Cases: Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield: Intervenor / Amicus Filings

Legal Center Files Files Reply Brief In Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment

To read the Legal Center's reply brief supportng the defendants’ and defendant-intervenors’ motion for partial summary judgment, click here.

Letter Submitted to District Court

On June 25, 2007, the defendants and intervening defendants filed a letter to the trial court in the consolidated cases Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield and Association of CT Lobbyists v. Garfield.

To read the letter, click here.

Proposed Intervening Defendants Move to Dismiss Challenge to Connecticut's Public Financing System

On February 15, 2006, the State of Connecticut and several proposed intervening-defendants moved to dismiss a challenge to the public financing provisions of Connecticut's campaign finance law in the consolidated cases, Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield and Association of CT Lobbyists v. Garfield.

To read the memo in support of the motion to dismiss, click here.

To read the intervenor's answer, click here.

Legal Center Files Motion to Intervene

On November 16, 2006, the U.S. District Court of the District of Connecticut entered an order setting the schedule for discovery and all dispositive motions in Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield. This case was brought by the Green Party and the Connecticut ACLU and has been consolidated with a second suit, Association of CT Lobbyists v. Garfield. These consolidated cases challenge the constitutionality of Connecticut's recently-enacted public financing system and the restriction on campaign contributions from lobbyists and state contractors. According to the court order, all dispositive motions are due by March 19, 2007, and discovery must be complete by June 15, 2007.

The Campaign Legal Center is serving as co-counsel to the intervening defendants in this matter: Connecticut Citizen Action Group and Common Cause of Connecticut; and certain individuals who are either former candidates for state office or may be candidates in the future.

To read the motion to intervene, click here.

To read the memo in support of the motion to intervene, click here.