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The Slippery Slope of Individual Rights for Corporations

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The Slippery Slope of Individual Rights for Corporations

The Supreme Court is supposed to protect everyone’s rights, interpreting our laws so that each person is valued equally. But in Hobby Lobby and other corporate cases, the Court seems to be granting special rights and privileges to corporations.

Common Cause Maryland Hosts Birthday Party for Gerrymandering’s Namesake

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Common Cause Maryland Hosts Birthday Party for Gerrymandering’s Namesake

Common Cause Maryland hosted a birthday party Thursday for Elbridge Gerry, widely credited as the first politician to perfect the dark art of manipulating legislative lines for partisan purposes. Gerry, a former Vice President and Massachusetts governor, signed into law oddly shaped districts meant to solidify his party’s majority in the legislature while he was governor. The Boston Gazette drew a political cartoon in 1812 comparing one of the districts to a salamander and naming the district a “gerrymander.”

Voter, Get Your Gun

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Voter, Get Your Gun

An Alabama attorney general's opinion highlights the continuing need for the Voting Rights Act

Ante el colapso del sitio web de la FCC, entregamos comentarios sobre la neutralidad de la red en persona

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Ante el colapso del sitio web de la FCC, entregamos comentarios sobre la neutralidad de la red en persona

Cuando el sitio web de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones colapsó, una vez más, el martes, el último día para presentar comentarios sobre la Neutralidad de la Red, un par de pasantes de Common Cause cruzaron DC en medio de una tormenta eléctrica para entregar copias impresas de miles de comentarios de miembros y activistas.

Major Victory for Florida Voters

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Major Victory for Florida Voters

A Florida circuit court yesterday ruled that the state’s congressional lines violated state constitutional requirements that redistricting be done in a nonpartisan manner. Common Cause was a plaintiff to the lawsuit along with League of Women Voters of Florida, National Council of La Raza, and several Florida voters.

Peach State People’s Pledge

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Peach State People’s Pledge

Michelle Nunn is the 4th major U.S. Senate candidate to call for a People's Pledge.

It’s not about “Can we?” It’s about “Will we?”

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It’s not about “Can we?” It’s about “Will we?”

Next week public comments are due regarding the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposed rules for net neutrality. Much of the focus will be on arcane legalisms, the particulars of various court decisions, and the confounding twists and turns of FCC regulatory oversight (or lack thereof). This is all well and good, and based on more than a decade tracking such minutiae as a member of the FCC, I am confident that those of us favoring real Open Internet will have much the better detailed arguments to put forward. But it’s...

Fighting For Net Neutrality in Burlington

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Fighting For Net Neutrality in Burlington

The Media and Democracy team recently traveled to beautiful Burlington, Vermont. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) invited Michael Copps, former FCC Commissioner and special advisor to our Media and Democracy program, to testify on the Open Internet ("net neutrality").

FCC Calls for Political Ad Disclosure

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FCC Calls for Political Ad Disclosure

Politicians have learned to harness every form of technology to manipulate voters, but none are more visible than ads on TV. For many voters who haven't had time to do their own research, these ads may be the only information they have as they head to the polls.

Hawái avanza en la participación electoral

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Hawái avanza en la participación electoral

Hawaii está dando pasos hacia una mayor participación en sus elecciones. En un esfuerzo por combatir la baja participación electoral actual en el estado y ampliar el acceso a las urnas, el gobernador Neil Abercrombie ha firmado un proyecto de ley que permite a los votantes registrarse en los centros de votación por correspondencia a partir de 2016, allanando el camino para que el registro el día de las elecciones comience en 2018.

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