No one is above the law. We use litigation as a tool to defend the rule of law, to deter criminality, to prevent abuses of power, to counter disinformation, and to protect vulnerable communities.
A New York federal court ordered Rudolph Giuliani to turnover most of his property to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in order to begin to satisfy the verdict they won against him in December 2023.
October 22, 2024
Press release for the restoration of the OMB apportionment website after it was taken down illegally in March. Plugging OpenOMB.org
August 18, 2025
OMB stay denied by D.C. circuit appeals panel, OMB has until August 15 to post apportionment information online on their publicly accessible website
August 15, 2025
VACIR et al. plaintiffs’ core claims proceed and the case moves to discovery.
August 14, 2025
Protect Democracy argues the executive actions imposing the tariffs raise virtually every red flag about how emergency powers may be abused to undermine democracy.
July 30, 2025
Protect Democracy submitted an amicus brief highlighting problems with the President’s attempt to direct the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to adopt his partisan priorities and influence.
July 21, 2025
Thousands of Virginians could regain their voting rights. A first-of-its-kind lawsuit argues that Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement law violates a 150-year-old federal law.
July 21, 2025
Protect Democracy won a summary judgement granting a permanent injunction in our case against OMB for hiding how taxpayer dollars (apportionment data) are spent.
July 21, 2025
This lawsuit, brought by a multistate coalition, challenges HHS’s illegal disclosure of sensitive personal health data to the DHS.
July 18, 2025
We filed a complaint in federal court challenging a demand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for states to turn over the personal data of tens of millions Americans.
July 17, 2025
Plaintiffs also amend their complaint, calling out new flaws in USDA’s professed compliance with federal privacy laws.
July 17, 2025
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