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Today marks a win for Arkansas librarians, booksellers, and readers in a decision that rebukes attempts to polarize communities and deprive Americans of bedrock freedoms.
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Judge orders discovery, allowing interrogations, depositions, information requests to develop. This is the first time a court orders this legal action in a case against the so-called DOGE. It is a critical next step to stop DOGE’s unlawful access to Americans’ sensitive data. 1/2

BREAKING: We filed a brief last night on behalf of TX voters to push back against Gov. Abbott’s attempt to silence people.

Gov Abbott’s attempt to expel a sitting state representative is not only unconstitutional – it could set a dangerous precedent that would be toxic to our democracy.

BREAKING: We secured a court order requiring the State Dept to preserve & account for Signal messages of senior national security officials, including Sec. Marco Rubio.

This is an important step to force accountability for an admin that’s shown alarming disregard for transparency required by law.

Together with 280+ pro-democracy organizations representing millions of people, we established a multimillion-dollar war chest that will allow us to take legal action, represent clients pro bono, and provide resources to people and communities harmed by the second Trump administration.

Democracy 2025 coalition will challenge Trump and Project 2025

An alliance of leading pro-democracy organizations has launched a campaign to challenge anticipated Trump policies that pose economic, political and religious liberty threats to the nation. Democracy ...

BREAKING: Following Trump's speech last night, we filed a lawsuit that demands his administration turn over documents from ODNI, the FBI and the DOJ that they have been withholding.

Trump has no facts to back up his election fraud claims. And we will fight for the truth and the people.

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SCOTUS is set to hear a case Nov. 5 on the president's ability to establish tariffs far beyond congressional limitations.

We filed a friend-of-the-court brief today on behalf of leading historians of constitutional law to highlight the importance of checks-and-balances in tariff policy.

We want people to know: there are lawyers that are going to fight in court every single day to make sure that their rights are protected.

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After the president’s unlawful and unprecedented invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, a judge issued a nationwide temporary restraining order in Democracy Forward's case with our partners at @aclu.org & @aclu-dc.bsky.social. Full statement to follow.

JUST IN: We asked a federal court to stop DOGE’s ongoing unlawful access to SSA data after new facts expose the breadth & urgency of harm to millions.

DOGE is putting Americans at risk – not only of privacy violations but of losing access to the benefits they depend on. We will keep up the fight!

NEWS: Judge rules Russ Vought's plan to defund and shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law.

We're honored to represent former Federal Reserve officials in support of this case.

On behalf of former civil servants, we’re suing the Office of Special Counsel and the Acting Special Counsel for abandoning their statutory duty to protect the federal workforce.

The OSC was created to shield federal workers from retaliation and political interference. It must do that job.

BREAKING: As a result of the lawsuit filed last night by
@democracyforward.org on behalf of City of Baltimore and
@econaction.bsky.social, the Trump admin agreed not to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) until the case is heard. Read Here: bit.ly/4jXGSjm (1/3)

BREAKING: In case brought by Democracy Forward and @publiccitizen.bsky.social federal court will block Trump Admin's attempt to place 2200 #USAID employees on leave. This is a big win for our clients AFSA & AFGE and the rule of law. More details to follow.

The Constitution is the law of the land. It must be followed.

Yes, every part of it.

BREAKING: We’re honored to represent the American Academy of Pediatrics after nearly $12 million of their federal public-health funding was cut in an attempt to retaliate against them for speaking out against the admin’s health policies.

We will stop this blatant abuse of power in court.

BREAKING: Judge blocks President Trump’s unconstitutional campaign to radically restructure and dismantle the federal government.

This ruling is one of many that prove Elon Musk, DOGE, and even the president himself are not above the rule of law and the will of the American people.

We’re demanding the Trump-Vance administration release records on its shocking demolition of the White House’s East Wing to build the president a ballroom.

The People's House has now been fundamentally altered. This administration must be held accountable for it.

White House expands East Wing demolition as critics decry Trump overreach

More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency,

We’d also love to know what happened to the $50,000 Tom Homan allegedly took from FBI agents.

Luckily, we’ve sued for the receipts.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social

Whitehouse: What became of the $50,000 in cash that the FBI gave to Mr. Homan? Bondi: The investigation of Mr. Homan was subjected to a full review They found no evidence of wrongdoing. 

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Tonight, the Center for Taxpayer Rights, Main Street Alliance, @cwaunion.bsky.social & the National Federation of Federal Employees, rep'd by Democracy Forward, filed an emergency suit challenging Musk’s so-called DOGE from unlawfully accessing sensitive taxpayer & business data from the IRS. (1/2)

A coalition of professors, diversity officers & restaurant worker advocates represented by Democracy Forward filed suit today to block Trump’s unlawful anti-DEIA actions. We'll continue using the power of the courts to challenge unlawful policies & fight to uphold decades of legal precedent. (1/3)

UPDATE: After we sued the State Dept over its failure to produce the secret agreements the U.S. struck with El Salvador, the agency quietly uploaded portions of those documents to their website.

We'll use every legal tool at our disposal to force this admin to be transparent w/ the American people.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org

The Trump administration is invoking wartime powers to deport people to El Salvador -- and the American people deserve answers. We filed a lawsuit to force transparency on decision-making from the nation's highest-ranking national security officials. democracyforward.org/updates/aea-...

Democracy Forward Files Suit To Compel Production of Documents Regarding the Trump Administration’s Agreement to Disappear People to El Salvadorian Prisons - Democracy Forward

BREAKING: U.S. District Court of Maryland issued an order blocking the Trump admin's policy that enables ICE to enter houses of worship indiscriminately to conduct immigration enforcement operations, bringing immediate relief to our clients, representing Sikh, Quaker and Baptist individuals. (1/3)

BREAKING: We just won on behalf of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors.

A judge ruled that the Trump administration wrongly retaliated against the American Bar Association by canceling their grants to train lawyers who work with survivors.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org

The Justice Department canceled grants used to train lawyers who work with survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault. So we're suing on behalf of the American Bar Association. This blatant act of retaliation against @americanbar.org is unconstitutional & we will hold DOJ accountable in court.