Campaign Legal Center Archives

The SCOTUS USPS Mail-In Ballot Ruling May Not Be the Final Word. USPS Has Now Released Its Rules and a Challenge Has Already Been Filed.

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision August 24th allowing President Donald Trump’s plan for the U.S. Postal Service to verify the citizenship of mail-in voters to proceed may not be the final word. The USPS has now released its rules, and pro-voter groups have already challenged them.

Fairer Utah Congressional Map Likely Here to Stay, as Federal Court Panel Rejects GOP Appeal

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

We’re back in Utah today, where on February 23rd a federal district court panel rejected a GOP appeal to court-chosen fair congressional districts. Another GOP appeal failed in the Utah Supreme Court just last week.

Kansas Gerrymandering Case Going to SCOTUS; Ohio Loses a Fair Maps Defender

December 12, 2022March 28, 2023

With so much post-midterm drama, we haven’t updated you on redistricting issues recently, and redistricting in two states, Kansas and Ohio, is again in the news.

American Democracy Minute for July 28, 2022: Democracy Advocates Speak Out on Election Count Reform Act

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

We’re wrapping up our discussion of the proposed, bipartisan Electoral Count Reform Act in the U.S. Senate with what advocacy groups are saying about the legislation.

American Democracy Minute for July 14, 2022: Lawsuit Filed Against FEC for Dismissing Credible Complaint on Secret Payments to Trump Family & Insiders

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

We reported back in May on the Federal Elections Commission deadlock over alleged secret payments benefitting Trump family members. The complaint alleges Trump family members and insiders financially benefited from sweetheart contracts paid out by a political action committee supporting President Trump’s re-election campaign. The Campaign Legal Center has now filed a lawsuit contesting that decision.