Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The black wing of the Alabama Democratic Party has filed a federal court suit challenging a new state law that bans the transfer of money between political action committees.
The Alabama Democratic Conference filed the suit Wednesday in Birmingham. It says the new law violates the group's free speech rights and hurts its efforts to get black voters to the polls and to elect minority candidates.
The Legislature passed the law in December as part of a package of ethics and accountability bills. The suit says the new law prohibits the ADC's PAC from getting money from other PACs, including the Alabama Democratic Party. That has been a major source of funding in the past.
The lawsuit asks a judge to bar Alabama's attorney general from enforcing the law.
The Alabama Democratic Conference filed the suit Wednesday in Birmingham. It says the new law violates the group's free speech rights and hurts its efforts to get black voters to the polls and to elect minority candidates.
The Legislature passed the law in December as part of a package of ethics and accountability bills. The suit says the new law prohibits the ADC's PAC from getting money from other PACs, including the Alabama Democratic Party. That has been a major source of funding in the past.
The lawsuit asks a judge to bar Alabama's attorney general from enforcing the law.
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