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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.

Miller v Thurston: Appellees' Brief

Document
Date
Case
Miller v. Thurston (Arkansas Redistricting Initiative)

Davis v. Benson: State of Michigan Court of Claims - Voters Not Politicians Amicus Brief

Document
Date
Case
Davis v. Benson

Spokane County, et al. v. State of Washington: Supreme Court of the State of Washington - Amicus Brief

Document
Date
Case
Advocating for Fair Representation in Yakima County, Wash.

CLC drafted a friend-of-the-court brief in the Washington Supreme Court to underscore the constitutionality of the Washington Voting Rights Act under the state constitution's uniformity requirements. The brief was filed by partners ACLU of Washington and MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless on behalf of OneAmerica.

Daunt v. Benson: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit - Voters Not Politicians' Response to Petition for Rehearing

Document
Date
Case
Daunt v. Benson

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. 

Miller v. Thurston: United States District Court Western District of Arkansas Fayetteville Division - Preliminary Injunction

Document
Date
Case
Miller v. Thurston (Arkansas Redistricting Initiative)

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: Complaint

Document
Date
Case
Sinner v. Jaeger

Miller v. Thurston—Brief in Support of Preliminary Injunction

Document
Date
Case
Miller v. Thurston (Arkansas Redistricting Initiative)

Miller v. Thurston—Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Document
Date
Case
Miller v. Thurston (Arkansas Redistricting Initiative)

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.

Miller v. Thurston – Complaint

Document
Date
Case
Miller v. Thurston (Arkansas Redistricting Initiative)

On April 22, 2020, CLC and Arkansas Voters First filed a lawsuit against Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston to seek several protections for voters who wish to have their voice heard in the democratic process with a ballot initiative to reform redistricting in November 2020.

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. 

Opinion Affirming Denial of Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Document
Date
Case
Daunt v. Benson

On April 15, 2020, a unanimous Sixth Circuit panel upheld the lower court’s decision that denied individual Republicans’ and the Michigan Republican Party’s attempt to delay and prevent the implementation of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.