The Center for Media and Democracy released a major new report today highlighting the elevated threat to the peaceful transition of power following this November’s national elections — more than 200 public and Republican Party officials in swing states who either deny the 2020 election results, have refused to certify previous elections, or spread disinformation about widespread voter fraud.
CMD Files IRS, Minnesota Complaints Against American Majority Alleging Civil and Criminal Violations of Tax and Campaign Finance Laws
The Center for Media and Democracy filed complaints today with the Internal Revenue Service and the Minnesota attorney general’s office requesting investigations into improper partisan and electoral activity by American Majority, a tax-exempt group that trains Republican candidates and party organizations on how to win elections.
Big Oil’s Plan To Criminalize Pipeline Protests
At the urging of their fossil fuel donors, lawmakers are quietly working to massively expand criminal penalties against people who protest pipelines as part of negotiations over essential new federal pipeline safety regulations.
First Avenue Workers’ Victory: Another Win for Union and Worker Center Collaborations
Over 200 workers across seven Twin Cities venues owned by First Avenue Form a Union with UNITE HERE Local 17 and the Support of the Restaurant Opportunities Center.
Upcoming Event: The Imminent Threat of a Constitutional Convention
Join the Center for Media and Democracy, the American Constitution Society, and Common Cause for a conversation on the lurking dangers of a constitutional convention.
Watchdog Group Files Emergency Motion with Ohio Supreme Court to Stop AG’s Further Destruction of Documents Sought in Open Records Case
The Center for Media and Democracy filed an emergency motion with the Ohio Supreme Court yesterday asking the Court to stop Attorney General Dave Yost’s office from further destroying its controversial communications with the Republican Attorneys General Association and the Rule of Law Defense Fund.
Center for Media and Democracy Launches New Website Exposing Right-Wing Group of Anti-ESG State Financial Officers
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) is launching a new website, SFOFExposed.org, to expose the State Financial Officers Foundation’s role in legitimizing the latest front in the Right’s culture wars.
CMD Launches Insurrection Exposed Website
New resource provides more than 250 profiles of the politicians, leaders, and dark money groups that orchestrated the Jan. 6 insurrection and are laying the groundwork to subvert future elections.
The Thomas More Society and Other Outside Groups’ Influence on Partisan Wisconsin Election Investigation
Michael Gableman’s newly announced employment with the Thomas More Society raises serious questions about the extent of the group’s involvement in the inquiry into Wisconsin’s 2020 election results.
Watchdog Group Files Second Suit in Ohio Supreme Court to Force AG Yost to Turn Over RAGA Records
The Center for Media and Democracy filed suit in Ohio’s Supreme Court yesterday against Ohio Attorney General David Yost for his office’s refusal to search or hand over records concerning Yost’s work with the Republican Attorneys General Association, and its sister organization, the Rule of Law Defense Fund, in violation of the Ohio Public Records Act.