The Latest Breaking News from the Campaign Legal Center

Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’

Advocacy groups expand legal challenges and condemn president’s ‘self-serving attempts to take over midterms’

The Guardian - US · Sep 7

Supreme Court Eviscerates Voting Rights Act: 'Demolition' Completed

A 6–3 US Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v Callais has weakened a core provision of the Voting Rights Act, shaking the legal foundations of federal voting protections.

International Business Times UK · May 2

President Trump Removes FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub

President Trump's removal of FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub sparks criticism for lack of replacement.

Top News · Feb 7, 2025

Ron DeSantis’ campaign accused of violating campaign laws with super PAC

Mr DeSantis’s campaign downplayed the complaints as politically-motivated and unfounded

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023

He voted in Florida for the first time in 2020. Then came the criminal charges

John Boyd Rivers says he was misled by an election official who urged him to vote for the first time in 2020. Now he’s been found guilty of voter fraud

The Guardian - US · May 19, 2023

Justice Thomas gifts scandal highlights 'double standard' for ethics in government

Ethics watchdogs are raising alarms after a report showed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish gifts without disclosing them as required.

WEKU · Apr 24, 2023

Watchdog urges DOJ probe into Thomas

Campaign Legal Center says that the ethics issue has “historic implications far beyond one Supreme Court justice”

Salon · Apr 13, 2023

As 2023 started, 18 House and Senate campaigns were in debt

WASHINGTON — As lawmakers wrangle over the nation’s debt, 18 members of the House and Senate started this year with campaign committees that each reported at least $100,000 in unpaid bills.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023