Assessing the Trump DOJ’s investigations and prosecutions
Three key questions for determining whether a prosecution is improperly politicized or comports with the rule of law.
September 4, 2025
Tracking retaliatory use of arrests, prosecutions, and investigations by the Trump administration
How to tell if the Trump DOJ is enforcing the law or retaliating against political enemies.
September 4, 2025
Safeguarding a nonpartisan civil service
Protect Democracy is protecting a nonpartisan, merit-based civil service through litigation, communications, policy, and other advocacy.
September 3, 2025
Resources for civil servantsÂ
A list of resources for civil servants navigating attacks on the federal workforce, including actions to take ASAP, knowing your rights, and where to find legal or other support.
September 3, 2025
Appeals court denies government’s request to block FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from returning to work
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied a government motion to stay Rebecca Kelly Slaughter’s reinstatement to the Federal Trade Commission.
September 2, 2025
Trump’s authoritarian assault on Fed independence could devastate the American economyÂ
President Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is a major escalation in the march toward American autocracy—and could have ruinous economic consequences.
August 26, 2025
How to stop Trump’s National Guard weaponization
Five ways you can help those who are opposed to Trump's deployment of the National Guard in our nation's capital.
August 22, 2025
White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s spending decisions back online after Protect Democracy and allies’ legal victoryÂ
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
Federal judge rejects broad bid to toss VACIR voting rights case
VACIR et al. plaintiffs’ core claims proceed and the case moves to discovery.
August 14, 2025