Court Cases
Public Financing
North Carolina Right to Life Committee Fund for Independent Political Expenditures v. Leake
The Brennan Center is intervening to help defend the nation’s first voluntary full public financing program for judicial elections.
– 05/01/08
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
Green Party of Connecticut v. Jeffrey Garfield, et al.
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.
– 03/20/08
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
May v. Brewer
Plaintiff challenged the constitutionality of the portion of Arizona’s Clean Money/Clean Elections system requiring a 10% surcharge on criminal and civil fines.
– 03/24/03
Ferlic v. Danberg
The Brennan Center intervened on behalf of two Nebraska office holders in defense of the state’s Campaign Finance Limitation Act.
– 01/31/02
City of New York v. New York City Campaign Finance Board
The Center defended the New York City public financing program against a challenge brought by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
– 02/15/01
Daggett v. Commission on Governmental Ethics & Election Practices
The Brennan Center represented five Maine officeholders and candidates to defend the constitutionality of the Maine Clean Elections Act ("MCEA"), Maine’s full public funding program for candidates for state legislative and gubernatorial races.
– 03/07/00