Court Cases
Other Reforms
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
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
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
FEC v. Beaumont
In January 2003, the Center filed an amicus brief in Federal Election Commission v. Beaumont, which involved a narrow exception to the ban on using corporate or union treasury funds for federal electioneering.
– 06/16/03
FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee 2001 (Colorado Republican II)
The Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee challenged a provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) that restricts the amount of hard money political parties can spend in coordination with their congressional candidates.
– 06/25/01
Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee v. Federal Election Commission (Colorado Republican I
The Colorado Republican Party challenged the constitutionality of the 1974 restriction imposed by the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) that limited the amount a national or state party can spend on Congressional races as a violation of the First Amendment right to free speech.
– 06/26/99
Republican National Committee v. Federal Election Committee
The Republican National Committee challenged the Federal Election Commission’s regulations governing “soft money.”
– 05/12/98
Federal Election Commission v. Akins
This case raised, but did not resolve, the question of when an organization can be deemed a “political committee” under the Federal Elections Campaign Act and thereby be subject to record-keeping and reporting requirements.
– 08/21/97