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How Does the Citizens United Decision Still Affect Us in 2022?

In 2022, the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United will likely enable record-breaking amounts of campaign spending.
By
Georgia Lyon
January 21, 2022
Issues
Campaign Finance

Senate Vote on Voting Rights Failed, But the Fight Cannot Be Over

The important work of realizing the promise of democracy for every American will continue even after a disappointing setback in the Senate.
By
Trevor Potter
January 20, 2022
Issues
Voting Rights
Redistricting
Campaign Finance

CLC Sues Over Washington State Legislative Map Diluting Voting Strength of Latinos

The Washington State Redistricting Commission must draw maps that enable Yakima Valley's Latino voters to elect their candidates of choice.
By
Annabelle Harless
January 19, 2022
Issues
Redistricting

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Prison Gerrymandering is Harming Black Communities in Michigan. Our State’s Redistricting Commission Can Change That This Year. 

In this op-ed, Danny Jones, explains why Michigan's independent redistricting commission should end the practice of prison gerrymandering. 

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Restore Your Vote Showed Me the Way to Rights Restoration in Tennessee

Read Marquibe Smith's story about learning how to restore his voting rights in Tennessee. 

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Voter Participation Nonprofits Are Crucial for Democracy. We Must Protect Their Work.

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States Have Let Down Voters. Now They’re Attacking the Work of Nonpartisan Charitable Groups That Help Them.

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How the leading Republican candidate for Missouri Senate seat lost Koch support

Stateline
GOP Uses Redistricting to Retain Outsized Statehouse Power

The Fulcrum
Election reform advocates regroup, plan next steps

The Seattle Times
New legislative maps illegally dilute Latino votes in Central Washington, lawsuit says

The Los Angeles Times
Support grows for limiting Congress members’ ability to own stocks

KAPP-KVEW
Video: Lawsuit claims state political maps illegally ‘cracked’ Yakima Valley to dilute Latino votes

NBC News
Supreme Court to consider Sen. Ted Cruz's challenge to limits on campaign loan repayment

NPR
A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum

CNN
Plans to close all but one polling place in a rural Georgia county reverberate through a battleground state