For the first time in modern American history, the machinery of the federal government — which is meant to serve our democracy — is being turned against our elections.
March 26, 2026
Protect Democracy and its partners represent 73 retired generals, admirals, and service secretaries in an amicus brief oppose the administration’s attempt to punish the speech of Sen. Mark Kelly.
April 20, 2026
How to tell if the Trump DOJ is enforcing the law or retaliating against political enemies.
April 17, 2026
How a party- and candidate-centered approach to proportional representation could work for U.S. elections.
April 9, 2026
Grand jurors are part of a tradition the Founders specifically wrote into the Bill of Rights to protect all of us from government abuses.
April 3, 2026
Protect Democracy filed suit against ICE, arguing that it's "Home Entry Memo," instructing ICE agents to enter homes without a judicial warrant, violates the Fourth Amendment
April 2, 2026
Protect Democracy filed suit against ICE, arguing that it's "Home Entry Memo," instructing ICE agents to enter homes without a judicial warrant, violates the Fourth Amendment.
April 2, 2026
The use of the SAVE tool are part of a larger effort to weaponize government data and tilt the 2026 elections before a single ballot is cast.
March 26, 2026
For the first time in modern American history, the machinery of the federal government — which is meant to serve our democracy — is being turned against our elections.
March 26, 2026
Anticipatory obedience is when a person or institution obeys an autocrat in advance — before any direct threat has been issued.
March 23, 2026
Collective action is a strategy through which a group of individuals or institutions act together to achieve a common goal in a way none of them could have done alone.
March 23, 2026
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