The Brennan Center for Justice submitted a letter to a California Senate Committee defending the constitutionality of the state's DISCLOSE Act and urging support for the legislation.
The Brennan Center submitted comments to the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics regarding new regulations on lobbying disclosure, which were implemented under the Public Integrity Act of 2011.
States are ensuring adequate disclosure by expanding their definitions of "electioneering communications" beyond the federal definition to cover how the media play an important role in state elections.
In an era of skyrocketing election spending, corporations have the ability to secretly spend millions of dollars on politics. This report details the extent of the problem of anonymous political expenditures and advocates for a viable solution.
The Brennan Center for Justice submitted a letter to the U.S. Senate documenting the growth on undisclosed outside spending since 2010 and urging support for the DISCLOSE Act of 2012 as a remedy.