Court Cases
Campaign Finance Reform
Duke v. Leake
The Brennan Center is intervening to help defend the nation’s first voluntary full public financing program for judicial elections.
– 11/05/08
Green Party of Connecticut v. Jeffrey Garfield
In 2005, the Connecticut General Assembly became the first state legislature in the nation to pass a full public financing law that applies to its own campaigns. The Brennan Center is helping to defend this system and Connecticut’s ban on campaign contributions from lobbyists and state contractors.
– Ongoing
Davis v. Federal Election Commission
This case challenges a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) known as the Millionaire’s Amendment that raises the limits on contributions to congressional candidates if their opponent spends above a threshold amount of $350,000 of personal funds on his or her campaign.
– 08/13/08
AAPS v. Brewer
This case is the sixth challenge to Arizona’s optional system of full public financing for people seeking state office.
– 05/01/08
Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
This case concerns an effort to obtain an exemption from the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 for radio ads aired by Wisconsin Right to Life during the 2004 election campaign of Senator Russ Feingold.
– 06/25/07
Randall v. Sorrell
This case involves constitutional challenges to several provisions of Vermont’s full public funding law, most notably its mandatory spending limits.
– 06/26/06
Colorado Right to Life Committee v. Davidson
This case, filed in July 2003, involved a challenge to Colorado’s regulation of electioneering communications.
– 09/30/05
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform et al. v. Illinois Coalition for Jobs, Growth and Prosperity
The Center is representing plaintiffs in two administrative proceedings arising from the 2004 Illinois Supreme Court elections.
– 02/09/05
Anderson v. Spear
A month after the Supreme Court’s decision in McConnell v. FEC, the Sixth Circuit seemed to ignore McConnell in striking down many provisions of Kentucky campaign finance law.
– 11/01/04
Albuquerque v. Homans
This case involved a challenge to mandatory spending limits for mayor and city council in the City of Albuquerque.
– 10/25/04