Avoiding Another McGahn: Options to Modernize Congress’s Subpoena Compliance Tools
Congress can take steps to ensure that, when it issues a subpoena, its subject is more likely to comply.
October 16, 2020
Support for the Protecting Our Democracy Act
A cross-ideological coalition urges members of Congress to support the Protecting Our Democracy Act.
October 1, 2020
Congress Takes Major First Step Toward Building Post-Trump Legislative Guardrails
The introduction of the Protecting Our Democracy Act marks the start of long-term work to prevent future presidential abuses of power and strengthen checks and balances.
September 23, 2020
Members of Congress have lost control over spending
Members of Congress have lost control over spending. Package deals over budgets mean that individual members find it hard to make a mark.
August 27, 2020
Limitations on the Use of the National Guard
for Federal Law Enforcement Missions: A Primer
Protect Democracy explains the limitations on the use of the National Guard for federal law enforcement missions.
August 1, 2020
Legal Challenges to Improper Deployment of Homeland Security Forces: An Explainer
Protect Democracy breaks down 40 U.S.C. § 1315—the purported legal basis for the Trump administration’s deployment of unidentified DHS agents to Portland, Oregon, in July 2020.
August 1, 2020
Don’t Shoot Portland v. Wolf
This lawsuit contended that federal law enforcement officers exceeded the limits of their authority in Portland, Oregon, in response to protests.
July 27, 2020
ASISTA v. Albence
In February 2020, Protect Democracy filed a lawsuit alleging that Matthew Albence, the purported Acting Director of ICE was not legally serving in that position.
July 17, 2020
Coalition Letter in Support of ARTICLE ONE Act in FY2021 NDAA
Protect Democracy and diverse coalition urged Sens. Inhofe and Reed to include the ARTICLE One Act — a bill to reform the National Emergencies Act.
July 1, 2020