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Common Cause Calls on the Senate to Join the House Passing the Delivering for America Act
Washington, D.C. โ August 22, 2020. Today the House of Representatives passed the Delivering for America Act, H.R. 8015 to halt changes to U.S. Postal Service operations and provide $25 billion in emergency funding during the COVID-19 pandemic. Common Causeโs President, Karen Hobert Flynn released the following statement:
โWe applaud the House of Representatives for standing up for the millions of Americans who rely on the U.S. Postal Service every day and passing the Delivering for America Act, H.R. 8015 to reverse...
โWe applaud the House of Representatives for standing up for the millions of Americans who rely on the U.S. Postal Service every day and passing the Delivering for America Act, H.R. 8015 to reverse...
Common Cause Files for Expedited Review & Summary Judgment in Challenge to Trumpโs Directive to Omit Undocumented Immigrants in Census Apportionment Calculations
Tonight, Common Cause filed motions for expedited review and summary judgment in its challenge to President Trumpโs memorandum requiring the exclusion of undocumented people from being counted in the congressional apportionment base following the 2020 census. ย Should the court find summary judgment unavailable, Common Cause moved in the alternative for an expedited trial on the merits. The motions filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Common Cause v. Trump urge the court to expedite proceedings so that a final...
Common Cause Files Amended Challenge to Trumpโs Directive to Omit Undocumented Immigrants in Census Apportionment Calculations
Today, Common Cause amended its challenge to President Trumpโs memorandum requiring the exclusion of undocumented people from being counted in the census for congressional apportionment, adding new co-plaintiffs and new causes of action. The amended complaint in Common Cause v. Trump now includes the City of Dayton, Ohio; the City of Portland, Oregon, five new organizational plaintiffs, and a total of sixteen (16) additional individual plaintiffs of diverse backgrounds from California, Texas, and New Jersey (in addition to preexisting...
Facebook & Twitter Remove Trumpโs Misinformation on COVID-19 but Must Do More to Combat Election Disinformation and Voter Suppressionย
Recent actions from Facebook and Twitter to remove posts from President Trump containing COVID-19 misinformation show that the platforms have much more work to do to combat attacks on our democracy including the spread of election disinformation and voter suppression. Facebook works with fact-checking organizations to review and rate COVID-19 related content, uses tools to downrank COVID-19 misinformation, and directs users to authoritative sources on COVID-19 information. At the same time, Facebook refuses to fact-check political ads despite...
Common Cause Files Challenge to Trumpโs Directive to Omit Undocumented Immigrants in Census Apportionment Calculations
Today, Common Cause filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging President Trumpโs July 21 memo ordering the exclusion of undocumented immigrants from the apportionment of seats in Congress. In that memorandum, the President purported to exclude those undocumented immigrants from reapportionment for the first time in our nationโs history, and ordered the Department of Commerce to assist him in that effort, in violation of both the U.S. Constitution and federal statutes.ย
Trump Again Abuses His Power Commuting Sentence of Roger Stone
Common Cause Urges Congress to Pass D.C. Statehood Legislation HR 51
With a vote expected today, Common Cause is urging the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the โWashington, DC Admission Actโ (HR 51) to give residents of the nationโs capital a full say in the governing of the nation. In a letter to every member of the House yesterday, Common Cause emphasized the legislation is about more than having voting Members of Congress, it is about the more than 700,000 Americans residing in Washington having a voice and being heard.ย
Common Cause Urges Congress to Hold Emergency Session to Pass Anti-Violence Law Enforcement Reform and Protect the Rights of Peaceful Protesters
Today, Common Cause called on Congress to hold an emergency session to pass reform legislation to address law enforcement racism and abuses and to protect the rights of peaceful protesters. The letter comes in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers which inspired nationwide protests that in numerous instances led to police brutality against peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment rights. Common Cause urges Congress to condemn President Trumpโs threats to use the military to violently attack...
Tragedy of George Floydโs Death Compounded by President Trumpย
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers is a horrific tragedy that demands justice. It is a tragedy that plays out far too often in our nation and must end.ย ย