Supreme Court Allows Spending Limits for Student Government Elections at...
Release Date: January 7, 2008The Supreme Court today turned back a constitutional challenge to spending limits for student government campaigns at the University of Montana, denying review of a June...
View ArticleRestoring Contribution Limits: Testimony of Brenda Wright
February 5, 2008 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/Restoring%20Contribution%20Limits.pdf Author: Brenda Wright Testimony of Demos' Democracy Program Legal Director on restoring...
View ArticleAmicus Brief in RNC v. FEC
March 9, 2009 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/Amicus%20Brief%20in%20RNC%20v.%20FEC.pdf Author: Demos Concerned groups The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law...
View ArticleBoston City Council Hearing on Campaign Finance Reform: Testimony of Brenda...
April 9, 2009 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/Boston%20City%20Council%20BW%20Testimony.pdf Author: Brenda Wright Testimony of Democracy Program Director Brenda Wright before the...
View ArticleAmicus Brief in Defense of Maine's Clean Election Act
October 4, 2010 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/Amicus%20Brief%20in%20Defense%20of%20Maine%27s%20Clean%20Election%20Act.pdf Author: Demos Brief Filed in the First Circuit Court...
View ArticleCourt Denies Challenge to Maine's Clean Election Law
October 8, 2010 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/Court%20Denies%20Challenge%20to%20Maine%27s%20Clean%20Election%20Law.pdf Author: Demos Respect Maine PAC. v. Walter McKee On...
View ArticleSupreme Court Amicus Brief in Defense of Maine Clean Elections Act
October 22, 2010 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/Supreme%20Court%20Amicus%20Brief%20in%20Defense%20of%20Maine%20Clean%20Elections%20Act.pdf Author: Demos Brief filed in U.S....
View ArticleOrder of Supreme Court Rejecting Challenge to Maine Clean Elections Act
October 23, 2010 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/Order%20of%20Supreme%20Court%20Rejecting%20Challenge.pdf Author: Demos Respect Maine PAC. v. Walter McKee read more
View ArticleAmicus Brief filed in US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on behalf of...
December 21, 2010 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/AMICUS%20BRIEF%20FILED%20IN%20UNITED%20STATES%20COURT%20.pdf Author: Lisa J. Danetz Author: Brenda Wright Democracy Program...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Brief of Amici Curiae Maine Citizens For Clean Elections:...
February 23, 2011 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/US%20Supreme%20Court%20Brief%20of%20Amici%20Curiae.pdf Author: Demos Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (“MCCE”) is a...
View ArticleDemos Joins Alec Baldwin, Sen. Durbin in support of Fair Elections Now Act
Release Date: April 6, 2011Washington DC – Today, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Rep. John Larson (D-CT), and actor Alec Baldwin unveiled the Fair Elections Now Act, a bill that would change for the better...
View ArticleSupport the Fair Elections Now Act
April 6, 2011 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/FairElectionsNowAct_Letter_Demos.pdf Author: Miles Rapoport Demos respectfully urges the Committee on the Judiciary to give swift...
View ArticleArizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC et al. v. Bennett, Secretary...
June 27, 2011 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/AZ%20FREE%20ENTERPRISE.pdf Author: Demos The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Act created a public financing system to fund the...
View ArticleUS Court of Appeals First Circuit Decision: National Organization for...
August 11, 2011 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/10-2000P-01A.pdf Author: Demos After careful consideration of the parties' arguments and key precedents, we conclude that Maine's...
View ArticleNew Demos Report Shows Positive Impact of Public Financing in Connecticut
Last week, 72 New York State Assemblymen sent a letter to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver urging him to support a public financing program for primary, general and special election campaigns for...
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