Scott Welder, Author at Protect Democracy

In a Win for First Amendment Rights, Federal Court Rules That DHS Illegally Targeted Pastor Kaji Douša for Ministering to Migrants and Refugees

In a major victory for religious freedom and free speech, a federal judge in California ruled that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) violated

Former Members of Congress Demand Ethics Investigation of Lawmakers Who Sought to Prevent Transfer of Presidential Power

More than three dozen former members of Congress have called for an Office of Congressional Ethics investigation into lawmakers who sought to prevent a peaceful transfer of power.

Mark Andrews v. Dinesh D’Souza et al.

Protect Democracy and its partners filed suit against the makers and promoters of the election lie-hyping film 2000 Mules.

Fighting Disinformation in Court

Law for Truth, a project of Protect Democracy, works to stop those who intentionally or recklessly spread false information that undermines our democracy.

Douša v. DHS

Protect Democracy and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of Reverend Kaji Douša, challenging a previously secret Department of Homeland Security (DHS) surveillance operation.

Ruby Freeman & Wandrea Moss v. Gateway Pundit et al.

Protect Democracy represents Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss, who served as election workers in Fulton County, Georgia during the 2020 election.

Shaye Moss testifying before the Jan. 6 committee.

Ruby Freeman & Wandrea Moss v. Rudolph Giuliani

Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss filed a lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani claiming he knowingly disseminated false information about their work on the 2020 election.

There’s just one Department of Homeland Security. So why does it have so many bosses in Congress?

Why is congressional oversight of DHS so convoluted? How does this affect the bureaucratic functions of the department? And why hasn’t this situation changed?

Don’t Shoot Portland v. Wolf

The lawsuit followed the Trump administration’s deployment of federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Marshals Service to Portland, Oregon in July, 2020.