Maintaining the integrity of the Department of Justice

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Maintaining the integrity of the Department of Justice

Protect Democracy engages in litigation and advocacy to preserve the rule of law and prevent an authoritarian-minded executive from using government law enforcement powers as a political weapon.

January 13, 2025

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Issue

How to reform domestic deployment authorities

There's an urgent need to pass reforms to how and when the National Guard may be deployed domestically, its command structure for domestic deployment, and the Guard’s legal authority when it acts.

September 10, 2024

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Analysis
The exterior of the White House. Authoritarianism is possible even here in America.

Authoritarianism, explained

Authoritarianism is a method of rule that suppresses political freedoms and civil rights, using various levers of control to shift power from the people to the hands of one ruler or set of rulers.

August 12, 2024

  • Protecting Elections
  • Shaping the Democracy of Tomorrow
  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Analysis