Defending the Rule of Law Archives - Page 14 of 31

Capitol Police officer who was beaten while defending House of Representatives on January 6 sues Trump under the Klan Act

January 4, 2022

Protect Democracy urges House to hold Mark Meadows in contempt and the Justice Department to refer the citation to a grand jury

December 14, 2021

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Congress’s Urgent Need for Access to January 6th Records

December 13, 2021

Landmark Package of Pro-Democracy Reform Legislation Passes in the House

The Protecting Our Democracy Act, which passed the House, would create and strengthen guardrails against the abuse of executive power.

December 9, 2021

Thompson v. Trump

Amicus briefs filed by a bipartisan group of former members of Congress explain why it was Congress’s right to review documents that Trump was withholding.

December 9, 2021

Legal Sanctions Sought to Hold Federal Government Accountable for Misrepresentations to Court

December 9, 2021

Protect Democracy Joins Broad Coalition in Supporting the Bivens Act of 2021, Which Would Ensure that Federal Officials Are Accountable for Constitutional Violations

December 8, 2021

Federal Vacancies Reform Act

We are working to reassert the FVRA, and have also proposed reforms to strengthen Congress’s capacity to fulfill its Constitutional role.

November 30, 2021

Letter to OMB on Taxpayers Right-to-Know Implementation

November 29, 2021

Protect Democracy’s Anne Tindall testifies before the House Modernization Committee on how to strengthen congressional oversight capacity

Protect Democracy's Anne Tindall testifies before the House Modernization Committee on how to strengthen congressional oversight capacity.

November 24, 2021