Lisa Graves, board president of CMD, called for DeJoy’s removal due to his conflicts of interest and alleged campaign finance violations at a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on Monday.
Watchdog Groups Call for Ethics Investigation of Senator Ron Johnson’s Misuse of Committee to Promote Political Disinformation
Nonprofit ethics watchdogs American Oversight and the Center for Media and Democracy today submitted a complaint to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics calling for an investigation into Senator Ron Johnson’s abuse of his official position as chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee.
Partial Victory and a Punt by SCOTUS in Trump Financial Records Cases
In New York DA case, Court reaffirms important principle that president is not above the law, but the Court nonetheless may have given president Trump de facto win in congressional subpoena case.
CMD Files IRS Complaint Against Fair Lines America Foundation for Misreporting Its 2018 Income
GOP-aligned redistricting group failed to disclose $225,000 channeled through DonorsTrust, the conduit of choice for the Koch political donors network.
Facebook creates fact-checking exemption for climate deniers
A group with ties to the fossil fuel industry plans to use Facebook’s op-ed loophole to spread climate misinformation.
Black Voters Continue to Face Voter Suppression 155 Years After Juneteenth
“Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Shelby County v. Holder (2013).
Supreme Court Will Have Chance to Review Case Seeking to End Super PAC Spending in U.S. Elections
Federal lawmakers are petitioning the Supreme Court to review a lawsuit challenging SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission, the 2010 appeals court ruling that created super PACs
CMD Joins Groups Denouncing Attacks on Press Covering Anti-Racism Protests
There have been more than 320 reports of journalists being harassed, arrested, assaulted, and hurt during the nationwide protests against police violence and racial inequality that have erupted since George Floyd’s murder.
CMD Joins Civil Rights Leaders in National Day of Mourning for George Floyd and Racial Injustice
Today, we at the Center for Media and Democracy mourn the murder of George Floyd at the knee of the state.
Groups Call on ALEC’s Corporate Funders to Cut Ties Over Its Coronavirus Lobbying Efforts
CMD joins Common Cause and 71 other groups calling on companies to stop funding ALEC due to its leading role in the right-wing campaign to protest COVID-19 public safety measures and reopen the economy despite warnings from public health officials.