Latest Developments

Michigan Voters File Appeal in Case to Bar Donald Trump from Ballot

Citing Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, also known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, the plaintiffs argue that former President Trump is constitutionally ineligible for public office after inciting the violent January 6th Capitol insurrection. LANSING, MI (November 16, 2023) – Today, the plaintiffs filed an appeal in LaBrant v. Benson, the lawsuit brought by
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Public Interest Groups Urge US Commission on Civil Rights to Not Reappoint Election Denier Cleta Mitchell to Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors

Cleta Mitchell’s term ends on November 3, 2023, and her involvement in Donald Trump’s actions to overturn the 2020 presidential election are incompatible with the purpose and mandate of both commissions. WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 10, 2023) – Free Speech For People and Generation Vote are urging the US Commission on Civil Rights not to reappoint
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Victory: Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Provisions of Anti-Voter Arizona Law

Washington, D.C. – In a victory for Arizona voters, a federal judge struck down last week numerous discriminatory, anti-voter provisions of two recently enacted Arizona laws, H.B. 2492 and H.B. 2243, that undermined Arizonans’ freedom to vote and violated federal law.  Notably, the U.S. District Court’s decision prevents Arizona from rejecting voter registration forms submitted
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Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern Introduces Free and Fair Elections Amendment

The constitutional amendment would ban corporate political spending, directly limit the amounts of money that political donors can contribute or spend, require Congress to enact public campaign financing or lose their salaries, and empower states to develop their own campaign finance limits while overturning Supreme Court decisions like Citizens United that have licensed corporations and
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