Protect Democracy argues the executive actions imposing the tariffs raise virtually every red flag about how emergency powers may be abused to undermine democracy.
July 30, 2025
Understanding the threats to our judiciary, its historic role in supporting our Constitution, and what the courts can do in response to threats.
May 8, 2025
New state election rules, if applied post-hoc, would presumptively eliminate votes cast in November 2024 for Supreme Court Seat Six.
April 14, 2025
This paper by Anne Meeker and Lee Drutman explains how congressional casework operates today, and how it might operate in a future House of Representatives elected by proportional representation.
April 2, 2025
Nonpartisan civil service signatories warn that attacks on law firms and lawyers undermine the rule of law and call on the legal community to stand up for constitutional principles.
March 31, 2025
The Trump administration this month attempted to fire Federal Trade Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro M. Bedoya, without cause, before their Senate-confirmed terms were up.
March 27, 2025
The lawsuit argues that the president’s actions are illegal and violate long-standing legal protections for independent agencies like the FTC and the Federal Reserve.
March 27, 2025
Protect Democracy submitted comments to the FCC on behalf of a bipartisan group of former FCC Commissioners and Chairs in opposing the FCC's suppression of speech.
March 27, 2025
Americans want more parties, but we only get two. Our paper details how to give Americans more choices at the polls.
March 18, 2025
We correct mischaracterizations of the history of presidential impoundments and demonstrate that there is no inherent presidential power to impound.
March 14, 2025