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Letter Asks Whether Gorsuch Will Side With Ordinary Americans Over the Wealthy and Powerful
Press release/statement
1. Do you agree that wealthy donors translating their massive economic power directly into political influence is a problem that should be taken into account when considering rules governing spending on elections?
Blog
Allie Boldt
Memorandum of Understanding Will Bring Nevada into Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act
Press release/statement
[...] Judge Gorsuch’s approach “has created a system in which single individuals and corporations can spend tens of millions of dollars to influence elections, and in which candidates and elected officials are significantly more responsive to the priorities of an elite donor class than to Americans
In the media
Bill Corriher

Supreme Court cases clearly demonstrate that under the Tenth Amendment, the federal government may not coerce state and local governments to enforce federal law through threats to withdraw federal funding.

Policy Briefs
Katherine Culliton-González

We write to urge you to reject President Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to a lifetime appointment on the nation’s highest court.

Testimony and Public Comment
Heather C. McGhee
Brenda Wright
Adam Lioz
The Senate voted Monday to kill an Obama administration rule aimed at curbing labor violations among government contractors. Two years in the making, the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule was targeted by Republican lawmakers 10 days after Donald Trump’s inauguration. The House voted to excise it on
In the media
Maryam Jameel
Elizabeth Hernandez
A new report from the public policy think tank Demos and the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University found that often, the go-to solutions cited to address economic inequality, do not close the wealth gap between whites and blacks and Latinos.
In the media
Tom Hall
Bridget Armstrong
In a letter sent Tuesday to the New York State Board of Elections and DMV, the groups accused the DMV of flouting a federal law requiring that citizens be able to register to vote whenever they apply for, renew, or change their address on a driver's license or state-issued identification card.[...]
In the media
Chris Fuchs
Voting Rights Groups Call on State to Fix Voter Registration at DMV, or Face Litigation
Press release/statement