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July 7, 2016

A powerhouse legal team representing a bipartisan group of congressional members and candidates is unleashing a new effort to overturn the case that birthed super PACs, part of a novel strategy to rein in the big money that has poured into campaigns since 2010.

Their immediate target is not Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the polarizing decision handed down by the Supreme Court that year. Instead, they are going after a lesser-known case decided by U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit just two months later: SpeechNow.org v. FEC .


July 7, 2016
Opinion: Op-Eds

https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/286836-money-bail-public-safety-fail

Sometimes dollars and cents are a matter of life and death. Whether or not you can afford bail is one of those cases.

Issues: Civil Rights and Social Justice

July 6, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on Eid al-Fitr.


July 6, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA ADVISORY:
Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA), Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), will host a press conference after a legal team, led by Free Speech For People, files a complaint on their behalf before the F.E.C. challenging super-PAC spending in US elections.


July 6, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding ACLU of California’s report on deportation of Veterans. The statement was delivered by a representative at today’s ACLU press conference announcing their report.

Congressman Lieu’s Full Statement
ACLU of California Report

Discharged, Then Discarded
July 6, 2016


July 5, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the murder of 13-year-old American Israeli Hallel Ariel on June 29, 2016.


July 5, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on anti-LGBT legislation, H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act.


July 1, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOS ANGELES - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) sent a letter to the Architect of the Capitol and the Superintendent of House Office Buildings regarding the recent announcement of elevated lead contamination in the water in the Cannon House Office Building.