Tracking Retaliatory Use of Arrests, Prosecutions, and Investigations by the Trump Administration
How to tell if the Trump DOJ is enforcing the law or retaliating against political enemies.
September 4, 2025
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Former Republican Members of Congress File Amicus Brief Supporting the Voting Rights Act in the U.S. Supreme Court
The brief emphasizes that Section 2 represents a durable, bipartisan legislative achievement that reflects Congress's constitutional responsibility to protect voting rights.
September 9, 2025
Assessing the Trump DOJ’s investigations and prosecutions
Three key questions for determining whether a prosecution is improperly politicized or comports with the rule of law.
September 4, 2025
Tracking Retaliatory Use of Arrests, Prosecutions, and Investigations by the Trump Administration
How to tell if the Trump DOJ is enforcing the law or retaliating against political enemies.
September 4, 2025
Safeguarding a nonpartisan civil service
A list of resources for civil servants navigating attacks on the federal workforce, including actions to take ASAP, knowing your rights, and where to find legal or other support.
September 3, 2025
Resources for civil servantsÂ
If you are still employed as a federal civil servant, there are some initial steps you can take to make things slightly simpler if you are separated from employment.
September 3, 2025
Appeals court denies government’s request to block FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from returning to work
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied a government motion to stay Rebecca Kelly Slaughter’s reinstatement to the Federal Trade Commission.
September 2, 2025
Trump’s authoritarian assault on Fed independence could devastate the American economyÂ
President Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is a major escalation in the march toward American autocracy—and could have ruinous economic consequences.
August 26, 2025
How to stop Trump’s National Guard weaponization
Five ways you can help those who are opposed to Trump's deployment of the National Guard in our nation's capital.
August 22, 2025
How to end gerrymandering
Under a single-member district system, gerrymandering is difficult to shake, but proportional representation provides a solution.
August 20, 2025
White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s spending decisions back online after Protect Democracy and allies’ legal victoryÂ
Press release for the restoration of the OMB apportionment website after it was taken down illegally in March. Plugging OpenOMB.org
August 18, 2025
