Protect Democracy breaks down 40 U.S.C. § 1315—the purported legal basis for the Trump administration’s deployment of unidentified DHS agents to Portland, Oregon, in July 2020.
August 1, 2020
This lawsuit contended that federal law enforcement officers exceeded the limits of their authority in Portland, Oregon, in response to protests.
July 27, 2020
In February 2020, Protect Democracy filed a lawsuit alleging that Matthew Albence, the purported Acting Director of ICE was not legally serving in that position.
July 17, 2020
Protect Democracy’s litigation memo analyzing the Trump administration’s threatened invocation of the Insurrection Act in the lead-up to the 2020 election and any potential legal challenges.
July 1, 2020
Sheldon Whitehouse, Kamala Harris, and Richard Blumenthal, and Hakeem Jeffries have proposed legislation to help restore the longstanding norm of Department of Justice (DOJ) independence.
June 10, 2020
Elections cannot be free and fair when one of the candidates meddles with the rules or unfairly tilts the playing field in his or her favor.
February 26, 2020
Protect Democracy filed suit in California on behalf of organizations and communities who will be irreparably harmed by the proposed changes to the naturalization process.
December 12, 2019
On July 26, 2019, Protect Democracy and Demos filed a lawsuit on behalf of civil and voting rights organizations to block Rensselaer County from illegally sharing residents’ personal information.
July 26, 2019
Voters subjected to false accusations of felony voter fraud reached a settlement in their lawsuit against J. Christian Adams, a former member of the Pence-Kobach “Voter Fraud” Commission.
July 25, 2019