Protecting protesters and the press from unconstitutional federal force in Illinois
Protect Democracy is suing the Department of Homeland Security for violating the first amendment.
October 6, 2025
Our Work
Why the U.S. military is not a law enforcement organization
The military and law enforcement each serve as armed elements of the state, but have very different functions, training, and legal requirements.
November 21, 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.
November 14, 2025
The FCC’s News Distortion Policy should be rescinded
A bipartisan group of former FCC commissioners call for repeal of the News Distortion Policy, which chills broadcaster speech
November 13, 2025
“Loyalty hiring” is politicizing the civil service. It’s illegal.
Protect Democracy filed suit arguing that the Merit Hiring Plan, and the inclusion of a “loyalty question” in non-political job postings, violates the First Amendment.
November 6, 2025
Protect Democracy files amicus brief, warning Comey indictment is ‘hallmark of authoritarianism’
Protect Democracy filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
October 28, 2025
Defending scientific integrity
America’s research enterprise is under attack from a deliberate campaign of unlawful government actions designed to cancel critical research and replace evidence with ideology.
October 28, 2025
New poll finds 63% of Iowa voters believe Trump Administration’s deployments of the National Guard are dividing Americans
A new statewide poll of Iowa voters finds that over 60% of Iowans believe that the president’s deployments of the National Guard are dividing Americans.
October 28, 2025
Nonprofit primer: What if … your organization receives a demand to disclose sensitive data?
A data demand is a request or order from the government that an organization provide certain information.
October 23, 2025
Protect Democracy demands release of administration’s “lists” of targeted nonprofit organizations
Protect Democracy filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with 8 federal agencies seeking records related to reported lists of philanthropic and nonprofits to investigate and target .
October 22, 2025
Protect Democracy presents at Congressional spotlight forum on the FCC’s attacks on free speech
Protect Democracy provided testimony at a Congressional spotlight hearing on the FCC’s pattern of attacking free speech and the free press.
October 17, 2025
