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  • Legal Center Joins Suit Alleging Pay-to-Play Corruption in the Houston Independent School District

    Jan 7, 2016

    The Campaign Legal Center yesterday joined in a lawsuit alleging widespread corruption in the awarding of contracts by the Houston Independent School District (HISD).  The Legal Center joins the legal team representing a Houston construction contractor who was locked out of the school district’s construction contracts after refusing to participate in the Board of Trustees’ widespread “pay-to-play” scheme. 

  • Supreme Court, Meet Reality

    Jan 5, 2016

    Recently, it was reported that in an interview at Harvard Law School, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy commented that campaign finance disclosure is “not working the way it should.” Justice Kennedy’s statement provides an important insight into why the Supreme Court’s recent campaign finance decisions are undermining our democracy. These decisions have been based on how five Justices think the campaign finance laws should be working, which is far from the reality of how they are working. 

  • Best and Worst Moments of 2015 for Money in Politics and Voting Rights

    Dec 23, 2015

    Take a look at what made the list on CLC's Best and Worst Moments of 2015...

     

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  • Litigation

    The Campaign Legal Center participates in a variety of trial and appellate court cases around the country involving campaign finance, voting rights and other aspects of election and ethics law at the federal, state and local levels.
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    In addition to our work in the courts, the Campaign Legal Center participates in generating and shaping our nation's policy debates about money in politics, disclosure, political advertising, and ethics rules and enforcement for public officials.
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    The Campaign Legal Center’s (CLC) State & Local Reform Program engages in litigation, regulatory agency work and advocacy/policy work at the municipal, county and state levels of government.
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