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Cases & Actions

Recent Cases & Actions

At the start of the 2025 government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) altered employees’ “out-of-office” email autoreply messages to include explicitly partisan language without their consent. Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a brief in support of the employees, emphasizing the importance of a nonpartisan civil service in ensuring trust in our government. 

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has a responsibility to protect Americans’ freedom to vote, but recent actions by the DOJ are instead endangering these freedoms by attempting to seize sensitive voter information from states in what is an improper overreach by the federal government. 

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Every American should be able to make their voice heard. Recently, states and individuals have been attempting to remove eligible voters from the rolls and challenge eligible voters’ validly cast ballots. These actions violate federal law and threaten Americans’ freedom to vote. Campaign Legal Center will protect all Americans’ freedom to vote.

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Featured Cases
Enforcing Campaign Finance Laws: Giffords v. FEC
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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.

Defending Independent Redistricting: Daunt v. Benson
Protesters hold signs for fair maps at the U.S. Supreme Court

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.

VoteAmerica v. Raffensperger
A woman with her back to the camera holds a sign which says "Voting access for ALL", while standing with others in front of a large mural of John Lewis.

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.

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