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For four decades, the Supreme Court’s flawed approach to money in politics has gutted common-sense protections against the power of special interests and wealthy individuals. This defies our core democratic values.

Research
Adam Lioz
Juhem Navarro-Rivera
Sean McElwee
Letter Asks Whether Gorsuch Will Side With Ordinary Americans Over the Wealthy and Powerful
Press release/statement
More than 90 percent of voters (including 91 percent of Trump voters) say that it is important for Trump to nominate a Supreme Court justice open to limiting big money in politics.
In the media
Sean McElwee
Adam Lioz
Juhem Navarro-Rivera
New York, NY (March 14, 2017) – Today, Demos released a new report entitled Court Cash: 2016 Election Money Resulting Directly from Supreme Court Rulings. The report quantifies for the first time the direct impact of four of the Supreme Court’s most significant money in politics cases on 2016
Press release/statement
Published by public policy organization Demos, Court Cash: 2016 Election Money Resulting Directly from Supreme Court Rulings quantifies for the first time the direct impact of the Supreme Court's four most significant money-in-politics cases, using the highly competitive presidential race, as well
In the media
Lauren McCauley
Senate Judiciary Committee Must Focus on Judge Gorsuch’s Troubling Money-in-Politics Record  Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Chairman Grassley, and Ranking Member Feinstein: As organizations representing tens of millions of Americans, we write to express our
Testimony and Public Comment
[...] Judge Gorsuch’s approach “has created a system in which single individuals and corporations can spend tens of millions of dollars to influence elections, and in which candidates and elected officials are significantly more responsive to the priorities of an elite donor class than to Americans
In the media
Bill Corriher
Memorandum of Understanding Will Bring Nevada into Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act
Press release/statement
1. Do you agree that wealthy donors translating their massive economic power directly into political influence is a problem that should be taken into account when considering rules governing spending on elections?
Blog
Allie Boldt

Supreme Court cases clearly demonstrate that under the Tenth Amendment, the federal government may not coerce state and local governments to enforce federal law through threats to withdraw federal funding.

Policy Briefs
Katherine Culliton-González