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Supreme Court Affirms Finding that Trump Administration's 2020 Citizenship Question Cannot be Justified by False Rationale

Date
June 27, 2019
Case
Promoting a Fair Census for All, Regardless of Citizenship Status
Issues
Redistricting
Voting Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a decision finding that Secretary Ross lied about his reasons for adding the citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The quality of the census has been protected from the hasty addition of a politically-motivated question. It is of the utmost importance that the census...

The U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Intervene, Leaves Gerrymandered Maps in Place

Date
June 27, 2019
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Issues
Redistricting
While we are disappointed that North Carolina voters will continue to vote in districts that were shown at trial to be severely biased, the fight is far from over. We must redouble our efforts outside the courtroom to keep advancing efforts that put the voices of voters first.

Why I Want the Supreme Court to Finally Put an End to Gerrymandering

December 3, 2018
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Issues
Redistricting

The Supreme Court has a chance to finally declare that voters come first.

Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments in Case On Administration Decision to Add 2020 Census Citizenship Question

Date
February 15, 2019
Case
Promoting a Fair Census for All, Regardless of Citizenship Status
Issues
Redistricting
It is critical that the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the district court’s sound decision to stop this rash and politically motivated citizenship question from being added to the 2020 Census.

HISTORIC DECISION: Wisconsin Federal Court Strikes Down Partisan Gerrymander

Date
November 21, 2016
Case
Gill v. Whitford
Issues
Redistricting

Litigators and Lead Plaintiff React to Decision

WASHINGTON – A three-judge panel in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin today struck down Wisconsin’s state assembly district map, which is one of the most extreme partisan gerrymanders in the United States in the post...

Call Recording - CLC 2018 Midterms Round-up: A New State of Democracy

November 29, 2018
Issues
Campaign Finance
Voting Rights
Redistricting

On November 29, 2018, we hosted “CLC 2018 Midterms Round-up: A New State of Democracy."

National Redistricting Experts Condemn Missouri House Gerrymandering Proposal

Date
April 22, 2019
Case
Movement to Establish Citizen-Led Redistricting Commissions in the States
Issues
Redistricting
Missouri politicians should listen to their voters, who supported fair maps by an almost 2-to-1 margin in November.

Plaintiffs and Litigators Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Gerrymanders

Date
March 26, 2019
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Lamone v. Benisek
Issues
Redistricting
Justices will hear arguments today about the intentional manipulation of voting maps by Republicans in North Carolina and Democrats in Maryland for partisan political gain.

Analysis: Partisan Gerrymandering in the 2016 Election

January 9, 2017
Case
Gill v. Whitford
Issues
Redistricting

The Campaign Legal Center has conducted an initial analysis of the depth of partisan gerrymandering in the 2016 election, which was the third election held since the 2011 round of redistricting.

Backgrounder: Record of Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch on Democracy Law

February 2, 2017
Issues
Campaign Finance
Redistricting
Voting Rights

CLC examines the record of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, President Trump's pick to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Where does he stand on redistricting, voting rights, disclosure and campaign finance?

SCOTUS Sends North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case Back to District Court

June 25, 2018
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Issues
Redistricting

The decision comes one week after the Supreme Court send two other partisan gerrymandering cases back to district courts. We hope to get these cases back before the U.S. Supreme Court next term, in time for fair districts 2020. 

Ruling in Virginia Case Says Voters Were Sorted Into Districts Based on Race

June 28, 2018
Case
Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections
Issues
Redistricting

A federal three-judge panel in Richmond determined Tuesday that the Virginia General Assembly illegally sorted voters into 11 House of Delegate districts based on their race, in a statewide victory for voters.

Redistricting Matters - How Electoral Districting is Fueling Crisis in Egypt

March 13, 2013
Issues
Redistricting

We the People Lose While the Increasingly Unpopular Congress Continues to Win

July 31, 2013
Issues
Redistricting

Best and Worst Moments of 2015 for Money in Politics and Voting Rights

December 23, 2015
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics
Redistricting
Voting Rights

Take a look at what made the list on CLC's Best and Worst Moments of 2015...

 

Four Ways To Fight For Democracy

April 25, 2016
Issues
Campaign Finance
Redistricting
Voting Rights

The current state of American elections is deeply troubling, and it’s the result of many failures in our government. But there are steps we can take now to ensure that democracy survives.

We Don’t Have to Wait for the Supreme Court to Stop Gerrymandering

June 25, 2018
Case
Movement to Establish Citizen-Led Redistricting Commissions in the States
Issues
Redistricting

Last week, the Supreme Court sidestepped our challenge to the state of Wisconsin’s extreme partisan gerrymanders. Rather than ruling on the merits, the Justices sent the case, Gill v. Whitford, back to a lower court to further examine the plaintiff’s standing in the case and the serious harms that...

Advocating for Fair Elections in a Small Mississippi Town

August 29, 2016
Case
Fairley v. Hattiesburg
Issues
Redistricting
Voting Rights

Voters are challenging, under the Voting Rights Act, a 2012 city council redistricting plan that secures a white majority on the city council, even though Hattiesburg has a majority black population. 

A ‘Muted Chorus’ of Democracy: Support for Ending Partisan Gerrymandering Peaks in Illinois Despite Quashed Ballot Measure

October 11, 2016
Issues
Redistricting

A new poll shows voters overwhelmingly favor allowing an independent commission to take over the redistricting process in Illinois. Of likely voters, 72 percent support the idea, while only 18 percent are opposed.

Must-See Tonight: PBS Documentary GerryRIGGED: Turning Democracy on Its Head

October 23, 2016
Issues
Redistricting

PBS airs a new documentary exploring non-partisan reform efforts underway to address partisan gerrymandering.

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