Defending the media against FCC censorship
Protect Democracy and our partners are pursuing legal action to defend the First Amendment and safeguard a free and independent press.
November 1, 2026
DOJ and DHS sued over baseless threats to prosecute election workers
Unions representing election workers, nonprofit voter organizations challenge DOJ’s attempt to intimidate and coerce election workers into disenfranchising eligible voters.
October 30, 2026
Appeals court keeps protections against DHS’s armed home visits in place
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the government's emergency motion to pause the preliminary injunction issued last week.
October 30, 2026
Defending election workers from unlawful threats and coercion
We are suing the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to stop the Trump administration’s efforts to intimidate election workers.
October 30, 2026
Challenging DHS’s field investigations into voter eligibility
The California Nurses Association and other groups filed suit against DHS challenging their practice of sending armed federal agents to Americans' homes to question their eligibility to vote.
October 29, 2026
Protecting voter privacy and the integrity of U.S. elections
Protect Democracy and co-counsel represent Common Cause and four individual voters in a lawsuit to stop the DOJ from building a national voter database.
October 26, 2026
Court limits DHS’s armed home visits questioning voter eligibility
The court held that DHS’s efforts to investigate in the final weeks before Election Day is voter intimidation.
October 22, 2026
Federal court rules DOJ data demands violate voter privacy & states’ election authority
The court’s decision protects eligible voters’ freedom to cast a ballot without fear that their personal information will be misused.
October 9, 2026
Protecting public safety and the integrity of U.S. elections from federal attacks
Protect Democracy and its partners are suing the Department of Homeland Security to challenge the agency’s new election-related conditions on anti-terrorism grants.
September 28, 2026
New suit filed against DHS over field investigations into Americans’ eligibility to vote
A coalition filed suit against DHS challenging DHS's practice of sending armed federal agents to Americans' homes to question their eligibility to vote.
September 21, 2026