FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS ADVISORY
April 25, 2017
Steven T. Marshall
For More Information, contact:
Mike Lewis (334) 353-2199
Alabama Attorney General
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
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ATTORNEY GENERAL STEVEN T. MARSHALL APPLAUDS U.S. SUPREME
COURT REFUSAL TO HEAR CHALLENGE OF ALABAMA’S PAC-TO-PAC
TRANSFER BAN
(MONTGOMERY) – Attorney General Steven T. Marshall applauded the U.S. Supreme
Court’s decision Monday rejecting a challenge to Alabama’s 2010 law banning the
transfer of campaign funds between political action committees (PACs). The decision
means Alabama’s PAC-to-PAC transfer ban will stand.
“Alabama’s legal battle to fight political corruption gained a tremendous boost from
the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to deny a challenge by the Alabama Democratic
Conference against the State’s PAC-to-PAC transfer ban,” said Attorney General
Marshall.
“Alabama’s PAC-to-PAC transfer ban continues to be a vital tool in combating
campaign corruption by removing barriers to transparency and the sources of political
funds,” added Attorney General Marshall. “The Supreme Court decision to deny a
challenge to the law should send notice to all that Alabama will not tolerate political
corruption.”
On September 27, 2016, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a July 31, 2015,
U.S. District Court ruling in favor of Alabama’s law prohibiting PAC transfers which it
viewed as necessary to combat corruption without infringing upon the First
Amendment. The U.S. Supreme Court also found no merit in the opponents’ challenge.
Attorney General Marshall commended his Constitutional Defense Section, noting in
particular Assistant Attorney General Will Parker and Solicitor General Andrew
Brasher for their work in this case.
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