Press Releases
Brennan Center Hands Out Court Pester Awards
– 06/15/99
Brennan Center, Common Cause, & Democracy 21 Urge President Clinton to Reject Bradley Smith As FEC Nominee
The Brennan Center, Common Cause, and Democracy 21 today urged President Clinton not to nominate Bradley A. Smith to serve on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) if his name is submitted as a potential nominee.
– 06/03/99
Supreme Court Grants Review of Campaign Contribution Limit
In a case that may greatly impact federal and state campaign finance laws, the U.S. Supreme Court today granted certiorari in Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC, a challenge to the constitutionality of Missouri’s $1,075 campaign contribution l
– 01/25/99
Cloud Over Ballot Initiative Regulation Offers Silver Lining for Campaign Finance Reform
Newspapers across the nation have largely reported gloom and doom, as a result of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation ("ACLF").
– 01/14/99
Comments to FEC Filed Jointly by Brennan Center and Bi-Partisan Representatives Urge Commission to Ban “Soft Money”
Responding to the Federal Election Commission’s request for comments, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and four Representatives have advised the FEC that it has an affirmative legal duty to enact regulations that will close the “soft mo
– 10/06/98
Former ACLU Leaders Break From ACLU Position on Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform
Nine former leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today publicly released a joint statement declaring that the current ACLU leadership has misread the First Amendment as it applies to campaign finance laws and that significant campaign fina
– 06/19/98