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Final Response from DOJ

Document
Date
March 29, 2019
Case
Promoting a Fair Census for All, Regardless of Citizenship Status

The Department of Justice on March 29, 2019 responded to CLC's FOIA request from January 20, 2017 about the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. This document contains correspondence released on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General.

Department of Justice - Final Response to CLC FOIA Request on 2020 Citizenship Question

Document
Date
March 29, 2019
Case
Promoting a Fair Census for All, Regardless of Citizenship Status

On March 29, 2019, the Department of Justice responded to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Campaign Legal Center (CLC). The response includes 129 pages of documents pertaining to the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

CLC v. DOJ (Census FOIA) - Additional Documents from DOJ

Document
Date
March 29, 2019
Case
CLC v. DOJ (Census FOIA)

On Friday, March 29, 2019, The Department of Justice provided an additional 129 pages of documents in response to CLC’s FOIA Request seeking documents related to the decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The documents originated from the Office of the Attorney General, and were provided pursuant to an Order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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.

Analysis: Partisan Gerrymandering in the 2016 Election

January 9, 2017
Case
Gill v. Whitford
Issues
Redistricting

The Campaign Legal Center has conducted an initial analysis of the depth of partisan gerrymandering in the 2016 election, which was the third election held since the 2011 round of redistricting.

Backgrounder: Record of Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch on Democracy Law

February 2, 2017
Issues
Campaign Finance
Redistricting
Voting Rights

CLC examines the record of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, President Trump's pick to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Where does he stand on redistricting, voting rights, disclosure and campaign finance?

SCOTUS Sends North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case Back to District Court

June 25, 2018
Case
Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Issues
Redistricting

The decision comes one week after the Supreme Court send two other partisan gerrymandering cases back to district courts. We hope to get these cases back before the U.S. Supreme Court next term, in time for fair districts 2020. 

Ruling in Virginia Case Says Voters Were Sorted Into Districts Based on Race

June 28, 2018
Case
Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections
Issues
Redistricting

A federal three-judge panel in Richmond determined Tuesday that the Virginia General Assembly illegally sorted voters into 11 House of Delegate districts based on their race, in a statewide victory for voters.

Redistricting Matters - How Electoral Districting is Fueling Crisis in Egypt

March 13, 2013
Issues
Redistricting

We the People Lose While the Increasingly Unpopular Congress Continues to Win

July 31, 2013
Issues
Redistricting

Best and Worst Moments of 2015 for Money in Politics and Voting Rights

December 23, 2015
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics
Redistricting
Voting Rights

Take a look at what made the list on CLC's Best and Worst Moments of 2015...

 

Four Ways To Fight For Democracy

April 25, 2016
Issues
Campaign Finance
Redistricting
Voting Rights

The current state of American elections is deeply troubling, and it’s the result of many failures in our government. But there are steps we can take now to ensure that democracy survives.

State of Virginia: Letter from CLC Urging Representative Boucher and Lt. Governor Bolling to Establish a Redistricting Commission

Document
Date
November 17, 2014
Case
Movement to Establish Citizen-Led Redistricting Commissions in the States

The Campaign Legal Center urges the Commission on Integrity and Public Confidence in State Government to recommend that Virginia establish an independent redistricting commission to draw districts for congressional and state legislative elections.  

We Don’t Have to Wait for the Supreme Court to Stop Gerrymandering

June 25, 2018
Case
Movement to Establish Citizen-Led Redistricting Commissions in the States
Issues
Redistricting

Last week, the Supreme Court sidestepped our challenge to the state of Wisconsin’s extreme partisan gerrymanders. Rather than ruling on the merits, the Justices sent the case, Gill v. Whitford, back to a lower court to further examine the plaintiff’s standing in the case and the serious harms that...

Advocating for Fair Elections in a Small Mississippi Town

August 29, 2016
Case
Fairley v. Hattiesburg
Issues
Redistricting
Voting Rights

Voters are challenging, under the Voting Rights Act, a 2012 city council redistricting plan that secures a white majority on the city council, even though Hattiesburg has a majority black population. 

A ‘Muted Chorus’ of Democracy: Support for Ending Partisan Gerrymandering Peaks in Illinois Despite Quashed Ballot Measure

October 11, 2016
Issues
Redistricting

A new poll shows voters overwhelmingly favor allowing an independent commission to take over the redistricting process in Illinois. Of likely voters, 72 percent support the idea, while only 18 percent are opposed.

Must-See Tonight: PBS Documentary GerryRIGGED: Turning Democracy on Its Head

October 23, 2016
Issues
Redistricting

PBS airs a new documentary exploring non-partisan reform efforts underway to address partisan gerrymandering.

Congratulations California!

December 15, 2010
Issues
Redistricting

There has been a lot of consternation from a number of organizations over the last year about whether the California Citizens Redistricting Commission would be a diverse group.  Well, the final six were selected this week and hopefully the skeptics who have been critical of the Commission at every...

The Double Billing of Florida Taxpayers

April 28, 2011
Issues
Redistricting

Pity the Poor Florida Taxpayers.  They are paying for both the legal defense of a ballot measure they passed in the last election as well as the lawsuit challenging it.  

Supreme Court to Hear Important Racial Gerrymandering Cases

November 29, 2016
Case
Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections
Issues
Redistricting
Voting Rights

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in two cases that raise a question that the court has struggled with for decades: to what extent can legislatures consider race when drawing congressional districts, particularly when race is used as a proxy for political ends? 

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