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Here’s Why Common Cause Filed 57 Complaints Against the Trump Administration for Violating Federal Ethics Laws
When the Trump Administration started using government platforms to blame Democrats for the shutdown, we jumped into action.
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Gerrymander Gazette: Aftermath of Apportionment
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2021 Redistricting: Ensuring The Voices Of Communities Of Color Are Heard
Common Cause has conducted a series of briefings featuring local leaders working on the front lines organizing underserved communities to understand the redistricting process and how to engage in it.
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Derek Chauvin’s conviction represents accountability but not justice.
In the wake of this conviction, so much more must still be done to bring about equal justice for Black Americans. Unchecked police brutality continues to claim the lives of far too many Black and Brown people and it must be ended.
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George Floyd should be alive today
Policing too often reflects a double standard, and people of color continue to die at the hands of law enforcement officers in absolutely unacceptable numbers. The tragic pattern must end now.
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We demand real justice for George Floyd
It is vital that Congress start by enacting long-overdue reforms by passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Common-sense reforms can begin to bring about substantive changes and stem the tide of police racism and brutality in our nation.
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Reflections on the Chauvin verdict: one conviction does not absolve a system
I am encouraged by the decision in the Chauvin case but I am in no way relieved. The criminal justice system has a history of failure in similar cases. This one conviction does not absolve a system that has disappointed the families of Michael Brown, Antwon Rose, Breonna Taylor, Walter Scott and so many others.
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Sam Ogundare’s Reflections on the verdict on the Chauvin verdict
What happens next time, if a black individual is killed by the hands of police but there is no video footage of that incident? As a black man that question angers me because I am not sure the outcome of that trial would be the same.
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Gerrymander Gazette: Exorcising Satan from Redistricting Edition
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America needs to protect the health & safety of incarcerated people during COVID-19
Incarcerated people are contracting COVID-19 at a staggering rate, this is not only an alarming public health issue but because of our country’s racist system of mass incarceration -- it’s a major racial justice issue, too.
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Gerrymander Gazette: Making a new redistricting calendar work for democracy
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Call your Senators in support of For the People Act
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Should Congress pass the For the People Act or John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act? Answer: They must pass both.
