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
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
Press release for the restoration of the OMB apportionment website after it was taken down illegally in March. Plugging OpenOMB.org
August 18, 2025
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
VACIR et al. plaintiffs’ core claims proceed and the case moves to discovery.
August 14, 2025
The deployment of the Guard is an autocratic escalation threatening to spread across American cities.
August 13, 2025
Protect Democracy and Principles First convened legal, judicial, and law enforcement experts to discuss threats to the judiciary and rule of law.
July 31, 2025
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
In this explainer, we highlight the potential harms associated with the federal government’s unprecedented efforts to access state administrative data
July 28, 2025
On this page, you’ll find short topic-specific primers that build on our full-length guide, Protecting Civic Space.
July 24, 2025