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New York Immigration Coalition v. Rensselaer County Board of Elections

Status
Active
Issues
Voting and Elections

New York Immigration Coalition and partners are suing the Rensselaer County Board of Elections and several Rensselaer County officials over the County’s plan to improperly divulge voter registration information gathered by the Rensselaer County DMV to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in...

Daunt v. Benson

Updated
December 15, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Redistricting

Michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment to create an independent redistricting commission to redraw the state’s voting districts. Two groups of plaintiffs sued to block its implementation. CLC serves as co-counsel for the Defendant Voters Not Politicians, a nonpartisan, citizen-led...

CLC v. FEC (Clinton Campaign coordination)

Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

CLC sued the FEC after it deadlocked and dismissed CLC’s complaint alleging illegal coordination between Clinton’s campaign and the super PAC Correct the Record (CTR). CLC is suing the FEC to force it to hold CTR and the Campaign accountable for violating the laws designed to limit money’s influence...

Jones v. DeSantis

Updated
January 29, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Voting and Elections

In 2018, Florida voters restored the right to vote to individuals with felony convictions. The legislature then enacted a law conditioning rights restoration on payment of restitution, fines, and fees. CLC represents Floridians Bonnie Raysor, Diane Sherrill and Lee Hoffman in challenging the...

Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Tennessee

Status
Active
Issues
Voting and Elections

In Tennessee, the law regarding which people with past criminal convictions can and cannot vote has been confusing. Based on the most recent estimates, Tennessee’s law disenfranchises over 421,000 people in the state, but the good news is that many of those people can get their right to vote back.

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League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Tre Hargett

Updated
April 2, 2020
Status
Closed
Issues
Voting and Elections

Tennessee enacted a law severely curtailing the ability of civic organizations to conduct voter registration activities. CLC serves as counsel in a case challenging the constitutionality of the law.

Giffords v. FEC

Updated
October 20, 2021
Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

CLC Action filed suit against the FEC after it failed to announce any action on four complaints alleging illegal coordination between the NRA and seven federal campaigns via common vendors. CLC Action is suing the FEC to force it to hold the NRA accountable for violating the laws designed to limit...

CLC v. ICE (North Carolina FOIA)

Updated
April 11, 2019
Status
Active
Issues
Voting and Elections

CLC filed suit against ICE for its failure to produce documents in response to CLC’s FOIA request related to its efforts to obtain individual voter registration and election data from state and county officials in North Carolina.

Uncovering Illegal Coordination by the NRA

Status
Active
Issues
Campaign Finance

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has apparently used a series of shell corporations to unlawfully coordinate tens of millions of dollars in spending with federal campaigns across the country, including the 2016 Trump campaign. CLC has filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission...

Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Nevada

Status
Active
Issues
Voting and Elections

While previous Nevada law was one of the most complicated to navigate in the country, as of July 1, 2019 a new law restores voting rights in the state upon completion of any prison term. With this change, Nevada will join the growing number of states that are restoring the right to vote to people...

Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Alabama

Status
Active
Issues
Voting and Elections

Campaign Legal Center is working to restore voting rights to people with past convictions in Alabama by providing direct rights restoration services, empowering community leaders to understand rights restoration laws in the state, and breaking down the false notion that a felony conviction always...

Felony Voting Rights Restoration in Arizona

Status
Active
Issues
Voting and Elections

In Arizona, the law regarding which people with past criminal convictions can and cannot vote has been confusing. Campaign Legal Center has worked to restore voting rights to people with past convictions in Arizona by providing direct rights restoration services, empowering community leaders to...

Restore Your Vote: Felony Rights Restoration

Status
Active
Issues
Voting and Elections

CLC’s Restore Your Vote Campaign restores voting rights to people with past convictions by providing direct rights restoration services, empowering community leaders to understand rights restoration laws, and breaking down the false notion that a felony conviction always means you cannot vote.

Movement to Establish Citizen-Led Redistricting Commissions in the States

Updated
February 12, 2019
Status
Active
Issues
Redistricting

The issue of gerrymandering has received unprecedented attention recently. Independent redistricting commissions (IRCs) are state-based solutions that change the system of drawing electoral maps to a more open process that is reflective of citizen voices. This helps make politicians more accountable...

Texas LULAC, et al. v. Secretary of State David Whitley

Updated
February 4, 2019
Status
Active
Issues
Voting and Elections

Texas unlawfully demanded tens of thousands of individuals provide additional proof of citizenship within 30 days or have their voter registration cancelled. CLC serves as counsel in a case challenging this discriminatory voter purge program.

Baber v. Dunlap (Maine RCV)

Updated
November 28, 2018
Status
Closed
Issues
Redistricting

CLC is fighting to protect the right of Maine citizens to use the electoral system they voted for by ballot initiative: ranked choice voting, which expands voter choice by allowing them to rank preferences for more than a single candidate.

CLC Holds Commerce Secretary Accountable for Financial Conflicts of Interest

Updated
November 28, 2018
Status
Active
Issues
Ethics

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.

Holloway, et al. v. City of Virginia Beach

Updated
October 8, 2020
Status
Active
Issues
Redistricting

The city of Virginia Beach has used an at-large voting system to elect members to the City Council since 1966. The lawsuit asks the court to change the City’s election system to one that would allow minorities to elect their candidates of choice to the City Council.

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