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The Constitution guarantees the American people a system of government where each branch of government respects the powers and authority of the others and all Americans are free to express their political beliefs. We must preserve these principles.
CLC is actively engaged in the fight to defend the rule of law and political freedoms and safeguard constitutional checks and balances.
In our country, no one is above the law. The rule of law isn’t just a legal principle, it’s a safeguard. It ensures all people — including our most powerful public officials — are subject to the same laws and those laws are equally enforced. The rule of law also protects the rights that define us as Americans, from the freedom to speak out and express political dissent to the right to choose our own leaders.
CLC is committed to protecting the political freedoms of all Americans, defending the rule of law and preserving the checks and balances that prevent any one branch of government — or any one individual — from becoming too powerful. To that end, CLC is litigating against unlawful overreach and threats to the freedoms of all Americans, challenging dangerous legislation, and promoting solutions that will strengthen our democracy.
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Recent Rule of Law Cases and Actions
Campaign Legal Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of 114 members of Congress supporting litigation challenging the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., which is a clear example of executive overreach.
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Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s construction of a new White House Ballroom, which is being financed by private donations. The brief explains how this private funding presents risks of corruption or the appearance of corruption and breaks with long-standing constitutional safeguards.
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Six Minnesotans sued — after ICE and other federal agents retaliated against them for peacefully observing and recording law enforcement — seeking to protect their First Amendment rights. CLC and co-counsel filed an amicus brief urging the court to hold federal agencies to the same constitutional standards as other law enforcement officials.
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On the Docket for The Rule of Law
Defending Vote by Mail from the Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Executive Overreach (LULAC, et al. v. Executive Office of the President)
Opposing Overreach and Corruption in the Construction of the White House Ballroom (National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. National Park Service)
Challenging President Trump’s National Guard Deployment in Washington, D.C.
Challenging the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Voter Data Collection
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