Two nonprofit organizations that engaged in a direct mail campaign targeting a group of state legislators sued the New Mexico Secretary of State for requiring that they register as political committees. The lawsuit was filed by the Center for Civic Policy and Southwest Organizing Project. Before the June primary, the groups send out fliers addressing several lawmakers' voting records, and all but one was up for re-election.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) unanimously approved a rule for campaign contributions bundled by lobbyists. The proposed rule was only released for public viewing instantly before the hearing. The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act require committees to disclose lobbyists who collect fundraising checks totaling more than $15,000. The rule will not go into effect until sometime next year and the FEC commissioners still need to approve an explanation for the approved rule.

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a controversial final rule which gives health care providers the right to refuse to provide women with access to or information about reproductive health services, if the provider objects on moral or religious grounds. The rule requires providers receiving federal funding to certify in writing that they are complying with laws intended to preserve individuals' right of conscience. But according to the National Partnership for Women and Families:

In letters sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH), the Campaign Legal Center and other groups strongly urged that changes are made to House ethics rules in regards to when members negotiate for a new job. The organizations included the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of Women Voters, Public Citizen and U.S. PIRG.