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Pressure Applied by Trump on Ukraine Is an Abuse of Power

Date
September 25, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Ethics
On his phone call with the President of Ukraine, President Trump repeatedly pressured a newly-elected head of a foreign country to investigate a former U.S. Vice President and current candidate for President of the United States for his own political gain.

CLC and Voters Not Politicians Respond to Efforts to Sabotage Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission

Date
September 20, 2019
Case
Daunt v. Benson
Issues
Redistricting
Briefs filed by CLC and Voters Not Politicians in Michigan seek a judgement that would allow the state to move forward with its independent redistricting commission.

Campaign Legal Center Joins Michigan’s Fight to Protect Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission

Date
August 28, 2019
Case
Daunt v. Benson
Issues
Redistricting
We are proud to join Voters Not Politicians in the fight to protect Michigan’s democratically-enacted Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, a reform that will take the political incentives out of the redistricting process.

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...

Trump Executive Order on Census Would Create Moment of Truth for Rule of Law

Date
July 11, 2019
Case
Promoting a Fair Census for All, Regardless of Citizenship Status
Issues
Redistricting
By defying a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Trump ignores a long tradition of U.S. presidents obeying court decisions.

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.

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.

Office of Special Counsel Recommends Kellyanne Conway’s Removal from Office for Repeated Ethics Violations, Following CLC Complaints

Date
June 13, 2019
Case
Enforcing the Hatch Act
Issues
Ethics
Strict compliance with the Hatch Act is necessary to keep partisan politics independent from the administration of federal programs, and to ensure officials do not use their entrusted authority to affect the political process.

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.

Schickel v. Dilger

Updated
May 31, 2019
Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics

Schickel v. Dilger is a challenge to several pillars of Kentucky’s legislative ethics laws that prevent lobbyists from corrupting state legislators with gifts and campaign contributions.

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...

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.

Fifth Circuit Affirms Multi-Million Dollar Verdict in Houston Bribery Case

Date
March 15, 2019
Case
Gil Ramirez Group v. Houston Independent School District
Issues
Ethics
This decision affirms the fact that city officials in a position of public trust should work to ensure that public funds benefit the students and employees of their school districts.

CLC Argues Landmark Gerrymandering Case before Supreme Court Today

Date
October 3, 2017
Case
Gill v. Whitford
Issues
Redistricting
CLC's statement on Gill v. Whitford on the day Paul Smith argued the partisan gerrymandering case at the Supreme Court.

CLC’s Trevor Potter Applauds House for Passing HR 1

Date
March 8, 2019
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics
Voting Rights
Redistricting
This landmark bill would make our government more accessible, transparent, and responsive to citizens.

NEW FILM: NC Citizens Decry Human Impact of Gerrymandering

Date
March 7, 2019
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Issues
Redistricting
In a new film release, CLC goes to North Carolina, ground zero in today’s fight over gerrymandering, to tell the stories of people impacted by the extreme partisan bias of the state’s electoral maps.

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