Common Cause is pleased to announce that veteran campaign finance attorney Paul Seamus Ryan will join Common Cause as Vice President for Policy and Litigation in late October. Mr. Ryan will lead Common Cause’s national efforts to reduce barriers to a more representative democracy, including obstacles to full participation like money in politics, gerrymandering, and vote suppression, guiding public policy campaigns and litigation. He will also support efforts for the organization’s 35 state operations working to create a 21st...

Common Cause issues backgrounder on attempts by the House Freedom Caucus to have the House impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen

Common Cause, a party to the lawsuit, issued the following statement today applauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Attorney General Bill Schuette’s and the Michigan Secretary of State’s appeal to reinstate the straight-ticket voting ban in time for the November 8 election:

Ang Common Cause ay naglunsad ng isang potensyal na landmark na demanda sa pederal na hukuman ngayon na direktang hinahamon ang pundasyon ng partisan gerrymandering sa North Carolina.

Common Cause has filed suit in the Middle District of North Carolina, challenging the state legislature's drawing of congressional districts

Common Cause welcomes veteran campaign finance and voting rights advocate and communicator David Vance as its National Media Strategist.

Karaniwang Dahilan Tumugon ang North Carolina sa batas laban sa botante ng North Carolina na sinira

Joint Statement of Common Cause and Common Cause Michigan on the Criminal Charges Filed Against State Employees Involved in the Flint Water Crisis

Statements from Common Cause Michigan and Common Cause national office on federal court decision blocking the state's ban on straight-ticket voting

The Census Bureau plans to count 2 million prisoners in a way that discriminates against other Americans