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Legal Filing
Washington Post v. McManus
In August 2018, the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun and other local newspapers sued the state of Maryland challenging the constitutionality of the state’s recently-enacted campaign finance disclosure law that requires certain "online platforms" to collect and make available to the public information about groups and individuals that pay to place political ads on such online platforms.
Legal Filing
Comments in the FCC’s broadband deployment proceeding
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.
Letter
Close The Digital Divide, Protect The Lifeline Program
We urge you to reject the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) new proposals that will debilitate the Lifeline program
Letter
Common Cause Urges South Carolina to Evacuate Prison Inmates in Path of Hurricane Florence
Common Cause urges you to begin the immediate evacuation of all incarcerated individuals under your care that are in Hurricane Florence evacuation zones.
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.
Letter
Letter to Congress Submitting Ten Principles for Reforming the Rules of the House of Representatives
We submit for your consideration the following ten principles for reforming the rules of the House of Representatives
Legal Filing
Rucho v. Common Cause Court Filings
Filings and decisions below.
Find more information about the case here.
Find more information about the case here.
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).
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.
Report
Democracy Behind Bars
How money in politics, felony disenfranchisement and prison gerrymandering fuel mass incarceration and undermine democracy.
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.
interactions with ZTE and the Chinese government to determine if there were any laws and/or regulations that
were broken.
