Last week, CLC released an analysis of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts, detailing its record for being consistently anti-democratic when deciding cases that affect American democracy. The analysis shows how the Roberts Court has reversed decades of work by prior Courts that sought to perfect and protect our democracy and has highlighted the need for congressional action to check its power.
For decades, the Supreme Court has had a prominent role in preserving our democracy, but the Roberts Court’s consistent efforts to thwart democracy without any coherent or persuasive reasoning rightfully draws into question the Court’s legitimacy.
On Monday, July 18, CLC legal experts Aseem Mulji and Paul Smith held a frank, in-depth discussion about our analysis of the Roberts Court. Paul, who has argued 21 cases before the Supreme Court (and clerked for Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. before that) weaved his firsthand experiences with the Court into this talk, which was shared live across CLC’s social platforms.
Our 2022 class of summer interns includes law students from Georgetown University Law Center, Temple's Beasley School of Law, Yale Law School and more.
The January 6th Committee hearings have shed light on the Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) and how ambiguities and confusing language in it were exploited in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election. We talked to CLC's Catie Kelley about what the ECA does and why it is critical for Congress to update this law now.
On June 30, CLC hosted an event to discuss what we learned over the 2021-2022 redistricting cycle and how to keep advocates engaged in the fight for fair maps.
This suit seeks to force the Federal Election Commission to do its job and enforce laws that protect voters' right to know who is funding our elections.
CLC partnered with the When the People Decide podcast by the McCourtney Institute of Democracy for a special episode about citizen-led ballot initiatives.
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.
