The Protection of Voting Rights Requires State Action ReportMar 25, 2024 The Protection of Voting Rights Requires State Action Mar 25, 2024 Rebecca Mears
Justices’ Trump Ballot Ruling May Spark Constitutional Crisis Justices’ Trump Ballot Ruling May Spark Constitutional Crisis Mar 19, 2024 Law360 Devon Ombres
Free Speech or Free Rein? How Murthy v. Missouri Became a Soapbox for Misinformation Advocacy ArticleMar 14, 2024 Free Speech or Free Rein? How Murthy v. Missouri Became a Soapbox for Misinformation Advocacy Mar 14, 2024 Nicole Alvarez, Devon Ombres
5 Reasons Why Careening From Near Shutdown to Near Shutdown Is Bad for America ArticleFeb 28, 2024 5 Reasons Why Careening From Near Shutdown to Near Shutdown Is Bad for America Feb 28, 2024 Lily Roberts, Greta Bedekovics
The Protection of Voting Rights Requires State Action ReportMar 25, 2024 The Protection of Voting Rights Requires State Action As legislation on voting rights awaits action in Congress—and states continue to pass restrictive, discriminatory voting policies and the courts strip federal voter protections—states must step up and protect the right to vote. Mar 25, 2024 Rebecca Mears
Justices’ Trump Ballot Ruling May Spark Constitutional Crisis In the NewsMar 19, 2024 Justices’ Trump Ballot Ruling May Spark Constitutional Crisis Devon Ombres explains why a Supreme Court majority opinion in Anderson v. Trump marks a grave overstep of the court’s authority that could spell a constitutional crisis for this and future elections. Mar 19, 2024 Law360 Devon Ombres
Free Speech or Free Rein? How Murthy v. Missouri Became a Soapbox for Misinformation Advocacy ArticleMar 14, 2024 Free Speech or Free Rein? How Murthy v. Missouri Became a Soapbox for Misinformation Advocacy The U.S. Supreme Court case Murthy v. Missouri has significant national security implications and could hamstring private and public efforts to combat disinformation. Mar 14, 2024 Nicole Alvarez, Devon Ombres
Sen. Mark Warner Discusses the Potential Impacts of the Murthy v. Missouri Case Past EventMar 12, 2024 Sen. Mark Warner Discusses the Potential Impacts of the Murthy v. Missouri Case The policy implications are wide-ranging. Mar 12, 2024
5 Reasons Why Careening From Near Shutdown to Near Shutdown Is Bad for America ArticleFeb 28, 2024 5 Reasons Why Careening From Near Shutdown to Near Shutdown Is Bad for America While avoiding a federal government shutdown is important, the chaos of constant shutdown threats; uncertainties about funding; and patchwork continuing resolutions are still detrimental for the government’s ability to provide services and the health of American democracy. Feb 28, 2024 Lily Roberts, Greta Bedekovics
The NetChoice Cases: Will the Supreme Court Turn First Amendment Law on Its Head? ArticleFeb 20, 2024 The NetChoice Cases: Will the Supreme Court Turn First Amendment Law on Its Head? In the NetChoice cases, the U.S. Supreme Court should slap down the 5th Circuit’s efforts to rewrite the First Amendment. Feb 20, 2024 Devon Ombres, Nicole Alvarez
CAP Comment Recommends Key Risk Mitigation Strategies for NIST’s Generative AI Companion Resource ArticleFeb 15, 2024 CAP Comment Recommends Key Risk Mitigation Strategies for NIST’s Generative AI Companion Resource The Center for American Progress submitted comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology recommending strategies to identify and mitigate harms from generative artificial intelligence. Feb 15, 2024 Adam Conner, Megan Shahi
The Supreme Court’s Assault on Government Could Make the Far-Right’s Dreams Come True ReportFeb 15, 2024 The Supreme Court’s Assault on Government Could Make the Far-Right’s Dreams Come True The Supreme Court could strip power away from Congress and the president in several cases this term in ways that will make life worse for everyday Americans. Feb 15, 2024 Devon Ombres
Ohio v. EPA Threatens the EPA’s Ability To Regulate Air Pollution Nationwide ArticleFeb 13, 2024 Ohio v. EPA Threatens the EPA’s Ability To Regulate Air Pollution Nationwide The case is part of conservative activists’ efforts to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from protecting Americans from major polluters. Feb 13, 2024 Jeevna Sheth, Chris Martinez, Devon Ombres
Corner Post v. Federal Reserve: The Supreme Court Could Open a Pandora’s Box for Federal Regulation ArticleFeb 12, 2024 Corner Post v. Federal Reserve: The Supreme Court Could Open a Pandora’s Box for Federal Regulation A pending Supreme Court case could endanger regulations that have protected Americans from corporate predators and bad actors for decades. Feb 12, 2024 Sydney Bryant, Devon Ombres
2024 Hawaii Bill Would Limit Political Spending by Foreign-Influenced U.S. Corporations TestimonyFeb 9, 2024 2024 Hawaii Bill Would Limit Political Spending by Foreign-Influenced U.S. Corporations Michael Sozan, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, filed written testimony before the Hawaii Senate in support of S.B. 3243, a bill that would strengthen campaign-related spending disclosure requirements and limit political spending by U.S. corporations with appreciable foreign ownership. Feb 9, 2024 Michael Sozan
Generative AI Should Be Developed and Deployed Responsibly at Every Level for Everyone ReportFeb 1, 2024 Generative AI Should Be Developed and Deployed Responsibly at Every Level for Everyone A key part of meeting the AI moment requires generative AI developers and deployers to safeguard their systems and bolster risk mitigations for third-party usage. Feb 1, 2024 Megan Shahi, Adam Conner, Nicole Alvarez, 1 More Sydney Bryant
2024 Washington Bill Would Limit Political Spending by Foreign-Influenced U.S. Corporations TestimonyJan 29, 2024 2024 Washington Bill Would Limit Political Spending by Foreign-Influenced U.S. Corporations Michael Sozan, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, filed written testimony before the Washington State House in support of H.B. 1885, a bill that would strengthen campaign-related spending disclosure requirements and limit political spending by U.S. corporations with appreciable foreign ownership. Jan 29, 2024 Michael Sozan
DeSantis’ Lackluster Campaign Unleashed Campaign Finance’s Nightmare Scenario In the NewsJan 25, 2024 DeSantis’ Lackluster Campaign Unleashed Campaign Finance’s Nightmare Scenario In an op-ed for TPM, Tom Moore explains how Ron DeSantis’ campaign failures may have opened the door for an even bigger disaster in the form of an alarming loophole in federal campaign finance law. Jan 25, 2024 Talking Points Memo Tom Moore
Supreme Court Appears Poised To Overrule Chevron Deference in Judicial Power Grab ArticleJan 17, 2024 Supreme Court Appears Poised To Overrule Chevron Deference in Judicial Power Grab The U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to overrule 40 years of precedent, which may allow individual judges to implement their partisan policy preferences instead of abiding by agency expertise. Jan 17, 2024 Jeevna Sheth, Devon Ombres
The Relentless Effort To End Agencies’ Ability To Protect Americans VideoJan 16, 2024 The Relentless Effort To End Agencies’ Ability To Protect Americans In Relentless v. Department of Commerce, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could hinder the ability of agencies to protect Americans in areas ranging from food and drug safety to safe workplaces, preventing air pollution, and administering Medicare. Jan 16, 2024 Devon Ombres, Audrey Smith, Tymoni Correa-Buntley, 3 More Hai-Lam Phan, Toni Pandolfo, Matthew Gossage
Patrick Gaspard’s Statement for the Senate AI Insight Forum on Workforce ArticleJan 10, 2024 Patrick Gaspard’s Statement for the Senate AI Insight Forum on Workforce Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, attended Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's Senate Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum on Workforce in November 2023; his statement at the event addressed the challenges and opportunities of AI, and he urged Congress to act. Jan 10, 2024 Patrick Gaspard
Loper Bright and Relentless: Ending Judicial Deference To Cement Judicial Activism in the Courts ReportJan 10, 2024 Loper Bright and Relentless: Ending Judicial Deference To Cement Judicial Activism in the Courts Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases that could limit the federal government’s ability to serve the American people, giving unelected judges free rein to implement their own partisan policy agendas and disregard scientific analysis, the opinions of policy experts, and the will of Congress. Jan 10, 2024 Jeevna Sheth, Devon Ombres
How the Supreme Court Could Limit Government’s Ability To Serve Americans in All Areas of Life Fact SheetJan 10, 2024 How the Supreme Court Could Limit Government’s Ability To Serve Americans in All Areas of Life If the Supreme Court overturns the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine, it could throw into chaos government’s ability to protect and serve the American people in areas ranging from workplace safety to Medicare administration to consumer protections, and much more. Jan 10, 2024 Devon Ombres, Jeevna Sheth, Sydney Bryant
Overturning Precedent: Examining the Regulatory Protections at Stake in the Loper Bright and Relentless Cases Past EventJan 4, 2024 Overturning Precedent: Examining the Regulatory Protections at Stake in the Loper Bright and Relentless Cases Please join the Center for American Progress and Democracy Forward Foundation for a virtual panel discussion on the upcoming Supreme Court cases, Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce. Jan 4, 2024 Skye Perryman, Devon Ombres, Sarah Somers, 3 More Kirti Datla, Andrew Strom, Craig Green
Filibustered! How to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America Past EventJan 4, 2024 Filibustered! How to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America If we want to fix what ails America, we have to fix the Senate. And if we want to fix the Senate, we must fix the broken filibuster. Jan 4, 2024
Point: Confronting the Stain of an Insurrection on American Democracy In the NewsJan 4, 2024 Point: Confronting the Stain of an Insurrection on American Democracy Greta Bedekovics writes in "DC Journal" about the January 6 insurrection. Jan 4, 2024 DC Journal Greta Bedekovics
8 Ways To Protect American Democracy ReportJan 4, 2024 8 Ways To Protect American Democracy To safeguard American democracy, it is important to both protect elections in 2024 and address systemic issues to protect those in the future. Jan 4, 2024 Rebecca Mears, Greta Bedekovics
Supreme Court Decision Could Shift Power Away From Federal Agency Experts ArticleJan 3, 2024 Supreme Court Decision Could Shift Power Away From Federal Agency Experts In the combined Relentless cases, the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn the Chevron doctrine, which would reverse 40 years of precedent and cause chaos for regulatory agencies. Jan 3, 2024 Devon Ombres, Sydney Bryant
CAP Highlights Strengths and Needed Clarifications in Comments to OMB AI Guidance ArticleDec 12, 2023 CAP Highlights Strengths and Needed Clarifications in Comments to OMB AI Guidance CAP applauds the draft Office of Management and Budget AI guidance for adopting principles of the AI Bill of Rights and outlining critical safety-affecting and rights-affecting AI use cases and calls for additional clarity and transparency for federal government use of AI. Dec 12, 2023 Adam Conner
How Sandra Day O’Connor’s Legacy Could — And Should — Impact the Future of Medication Abortion In the NewsDec 8, 2023 How Sandra Day O’Connor’s Legacy Could — And Should — Impact the Future of Medication Abortion Sabrina Talukder writes in The Messenger about the upcoming ruling in Alliance v. FDA. Dec 8, 2023 The Messenger Sabrina Talukder
Extinguishing the Fires of Political Violence Past EventDec 7, 2023 Extinguishing the Fires of Political Violence A Bipartisan Discussion About Current Threats and Potential Solutions, cosponsored by the McCain Institute Dec 7, 2023
Threats From Political Minority Rule in Wisconsin and North Carolina ReportDec 7, 2023 Threats From Political Minority Rule in Wisconsin and North Carolina Partisan legislators in Wisconsin and North Carolina are aggressively erecting anti-democracy barriers to lock out a growing political majority and hinder America’s progress. Dec 7, 2023 Michael Sozan
Supreme Court’s Push to Weaken Government Oversight Opens Door for Meta to Attack FTC ArticleDec 5, 2023 Supreme Court’s Push to Weaken Government Oversight Opens Door for Meta to Attack FTC Meta piggybacks off of the Supreme Court SEC v. Jarkesy oral argument to assert the FTC is unconstitutional. Dec 5, 2023 Devon Ombres, Jeevna Sheth
Supreme Court’s ‘Ethics Code’ Is a Failed Attempt to Gaslight America In the NewsNov 30, 2023 Supreme Court’s ‘Ethics Code’ Is a Failed Attempt to Gaslight America In an op-ed for DC Journal, Devon Ombres explains why the U.S. Supreme Court’s new ethics code fails to provide accountability for justices engaged in unethical conduct. Nov 30, 2023 DC Journal Devon Ombres
CAP Comment Urges the OPM To Uphold Civil Service Protections in New Rule Change ArticleNov 29, 2023 CAP Comment Urges the OPM To Uphold Civil Service Protections in New Rule Change CAP submitted comments on the OPM’s proposed rule entitled “Upholding Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles” to protect federal civil service employees and prevent the government workforce from becoming subject to a patronage system that rewards loyalty over expertise. Nov 29, 2023 Cissy Jackson
Election denialism nearly shattered our democracy. Meta’s allowing it anyway. In the NewsNov 27, 2023 Election denialism nearly shattered our democracy. Meta’s allowing it anyway. Megan Shahi writes in The Hill about Meta’s updated ad policy, which allows for election denial content in paid political ads. Nov 27, 2023 The Hill Megan Shahi
SEC v. Jarkesy: The Threat to Congressional and Agency Authority ArticleNov 27, 2023 SEC v. Jarkesy: The Threat to Congressional and Agency Authority SEC v. Jarkesy is quietly one among a trio of important Supreme Court cases this term that could deal major blows to executive and congressional power. Nov 27, 2023 Devon Ombres
Is Alaska the Secret to Saving American Democracy? Past EventNov 19, 2023 Is Alaska the Secret to Saving American Democracy? How Electoral System Reform Can Reduce Polarization, Increase Voters’ Choices, and Incentivize Bipartisan Policymaking Nov 19, 2023 State Sen. Cathy Giessel, State Rep. Calvin Schrage, State Rep. Genevieve Mina, 1 More Rebecca Mears
With Its Release of a New Nonbinding Code of Conduct, the Supreme Court Fails on Ethics Again ArticleNov 15, 2023 With Its Release of a New Nonbinding Code of Conduct, the Supreme Court Fails on Ethics Again The Supreme Court’s recently released code of conduct does nothing to address the appearance of corruption at the court. Nov 15, 2023 Devon Ombres
2023 CAP IDEAS Conference Past EventOct 25, 2023 2023 CAP IDEAS Conference Join the Center for American Progress as we celebrate 20 years of innovative policy solutions and look boldly forward to a progressive future. Oct 25, 2023