Press Releases
Public Financing
Federal Court Upholds CT Pay-to-Play Ban
Law addressed in Connecticut scandal similar to Blagojevich’s in Illinois.
– 12/19/08
Advocates Urge Court to Dismiss Challenge to N. Carolina’s Successful Public Campaign Finance Law
The Center and the North Carolina Department of Justice submitted a brief urging the Supreme Court to refrain from reviewing a Fourth Circuit decision upholding North Carolina’s innovative program.
– 09/26/08
Reps. Larson and Jones Introduce Fair Elections Now Act
The House took a giant step today towards making elections about Main Street instead of Wall Street by introducing the Fair Elections Now Act (HR 7022).
– 09/24/08
Study: Recent Attacks on NJ’s Clean Elections Program are Unfounded & False
Brennan Center releases exhaustive analysis debunking a survey by the Center for Competitive Politics (CCP), an organization ideologically opposed to campaign finance reform, which claimed that New Jersey’s Clean Elections public funding program is unsuccessful.
– 08/18/08
Federal Appeals Court Upholds North Carolina’s Judicial Public Funding Law
Fourth Circuit Panel Affirms Dismissal: State citizens concerned about fair and impartial courts celebrated a major victory today in their defense of the state’s landmark public funding program for appellate court candidates.
– 05/01/08
“Public Funding: The Good The Bad And The Ugly”
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano speaks about money in politics at Brennan Center’s first annual Living Constitution lecture.
– 04/08/08
Federal Court Dismisses Core Challenges to Connecticut’s Public Campaign Finance Law
Public Funding Advocates Hail Ruling on Constitutionality of Matching Provisions
– 03/21/08
Brennan Center Urges 4th Circuit to Uphold Public Financing System for Statewide Judicial Elections
In a case with national implications for the election of judges, the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit today considered the fate of North Carolina’s public campaign finance system for statewide judicial elections. Enacted in 2002, North Carolina’s program was the first full public campaign finance system for statewide judicial elections in the nation.
Related Case: Jackson v. Leake
– 12/07/07
Brennan Center Urges Federal Court to Dismiss Challenge to Connecticut Campaign Finance Law
The fate of Connecticut’s groundbreaking public campaign finance program came before a federal judge in Bridgeport. Arguing on behalf of three former candidates and two good government groups as well as the state, an attorney from the Brennan Center urged the court to dismiss a suit brought by the ACLU, the Green Party and others that seeks to invalidate key provisions.
Related Case: Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield
– 06/06/07
Arizona’s Public Financing Law Successfully Defended by the Brennan Center
Related Case: AAPS v. Brewer
– 05/10/07