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** Here’s What Voters Need To Know About the Independent State Legislature Theory ([link removed])
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Tomorrow, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Moore v. Harper. What started as a partisan gerrymandering case took a dangerous turn when North Carolina invoked a fringe legal theory to further its case. The independent state legislature theory has the potential to fundamentally alter our system of checks and balances on what state legislatures can do when it comes to our elections.
As CLC’s senior vice president (and resident SCOTUS expert, having argued cases before the Court over 20 times) Paul Smith explained in a recent video, if the Court adopts the theory, it would give politicians a license to pass undemocratic laws that thwart the will of voters by making it harder to vote.
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** CLC Explains: Removing Barriers to Voting for Native Voters ([link removed])
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Although Native Americans have profoundly diverse backgrounds, many Native voters experience the same substantial and unique barriers to voting. CLC's Skadden Fellow Nicole Hansen describes some of these barriers and ways to protect the freedom to vote for Native voters.
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** REPORT: How State & Local Ethics Commissions Are Fighting Corruption ([link removed])
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Our new report examines ten tools state and local ethics commissions are using to protect the public's trust in government.
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** Dear Chief Justice Roberts: SCOTUS Needs a Code of Ethics ([link removed])
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CLC’s senior director of ethics Kedric Payne asks John Roberts to commit to rebuilding public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court, starting with enacting a code of ethics.
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** CLC Announces Partnership with The Chautauqua Institution ([link removed])
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We hope that this collaboration will help connect voters with the tools they need to exercise their rights, while elevating awareness about rising threats to our electoral process.
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