Common Cause

Rule Changes

Challenging the DOJ's actions

The Supreme Court refused on Nov. 2 to make California set aside about 20,000 mail ballots until their citizenship could be checked. California held its midterm election the next day with those ballots in the count.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Lead plaintiff in lawsuit

A federal judge in New York has blocked the Trump administration from airing taxpayer-funded ads promoting the president through Nov. 20. On Oct. 30 she also ordered three of the ads removed from government websites and social media. A separate Oct. 28 ruling by Judge Loren AliKhan in Washington, in a suit by the Democratic National Committee, blocks the government from creating and airing the ads through Nov. 11.

Updated Oct 31

Rule Changes

Lead plaintiff in the September 2026 lawsuit

Common Cause's 94-page lawsuit, filed Sept. 10 in Washington, D.C., asks a judge to bar the Department of Homeland Security, the Justice Department and the FBI from retaliating against people who record immigration enforcement. A federal judge in Ohio dismissed a similar suit from observer Sean Moorman on Oct. 2, saying the court lacked jurisdiction because the officers had left the area. The judge agreed observers have a First Amendment right to record.

Updated Oct 21