Legal challenge seeks to bring down new campaign finance law

By Kathryn Wallace and Marianne Holt

A conservative group in Alabama has filed the first court challenge to recently passed campaign finance legi

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brennan Center":

"… court challenges, according to Glenn Moramarco, a senior attorney with the Brennan Center for Justice in New York.Moramarco said the alleged First Amendment violati …"

"… rect result of disclosure,” Moramarco said. He and his colleagues at the Brennan Center participated in the hearings and conversations leading up to the drafting …"

Joint fund-raising committees: One-stop shopping for donors

By Marianne Holt

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2000 — Political parties are turning to raising money jointly with candidates for Congress in greater numbers than ever

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brennan Center":

"… campaigns about specific congressional candidates.A study conducted by the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law looked at issue ads a …"

"… uring the 1998 campaign cycle in the nations 75 largest media markets. The Brennan Center found that political party issue ads identified specific candidates by nam …"

Beer and wine wholesalers behind legislators pushing controversial voter ID laws

By Paul Abowd

Wholesalers among those behind legislators pushing controversial new election rules.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brennan Center":

"… o possess government-issued identification.A 2006 survey conducted for the Brennan Center for Democracy found that 25 percent of African Americans and 16 percent of …"

"… ws, together with restrictions on voter registration and early voting, the Brennan Center says, could affect 5 million Americans in 2012. Since December, the Justic …"

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U.S. Chamber, GOP block election ad transparency bill

By Rachael Marcus and John Dunbar

Bill would force underwriters of attack ads to come out of the shadows.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brennan Center":

"… e Senate bill’s 44 co-sponsors is Republican.Adam Skaggs, counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, which advocates for campaign finance reform, said that since …"

Election-fraud not as common as recent voter ID laws suggest

By Natasha Khan and Corbin Carson

The first in a multi-part voting rights investigation by college journalism students from across the country.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brennan Center":

"… e ballot can be pressured or coerced.Keesha Gaskins, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law, a public policy grou …"

Voting rights battles re-emerge in the South

Photo ID laws and other new voting restrictions in a number of Southern states raise questions about impact on minorities.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brennan Center":

"… the Voting Rights Act to the highest court possible.A July report from the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law, a public policy grou …"

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Redistricting: GOP and Dems alike have cloaked the process in secrecy

By Nicholas Kusnetz

GOP, Dems alike have cloaked process in secrecy

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brennan Center":

"… was to secure the seats they already have. According to an analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice,part of the New York University School of Law, Republicans pus …"

"… ents have done just that, with a trial scheduled to begin in February. The Brennan Center’s analysis found that Democrats gained two seats in the state even thoug …"