The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has a responsibility to protect Americans’ freedom to vote, but recent actions by the DOJ — taken at the behest of President Donald Trump and other members of his administration — are now threatening that very freedom.
Beginning in the spring of 2025, the DOJ embarked on a sweeping effort to demand highly...
When voters elect a president, they expect presidential power to be used to serve the public good — not to advance the narrow interests of political loyalists or wealthy donors.
Yet, since returning to office, President Donald Trump has normalized political corruption and abused public trust — including by transforming the presidential pardon power...
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AI and robocalls have been used in recent years to suppress the vote and spread false information about candidates and the electoral system.
Before New Hampshire’s presidential primary election in January 2024, voters eligible to vote in the Democratic primary began receiving robocalls in what sounded like the voice of then-President...
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In September 2026, Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that President Donald Trump broke federal campaign finance law by raising and spending “soft money” via MAGA Inc., a “hybrid” PAC that, like a super PAC, can raise and spend unlimited sums and accept corporate contributions...
President Donald Trump’s second term has been characterized by relentlessly testing (and often overriding) the legal and constitutional limits of presidential authority. A mountain of legally dubious executive orders, a number of ethically questionable actions, and countless examples of executive overreach have blurred the line on where...
Since the beginning of his second term, President Donald Trump and his administration have renewed their efforts to undermine Americans’ freedom to vote.
The current administration has sought to seize voter data from the states, unlawfully change the way our elections are run, and attack voting rights.
Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is pushing back on...
With the 2026 midterms approaching, the Trump administration and its allies have intensified a sweeping campaign to erode the safeguards that keep our elections free, fair and secure. These efforts form a clear pattern: undermining the rule of law; destabilizing election administration; and weakening our institutions and election protections.
This...
In the United States, state and local election officials work tirelessly year-round to ensure the safety and security of our elections. Included in a long list of responsibilities is the safeguarding of election materials and equipment, such as voted ballots, election machines and tabulators, and other sensitive materials. To safeguard against...
Update: On October 15, 2026, a United States District Court issued a final order in this case, permanently blocking the rule that had prevented civic engagement groups from providing voter registration assistance and education to new citizens at administrative naturalization ceremonies.
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At the end of 2025, the Trump administration implemented an...
In a victory for the rule of law, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from airing illegal taxpayer-funded political ads on television until at least after Election Day.
This ruling came just days after Campaign Legal Center Action — the 501(c)(4) affiliate of Campaign Legal Center — and our co-counsel sued to block...
Arizona is attempting to ignore federal law to silence the voices of its voters.
Since 2004 the state has been trying to make it harder for Americans to register to vote and access the ballot box.
Arizona was the first state to enact a law that requires voters to provide burdensome citizenship documentation to register to vote, and Campaign Legal...
With voting already underway for the 2026 midterm elections, President Donald Trump and members of his administration are illegally and unconstitutionally using taxpayer funds for overtly political television advertisements.
On behalf of a local branch of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Empire State 32BJ SEIU PAC, Common Cause and...
Our democracy is strongest when every American has the opportunity to participate. Yet coordinated efforts by partisan actors to conduct “mass voter challenges” threaten Americans’ freedom to vote across the country and stand to overwhelm and overburden election officials during an already busy time.
Mass challenges are exactly what they sound...
With the 2026 midterms rapidly approaching, voters across the country are preparing to make their voices heard at the ballot box. But voting is only one part of the process, and many voters wonder: “What happens after I vote?”
After Election Day, a carefully structured and proven system of ballot canvassing, results certification and transition...
The Trump administration has dramatically expanded a little-known immigration status verification tool called the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, pulling in data from multiple federal databases and encouraging states to run information about millions of voters through the program.
Election officials and experts warn...
The right to speak freely without fear of retaliation is at the core of a healthy democracy. When legislative leaders punish fellow lawmakers for expressing dissenting views, they do more than target an individual legislator. They undermine the voices of the people whom that legislator was elected to represent.
This principle is at the heart of a...
On July 23, 2026, the House of Representatives passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2027 that includes the SAVE America Act. This is a cynical attempt to pass this unpopular and dangerous bill by shoehorning it into unrelated legislation. President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for its passage but...
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On September 8, 2026, Justice Kavanaugh denied Secretary Hoskins's request to stay the decision of the Missouri Supreme Court, leaving in place the 2022 map.
In separate litigation in federal court, Congressman Robert Onder and other allies of Secretary Hoskins sued, alleging that the Missouri Supreme Court's order violated the U.S...
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On September 8, 2026, Justice Kavanaugh denied Secretary Hoskins's request to stay the decision of the Missouri Supreme Court, leaving in place the 2022 map.
In separate litigation in federal court, Congressman Robert Onder and other allies of Secretary Hoskins sued, alleging that the Missouri Supreme Court's order violated the U.S...
Across the country, there has been an unprecedented escalation of a dangerous trend: the unlawful seizure of past election materials by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and local law enforcement.
In the spring of 2026 in California, Sheriff Chad Bianco, also a candidate for California governor, seized ballots from a 2025 special election in an...
California voters have secured a landmark victory in protecting equal access to voting.
The California state Legislature voted last month to pass amendments to the California Voting Rights Act (CAVRA), which were signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bills expand and strengthen the existing CAVRA to ensure that voters of color have an equal...