U.S. Supreme Court Decision a "Roadmap" for a Ruling on Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Court Remands Case to Three Judge Panel to Cure Standing Problem
U.S. Government
Government Watchdogs Urge Support of Bills to Prevent Firing of Special Counsel Mueller
The Center for Media and Democracy signed onto a letter calling on senators to support two bipartisan bills designed to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by President Trump.
Sanders Woos Progressives in Madison, Seeks to End Influence of Money in Politics
Sanders and Feingold take aim at big money in politics at a rally in Madison.
CMD Publishes List of Closed Charter Schools (with Interactive Map)
Today, the CMD is releasing a complete state-by-state list of the failed charter schools since 2000.
What Rightwing Media Gets Wrong about the Reagan and Bush Immigration Orders
The rightwing is trying--and failing--to persuade the public that Republican uses of executive authority on immigration were different than Obama's. Here's what the right gets wrong.
Should Obama Use Executive Action on Immigration? Ask Ronald Reagan
What the Heritage Foundation gets wrong about Reagan's and Obama's executive orders.
Flashback: CMD Submits Testimony to U.S. Senate on Rise of Dark Money
Highlights of testimony submitted by CMD to the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee in July 2012, where it provided case studies of some of the secretly-funded nonprofit groups that have reportedly received subpoenas in the "John Doe" probe.
Bills in Congress Crackdown on Whistleblowers
President Obama was elected on a platform that included promises for increased transparency and openness in government. Despite this rhetoric, Obama has prosecuted more whistleblowers than any administration in history.
Return to Nixonland: How the NSA Slipped its Leash
Here's a guide to how the government has focused its weapons of surveillance on millions of Americans.
Group Focused on Goverment Ethics Puts Scott Walker on List of “Worst Governors in America”
This week, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a non-profit government watchdog group, released a report -- "The Worst Governors in America," and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker came in sixth in the top category. The report has an amusing circus theme and dubs Walker a "Ringmaster," but it is heavily documented and footnoted to reliable sources and primary documents. The criteria CREW used when assessing the nation's governors were the following: corruption, transparency, partisan politics, pressuring public officials, cronyism, self-enrichment, scandal and mismanagement.
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