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"I've always voted. But now I feel that my vote doesn't count": Partisan Gerrymandering Silences Voters

June 15, 2018
Case
Gill v. Whitford
Issues
Redistricting

Meet the plaintiffs in the landmark partisan gerrymandering case, Gill v. Whitford.

North Carolina Legislature Fails to Follow Court’s Guidelines During Redistricting

September 16, 2019
Issues
Redistricting

The legislature’s conduct in redrawing the maps has led to questions about the fairness of the maps and the map-drawing process.

Constitutional Challenges Facing Our Democracy

September 18, 2019
Issues
Redistricting
Voting Rights
Campaign Finance

CLC’s founder and president Trevor Potter delivered the Constitution Day lecture at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana.

New Hampshire Legislators Have the Opportunity to Override Governor’s Veto and Pave Way to Fair Maps

September 12, 2019
Issues
Redistricting

Governor Sununu’s veto will deprive his constituents of the transparency and accountability provisions found in HB 706 for the redistricting process.

Maine just took a big step toward a fairer democracy

November 10, 2016
Issues
Redistricting

On Tuesday, Maine became the first state to adopt ranked choice voting for state and federal elections. This is a big deal.

CLC Joins Michigan’s Fight to Protect Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission

August 23, 2019
Case
Daunt v. Benson
Issues
Redistricting

CLC is proud to join Voters Not Politicians in the fight to protect Michigan’s democratically-enacted Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Emails Show Request for Citizenship Question Came from Commerce, not DOJ

October 9, 2018
Case
CLC v. DOJ (Census FOIA)
Promoting a Fair Census for All, Regardless of Citizenship Status
Issues
Redistricting

CLC has received responsive documents from the Department of Justice containing a series of email conversations about the request to add a controversial citizenship question to the census between John Gore, the acting head of DOJ’s civil rights division, and Arthur Gary, General Counsel in the...

Movement to Establish Citizen-Led Redistricting Commissions in the States

Updated
February 12, 2019
Status
Active
Issues
Redistricting

The issue of gerrymandering has received unprecedented attention recently. Independent redistricting commissions (IRCs) are state-based solutions that change the system of drawing electoral maps to a more open process that is reflective of citizen voices. This helps make politicians more accountable...

The Fight for Fair Maps is Not Over

June 27, 2019
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Issues
Redistricting

The Supreme Court ruled that courts may not intervene to block partisan elections. While this is a disappointing decision, the fight is not over. 

It Is Time for D.C. to Have a Vote in Congress and Become the 51st State

June 3, 2019
Issues
Voting Rights
Redistricting

Residents of Washington D.C. have been denied a voice in Congress for 218 years. CLC recently endorsed legislation to make the District the 51st state. 

The U.S. Supreme Court Should Stop Census Citizenship Question

April 3, 2019
Case
CLC v. DOJ (Census FOIA)
Promoting a Fair Census for All, Regardless of Citizenship Status
Issues
Redistricting

On April 23, the United States Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’s decision to ask every household in the country about the citizenship status of its members during the 2020 Census.

Voters Are Ready for the Supreme Court to Strike Down Gerrymandering

March 25, 2019
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Lamone v. Benisek
Issues
Redistricting

Voters nationwide are ready for a ruling that will put the voters and not lawmakers first.

Senate Should Take Up Landmark Democracy Bill, For the People Act

March 14, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics
Redistricting
Voting Rights

CLC strongly supports HR 1 and the comprehensive effort to make our democracy more accessible, transparent and responsive to the citizens of our great nation.

New Video Highlights the Fight Against Gerrymandering in North Carolina

March 7, 2019
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Issues
Redistricting

In our democracy, every voice should be heard, and every vote should count equally. But in North Carolina and other states across the country, politicians are choosing their voters instead of the other way around.

U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Partisan Gerrymandering Challenges

January 4, 2019
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Lamone v. Benisek
Issues
Redistricting

The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will hear arguments in a challenge to North Carolina’s 2016 congressional map.

Watch CLC’s Paul Smith Interview on Partisan Gerrymandering and the Supreme Court

January 4, 2019
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Issues
Redistricting

Paul Smith, CLC, vice president, litigation & strategy, was on Facebook Live discussing what’s at stake in our partisan gerrymandering case. 

Landmark Democracy Bill Would Protect Every Voter’s Voice in the Political Process and Restore Trust in Government

January 4, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics
Voting Rights
Redistricting

On January 3, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced HR 1, a bill to make vital, high-priority improvements to our government and election systems

Lamone v. Benisek

Updated
February 12, 2019
Status
Closed
Issues
Redistricting

Residents from the state of Maryland have brought a partisan gerrymandering challenge claiming their First Amendment rights were violated and they were discriminated against because of their political party affiliations when the state drastically redrew the sixth congressional district to unseat the...

Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina

Updated
March 22, 2019
Status
Closed
Issues
Redistricting

The Campaign Legal Center is part of a litigation team representing the League of Women Voters of North Carolina as well as numerous individual voters who have challenged the state’s congressional district maps as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.

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