Last week the Supreme Court released a new code of ethics, which falls short of keeping the Court accountable. To restore public trust, the highest court in our nation must be held to the same ethical standards as the other branches of government and lower courts, or at least some tangible measure of ethical standard.
CLC and 24 partner groups and allies submitted a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging the Court to adopt a more meaningful and consequential ethics code of conduct. To promote transparency and ensure accountability the Court or Congress must take action and create a mechanism for enforcement.
Election workers keep our elections fair — and they take this responsibility seriously despite the increase in threats, harassment and stalking that has led many of them to leave their jobs. Lata Nott, CLC's Senior Legal Counsel for Voting Rights, describes what can be done to protect them, so they can do the vital work of keeping our elections safe and secure.
Samantha Kelty of Native American Rights Fund explains how Native voters face multiple systemic barriers to participating in the electoral process that prevent Native communities from being able to elect a representative of their choice.
Artificial intelligence’s ability to create deceptively realistic false content could infringe on voters’ fundamental right to make informed decisions at the ballot box. In case you missed it, watch CLC’s virtual event discussing how artificial intelligence (AI) tools can be used, and increasingly are being used, to design and spread fraudulent or deceptive political communications that are incredibly realistic, infringing on voters' fundamental right to make informed decisions at the ballot box.
CLC hosted a virtual event addressing the state of local news and how this impacts voters’ understanding of the electoral processes. CLC’s Sandhya Bathija was joined by Jason Alcorn from the American Journalism Project, Scott Elliott of Piedmont Media and Mary Jo Pitzl of The Arizona Republic to discuss lessons learned from the 2020 election to prepare for 2024.
CLC and OpenSecrets are suing the Federal Election Commission for failing to address the lack of transparency around who is writing big checks to national party committees. Voters have a right to know how national political parties are raising and spending money as they seek to influence elections.
The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center is dedicated to advancing democracy through law at the federal, state and local levels, fighting for every American’s rights to responsive government and a fair opportunity to participate in and affect the democratic process.
