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The CLEAN Act
The CLEAN Act will hold members of Congress to the highest ethical standards.
Ethics & Accountability
Public officials should act in all of our interest, not to line their own pockets. Common Cause is fighting to ensure that all of our leaders are held to high ethical standards.
From city councils to the U.S. Congress and the Supreme Court, the people making decisions that affect our lives and our families need to be held to the highest ethical standards. Common Cause works to ensure that those empowered to act on everyone’s behalf disclose their personal finances, uphold the rule of law, and cannot turn their public service into a personal profit scheme.
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Legislation
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Government agencies abuse Section 702 by conducting hundreds of thousands of“backdoor” searches for Americans’ private communications every year. Congress must pass real reform with protections for Americans against government abuse.
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Supreme Court Ethics
Supreme Court Justices make decisions that impact millions of people every year—but they are not held to the same ethical standards as other federal judges.
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Petition
Tell Congress: No One Is Above the Law
The Supreme Court’s dangerous presidential immunity ruling goes against accountability, the rule of law, and our Constitution.
Congress must pass Rep. Morelle’s constitutional amendment to permanently declare that no American is above the law – not even former presidents – and prohibit presidents from pardoning themselves.
Congress must pass Rep. Morelle’s constitutional amendment to permanently declare that no American is above the law – not even former presidents – and prohibit presidents from pardoning themselves.
Petition
Tell Congress: No One Is Above the Law
The Supreme Court’s dangerous presidential immunity ruling goes against accountability, the rule of law, and our Constitution.
Congress must pass Rep. Morelle’s constitutional amendment to permanently declare that no American is above the law – not even former presidents – and prohibit presidents from pardoning themselves.
Petition
Tell Congress: Hold SCOTUS Accountable
Congress must take bold action now to pass a strong, binding Supreme Court Code of Conduct and overrule the Court’s disastrous ruling on presidential immunity.
These crucial reforms would ensure that nobody – not presidents, nor judges – is above the law.
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What is Project 2025?
Understanding this new threat to our rights.
Project 2025 is a dangerous policy playbook being pushed by conservative extremists. It could threaten basic freedoms by gutting checks and balances and consolidating power in the office of the president, like other authoritarian governments.
Project 2025 is a dangerous policy playbook being pushed by conservative extremists. It could threaten basic freedoms by gutting checks and balances and consolidating power in the office of the president, like other authoritarian governments.
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Ohio Redistricting Initiative Makes the November Ballot
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Donald Trump Should be Disqualified
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Highlights and Accomplishments From 2022
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Highlights and Accomplishments From 2021
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Ten Principles for Reforming the Rules of the House of Representatives
The following recommendations to reform the rules of the House of Representatives will do much to restore the capacity, incentives, and capability of representatives to fulfill their roles as legislators.
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Press Release
High Scores for Nevada on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard
“Our 2024 Democracy Scorecard shows a surge of support in Congress for reforms that strengthen the right to vote, take back the Supreme Court, and break big money’s grip on our politics."
Press Release
Common Cause Releases Scorecard of Lawmaker Support for Pro-Democracy Bills in 118th Congress
Today, Common Cause released its 2024 Democracy Scorecard, tracking the positions of every Member of Congress on issues vital to the health of our democracy during the 118th Congress. Throughout this Congress, members of the House and Senate were notified that various votes on key democracy issues – including voting rights, judicial ethics and campaign finance disclosure - would be counted in the Scorecard, which will be distributed to our 1.5 million members, allies, and state and national media.
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From Corruption to Accountability: Reforming Pay-to-Play Politics in Atlanta
For decades, the city of Atlanta has faced institutionalized corruption, hindering its potential as a cultural, business, and international hub. Common Cause Georgia exposed this corruption through a new report titled “The Atlanta Way: Examining Pay-to-Play."