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The Fight Against Discrimination in Voting Continues 56 Years After “Bloody Sunday”

March 7, 2021
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Voting Rights

Discriminatory barriers like polling place closures and voter roll purges still prevent Americans from voting. 

Compiling the Truth: A Resource to Refute Trump’s “Stolen Election” Lies

September 24, 2021
Issues
Voting Rights

Former President Trump and his allies have told lies about the 2020 elections, so here is the truth about what happened. 

Freedom To Vote Act Must Be Passed by Senate

September 14, 2021
Issues
Voting Rights
Redistricting
Campaign Finance

This bill would increase voting access, curb gerrymandering and improve disclosure in our campaign finance system. 

A Comprehensive Look at the Freedom To Vote Act

September 17, 2021
Issues
Voting Rights
Redistricting
Campaign Finance

This sweeping and transformative bill has several provisions covering voting rights, election security, redistricting and campaign finance. 

CLC Complaints Target Seven Members Who Failed To Disclose Stock Trades

September 22, 2021
Case
Better STOCK Act Enforcement Means Accountability for Stock Trading Lawmakers
Issues
Ethics

Voters have a right to know whether members of Congress are working in the public’s best interest or using their position of power to further their own private interests.

CLC Complaint to OCE Regarding Rep. Bobby Scott

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Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) asking for an investigation into Rep. Bobby Scott for possible violations of the STOCK Act and House Rules. Rep. Scott may have failed to disclose up to $60,000 worth of stock transactions.

CLC Complaint to OCE Regarding Rep. Thomas Suozzi

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Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) asking for an investigation into Rep. Thomas Suozzi for possible violations of the STOCK Act and House Rules. Rep. Suozzi may have failed to disclose up to $11 million worth of stock transactions.

CLC Complaint to OCE Regarding Del. Michael San Nicolas

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Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) asking for an investigation into Del. Michael San Nicolas for possible violations of the STOCK Act and House Rules. Rep. Gooden may have failed to disclose more than $50,000 worth of stock transactions.

CLC Complaint to OCE Regarding Rep. Roger Williams

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Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) asking for an investigation into Rep. Roger Williams for possible violations of the STOCK Act and House Rules. Rep. Williams may have failed to disclose up to $45,000 worth of stock transactions.

CLC Complaint to OCE Regarding Rep. Warren Davidson

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Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) asking for an investigation into Rep. Warren Davidson for possible violations of the STOCK Act and House Rules. Rep. Davidson may have failed to disclose up to $100,000 worth of stock transactions.

CLC Complaint to OCE Regarding Rep. Lance Gooden

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Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) asking for an investigation into Rep. Lance Gooden for possible violations of the STOCK Act and House Rules. Rep. Gooden may have failed to disclose up to $376,000 worth of stock transactions.

Complaint to OCE Regarding Rep. Cindy Axne

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Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) asking for an investigation into Rep. Cindy Axne for possible violations of the STOCK Act and House Rules. Rep. Axne may have failed to disclose up to $645,000 worth of stock transactions.

CLC and Prison Policy Initiative Letter to BOP on Data for Prison Gerrymandering and Implementation of Universal Enfranchisement

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Assisting Voters in Jail

CLC with its partners at the Prison Policy Initiative submitted a letter to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons calling on the agency to share data necessary to allow states and localities to implement two pro-democracy reforms: enacting universal enfranchisement and abolishing prison gerrymandering.

CLC Complaint Targets Members of Congress Who Failed To Disclose Stock Trades

July 29, 2021
Case
How an Independent Ethics Committee in the Senate Would Help Reduce Corruption and Increase Accountability in Our Democracy
Better STOCK Act Enforcement Means Accountability for Stock Trading Lawmakers
Issues
Ethics

These latest congressional stock trade violations are part of a troubling, bipartisan trend where members of Congress try to avoid accountability. 

Senate Must Pass VRAA To Combat States’ Anti-Voter Laws

September 22, 2021
Issues
Voting Rights

We must show that we value the freedom to vote by passing the VRAA to eliminate racial discrimination at the ballot box. 

Restore Your Vote Showed Me the Way to Rights Restoration in Tennessee

September 9, 2020
Case
Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration
Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Tennessee
Issues
Voting Rights

Read Marquibe Smith's story about learning how to restore his voting rights in Tennessee. 

Cervini v. Cisneros: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas – CLC Action Amicus Brief

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Cervini v. Cisneros

On Sept. 13, 2021, Campaign Legal Center Action (CLCA) filed an amicus brief in support of campaign workers and supporters of a 2020 presidential campaign invoking their rights under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 to be free from political intimidation.

Q&A: Do the White House's RNC Actions Violate the Hatch Act?

August 26, 2020
Case
Enforcing the Hatch Act
Issues
Ethics

An overview of what the Hatch Act is and how the White House has violated it during the Republican National Convention. 

Early Voting Advocacy Letter to Caddo Commission

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Date
Case
Advocating for Polling Place Access in the Deep South

Campaign Legal Center (CLC), NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF) and local organizations in Louisiana sent a letter imploring the Caddo Commission to add an additional early voting site in Caddo Parish as a part of an ongoing effort to increase in-person voting access for rural voters and voters of color in the region.