Recent Cases & Actions
Campaign Legal Center Action (CLCA), on behalf of Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ (SEIU 32BJ), Empire State 32BJ SEIU PAC, Common Cause and Robert Hunter, a candidate running for the State House in Alabama, sued in response to political advertisements paid for by the United States government, arguing that the ads are unlawful and exceed statutory authority. CLCA and co-counsel filed a complaint to take these ads down and to stop the government from funding these types of ads.
The purpose of the Hatch Act is to keep partisan politics out of federal programs and ensure that government employees do not use their authority for partisan purposes. Campaign Legal Center is defending the right of Americans to have a government that works for them — not their political parties — by tracking and demanding accountability for Hatch Act violations.
Campaign Legal Center, Democracy Defenders Fund, and the NAACP Office of General Counsel, on behalf of LULAC, the NAACP, NAACP California/Hawaii State Conference, and NAACP Los Angeles Branch moved to intervene in a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit seeking to potentially block the counting of ballots of more than 20,000 California voters. The groups are defending the freedom to vote in the 2026 midterm elections and arguing that DOJ lacks the authority to force California to disenfranchise eligible voters based on unreliable data and in violation of state and federal law.
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.
