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Supreme Court Upholds Campaign Finance Restriction on Political Parties

Two weeks before the House of Representatives is scheduled to consider campaign finance reform legislation, a Supreme Court ruling today reaffirmed Congress's wide latitude to limit the corrupting influence of money on politics.

June 25, 2001
Money in Politics
Voting Rights & Elections
Pataki Appointees Kill Funding for Legal Aid Programs In Syracuse, White Plains, Brooklyn, Rochester & Long Island

For Immediate Release

May 31, 2001

Contact Information:

Craig Siegel, 212 998-6322

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6736

Pataki Appointees Kill Funding for Legal Aid Programs in Syracuse, White Plains, Brooklyn, Rochester & Long Island

Action Reverses New York’s Practice of Providing Legal Aid For Poor Clients Abandoned by Congress in 1996
June 11, 2001
Closing the Justice Gap
Justice for All
Brooklyn Democratic Party Reverses Position; States In Court That Petitioning Rule Is Unconstitutional

For Immediate Release

May 30, 2001

Contact Information:

Amanda Cooper, 212 008-6736

Brooklyn Democratic Party Reverses Position; States in Court that Peritioning Rule is Unconstitutional

Residency Requirement Dropped at Emergency Meeting Minutes before Federal Court Was to Decide Whether to Block Party Rule
May 31, 2001
Voting Rights & Elections
Brooklyn Democratic Party Sued by Its Own Candidates In Federal Court

For Immediate Release

May 25, 2001

Contact: Jobina Jones, (212) 998-6282, Amanda Cooper, (212) 008-6736

BROOKLYN DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUED BY ITS OWN CANDIDATES IN FEDERAL COURT

Party Refuses to Drop Rule Harming Free Speech Rights of Candidates and Voters

City Council Races Face Uncertain Future
May 25, 2001
Voting Rights & Elections
New York City Hall Rally for a Living Wage

For Immediate Release

May 23, 2001

Contact Information:

Scott Schell, 212 998-6318

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6736

City Hall Rally for a Living Wage

Coalition of Labor and Community Groups Kicks Off Campaign for Family-Sustaining Jobs
May 23, 2001
Justice for All
Racial Justice
Unregulated Soft Money Now Pays for Most Party Electioneering Ads

"Soft money"-money in federal elections that would otherwise be illegal, such as direct corporate or union contributions or contributions in excess of legal limits-has now become the primary source of funding for party ads that promote the election or def

March 28, 2001
Money in Politics
Voting Rights & Elections
Former ACLU Leaders Uniformly Agree on Constitutionality of McCain-Feingold

In a statement released by the Brennan Center for Justice today, nine former ACLU leaders expressed their view that the pending McCain-Feingold bill is constitutional.

March 23, 2001
Money in Politics
Supreme Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Lawyers Representing the Poor In Welfare Benefits Cases

For Immediate Release

February 28, 2001

Supreme Court Strikes down Restrictions on Lawyers Representing the Poor in Welfare Benefits Cases

Justice Kennedy’s Majority Opinion Finds First Amendment Violation in Federal Law Blocking Lawyers Funded by the Legal Services Corporation from Challenging Gov’t. Policy
February 28, 2001
Closing the Justice Gap
Candidates for Mayor, Public Advocate, Borough President and City Council Join In Lawsuit to Preserve 4-1 Match In Campaign Funds

Today, a nonpartisan group of three dozen candidates for city office took legal action to protect New York City's nationally recognized campaign finance system, seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Mayor Giuliani.

February 15, 2001
Money in Politics
Media Advisory: Brennan Center's Prof. Burt Neuborne Answers 15 Questions about the Presidential Election and Florida's Disputed Ballots

For Immediate Release

November 13, 20000

Contact Information:

Scott Schell, 212 998-6318

Media Advisory: Brennan Center’s Prof. Burt Neuborne Answers 15 Questions About the Presidential Election and Florida’s Disputed Ballots

Clarification of Issues Seeks to Improve Public Understanding of Historic Political Moment
November 13, 2000
Voting Rights & Elections

Brennan Center for Justice

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Supreme Court Upholds Campaign Finance Restriction on Political Parties

Pataki Appointees Kill Funding for Legal Aid Programs In Syracuse, White Plains, Brooklyn, Rochester & Long Island

Brooklyn Democratic Party Reverses Position; States In Court That Petitioning Rule Is Unconstitutional

Brooklyn Democratic Party Sued by Its Own Candidates In Federal Court

New York City Hall Rally for a Living Wage

Unregulated Soft Money Now Pays for Most Party Electioneering Ads

Former ACLU Leaders Uniformly Agree on Constitutionality of McCain-Feingold

Supreme Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Lawyers Representing the Poor In Welfare Benefits Cases

Candidates for Mayor, Public Advocate, Borough President and City Council Join In Lawsuit to Preserve 4-1 Match In Campaign Funds

Media Advisory: Brennan Center's Prof. Burt Neuborne Answers 15 Questions about the Presidential Election and Florida's Disputed Ballots

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