Democracy For All Amendment Press Conference
On the evening of September 8, 2014, the US Senate voted 78-18 in favor of proceeding with a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision.…
Court Denies Karl Rove’s Request To Take Over For The FEC
Karl Rove is going to have to sit in the back seat on this FEC lawsuit, whether he likes it or not. Awhile back I wrote about the lawsuit Public…
Karl Rove May Yet Face The Music Over Crossroads GPS Campaign Activities
Public Citizen and Protect Our Elections are taking aim at the FEC for dropping the ball on Rove’s failure to disclose donors. Earlier this year, FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel was…
US Attorney files Amicus Brief in ACLU Voting Rights Case
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Department of Justice today intervened in the ACLU of Wisconsin voting rights case, filing an amicus brief in opposition to the voter ID law. The case…
The Atlantic: If You Thought Citizens United Was Bad, Wait for This Supreme Court Case
A Supreme Court ruling in favor of Shaun McCutcheon would set the stage for totally eliminating remaining campaign-finance laws. -By Norm Ornstein September 26, 2013- It is tempting to think…
AlterNet: Florida GOP-Led Voter Fraud Investigation Finds Nothing—Except GOP Fraud
Nice try. -By Rod Bastanmehr September 5, 2013- An investigation into the issue of voter registration fraud in the Sunshine State initiated by Florida Repulicans has unearthed no evidence of…
Center For Public Integrity: West Virginia races primed for super PAC activity
Newly created 'West Virginians for Results' has GOP connection -By Michael Beckel September 4, 2013- A newly created super PAC appears to have its sights set on West Virginia, a…
Talking Points Memo: Ginsburg Calls Out Roberts: ‘One Of The Most Activist Courts In History’
-By Tom Kludt August 26, 2013- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg signaled that she is in no hurry to step down from what she described as "one of the…
NY Times: Court Is ‘One of Most Activist,’ Ginsburg Says, Vowing to Stay
-By Adam Liptak August 24, 2013- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 80, vowed in an interview to stay on the Supreme Court as long as her health and intellect remained strong,…
NBC News: Justice Department to challenge Texas voter ID law
-By Pete Williams, NBC News August 22, 2013- Justice Department officials say they'll launch a few legal fight to block the Texas voter ID law. Texas lost the first round…
Think Progress: Nine Term North Carolina Senator Resigns To Fight New Voter Suppression Law
-BY Ian Millhiser August 19, 2013- North Carolina state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird (D) announced today that she is resigning her seat in the state legislature after 17 years of service.…
Brad Blog: GOP Candidate Sentenced for Felony Fraud After Changing Party Affiliation of 300 Democratic Voters
-By Brad Friedman August 10, 2013- With these 300 fraudulent votes created by one Republican candidate alone, that's 300 more fraudulent votes than have ever been created by ACORN or…
The Examiner: Jailed: GOP candidate hit with jail time for voter fraud
-By Robert Sobel August 9, 2013- A Republican candidate who ran for a Massachusetts state House seat in 2012 has been sentenced to a year in jail after he plead…
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ProtectOurElections is a national collaboration of grassroots organizations that have joined together to reclaim our democracy, providing oversight to rescue our elections from partisan politics and privatization. Five recent developments…