ASISTA v. Albence
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
Legal Challenges to an Invocation of the Insurrection Act: A Primer
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
Ensuring Independence for the Department of Justice
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
Stopping Election Interference
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
City of Seattle v. DHS
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
NYIC v. Rensselaer County
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
LULAC v. Public Interest Legal Foundation
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
Preventing and Deterring Unlawful Pardons
The presidential pardon power is limited by the Constitution, the system of checks and balances it establishes, and the individual rights it protects—as well as by federal law.
May 20, 2019
Trump’s Acts Show the Urgent Need to Curb the Imperial Presidency
The end of the Mueller investigation reveals that post-Watergate guardrails set up against executive overreach have been smashed and need replacing.
April 1, 2019