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Groups File Lawsuit Challenging North Dakota Voter ID Law and Call for Relief for Many Eligible North Dakota Voters At Risk of Disenfranchisement Before Election Day

Date
October 30, 2018
Case
Spirit Lake Tribe, et al. v. Jaeger
Issues
Voting Rights
CLC is fighting with Native American Rights Fund to block North Dakota’s voter ID law, which disenfranchises Native Americans living on reservations.

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.

30 States Deny Right to Vote to Citizens Based on Wealth, New Report Finds

Date
July 25, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
Nationwide, as many as 23 million citizens have felony convictions. In 2019, at least 30 states continue to disenfranchise some of these citizens based on wealth, according to a new report released by CLC.

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.

CLC Files Suit Urging Court to Strike Down Florida Poll Tax

Date
June 29, 2019
Case
Jones v. DeSantis
Issues
Voting Rights
Florida's new law unconstitutionally prevents people like CLC’s plaintiff, Bonnie Raysor, of Boynton Beach, Fla., from voting solely based on their financial status.

DOJ Ends Two-Year Attempt to Conceal Names Behind Pence-Kobach Commission

Date
June 13, 2019
Case
CLC v. DOJ (Pence-Kobach Commission)
Issues
Voting Rights
By releasing this information to the public, we can better defend against voter suppression.

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...

Nevada Passes Groundbreaking Bill to Restore Voting Rights to 77,000 This Summer

Date
May 23, 2019
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Nevada
Issues
Voting Rights
Not only does this bill legally re-enfranchise tens of thousands of Nevadans, it also removes the confusing administrative hurdles that prevented previously eligible voters from ever realizing their rights.

Groups Challenge New Tennessee Law That Undermines Voter Registration

Date
May 9, 2019
Case
League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Tre Hargett
Issues
Voting Rights
Tennessee’s law has created the country’s most aggressive penalties for voter registration drives. If the court does not intervene, the state will unlawfully chill the efforts of organizations working to get people registered.

CLC and Partners Settle with Texas to End Targeting of Naturalized Citizen Voters

Date
April 26, 2019
Case
Texas LULAC, et al. v. Secretary of State David Whitley
Issues
Voting Rights

AUSTIN, TX – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) reached a final settlement agreement with the state of Texas on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and Julie Hilberg, ending Secretary of State David Whitley’s flawed voter purge program, which targeted naturalized citizens...

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.

CLC Opposes Tennessee’s Proposed Restrictions to Voter Registration Drives

Date
April 15, 2019
Issues
Voting Rights
Proposed new rules are confusing and vague and would deter groups from helping others register to vote through harsh criminal and civil penalties.

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.

FOIA Response Reveals True Partisan Intent of Pence-Kobach Commission

Date
September 12, 2017
Case
CLC v. DOJ (Pence-Kobach Commission)
Issues
Voting Rights

WASHINGTON – Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) learned through a response to a FOIA Request from Feb. 15, 2017 that an employee with the Heritage Foundation pushed back on naming a single Democrat to the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity.

The employee wrote personally to Attorney...

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.

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