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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 20:32:33+00:00

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Access NVRIs legal documents on any case by clicking on the list below.
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NVRI has pioneered legal challenges to the system of private campaign financing, which makes access to wealth a precondition for elected office  the "wealth primary."
Click here for more information about the wealth primary.
By defending state and local limits on candidate expenditures, NVRI has been at the forefront of efforts to revisit the Supreme Courts 1976 Buckley v. Valeo decision invalidating federal spending limits.
Declaration of Jim Baca, Mayor of Albuquerque in opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
Petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.
NVRI has defended a broad range of campaign finance reform measures, from contribution limits to disclosure provisions and public funding of elections.
Memorandum of law in opposition to plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment.
Memorandum of law in support of defendant-intervenor's motion for summary judgment.
NVRI litigates on behalf of voters around the country to strike down wealth barriers to political participation, to force observance of the existing laws designed to protect the integrity of the political process, and to vindicate the basic political rights protected by our Constitution.
Click here for more information about NVRI's work to challenge barriers to political participation.
Hagelin et al. v. FEC: Lawsuit Against FEC for Wrongful Dismissal of Complaint Against Commission of Presidential Debates.
Hagelin et al. v. Commission on Presidential Debates: FEC administrative complaint challenging CPD conduct of Presidential Debates.
Aguirre v. Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips: Challenging the Texas Supreme Court's Practice of Keeping Votes on Petitions for Review Secret.
Alliance for Democracy et al. v. FEC: Charging Major Violations of Campaign Finance Laws by Ashcroft 2000 and Spirit of America PAC.
Camacho et al. v. Finneran: Challenging Redistricting Plan on Voting Rights Grounds in Chelsea and South Boston, MA.
Nike, Inc. v. Marc Kasky: Filing a "friend of the court" brief on behalf of ReclaimDemocracy.org arguing that corporations are not entitled to the same constitutional protection as individuals.
AFL-CIO v. FEC: Filing a "friend of the court" brief with other reform groups to protect public disclosure by the Federal Eletion Commission of its investigative files on closed campaign finance enforcement matters.
Adams et al. v. FEC: Challenging the Hard Money Increases in McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Law.
Biener v. Greenway: amicus brief supporting challenge to Delaware's exclusionary filing fee.

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