Protect Democracy breaks down 40 U.S.C. § 1315—the purported legal basis for the Trump administration’s deployment of unidentified DHS agents to Portland, Oregon, in July 2020.
August 1, 2020
Protect Democracy’s litigation memo analyzing the Trump administration’s threatened invocation of the Insurrection Act in the lead-up to the 2020 election and any potential legal challenges.
July 1, 2020
Elections cannot be free and fair when one of the candidates meddles with the rules or unfairly tilts the playing field in his or her favor.
February 26, 2020
In recent years, there have been alarming incidents of state and federal elected officials exercising improper influence in their own election contests.
July 18, 2019
A core tenet of our democracy is that no one—not even the president—is above the law.
July 10, 2019
The end of the Mueller investigation reveals that post-Watergate guardrails set up against executive overreach have been smashed and need replacing.
April 1, 2019
A proposal to renew our democracy through legislation, oversight, and other reforms.
July 4, 2018
Protect Democracy explains the constitutional constraints on the president’s ability to weaponize the Department of Justice.
March 8, 2018
The Trump White House must release and abide by an agency contacts policy that is consistent with accepted, bipartisan norms.
March 8, 2017