Court Cases
Contribution Limits
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
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
McConnell v. FEC (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act)
The Center, in its defense of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, focused primarily on defending the portion of the law that regulates campaign advertising by interest groups.
– 12/10/03
Mariani v. United States
This 2000 case challenged the Federal Election Campaign Act’s ban on corporate contributions.
– 05/18/00
Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC
The Brennan Center represented Missouri state Representative Joan Bray to defend the state’s contribution limits.
– 01/24/00
Russell v. Burris; Arkansas Right to Life v. Butler
The Center represented proponents of Arkansas’ 1996 ballot initiative on campaign finance in defending the initiative in two lawsuits in which it was challenged.
– 06/04/98
State of Alaska v. Jacobus
In October 2001, the Center, representing Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold and Representatives Christopher Shays and Martin Meehan, filed an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
– 02/27/98