Federal judge greenlights lawsuit challenging Virginia’s permanent felony disenfranchisement law
First-of-its-kind suit seeks to repeal discriminatory voting ban, alleging it violates a 150+ year-old Reconstruction Era law
March 18, 2024
Fighting permanent felony disenfranchisement in Tennessee
Protect Democracy, along with a team of attorneys from Arnold & Porter, are fighting to overturn Tennessee’s permanent felony disenfranchisement law.
March 6, 2024
Arizona Supreme Court rejects Kari Lake’s appeal in Stephen Richer’s defamation lawsuit
On March 5, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected Kari Lake’s appeal in the defamation lawsuit filed against her by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.
March 5, 2024
The constitutionality of the materiality provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
We filed an amicus brief in Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP v. Secretary of the Commonwealth defending the constitutionality of 52 U.S.C. § 10101(a)(2)(B)’s “materiality provision."
February 26, 2024
Mackey amicus brief: How the second circuit can safeguard the right to vote from election disinformation without violating the First Amendment
The decision in this case could have significant implications for the 2024 election and how we can hold those who attempt to use disinformation to disenfranchise voters accountable.
February 13, 2024
Why protecting school libraries can help protect our democracy
If successful, efforts to remove books based on viewpoint will grant government the power to warp and undermine the very democracy it was meant to serve.
January 18, 2024
Federal judge rules lawsuit challenging removal of books from school library shelves can move forward
In a victory against Escambia County School Board’s removal of books from public school libraries, a federal judge ruled that our lawsuit challenging the removals could move forward.
January 10, 2024
Stephen Richer’s lawsuit against Kari Lake will proceed
Stephen Richer, the Maricopa County Recorder, has defeated motions to dismiss his defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake, the Lake for Governor Campaign, and the Lake Fundraising Organization.
December 20, 2023
Jury in federal court awards Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss $148,169,000 in damages
Rudolph W. Giuliani owed defamed Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea’ ArShaye (“Shaye”) Moss damages after deliberately spreading lies in an effort to undermine 2020 election results.
December 15, 2023
Trump is not immune for actions on Jan. 6, D.C. circuit rules in civil case filed by Protect Democracy
Today’s decision makes clear that our constitutional order does not grant former President Donald J. Trump immunity for his attempt to subvert our democracy.
December 1, 2023