A Texas federal court ruled that President Trump’s proclamation of a national emergency along the Southern border violated federal law. The court declared that the president’s proclamation is invalid because it illegally sought to override Congress’s decision to not fund further border wall construction.

Today, Protect Democracy launched EndTheEmergency.org, a website dedicated to the stories of communities affected by President Trump’s illegal national emergency declaration to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Protect Democracy represents El Paso County, Texas, and the Border Network for Human Rights in a lawsuit contesting the legality and…

Protect Democracy applauds bipartisan call from 2020 candidates to limit presidential power. “From Warren to Walsh, there is overwhelming agreement: it’s time for Congress to impose guardrails on the increasingly imperial presidency.”