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Date
January 4, 2021
Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives reintroduced the For the People Act (H.R. 1), a comprehensive set of democracy reforms to advance voting rights, strengthen ethics laws, end partisan gerrymandering and decrease the influence of wealthy special interests in our political...
Date
January 4, 2019
Case
Americans are entitled to a democracy that works for them, and having HR1 passed as the first order of business in the new Congress.
Date
March 8, 2019
Case
This landmark bill would make our government more accessible, transparent, and responsive to citizens.
Date
December 18, 2020
Issues
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit over the Trump Administration’s attempts to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census counts to be used for apportionment of seats in Congress among the States. That means that the issue may need to be litigated later, if the...
Date
November 4, 2020
Issues
This amendment will help Virginia adopt fair maps and a more inclusive process.
Date
September 2, 2020
Issues
Arkansans have the right to decide whether their district maps should be determined by voters or self-serving politicians.
Date
July 21, 2020
Issues
The Trump Administration is sacrificing the accuracy and legitimacy of the 2020 Census for political gain.
Date
July 6, 2020
Case
Issues
Voters nationwide are tired of being silenced by special interests, who have exerted their will over the redistricting process for far too long. Now Michigan can turn to the important work of putting their citizen-led commission into action.
Date
May 6, 2020
Case
Issues
If the court fails to intervene, North Dakota will be stuck with gerrymandered maps for the next decade.
Date
April 22, 2020
Issues
Arkansans deserve the right to decide whether their voting district maps will be drawn by a neutral commission or politicians pursuing a partisan agenda.
Date
April 15, 2020
Case
Issues
Taking partisanship out of drawing electoral maps is critical to advancing the principle of accountability in government.
Date
March 17, 2020
Case
Issues
CLC's Paul Smith presented oral arguments by telephone to turn back a constitutional challenge to Michigan's democratically enacted citizens redistricting commission.
Date
March 6, 2020
Issues
By passing a constitutional amendment to create the Virginia Redistricting Commission, lawmakers are signaling that the state is ready to turn the page on the last decade’s gerrymandering wars.
Date
November 25, 2019
Case
Issues
In a decision yesterday, a judge denied plaintiffs’ motions filed by the Michigan Republican Party and special interests seeking to block Michigan’s voter-initiated Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Date
September 20, 2019
Case
Issues
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.
Date
August 28, 2019
Case
Issues
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.
Date
July 11, 2019
Issues
By defying a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Trump ignores a long tradition of U.S. presidents obeying court decisions.
Date
June 27, 2019
Issues
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...
Date
June 27, 2019
Issues
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.
Date
February 15, 2019
Issues
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.