Call Your Representative and Ask Them to Support Rep. Al Green’s Articles of Impeachment Posted on July 16, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Impeachment Representative Al Green of Texas just filed articles of impeachment against President Trump and plans to force a Floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on these articles in the next 48 hours. Will you call your representative at (202) 224-3121 right now and urge them to vote to impeach Donald Trump? In aRead More
Congressman Al Green To Force Vote on Impeachment of Donald Trump Posted on July 15, 2019 Impeachment (Houston, TX) – On Monday, July 15, 2019, Congressman Al Green released the following press release addressing his plans to bring articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump: “The President of the United States is a racist, a bigot, a misogynist, as well as an invidious prevaricator. To say that Donald John Trump is unfitRead More
Washington Supreme Court Rules in Favor of “Democracy Voucher” Program Posted on July 11, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Defending Key Reforms The Washington Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the Honest Elections Seattle initiative (I-22), which created the city’s “democracy voucher” program. The public campaign financing program, instituted in 2015 and first used two years later, provides eligible Seattle residents with four $25 vouchers that they can use to support the candidates of their choiceRead More
Cell phone industry loses First Amendment challenge to consumer protection law Posted on July 9, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power On July 2d, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld mandatory consumer safety warnings for cell phones against a corporate First Amendment challenge by the cell phone industry’s lobbying group. For more details on the background of this case, see our blog post from 2015. The following blog post about the newRead More
July 12th – Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Detention Camps Posted on July 8, 2019 Impeachment Click here to find a Lights for Liberty event in your area Children as young as four months old are being separated from their parents. People are detained in “icebox” rooms for weeks at a time. Migrants are being forced to drink from toilets and are denied access to soap and toothpaste. Adults and childrenRead More
Impeachment Update: List of House members calling for impeachment inquiry grows to 84 Posted on July 2, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Impeachment “A President is impeachable if he attempts to subvert the Constitution.” James Madison There are now 84 House members demanding to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump for obstruction of justice, calling on their colleagues to choose courage over caution. This news follows recent announcements by Democrats Joe Kennedy III (MA) and Harley Rouda (CA)Read More
Senators Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Hirono submit amicus brief in challenge to super PACs Posted on June 28, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Challenging Super PACs Today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Lieu v. Federal Election Commission, the case that could end super PACs. In their brief, the senators urge the court to reexamine its previous SpeechNow holding that failed to recognize the practical effectRead More
CREW submits amicus brief in challenge to super PACs Posted on June 28, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Challenging Super PACs Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) submitted an amicus brief in Lieu v. Federal Election Commission, the case that could end super PACs. The brief argues that the DC Circuit erred in SpeechNow.Org v. FEC when it created super PACs, and that the full Court should reconsider that decision. CREW’s brief makes threeRead More
Researchers submit amicus brief on the appearance of corruption and super PACs Posted on June 27, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Challenging Super PACs Today, a group of empirical researchers submitted an amicus brief in Lieu v. Federal Election Commission, the case that could end super PACs. The brief by Professor Christopher Robertson (Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Professor of Law at the University of Arizona), Professor Kelly Bergstrand (Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University ofRead More
WATCH NOW: “The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts” Posted on June 27, 2019 Impeachment The Mueller Report was both an impeachment referral and roadmap for Congress to begin an impeachment investigation of the president. In his report, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller presented evidence that Trump repeatedly obstructed justice and concluded that the Trump campaign took advantage of unlawful Russian assistance in the election. On Monday, June 24, LawRead More