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    Amicus Brief in support of the Clean Missouri ballot initiative

    Legal Filing

    Amicus Brief in support of the Clean Missouri ballot initiative

    Common Cause and three Republican current and former state senators filed an amicus brief in the Western District Court of Appeals of Missouri in support of Amendment 1, the Clean Missouri-supported constitutional amendment to make government more responsive to the people. The brief argues that Amendment 1 contains commonsense and nonpartisan good government reforms that the people of Missouri should have the opportunity to vote on in November.

    Ten Principles for Reforming the Rules of the House of Representatives

    Report

    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.

    Coalition Letters to ALEC Corporate Funders

    Letter

    Coalition Letters to ALEC Corporate Funders

    Common Cause has been one of the leading advocacy organizations calling on corporations to cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

    ALEC in Louisiana: Undercovering the Influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in the Louisiana Legislature

    Report

    ALEC in Louisiana: Undercovering the Influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in the Louisiana Legislature

    The report reveals which members of the Louisiana legislature have ties to ALEC and which recent state bills can be traced back to the organization. Additionally, the report documents how ALEC abuses its public charity status with the IRS, effectively making its corporate donors eligible for tax breaks for its funding of ALEC.

    Democracy Behind Bars

    Report

    Democracy Behind Bars

    How money in politics, felony disenfranchisement and prison gerrymandering fuel mass incarceration and undermine democracy.

    Letter to Congress Requesting Oversight Hearings on the Trump Administration’s Dealings with ZTE, the Chinese government, and Ivanka Trump’s Chinese Trademarks

    Letter

    Letter to Congress Requesting Oversight Hearings on the Trump Administration’s Dealings with ZTE, the Chinese government, and Ivanka Trump’s Chinese Trademarks

    We respectfully ask you to hold oversight hearings to investigate the Administration’s
    interactions with ZTE and the Chinese government to determine if there were any laws and/or regulations that
    were broken.

    Complaint re: Unreported Payment to Squelch Rumors of Trump’s Illegitimate Child

    Legal Filing

    Complaint re: Unreported Payment to Squelch Rumors of Trump’s Illegitimate Child

    Common Cause filed complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC), alleging reason to believe that President Trump, his 2016 presidential campaign, and American Media, Inc. (AMI) violated campaign contribution limits and reporting requirements through a December 2015 payment of $30,000 to a former doorman at a Trump property. The complaint alleges that the payment was made to squelch rumors of then-candidate Trump having fathered an illegitimate child with an employee at Trump World Tower in New York.

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