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Trump v. Murphy: United States District Court District of New Jersey - Order Granting CLC's Motion to Intervene

Document
Date
September 23, 2020
Case
Trump v. Murphy

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

Date
September 19, 2020
Issues
Voting Rights
Ginsburg’s passing comes at a critical moment when American democracy is at risk from actors who seek to undermine the legitimacy of elections and use the legal system to disenfranchise voters.

Q&A on Electoral College Process

Document
Date
September 17, 2020

This backgrounder can be used by members of the media and the public to guide their understanding of the electoral process of electing a President.

CLC Represents LWV of Montana in Motion to Intervene in Vote by Mail Challenge by Trump Campaign

Date
September 14, 2020
Case
Trump v. Bullock
Issues
Voting Rights
Montana counties should not be prevented from allowing their citizens to vote safely during the pandemic.

Trump v. Bullock - U.S. District Court - Motion to Intervene

Document
Date
September 11, 2020
Case
Trump v. Bullock

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a motion to intervene on behalf of its client, the League of Women Voters of Montana. 

Appeals Court Leaves in Place Florida’s Pay-to-Vote Scheme

Date
September 11, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
Nobody should ever be denied their constitutional rights because they can’t afford to pay fines and fees.

Jones v. DeSantis: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - En Banc Opinion

Document
Date
September 11, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis

On September 11, 2020, the full membership of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the trial court decision in Jones v. DeSantis. The Eleventh Circuit’s decision allows Florida’s pay-to-vote system for people with past felony convictions to remain in place. 

Campaign Legal Center + Protect Democracy Poll Results

Document
Date
September 10, 2020

Poll commissioned by Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Protect Democracy and conducted by GS Strategy Group (R) and ALG Research (D). The online poll lasted from July 28-31, 2020 and surveyed 1,000 likely voters nationwide. The results show wide support for increased election funding.

Trump’s Challenge to New Jersey’s Plan for Vote-by-Mail Threatens Voting Rights, Advocacy Groups Say in New Legal Filing

Date
September 1, 2020
Case
Trump v. Murphy
Issues
Voting Rights

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, on behalf of clients NAACP-New Jersey and League of Women Voters New Jersey, filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by President Trump, which challenges New Jersey’s plan to send all active registered voters a vote-by...

LWVNJ and NJ NAACP Motion to Intervene as Defendants

Document
Date
August 31, 2020
Case
Trump v. Murphy

The League of Women Voters and the NAACP New Jersey State Conference filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by the Trump Campaign and the RNC challenging New Jersey’s emergency election plan to mail ballots to all active voters in New Jersey.

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

Document
Date
August 20, 2020
Case
Advocating for Fair Representation in Yakima County, Wash.

After CLC and partners filed a friend-of-the-court brief in this case, the Washington Supreme Court issued an opinion interpreting the Washington constitution's uniformity provisions in a way that underscores the constitutionality of the Washington Voting Rights Act.

CLC Provides Comments to Vermont State Ethics Commission On Proposed Ethics Code

Document
Date
August 20, 2020

Today, CLC submitted public comments to the Vermont State Ethics Commission regarding a proposed statutory ethics code. CLC’s comments support Vermont’s effort to promulgate a statute with meaningful safeguards to maintain Vermonters’ trust in their state government. 

Specifically, CLC’s comments recommend changes to the proposed code’s gift rules, misuse of position provision, and outside and post-government employment restrictions. CLC also recommends that the Vermont State Ethics Commission house all financial disclosure documents and ethics disclosures required to be filed by state public servants in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format on the ethics commission’s website. 

Trump’s Attacks on Postal Service to Suppress Voting are a Shameful Misuse of Presidential Power

Date
August 13, 2020
Case
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Issues
Voting Rights
Defunding the Postal Service and slowing its ability to deliver mail ballots to Americans will hurt Democratic and Republican voters alike.

Falls v. Goins: Twentieth Judicial District Chancery Court for Davidson County - Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendants' Response in Opposition to Temporary Injunction

Document
Date
July 29, 2020
Case
Falls v. Goins (TN Out of State Convictions)

CLC filed this reply brief in support of Mr. Falls' and Mr. Bledsoe's request for a Temporary Injunction to allow them to vote on Aug. 6.

Iowa Lifts Lifetime Ban on Voting for People with Felony Convictions

Date
August 6, 2020
Case
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Iowa
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Issues
Voting Rights
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order restoring voting rights to most people with felony convictions who have served their time. It was the last state in the US with a lifetime ban.

Jones v. DeSantis: United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit - En Banc Brief

Document
Date
August 3, 2020
Case
Jones v. DeSantis

No, Trump Doesn’t Have the Authority to Delay the Election

Date
July 30, 2020
Case
Coronavirus: Protecting Voter Access and Ensuring Emergency Election Preparedness
Issues
Voting Rights
Ethics
Congress by law has set the General Election date as November 3, 2020, and the U.S. Constitution sets the end of the presidential term as noon on January 20, 2021.

COVID-19 Litigation Update

Document
Date
May 31, 2020

Voting rights and redistricting litigation brought by CLC in response to the election challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Current as of May 2020. 

Election Defense Fund: The Work Ahead in 2020

Document
Date
June 16, 2020

More information about CLC's plan to protect the right to vote and redistricting during the COVID-19 pandemic

Suits Seeks Voting Rights Restoration for Tennesseans

Date
July 21, 2020
Case
Falls v. Goins (TN Out of State Convictions)
Issues
Voting Rights
Tennessee denies more than 421,000 citizens the right to vote because of felony convictions. This accounts for more than 8.2% of the total voting age population, likely the highest rate of disenfranchisement in the U.S.

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