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CLC Successfully Defends Michigan’s IRC from Legal Challenge

July 6, 2020
Case
Daunt v. Benson
Issues
Redistricting

A federal judge defends the right of Michigan's voters to draw legislative and U.S. Congressional voting maps. 

CLC, Voters Not Politicians Celebrate Dismissal of Lawsuits Attacking Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission

Date
July 6, 2020
Case
Daunt v. Benson
Issues
Redistricting
Voters nationwide are tired of being silenced by special interests, who have exerted their will over the redistricting process for far too long. Now Michigan can turn to the important work of putting their citizen-led commission into action.

CLC Launches New Online Democracy Advocacy Tools

December 9, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
Voting Rights
Ethics
Redistricting

CLC launched "DemocracyU: A Toolkit for Action in Your Community" to help policymakers and concerned citizens learn more about solutions to the biggest threats to our democracy.

CLC Suit Brings Arkansas Closer to Fair Maps

May 26, 2020
Case
Miller v. Thurston (Arkansas Redistricting Initiative)
Issues
Redistricting
Voting Rights

Arkansas voters can now vote on fair maps from the safety of their own homes. 

Missouri Lawmakers Poised to Undo Redistricting Reform Passed by Voters

May 7, 2020
Issues
Redistricting

Missouri's proposed extreme partisan gerrymander would undermine the voters' will. 

Changing Our Voting System Helped My City Represent a Diversifying Electorate

May 20, 2020
Case
Advocating for Fair Representation in Yakima County, Wash.
Issues
Redistricting

Yakima City Councilmember Dulce Gutierrez offers her thoughts on why Yakima County's Latino community needs ranked-choice voting. 

CLC, North Dakota Voters First Challenge In-Person Signature Collection Requirement During COVID-19 Pandemic

Date
May 6, 2020
Case
Sinner v. Jaeger
Issues
Redistricting
If the court fails to intervene, North Dakota will be stuck with gerrymandered maps for the next decade.

Sinner v. Jaeger

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Redistricting

CLC is challenging North Dakota’s onerous requirements to get North Dakota Voters First’s (NDVF) proposed constitutional amendment before voters. NDVF, CLC’s client, is seeking to implement impartial legislative redistricting and instant runoff voting in North Dakota.

COVID-19 Should Not Stop Us from Advancing Arkansas Fair Maps Initiative

April 21, 2020
Case
Miller v. Thurston (Arkansas Redistricting Initiative)
Issues
Redistricting

The spread of COVID-19 has threatened to kill our efforts to get redistricting reform on the November 2020 ballot.

CLC, Arkansas Voters First File Suit To Challenge Signature Requirement, Allow Citizens’ Voice in Redistricting

Date
April 22, 2020
Case
Miller v. Thurston (Arkansas Redistricting Initiative)
Issues
Redistricting
Arkansans deserve the right to decide whether their voting district maps will be drawn by a neutral commission or politicians pursuing a partisan agenda.

The Coronavirus Pandemic Underscores That Accountable Government Matters

April 16, 2020
Case
Gill v. Whitford
Issues
Redistricting

Voters in Illinois join those in Wisconsin and other states in seeking fair maps reform. 

Court Upholds Michigan’s Right to Move Forward with Independent Redistricting Commission

April 15, 2020
Case
Daunt v. Benson
Issues
Redistricting

Michigan voters will now have the opportunity to vote under fair maps. 

Court Upholds Michigan’s Right to Move Forward with Independent Redistricting Commission

Date
April 15, 2020
Case
Daunt v. Benson
Issues
Redistricting
Taking partisanship out of drawing electoral maps is critical to advancing the principle of accountability in government.

Gill v. Whitford

Updated
Status
Closed
Issues
Redistricting

CLC, along with private co-counsel, represent 12 Wisconsin voters who have challenged the state’s Assembly district lines as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander in Gill v. Whitford. Our case is the first purely partisan gerrymandering case to go to trial in 30 years and has the potential to...

Slay the Dragon: A Film About Giving Power Back to the People

April 3, 2020
Case
Daunt v. Benson
Issues
Voting Rights
Redistricting

It is every person's right to have their vote count. 

The Coronavirus Pandemic Heightens Importance of Self-Responding to 2020 Census

April 1, 2020
Issues
Redistricting

Here is how the coronavirus pandemic is making the collection of Census data more challenging. 

Sixth Circuit Hears CLC's Arguments Against Attack on Citizen-Led Redistricting

Date
March 17, 2020
Case
Daunt v. Benson
Issues
Redistricting
CLC's Paul Smith presented oral arguments by telephone to turn back a constitutional challenge to Michigan's democratically enacted citizens redistricting commission.

CLC, Voters Not Politicians Present Arguments by Phone in Case to Protect Fair Maps in Michigan

March 17, 2020
Case
Daunt v. Benson
Issues
Redistricting

Campaign Legal Center defends the right of the Michigan people to draw voting districts. 

Daunt v. Benson

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Redistricting

Michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment to create an independent redistricting commission to redraw the state’s voting districts. Two groups of plaintiffs sued to block its implementation. CLC serves as co-counsel for the Defendant Voters Not Politicians, a nonpartisan, citizen-led...

Victory for Fair Maps In Virginia! Bipartisan Gerrymandering Solution Will Go On November Ballot

March 5, 2020
Issues
Redistricting

A bipartisan majority of the Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation to amend the state’s constitution, reforming how new congressional and legislative election maps are drawn.