Lawsuit alleges Virginia’s Constitution’s felony disenfranchisement provision violates Reconstruction-era federal law
Protect Democracy, ACLU of Virginia, and WilmerHale file lawsuit on behalf of disenfranchised Virginians.
June 26, 2023
Stephen Richer v. Kari Lake et al.
Protect Democracy filed a defamation suit on behalf of Maricopa Count Recorder Stephen Richernagainst former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.
June 22, 2023
A Democracy Crisis in the Making
How state legislators are politicizing, criminalizing, and interfering with election administrators.
June 8, 2023
League of Women Voters of Arizona v. Lions of Liberty LLC, et al.
On October 25th, 2022, Protect Democracy filed a complaint in federal court against organizations and individuals who have conspired to intimidate voters in Arizona.
May 21, 2023
Two defendants in the Texas “Trump Train” lawsuit agree to settlement
Hannah Ceh and Kyle Kruger, two of the defendants in the Cervini v. Cisneros case, have agreed to settle the suit against them for conspiring as part of a “Trump Train" convoy.
April 27, 2023
National Task Force on Election Crises
The National Task Force on Election Crises is a diverse, non-partisan group of 50+ experts in election law and administration, national and cyber security, voting and civil rights, tech, and more.
February 9, 2023
Legislative Wins for Democracy in 2022
An overview of the democracy reform legislation passed in the 117th Congress
January 4, 2023
The 117th Congress Left American Democracy Stronger Than It Found It
With advances on ECA reform and other democracy legislation, a departing Congress leaves American democracy in slightly better shape than it found it for the first time in over a decade.
January 4, 2023
Three Huge Wins for Democracy in 2022
An extensive recounting of how we achieved three of our top priorities for 2022: reforming the Electoral Count Act, ensuring accountability for January 6th, and combatting disinformation in court.
December 28, 2022
Electoral Count Act
The Electoral Count Act governs the way that electoral votes are cast and counted during presidential elections in the United States. The law includes vague, outdated language that must be updated.
December 23, 2022