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Protect Democracy’s Executive Director, Ian Bassin, released the following statement following today’s hearing on the Motion to Dismiss the case of Cockrum v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and Roger Stone: “There is no doubt that Russia interfered in our election. That was the unanimous conclusion of America’s…
On May 3, 2018, Protect Democracy, the Brennan Center for Justice, Michael F. Crowley, and Benjamin Wittes filed a complaint in federal court against the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security under the Information Quality Act, demanding the retraction or correction of a misleading report on the…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued an order appointing a private attorney in the appeals case of Joe Arpaio under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 42. Following this ruling, the challenge to the constitutionality of Mr. Arpaio’s pardon will continue. The order follows…
For the second time, this Administration has taken unilateral military action without telling Congress or the American people its legal authority. This isn’t the system our Constitution has established and it’s not the way our democracy works. Not only has this Administration not gone to Congress for authority,…
Protect Democracy Joins with The Southern Coalition for Social Justice to Bring Lawsuit to Fight Voter Intimidation Protect Democracy has joined with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice to represent plaintiffs in LULAC of Richmond v. Public Interest Legal Foundation. This case is about protecting every American’s basic…
President Trump said yesterday he’d make a decision in 24-48 hours on launching additional U.S. military action against Syria. Before he does, the press, public, and Congress need to ask: would that be legal? Our President is constrained by the U.S. Constitution and laws and treaties adopted pursuant…
President Trump is not above the law Press Contact: Soren Dayton, press@protectdemocracy.org The Supreme Court of the State of New York for New York County just issued its decision on Mr. Trump’s motion to dismiss in Zervos v. Trump, a defamation case brought against Mr. Trump by the…
Today we filed suit against the State Department to force compliance with a public records request from April 2017 about its treatment of civil servants. After disturbing news reports in April of last year, we submitted a Freedom of Information Act request seeking records related to White House…
Protect Democracy filed an amicus brief in the antitrust suit to block the AT&T/Time Warner merger. The brief was filed on behalf of a bipartisan group of former high-ranking DOJ officials, including former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean, former U.S. Attorneys Preet Bharara, Joyce Vance, and John…
Our expert survey results in February 2018 demonstrate increased threat levels and perceived risk of democratic breakdown. From January to February 2018, ratings worsened on five of six dimensions of democratic performance, reversing the improvement from December to January. Further, experts rate a 16.7% chance of democratic breakdown in the…
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