Protect Democracy Sues for Records on Reported Trump Administration Efforts to Investigate and Target Nonprofits
Protect Democracy Sues for Records on Reported Trump Administration Efforts to Investigate and Target Nonprofits
November 24, 2025
Demanding transparency on the administration’s nonprofit “enemies” lists
Protect Democracy sued the Trump administration to demand that it release the “lists” of nonprofit organizations it is targeting for investigation based on their political views and advocacy work.
November 24, 2025
“Loyalty hiring” is politicizing the civil service. It’s illegal.
Protect Democracy filed suit arguing that the Merit Hiring Plan, and the inclusion of a “loyalty question” in non-political job postings, violates the First Amendment.
November 6, 2025
White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s spending decisions back online after Protect Democracy and allies’ legal victory
Press release for the restoration of the OMB apportionment website after it was taken down illegally in March. Plugging OpenOMB.org
August 18, 2025
Court denies Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s request for stay in Protect Democracy’s case to bring apportionments back online
OMB stay denied by D.C. circuit appeals panel, OMB has until August 15 to post apportionment information online on their publicly accessible website
August 15, 2025
OMB required to comply with law, show how it spends taxpayer dollars
Protect Democracy won a summary judgement granting a permanent injunction in our case against OMB for hiding how taxpayer dollars (apportionment data) are spent.
July 21, 2025
Protect Democracy, Democracy Forward and coalition file comment against proposed rule, urge admin to stop politicizing civil service
Protect Democracy filed a comment against the Trump administration for it's proposed "suitability and fitness" rule that would impact civil servants
July 18, 2025
Stopping the unconstitutional dismantling of the federal government
Protect Democracy is suing President Trump for his unconstitutional reduction in force or RIF
April 28, 2025