Common Cause/NY to Release Comparative Analysis and Recommendations for City Legal Defense Fund

NEW YORK, NY (07/05/2017) (readMedia)-- Common Cause/NY will hold a press conference call to release a white paper analysis comparing Legal Defense Fund (LDF) models from across the country. The paper will offer recommendations and suggested legislation to address existing gaps in the New York City campaign finance laws. Although the issue has been in the news recently as it relates to Mayor Bill de Blasio this is a long standing problem that requires a broad policy solution.

The paper was prepared with expert analysis from Michael Halberstam, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Law and Economic Studies at Columbia Law School.

WHO:

Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause of New York

Michael Halberstam, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Law and Economic Studies at Columbia Law School.

WHAT:

Press conference call to release white paper and recommendations for a Legal Defense Fund 

WHEN: Thursday July 06, 2017 at 12:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: New York
NOTES:

Please dial in to the following conference call #

(605) 475-4889

access code: 994852