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Voting & Elections 01.24.2018

Common Cause Seeks Quick Supreme Court Ruling on Gerrymandering

Common Cause is inviting the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve questions about the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering once and for all.

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Voting & Elections 01.22.2018

PA High Court Joins Movement for Fair Districts

It’s increasingly clear that courts across the country are ready to declare that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional and insist that political maps that allow voters to choose our elected officials, not permit officials to choose their voters.

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Money & Influence 01.22.2018

Common Cause Seeks Probe of Trump Camp's Alleged Payments to 'Adult' Film Star

An alleged payment to adult film star “Stormy Daniels” to buy her silence about a past sexual relationship with President Trump may constitute an illegal contribution to Trump's 2016 campaign.

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Money & Influence 01.19.2018

Trump Payment May Have Broken Campaign Finance Law

Did President Trump or someone close to him make an indirect and likely illegal contribution to his 2016 campaign to buy the silence of an “adult” film star?.

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Voting & Elections 01.18.2018

Common Cause Breaks Down Historic North Carolina Redistricting Victory on The Real News

Common Cause National Redistricting Manager Dan Vicuna discussed Common Cause’s sweeping court victory against gerrymandering in North Carolina on The Real News.

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