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CLC President Explains Key 2020 Voting Rights Battles in NYT Podcast Interview

October 20, 2020
Case
Establishing Fair Policies for Voting in States with Signature Match Requirements
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Kathy Boockvar
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
Campaign Finance

CLC's President, Trevor Potter, discussed important voting rights litigation in a recent podcast interview. 

Newly Published Cambridge Analytica Documents Show Unlawful Support for Trump in 2016

October 16, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance

New documents show how Cambridge Analytica enabled the Trump campaign to break campaign finance law. 

CLC Files Complaint Against Sen. Graham for Illegal Campaign Solicitation

October 16, 2020
Issues
Ethics
Campaign Finance

In the halls of Congress, elected officials should abide by ethics laws and rules and not campaign for reelection.

CLC Staff Remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, An Advocate for Democracy

September 25, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights
Redistricting

CLC's staff members share their reflections on the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 

Court Deals Blow to Arkansas Voters Seeking Fair Maps

September 16, 2020
Case
Miller v. Thurston (Arkansas Redistricting Initiative)
Issues
Redistricting

A court has barred an initiative regarding the creation of an independent redistricting commission from appearing on Arkansas voters' ballots. 

Trump’s Secret Multi-Million Dollar Loan in 2016 Campaign Exceeded Legal Limits

October 9, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance

If Trump secretly financed his 2016 campaign with undisclosed bank loans, then voters were illegally deprived of important information. 

Holloway, et al. v. City of Virginia Beach

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Redistricting

The city of Virginia Beach has used an at-large voting system to elect members to the City Council since 1966. The lawsuit asks the court to change the City’s election system to district-based or ranked choice voting, which would allow minorities to elect their candidates of choice to the City...

CLC Complaint Results in Arrest of Two Ukrainian-American Trump Donors Connected to Giuliani

October 10, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Campaign Finance

Two Ukrainian-Americans who had been working with President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Ukrainian matters, were arrested late Wednesday for violating campaign finance laws.

CLC v. FEC (Straw Donor & PAC Registration/ Reporting Violations by SCYWSE LLC)

Updated
Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

CLC challenged the FEC’s delay in enforcing key provisions of federal campaign finance law, including the ban on “straw donors,” against SCYWSE, LLC, which gave a $150,000 contribution to a federal super PAC despite having no public history of any business or commercial activity.

Bad Ass Grandmas Say Alaskans Should Vote for More Transparency in Elections

September 24, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance

The Bad Ass Grandmas behind campaign finance reform that passed in North Dakota in 2018 are encouraging Alaskans to do the same this year. 

Politicians Protect Meatpacking Industry Executives: Workers Are Paying the Price

August 25, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance

Meatpacking industry executives have poured millions into our political system to support legislation promoting their interests. 

CLC Complaint Alleges DeJoy Straw Donor Scheme Hid Source of Campaign Contributions

September 17, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance

DeJoy reimbursed his employees and family members for making more than $1 million in campaign contributions while hiding that he was the true source. 

Campaign Legal Center Remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Fighter for Equality

September 19, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights
Redistricting

Ginsburg’s enduring legacy is that she was a trailblazer who stood up for equality in all its forms.

Facebook Announces New Political Ad Regulations: For Transparent Elections, We Need More

September 18, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance

To know who is trying to influence our elections, we cannot rely on digital platforms to regulate the ads shown on their platforms. 

Katherine Gehl Calls for More Choice for Voters at CLC Book Event

September 16, 2020
Issues
Redistricting

In a CLC book event, Katherine Gehl explained why we need more competition to have a stronger democracy. 

Don’t Turn Back Now: Pass Virginia’s Bipartisan Gerrymandering Solution

February 21, 2020
Case
Movement to Establish Citizen-Led Redistricting Commissions in the States
Issues
Redistricting

If the amendment fails to pass in Virginia, politicians will retain control of the redistricting process for the foreseeable future.

CLC Files Complaint Against the FEC Over Delay on Senator Ernst Dark Money Group

June 30, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance

Iowans should expect transparency so that they can know which wealthy special interests elected officials are serving.  

Miller v. Thurston (Arkansas Redistricting Initiative)

Updated
Status
Closed
Issues
Redistricting

CLC is challenging Arkansas’ onerous requirements to get a ballot initiative before voters. CLC’s client, Arkansas Voters First, is seeking to put an independent redistricting commission on the 2020 ballot.

CLC Expert Discusses Negative Implications of Record-High Campaign Spending in an Interview

September 10, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance

CLC expert Adav Noti explains why unlimited, secret spending by wealthy special interests hurts our democracy. 

Virtual Book Event: CLC's Trevor Potter with Katherine Gehl

September 8, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics
Voting Rights
Redistricting

Join us for a virtual conversation between CLC President Trevor Potter and Katherine M. Gehl about Gehl's new book.