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Contribution Limits Harm State and Local Leaders Running for President
August 6, 2019   •  By Mark D'Ostilio   •  , ,

Under FEC rules, presidential candidates are largely free to shift money from their past campaigns for federal office into their current presidential campaign accounts. ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Colorado Senate Bill 19-068
January 28, 2019   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  , , , , ,

This legislation touches on fundamental First Amendment rights of speech, petition, and private association. S.B. 19-068 is, therefore, subject to “exacting scrutiny” – a heightened ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Colorado House Bills 17-1261 and 17-1262
April 24, 2017   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  , , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics (“the Center”), we respectfully submit the following comments on constitutional and practical issues with portions of ...

Colorado closes free speech case, changes law, pays $220K in attorney’s fees

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April 7, 2017   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Alexandria, VA – Attorneys for Colorado and the Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) filed a notice in federal court today ending a free speech ...

Amicus Brief: Campaign Integrity Watchdog, LLC v. Coloradans for a Better Future (Colorado Court of Appeals)
June 2, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

Declaring that pro bono legal services are a political “contribution” impedes Constitutional litigation. Colorado law authorizes private citizens to bring campaign finance enforcement actions, ...

Amicus Brief: Holland v. Williams in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
April 11, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

Colorado law authorizes private citizens to bring campaign finance enforcement actions. Anyone—including a speaker’s political opponents—can allege a violation and trigger the adjudicative process; ...

Comments on Colorado Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Rules Concerning Campaign and Political Finance 8 CCR 1505-6
May 21, 2015   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  , , , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I write to offer comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Rules Concerning Campaign and Political ...

Citizens United v. Gessler

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September 30, 2014   •  By IFS staff   •  , , , ,

Citizens United filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado challenging the application of Colorado’s campaign finance regulatory regime ...

Independence Institute v. Williams
September 30, 2014   •  By IFS staff   •  , , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Colorado think tank saying that state campaign finance disclosure laws are unconstitutional ...

Independence Institute v. FEC
September 30, 2014   •  By IFS staff   •  , , , ,

Can a think tank run ads advocating for public policy without first disclosing its donors to the federal government? That is the question at ...

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