Recent Cases & Actions
Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is representing four affected voters, two of whom have already been purged from the voter rolls, and a group of Alabama organizations in a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s new voter purge program, which threatens Alabamians’ freedom to vote. The purge program particularly targets naturalized citizens, who have the same freedom to vote as U.S.-born citizens.
Senior executive branch officials hold vast power, and they should make decisions in the public’s interest. Those who are nominated to and serve in the second Trump administration must live up to this high standard or be held accountable when they fall short.
Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is representing four organizations whose members have been harmed by multibillionaire Elon Musk and the U.S. DOGE Service (DOGE)’s illegal cuts to the federal budget, terminations of federal employees, and threats to executive agencies. CLC is urging the court to block Musk’s actions.
CLC's lawyers litigate cases across the nation protecting voting rights, fighting unconstitutional gerrymandering and defending against attacks on campaign finance and disclosure laws. CLC also serves as a watchdog, applying pressure to governmental agencies that fail to enforce campaign finance laws and voting protections.
Campaign Legal Center Action (CLCA), on behalf of the gun safety organization Giffords, filed suit against the National Rifle Association (NRA) and two political campaigns for violating federal campaign finance laws. This suit follows the FEC's failure to comply with a court order to take action on the allegations against the NRA.
Michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment to create an independent redistricting commission to redraw the state’s voting districts. A group of plaintiffs sued to block its implementation. CLC serves as co-counsel for Voters Not Politicians, a nonpartisan, citizen-led organization that worked to pass the constitutional amendment.
In 2021, Georgia passed a new elections law that severely limits the ability of third parties to provide voters with assistance requesting, obtaining and submitting absentee ballot applications. CLC represents several organizations who distribute absentee ballot applications in challenging this burdensome and unnecessary law.
