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CLC urges removal of the late addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census because of its likely effects on response rates to the survey, which will impact representation.
On January 15, 2019, the Campaign Legal Center submitted comments to Alice T. Germond, Chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission on a proposed amendment to the materiality standard for financial interests in real property. While the proposed amendment intends to simplify the process of making materiality determinations in real property conflicts of interest, it may have unintended negative consequences.
The Supreme Court of the State of Washington entered an order in Seattle's public financing system case after finding that the case warrants direct review under the cited statute.
On September 6, 2011, plaintiffs filed a lawsuit challenging multiple provisions of Montana’s campaign finance law, including state limits on contributions from individuals, political committees and state political parties to candidates...
Elster v. City of Seattle is a First Amendment challenge to Seattle’s new public campaign financing program. Plaintiffs in the case, two Seattle property owners, aim to have the law struck down as unconstitutional.
Since Wilbur Ross was confirmed to his cabinet position as Commerce Secretary in February 2017, CLC has conducted vigorous oversight of his conduct, due to public concerns that his own financial interests conflict with the public interest.
CLC filed suit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its failure to produce any documents related to its December 2017 request to the Department of Commerce to add a citizenship question in the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census.
Emails released by DOJ.