McDonnell vs USA
|Press Releases |Legal Activitiesby DianeFormer Virginia Governor Can’t Use First Amendment Cases to Escape Bribery Conviction, Groups Tell Supreme Court Adopting McDonnell’s Arguments Would Substitute Kleptocracy for Democracy, Say […]
Reform Groups File Amicus Brief Defending Soft Money Ban
|Press Releases |Legal Activities Money In Politicsby DianeDemocracy 21, Public Citizen and the Campaign Legal Center joined today in filing an amicus brief defending the constitutionality of the ban on parties […]
Tenth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Colorado Disclosure Provisions for Electioneering Communications
|Press Releases |Legal Activities Money In Politicsby DianeToday, in Independence Institute v. Williams, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed a challenge to the “electioneering communications” disclosure provisions enshrined […]
Watchdog Groups Send More Information to DOJ to Support Request for Investigation of Bush Super PAC Scheme
|Press Releases |Legal Activities Money In Politicsby DianeIn a letter sent today to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, cited the recent formal appointment of Mike […]
Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center Provide DOJ with Precedent to Support May 27th Request for Investigation of Bush Super PAC Scheme
|Press Releases |Legal Activities Money In Politicsby DianeIn a letter sent today to the Justice Department, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, provided the Department with precedent to support the […]
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