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WGBH: Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig On His Legal Fight To End “Winner-Take-All” Rules In Electoral College
Is the Electoral College broken? So argues Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig, a former presidential candidate and the founder of the non-profit group Equal Citizens, who along with people like former Mass. Governor Bill Weld, is leading a series of lawsuits to fix...
Medium: Why Democracy Reform? Our Summer Interns Explain.
For those fighting to fix our broken democracy, there is often a tendency to drown in the specifics or technicalities.
Medium: Stop The Madness: It’s Time to Pass Automatic Voter Registration
The 2018 midterm elections are less than three months away and grassroots organizations are now laser-focused on registering voters.
Washington Journal: Lawrence Lessig Discusses Legal Challenges to the Electoral College
Medium: Equal Citizens August 2018 Update
Blog: The State of The Democracy Movement: June and July Edition
The state of our democracy is constantly in flux. Even for those who spend their time in democracy’s trenches, it’s very hard to keep track of everything that happens across all 50 states.
Commonwealth Magazine: Galvin, Zakim trade verbal punches
The Blaze: Group sues four states to challenge winner-take-all system for Electoral College selection
NBC Boston: High-Profile Attorneys Push for Change to Electoral College System
Techcrunch: Russian indictments show that the US needs federal oversight of election security
TechCrunch, July 18, 2018 President Trump’s Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin, on the heels of 12 Russian intelligence officials indicted for hacking the 2016 election, made it clear that this administration has zero commitment to protect our elections from future...
Anchorage Daily News: A lawsuit in Alaska can begin the end of SuperPACs
So the first steps toward finally restoring limits on SuperPACs could take place in Alaska. Whether history will be made here depends on how seriously judges consider our framers' attempts to prevent corruption.
Medium: Equal Citizens July 2018 Update
Medium: 150 years later: Can the 14th Amendment be used to fix the Electoral College?
The Hill: Presidential electors deserve the right to vote their conscience
TechCrunch: Advocacy groups knock ‘unjust’ copyright-extending CLASSICS Act
Medium: The Electoral College Reform Movement Made Great Strides This Month, But Is It Enough?
Houston Chronicle: Texas’ winner-take-all elections mean unfair results
NBC Think: This Is How To Ultimately Beat The NRA
Wired: Congress’ Latest Move to Extend Copyright Protection is Misguided
Washington Post: Mick Mulvaney shows why we need to radically change our elections
Newsweek: Mick Mulvaney Warns Bankers: I Only Spoke to Lobbyists Who Paid Me
Business Insider: ‘This puts a target on his back’: Ethics experts say the FBI should investigate Trump’s budget director for pay for play
Jurist: Colorado presidential electors bound by state law to echo popular vote
KOAA News 5: Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Secretary of State Wayne Williams
The Denver Post: Federal judge tosses “faithless” presidential elector lawsuit against Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams
The Washington Free Beacon: Judge Rules Members of Electoral College Must Follow Popular Vote
AP: Colorado Electoral College reps told to follow popular vote
The Colorado Independent: A federal judge dismissed the ‘Hamilton Elector’ lawsuit in Colorado. But that’s what they wanted.
Denver Post: The “winner-take-all” Electoral College system used by 48 states, including Colorado, sees court challenges
My Statesman: Suit seeks to split Texas’ 38 electoral votes as part of national fight
USA Today: The winner-take-all presidential system is unconstitutional. We’re taking it to court.
USA Today: The winner-take-all presidential system is unconstitutional. We’re taking it to court.
Associated Press: Group Picks Alaska to Challenge Unlimited Campaign Donations
Equal Citizens Files Alaska Suit on Super PAC Spending
On Friday, February 2, 2018, lawyers with Equal Citizens filed a lawsuit against the Alaska Public Offices Commission, or “APOC” in order to create a case that can work its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court with the goal of eliminating Super PACs across the nation.
Blog: Now we are moving against Super PACs
AP: Group Picks Alaska to Challenge Unlimited Campaign Donations
Blog: Important Update on the Equal Votes project
HeraldNet: Rogue electors are undeterred by their latest legal setback
Blog: It’s Time to Change the Way We Elect Presidents
Columbia Basin Herald: Fine Upheld for ‘Faithless Elector’
The Spokesman-Review: ‘Faithless’ electors $1,000 fines upheld
Blog: Electors Case Update: Round 1 Goes To The State. But The Fight Goes On.
Equal Citizens Provides Legal Support for 3 WA Presidential Electors Who Were Fined for Voting Their Conscience in 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 6, 2017 Contact: Blair Fitzgibbon (202) 503-6141 [email protected] Equal Citizens Provides Legal Support for 3 WA Presidential Electors Who Were Fined for Voting Their Conscience in 2016 On Friday December 8, EqualCitizens.US...
Blog: An important case about the role of presidential electors heads to court in Washington
The Hill: The 2018 candidates who repair the common ground of our democracy
Equal Citizens.US Announces Agreement with CO Dep of State to Enable Quick Resolution of Critical Constitutional Question
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 25, 2017 Contact: Blair Fitzgibbon (202) 503-6141 [email protected] Equal Citizens.US Announces Agreement with CO Dep of State to Enable Quick Resolution of Critical Constitutional Question EqualCitizens.US announced today an...
The Colorado Independent: Colorado Sec. of State makes a deal with electoral college members suing him: ‘We just want an answer to the constitutional question’
Channel 7 – Denver (ABC): Colorado secretary of state and ‘Hamilton Electors’ reach deal to expedite case
Webby Podcast: Season 2, Episode 1
The Daily Caller: Prosecuting Or Removing ‘Faithless’ Presidential Electors Is Unconstitutional
USA Today: Let’s fix Electoral College. It’ll be easy compared to gerrymandering
Blog: The Road To The Supreme Court
The Colorado Springs Independent: Springs man at the heart of federal lawsuit to upend the Electoral College
The Colorado Independent: Colorado Electoral College Lawsuit: A deal for nation’s highest court to hear a big case faster?
Blog: Why Equal Votes And The National Popular Vote Work Well Together
Blog: Why Courts, Part 2: Courts Are Good At Analyzing Equality
Denver Post: Third Colorado presidential elector joins lawsuit against Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams
Third Electoral College Elector Joins Equal Citizens Lawsuit Against Colorado Secretary of State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 20, 2017 Third Electoral College Elector Joins Equal Citizens Lawsuit Against Colorado Secretary of State BOSTON, MA - EQUALCITIZENS.US announced today that 2016 Colorado Presidential Elector Micheal Baca has joined the lawsuit...
The Colorado Independent: ‘Faithless elector’ to Colorado’s secretary of state: Now I’m suing you
Blog: Why Courts, Part 1: The Court Has To Give Us An Answer
The Colorado Independent: Electoral College members file voter ‘intimidation’ lawsuit against Colorado’s secretary of state
Denver Post: Colorado’s “faithless electors” seek damages in new federal lawsuit
Equal Citizens Files Lawsuit Against Colorado Secretary of State for Violating Constitutional Rights of Two Electoral College Electors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August 15, 2017 Equal Citizens Files Lawsuit Against Colorado Secretary of State for Violating Constitutional Rights of Two Electoral College Electors BOSTON, MA – Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at...
Huffington Post: Republican Elector Vows To Vote Against Donald Trump
The Harvard Crimson: Law School Professor Says 20 Republican Electors May Vote Against Trump
The Independent: Elector who promised to vote against Donald Trump receives death and rape threats
NBC: The ‘Real’ Presidential Vote: Electoral College Voting Underway
Fast Company: Inside The Psychology Of The Rebel Electors Who Seek To Overturn Trump’s Election
Gothamist: Electoral College Dissenters Deluged With Death Threats
ThinkProgress: More GOP electors are open to dumping Trump, Electors Trust organizer says
The Hollywood Reporter: How a Group of Lawyers Is Helping “Faithless Electors” Vote Their Conscience (Q&A)
Politico: Lessig: 20 Trump Electors Could Flip
NPR: Lawrence Lessig Offers Free Legal Aid To Anti-Trump Electors
Slate: The Left vs. the Electoral College
Slate: The Faith of the Faithless Electors
Democracy Now: Meet the Republican Elector Who Is Refusing to Vote for Trump
Nonprofit Quarterly: Nonprofit Will Provide Legal Advice to “Conscientious Electors”
CBS: Texas GOP elector announces he won’t vote for Trump
WGBH: Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig Offers Legal Aid To Electoral College Members
The Week: Lawyers offer free support to electors who want to oppose Trump
Salon: The Hamilton plan gains steam: Texas Republican elector goes rogue, saying he won’t vote for Trump
Vanity Fair: This Group of Rogue Electors Have a Plan to Stop Trump
The Hill: Lessig offers free help to electors wanting to vote against Trump
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