Denson v. Trump Campaign

Denson v. Trump Campaign

Class-action lawsuit against the Trump campaign over its use of sweeping nondisclosure and non-disparagement clauses (“NDAs”) to bar speech about the former president and his family members.

June 1, 2020

  • Safeguarding the Public Square
  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Case Documents
City of Seattle

City of Seattle v. DHS

Protect Democracy filed suit in California on behalf of organizations and communities who will be irreparably harmed by the proposed changes to the naturalization process.

December 12, 2019

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Case Documents

NYIC v. Rensselaer County

On July 26, 2019, Protect Democracy and Demos filed a lawsuit on behalf of civil and voting rights organizations to block Rensselaer County from illegally sharing residents’ personal information.

July 26, 2019

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Case Documents

LULAC v. Public Interest Legal Foundation

Voters subjected to false accusations of felony voter fraud reached a settlement in their lawsuit against J. Christian Adams, a former member of the Pence-Kobach “Voter Fraud” Commission.

July 25, 2019

  • Protecting Elections
  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Case Documents
Voters voting

League of Women Voters v. Wisconsin

On March 21, a Wisconsin court enjoined state officials from enforcing the sweeping legislation that state lawmakers passed last December.

July 24, 2019

  • Protecting Elections
White House

Preventing and Deterring Unlawful Pardons

The presidential pardon power is limited by the Constitution, the system of checks and balances it establishes, and the individual rights it protects—as well as by federal law.

May 20, 2019

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Case Documents
Top of the US Constitution.

The President Is Not a King

The president is not a king. He, like every American, must obey the law.

March 4, 2019

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Case Documents

El Paso County v. Trump

Protect Democracy sued President Trump on behalf of El Paso County, Texas, and the Border Network for Human Rights, to stop his illegal use of emergency powers to construct a border wall.

February 20, 2019

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Case Documents
Abrams and Kemp for governor signs on the side of the road.

Brown v. Kemp

In November 2018, Georgia gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp resigned from his position as Secretary of State in response to a lawsuit brought by a group of Georgia voters.

November 8, 2018

  • Protecting Elections
  • Case Documents