The 2012 Election CenterWhat you need to know about everything that matters this cycleThe Legal Center has 10 years' experience defending and enforcing campaign finance, election and ethics laws. There’s a lot to explain and keep straight given recent developments with Super PACs, changing laws, Citizens United, etc. We think our reports, papers, and other documents will help you understand the different elements at play this cycle and how to make sense of it all. To watch Legal Center president Trevor Potter's numerous appearances on The Colbert Report, click here.
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Legal Center Urges Senate to Pass STOCK Act Banning Congressional Insider Trading
Today, the Campaign Legal Center, and a coalition of reform groups, urged the Senate to vote in favor of the “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act” (STOCK Act) when it is brought to the floor for a vote next week. The letter sent to every Senator also urges them to oppose any amendments to weaken the legislation. |
- Legal Center Weekly Report: January 26, 2012
- Petition Urges President Obama to Act Swiftly to Overhaul FEC by Replacing Commissioners
- Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Campaign Contributions and Independent Expenditures by Foreign Nationals
- Challenge to Florida’s Political Disclosure Laws Draws Legal Center Brief in 11th Circuit
- Boston Globe: Romney money edge washed away in Fla.
- Washington Post: Pro-Gingrich super PAC builds a shadow campaign
- ABC News: Newt Gingrich: The Lobbyist Who Wasn't
- Washingtonian: A Q&A With Trevor Potter, Stephen Colbert’s Lawyer
- TIME Magazine: Can a Bipartisan Pact Really Disarm the Super PAC Arsenal in Massachusetts?
