De Blasio amicus brief filed In NY campaign finance case
Bill de Blasio, public advocate and Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, has filed an amicus brief in federal court opposing a lawsuit by a newly formed political action committee to overturn limits on donations from wealthy donors.
The New York Progress and Protection PAC filed a suit in federal court challenging New York’s campaign rules that prohibit individuals from donating over $150,000 annually to political campaigns. People are “willing and able to give more than $150,000 and who are unable to do so because of the law,” the PAC’s attorney, Michael Carvin, told the New York Daily News.
The PAC, established to support Republican mayoral nominee Joe Lhota, hopes that the suit will, at the very least, allow for a preliminary injunction on the current campaign finance rules, thus allowing individuals to donate more than $150,000 to Lhota’s campaign in particular.