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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

As FCC Website Crashes, We Deliver Net Neutrality Comments in Person

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As FCC Website Crashes, We Deliver Net Neutrality Comments in Person

When the Federal Communications Commission’s website crashed – yet again, on Tuesday – the last day to file Net Neutrality comments, a pair of Common Cause interns crossed DC in a thunderstorm to turn in hard copies of thousands of comments from members and activists.

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.

Hawaii Makes Strides in Election Participation

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Hawaii Makes Strides in Election Participation

Hawaii is making strides toward greater participation in their elections. In an effort to combat the state’s current low voter turnout and expand access to the ballot box, Governor Neil Abercrombie has signed a bill allowing voters to register at absentee polling places beginning in 2016, paving the way for Election Day registration to begin in 2018.

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