Campaign Legal Center

What Campaign Legal Center does

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal organization founded in 2002 by Trevor Potter, a former Republican Federal Election Commissioner, and headquartered at 1101 14th St. NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. The organization advances American democracy through litigation, policy advocacy, and public education across five practice areas: voting rights and elections, campaign finance, ethics, redistricting, and the rule of law. Its docket is national in scope, with active matters spanning more than 20 states and the District of Columbia and recurring appearances before the U.S. Supreme Court, including McConnell v. FEC, Veasey v. Abbott, Allen v. Milligan, and the 2026 Louisiana v. Callais aftermath.

CLC's core offerings are pro bono legal representation, strategic amicus briefs, FEC complaints, and policy advocacy delivered through a staff of 51–100 employees organized into issue-area practice groups (voting rights, redistricting, campaign finance, ethics, strategic litigation) supported by communications, development, operations, and finance functions. Public-facing products include the Democracy Decoded podcast (two Webby Awards, distributed across major audio platforms), the Restore Your Vote online tool for people with felony convictions, the DemocracyU educational resource, and the Voices for Democracy storytelling series. CLC does not sell products or services; it is funded through tax-deductible donations from individuals, foundations, and organizations, structured in part through a "Defenders of Democracy" giving program at the $1,000+ level, and operates with a Charity Navigator Four Star rating as a registered District of Columbia nonprofit (EIN 04-3608387).

Name

Campaign Legal Center

Legal name

Campaign Legal Center

Website

https://campaignlegal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Campaign Legal Center is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) legal organization that litigates and advocates on voting rights, campaign finance, redistricting, ethics, and rule-of-law issues, serving the American public through pro bono representation and a national coalition of civil-rights partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonpartisan Election Law Legal Advocacy

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government Accountability, Ethics & Anti-Corruption Advocacy (BPAGAFAN), Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA), Criminal Justice Reform & Legal System Advocacy (BPAGAFAI), Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC)

Keywords

• Election law advocacy
• Voting rights litigation
• Campaign finance reform
• Redistricting legal services
• Democracy nonprofit legal

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Campaign Legal Center is funded primarily through tax-deductible donations from individuals, foundations, and organizations. The organization operates a 'Defenders of Democracy' giving program with benefits at the $1,000+ level.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Campaign Legal Center is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal organization that advances American democracy through litigation in federal and state courts, policy advocacy before government bodies, and public education. Its work spans voting rights, campaign finance transparency, government ethics, redistricting and fair maps, and the rule of law. The organization represents partner civil rights and democracy groups in court, files amicus briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court, and engages in coalition advocacy on legislative and administrative matters.

Product overview

Campaign Legal Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit legal organization that advances democracy through law. Rather than a traditional technology product company, CLC offers advocacy services, litigation, and policy work. Its primary offerings include the Democracy Decoded podcast (an award-winning media series exploring democracy challenges and solutions) and the Restore Your Vote tool (a voter resource helping people with felony convictions restore voting rights). The organization's work spans campaign finance, ethics, redistricting, voting rights, and rule of law issues through litigation, policy advocacy, and strategic communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Democracy Decoded Podcast An award-winning public education podcast that examines challenges facing American democracy and innovative solutions, featuring experts across the political spectrum. Hosted by CLC Senior Legal Counsel Simone Leeper; distributed across all major podcast platforms; intended for the general public, journalists, and democracy advocates.
• Restore Your Vote A free online resource that helps Americans with felony convictions understand and navigate the state-specific process to restore their voting rights. Targeted at individuals with prior felony convictions, their families, and community partners assisting with restoration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully defended Arizona's Proposition 211 (Voters' Right to Know Act) against constitutional challenges, upheld by AZ Supreme Court June 2026
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Democracy Defenders FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026Co-counsel representing League of United Latin American Citizens, Secure Families Initiative, and Arizona Students' Association in lawsuits challenging Trump administration executive orders on voting.
• UCLA Voting Rights ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship with UCLA Voting Rights Project in Florida redistricting litigation (Thompson-Wynn v. Byrd), representing Florida voters challenging partisan gerrymander.
• Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint amicus briefs filed challenging Trump administration's White House ballroom construction and executive overreach. Partners on multiple litigation efforts to hold government accountable.
• League of Women VoterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership representing state and local Leagues in litigation protecting civic engagement groups' rights to help new citizens register to vote.
• Free HeartsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Restore Your Vote campaign to restore voting rights for people with felony convictions, particularly in Tennessee.
• States United ActionminorOthersCollaboration on election integrity analysis, including tracking election-denying candidates in statewide races.
• The Carter CenterminorOthersBoth organizations work on election protection and monitoring, with Carter Center expanding its global election monitoring to include U.S. elections.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: Historic civil rights legal organization that litigates voting rights and redistricting cases before SCOTUS and federal courts, frequently as co-counsel or alongside CLC in voting-rights litigation.
• League of Women Voters: Nonpartisan civic organization that litigates and advocates on voting rights, redistricting, and election administration — co-litigates regularly with CLC and shares overlapping donor and volunteer constituencies.
• Common Cause: Nonpartisan government accountability and democracy reform organization that combines litigation, advocacy, and grassroots organizing on voting rights, redistricting, and campaign finance — overlapping CLC's mission with a more membership-driven model.
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: National civil rights legal organization that litigates voting rights, redistricting, and election protection cases — comparable to CLC in operating model, federal-court practice, and pro bono representation of civil rights plaintiffs.
• Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): Government ethics and accountability nonprofit that litigates against executive overreach and files ethics complaints — directly comparable to CLC's ethics practice and an active co-counsel/partner on multiple CLC cases.
• Brennan Center for Justice: NYU-affiliated nonpartisan law and policy institute that litigates, conducts research, and advocates on voting rights, campaign finance, and redistricting — directly overlapping CLC's core practice areas with similar litigation strategy and donor base.

Broad incumbents

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Much larger and broader civil liberties organization with active voting rights and campaign finance practice; competes for donor dollars and amicus slots but operates a far wider portfolio than CLC's democracy-focused niche.
• Southern Poverty Law Center: Civil rights legal and advocacy organization that litigates voting rights cases in federal courts and shares overlapping plaintiff populations with CLC, though broader in scope and more litigation-resource-intensive.

Emerging players

• States United Action: Nonpartisan organization of former state officials focused on election integrity and countering election subversion — partial overlap with CLC's election protection work and identified partner in CLC's coalition tracking.
• Protect Democracy: Nonpartisan anti-authoritarianism nonprofit founded 2017 that litigates and advocates against executive overreach and threats to democratic norms — narrower and more recent than CLC but with overlapping case dockets and donor base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/campaignlegal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/CampaignLegalCenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/CampaignLegalCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/campaignlegalcenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/campaignlegal

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Profiles12 records

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