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Sarah Lee, Communications Director,

Center for Competitive Politics

703.894.6824

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Center for Competitive Politics yesterday filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Danielczyk, a case that began in May of 2011 when a federal judge in Virginia struck down the ban on direct corporate contributions to federal candidates. The case is currently before the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Contact: Sarah Lee, Center for Competitive Politics, 703-894-6800, slee@campaignfreedom.org

Allen Dickerson, Legal Director, Center for Competitive Politics, adickerson@campaignfreedom.org

Benjamin Barr, of counsel, Center for Competitive Politics, Benjamin.barr@gmail.com

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Arguing that laws criminalizing First Amendment conduct must at least be clear, the Center for Competitive Politics filed an amicus brief in the Texas Court of Appeals in DeLay v. State.  

For nearly a decade, Tom DeLay and his colleagues have been involved in a legal challenge concerning the constitutionality of the Texas Election Code.  The case centers on a complaint filed by Texans for Public Justice alleging that even though DeLay and his associates complied with relevant provisions of Texas election law, their use of election funds was somehow illegal.  

Contact: Sarah Lee, Communications Director

The Center for Competitive Politics

770.598.7961

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Center for Competitive Politics spent a year in Indiana litigating a case on behalf of a non-profit group called Patriotic Veterans, Inc., an organization interested in securing their right to make political robocalls in the interest of free speech. In September of this year, a federal court issued an injunction preventing enforcement of a state law that bans prerecorded political telephone calls. This week, U.S. Judge William Lawrence in Indianapolis denied the state’s request for a stay of its order during the appeal - that is, it denies the state’s request that it be allowed to ignore the district court judge’s decision and keep enforcing the law during the duration of its appeal - keeping phone lines open for political campaigns at least through the New Year.

CONTACT: Sarah Lee, Communications Director, CCP, 770.598.7961

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Testifying before a rulemaking hearing for the Colorado Secretary of State yesterday, Center for Competitive Politics Legal Director Allen Dickerson stated that Secretary of State Scott Gessler and his staff should be applauded for making it clear that independent expenditure committees are not subject to contribution limits, something the rulemaking is attempting to address.

Said Dickerson, “this is settled constitutional law. SpeechNow.org v. FEC made this clear at the federal level. And while a D.C. Circuit opinion, it has been widely followed, and a challenge to limits in the 10th Circuit would very likely be successful. This office should be applauded for not drawing senseless and expensive litigation that would put Colorado on the wrong side of citizens’ rights of speech and association.”