Legislation & Testimony
Campaign Finance Reform
Letter to FEC Re: AOR 2005-10
– 07/27/05
Testimony to City Council of Portland, Oregon
Suzanne Novak’s testimony to the Portland City Council on the constitutionality of the city’s public finance proposal.
– 04/07/05
Letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in support of the “Pay to Play Reform Protection Act”
Read the Brennan Center’s letter supporting pay to play legislation.
– 02/25/05
Top Constitutional Scholars Refute Attacks on Constitutionality of Campaign Reform
The following are excepts from a letter written by 67 constitutional scholars which refute the attacks typically made by opponents of campaign finance reform on the constitutionality of McCain-Feingold & Shays-Meehan.
Authored by: Scholars
– 01/03/05
Statement of Tom Gerety, Brennan Center Executive Director, on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Campaign Finance Reform
Statement of Tom Gerety on the Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold BCRA.
– 01/08/04
Testimony of Deborah Goldberg before the Committee on Governmental Operations of the Council of the City of New York. Hearing on Int. No. 382-A
Authored by: Deborah Goldberg
– 12/11/03
Joint Letter to President Clinton Regarding Bradley A. Smith’s Appointment to the FEC
According to recent press reports, Bradley A. Smith, associate professor at Capital University Law School, “is a leading GOP favorite” for appointment to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). We believe that such an appointment would be totally at odds w
– 06/03/03