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December 5, 2013

Conservative group ALEC losing support over Stand Your Ground

theGRIO REPORT - In April 2012, ALEC saw defections by several major corporate donors as it attracted scrutiny over the…
July 18, 2013

What if Zimmerman were black? ‘Stand Your Ground’ double standards exposed

OPINION - What if the races of the defendant and the victim were reversed in the George Zimmerman murder trial?...
July 27, 2012

GM and Walgreens part ways with controversial ALEC group

Right-wing public policy group American Legislative Exchange Council has lost its support from GM and Walgreens as well as a…
April 23, 2012

Advocacy group Common Cause files IRS complaint against ALEC

(AP) - Advocacy group Common Cause said Monday it had filed an IRS complaint accusing ALEC of masquerading as a…
April 18, 2012

ALEC's retreat on 'Stand Your Ground' is a victory for the activist movement

OPINION - The controversial organization behind 'Stand Your Ground' and voter ID laws around the country is backing down on…
April 17, 2012

ALEC, conservative group, changes focus amid Trayvon Martin backlash

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A conservative organization that helped spread a Florida law that allows people to use deadly force…
April 5, 2012

Coca-Cola cuts ties with ALEC, the group behind 'Stand Your Ground'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Coca-Cola Co. has terminated its relationship with a conservative group seen by some as an incubator for…
April 4, 2012

ALEC and AUL: Buying our democracy at wholesale

OPINION - While a lot of attention has rightly been focused on Super PACs, there's another type of organization that…