The presidential pardon power, explained
Presidential pardons are subject to various constitutional constraints.
March 18, 2024
Federal judge greenlights lawsuit challenging Virginia’s permanent felony disenfranchisement law
First-of-its-kind suit seeks to repeal discriminatory voting ban, alleging it violates a 150+ year-old Reconstruction Era law
March 18, 2024
The Shortlist: Seven ways platforms can prepare for the U.S. 2024 election
Protect Democracy has produced four recommendations to inform preparations to safeguard the information ecosystem surrounding the U.S. general election.
March 12, 2024
The Shortlist: Messaging platform recommendations
These four recommendations will ensure messaging platforms are ready for global elections through 2024.
March 11, 2024
The Shortlist: Social media platform recommendations
These four recommendations will ensure social media platforms are ready for global elections through 2024.
March 11, 2024
The Shortlist: Generative AI platform recommendations
These four recommendations will ensure generative AI platforms are ready for global elections through 2024.
March 11, 2024
Fighting permanent felony disenfranchisement in Tennessee
Protect Democracy, along with a team of attorneys from Arnold & Porter, are fighting to overturn Tennessee’s permanent felony disenfranchisement law.
March 6, 2024
Arizona Supreme Court rejects Kari Lake’s appeal in Stephen Richer’s defamation lawsuitÂ
On March 5, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected Kari Lake’s appeal in the defamation lawsuit filed against her by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.
March 5, 2024
Federal appeals court rules for free speech & free enterprise, rejecting Florida law censoring private companies’ speech on race and gender
In a major victory for free speech in the workplace, a federal appeals court affirmed the injunction against the employer provisions of HB 7.
March 4, 2024
The constitutionality of the materiality provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
We filed an amicus brief in Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP v. Secretary of the Commonwealth defending the constitutionality of 52 U.S.C. § 10101(a)(2)(B)’s “materiality provision."
February 26, 2024