November 14, 2025

A bipartisan coalition of former state attorneys general filed an amicus brief today urging a federal court to dismiss the criminal prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James

November 14, 2025

A new amicus brief filed in Donald J. Trump v. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, et al. asks the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Congress’s authority to create independent federal agencies whose leaders cannot be fired by the president at will or without cause.

November 12, 2025

In a new letter sent to the DOJ today, the DDF condemns the agency for hiding the Epstein files despite a series of FOIA requests and a lawsuit the organization has filed seeking their public release.

November 11, 2025

DDF today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General requesting an investigation into the DOJ’s potential $230 million settlement with President Trump.

November 5, 2025

DDF  filed a complaint with the OSC, requesting an investigation into Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for possible violations of the Hatch Act during an October 31 press conference on Capitol Hill concerning the Administration’s decision not to pay SNAP benefits.

October 31, 2025

Following are statements from Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.), executive chair of DDF, and Roman Palomares, national president of LULAC, and Juan Proaño, executive director of LULAC, regarding today’s ruling in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President.

October 28, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund and Campaign Legal Center are urging an investigation into Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for possible conflicts of interest tied to his farmland holdings and trade policy decisions.

October 28, 2025

A federal court has extended its order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers because of the government shutdown as litigation filed by labor unions proceeds. 

October 28, 2025

A bipartisan group of former federal judges and United States Attorneys today filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to dismiss the Trump administration’s indictment of former FBI Director James B. Comey, Jr.

October 28, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to immediately use the USDA’s $5 billion contingency fund to prevent unlawful lapses in SNAP benefits during the government shutdown and protect the 42 million Americans who rely on the program.

October 27, 2025

A group of former members of Congress, former government officials and legal scholars submitted an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs aimed at reducing trade deficits.

October 27, 2025

DDF submitted a comment to the OGE on the renewal of the OGE Form 201, which is used by members of the public to access financial disclosure reports of high-level officials. 

October 24, 2025

Following is a statement by Amb. (ret) Norm Eisen, executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund, regarding today’s arraignment of New York Attorney General Letitia James.

October 21, 2025

Labor unions, who are challenging the Trump administration’s illegal mass firing of federal employees during the government shutdown, expanded their lawsuit on Tuesday to cover additional federal workers. They also asked the court to issue a preliminary injunction extending its order barring the administration from firing any workers as the litigation proceeds. 

October 21, 2025

DDF filed a formal complaint today urging the OSC to investigate whether WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt violated federal law by using her official position to launch a partisan attack against NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

October 17, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund is urging a GAO investigation into DHS’s use of taxpayer funds for a partisan video, potentially violating federal law during the government shutdown.

October 15, 2025

A federal judge today ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt the mass firing of federal employees initiated since the government has been shut down, siding with two labor unions that challenged the illegal action.

October 14, 2025

A group of former White House ethics lawyers has warned that the politically motivated prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James, pushed by a Trump-appointed loyalist, threaten the rule of law and demand urgent investigation by Congress and the DOJ.

October 9, 2025

Following is a statement by Amb. (ret) Norm Eisen, executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund, regarding the indictment of Attorney General of New York Letitia James.

October 8, 2025

DDF AFGE, and AFSCME have formally called on the OMB to uphold federal law and guarantee back pay for furloughed workers, warning that any attempt to withhold it would be illegal and a further violation of public servants’ rights.

October 7, 2025

A bipartisan group of over 40 former federal and state judges has issued a stark warning that President Trump’s misuse of the DOJ and FBI threatens Americans’ constitutional rights and the rule of law.

October 6, 2025

Following is a statement by Amb. (ret) Norm Eisen, executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund, regarding U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut’s ruling late Sunday night that stopped the president from deploying the California National Guard to Portland.

October 3, 2025

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico granted a preliminary injunction invalidating the attempted, unlawful termination of three members of the oversight board responsible for guiding Puerto Rico toward fiscal stability.

October 3, 2025

A federal appeals court in Massachusetts today upheld a block on President Trump’s executive order that seeks to strip babies born in the United States of their U.S. citizenship.

October 2, 2025

Following is a statement by Virginia Canter, chief counsel and director of ethics and anti-corruption at DDF, regarding a second letter with the GAO, expanding DDF’s call for an investigation into whether multiple federal agencies violated the law by publishing partisan political messages during the government shutdown.

October 1, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund has filed a complaint urging the GAO to investigate HUD and Secretary Scott Turner for unlawfully using official government resources to publish partisan content attacking political opponents during the government shutdown.

October 1, 2025

A coalition of over 3,700 nonprofit organizations has condemned the Trump administration’s unlawful attacks on civil society and pledged to defend free speech and democratic values.

September 30, 2025

AFGE and AFSCME, represented by Democracy Defenders Fund, have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful plan to use a government shutdown to carry out mass firings of federal workers.

September 26, 2025

Ethics experts have called on Congress to investigate possible prosecutorial abuse by Lindsey Halligan, the newly appointed U.S. Attorney, over her role in the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.

September 25, 2025

In response to today’s indictment by the Trump administration of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, Norm Eisen, executive chair of DDF, released the following statement:

September 24, 2025

An alliance of educators, media freedom advocates, pro-democracy organizations, and Disney shareholders sent a demand letters seeking transparency about ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel.

September 24, 2025

DDF has submitted a FOIA to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice seeking the release of audio and video recordings and investigatory records related to the FBI’s corruption investigation of Tom Homan.

September 22, 2025

Following is a statement by Norm Eisen, co-founder and board member of Democracy Defenders Fund, regarding the Trump Administration's executive order designating Antifa as a domestic terroristic threat. 

September 19, 2025

Advocates for the rule of law are urging the Florida Supreme Court to order the Florida Bar to  fully investigate claims that Pam Bondi, who is a member of the Florida Bar and serves as the Attorney General of the United States, has acted unethically.

September 19, 2025

DDF calls for an investigation into whether senior White House advisor Steven Witkoff violated federal law by offering NYC Mayor Eric Adams a U.S. ambassadorship to influence his reelection campaign

September 18, 2025

Three members of the oversight board responsible for guiding Puerto Rico toward fiscal stability have filed a lawsuit against President Trump and others challenging their unlawful termination.

September 18, 2025

Following is a statement from Tianna Mays, legal director of Democracy Defenders Fund, regarding the ongoing plot to redraw congressional districts and give the GOP an advantage in the 2026 election cycle.

September 15, 2025

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully fired essential federal employees, calling the dismissals a “sham” that endangered public safety and undermined vital government services.

September 12, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund has expanded its lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) over the refusal to release the Trump-Epstein files.

September 10, 2025

A coalition of local governments targeted by the Trump administration has filed an amicus brief in Newsom v. Trump, urging the court to block federal interference in city operations and the Governor’s control of the National Guard.

September 10, 2025

Following is a joint statement by Abbe David Lowell of Lowell & Associates, and Norm Eisen, executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund, regarding U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb’s Tuesday decision that blocks President Trump from removing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

September 4, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund is calling for a federal investigation into whether Apple CEO Tim Cook violated the law by gifting President Trump a gold-plated item shortly before Trump granted Apple a major tariff exemption.

September 2, 2025

AmeriCorps grantees have received restored funding after the Trump-Vance administration reversed its decision to withhold critical support.

September 2, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund calls on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to prevent President Trump from unilaterally canceling $4.9 billion in foreign aid, stressing that only Congress has the authority to make such decisions.

August 29, 2025

Represented by Democracy Defenders Fund, a group of bipartisan former federal officials filed an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration’s order stripping 2/3 of federal workers of their union rights under the guise of national security.

August 26, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice for refusing to release documents from the Epstein-Maxwell investigation that allegedly reference Donald Trump and his Mar-a-Lago estate.

August 22, 2025

Following is a joint statement by Norm Eisen, executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund, and Susan Corke, executive director of Democracy Defenders Fund regarding the FBI raid of former National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton’s home.

August 20, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund and Campaign Legal Center have filed a supplemental complaint urging further investigation into Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s failure to meet his ethics obligations and ongoing conflicts of interest.

August 19, 2025

The amended action challenges the administration’s ongoing efforts to kneecap AmeriCorps’ critical work, adds OMB as a defendant, and brings on additional plaintiff organizations.

August 18, 2025

The case, which was the first asserting Musk’s actions violate the United States Constitution’s Appointments Clause, will now continue, including proceeding with discovery.

August 15, 2025

A group of conservative and independent former officials condemn the Trump administration’s unconstitutional effort to take over D.C.’s police force.

August 15, 2025

Following is a statement from Democracy Defenders Fund denouncing the Trump administration’s federal takeover of D.C. Police and supporting the Attorney General’s lawsuit to protect the District’s self-governance.

August 13, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund and Campaign Legal Center have filed formal requests for investigations into Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s apparent failure to divest from dozens of financial assets—over 100 days after a legal deadline set during his confirmation process.

August 13, 2025

The court noted that there is strong support for an “inference that Musk directed the actions to shut down USAID without authorization from any USAID official.”

August 11, 2025

The legal action is part of a broader effort to challenge a pattern of unlawful interim appointments aimed at consolidating political control over our legal system and courts.

August 8, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund is calling for an investigation into the Pentagon’s reported diversion of nearly $1 billion from nuclear defense funds to retrofit a Qatari jet for President Trump, raising serious legal and ethical concerns.

August 7, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund has filed new FOIA requests with the federal government, asking for any communications between senior DOJ officials and the Bureau of Prisons about Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas.

July 30, 2025

Following is a statement regarding the lifetime appointment of Emil Bove to serve as a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

July 28, 2025

Request for internal DOJ communications follows recent bombshell reporting

July 24, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund urges the U.S. Office of Government Ethics to strengthen enforcement, safeguard independence, and close ethics loopholes in its 2026–2030 Strategic Plan to better prevent conflicts of interest and curb potential Presidential abuse.

July 24, 2025

The first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed by former FEMA Chief Financial Officer Mary Comans comes after the Trump administration’s hobbling of the agency created to shield public servants from political retaliation.

July 24, 2025

Texas father held at notorious CECOT prison for 4 months. The case reflects DDF and LULAC's ongoing efforts to support those impacted by the Federal Government's abuses of power and lawlessness.

July 22, 2025

The request comes amid growing bipartisan calls for the administration to stop blocking the release of information related to the Epstein investigations. 

July 18, 2025

The letter comes after Alina Habba’s controversial interview in the White House complex, where she appeared to use her official position to endorse Republican candidates, potentially violating the Hatch Act.

July 16, 2025

The letter comes in the wake of inquiries made by Republican leaders in Congress into nonprofit organizations,  demanding information without basis or evidence of wrongdoing.

July 15, 2025

Pulte publicly reported that he owns more than $1 million in cryptocurrency, raising ethical concerns regarding his ability to make decisions that could potentially benefit his finances. 

July 15, 2025

The filing comes after The Florida Bar rejected a complaint submitted last month urging an investigation and appropriate sanctions against Bondi for engaging in professional misconduct that threatens the rule of law and the administration of justice.  

July 10, 2025

The decision follows a nationwide class-action lawsuit filed immediately after a Supreme Court ruling that potentially opened the door for partial enforcement of the executive order. 

July 10, 2025

The ruling allows noncitizen members of the LWVFL and LULAC to collect signed citizen ballot initiative petitions supporting the sponsors of three initiatives, Medicaid Expansion, the Right to Clean Water Initiative, and Legal Marijuana.

July 8, 2025

Court uses shadow docket to lift lower court's pause of unconstitutional overhaul of vital departments and agencies.

July 7, 2025

The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's April 2025 actions to eliminate nearly 90% of AmeriCorps' workforce. 

July 1, 2025

Tech Execs will be senior advisors to the Army as their firms hold or compete for hundreds of millions in defense contracts.

June 27, 2025

Immigrants right's advocates today filed a new nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's executive order restricting birthright citizenship

June 27, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund issued the following statements following the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to limit the use of a nationwide injunction to block Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship,

June 18, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund and a group of prominent First Amendment scholars and experts submitted a public comment in opposition to the Trump administration's proposed rule.

June 16, 2025

The City urges the Court to immediately remove military forces from Los Angeles.

June 16, 2025

The city urges the Court to reject the federal government’s attempt to prolong its unlawful military occupation of Los Angeles.

June 12, 2025

The city says the deployment has unnecessarily escalated tensions and undermined local law enforcement.

June 11, 2025

The lawsuit alleges that Musk injected tens of millions into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, including by paying millions directly to Wisconsin voters to influence Wisconsinites to vote for Musk’s endorsed candidate.

June 10, 2025

The brief challenges the Trump administration’s claim that long-standing trade imbalances qualify as a national emergency, a move that represents an unlawful expansion of presidential power.

June 9, 2025

In a victory for personal privacy, a New York federal district court judge granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s disclosure of records to DOGE and its agents. Court to Decide Scope of Injunction Later This Week.

June 9, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund and a group of prominent First Amendment scholars and experts submitted a public comment in opposition to the Trump administration’s proposed rule, “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service.”

June 8, 2025

Democracy Defenders Fund Executive Chair Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.) released the following statement in response to the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles by President Trump. 

June 6, 2025

A new white paper reveals how Elon Musk used his government role under Trump to gut public protections and boost his business interests amid their now-public feud.

June 5, 2025

Legal experts have filed a complaint with the Florida Bar urging an investigation into Pam Bondi for pressuring DOJ lawyers to violate ethics rules in service of political aims.

June 3, 2025

A coalition of former conservatives argue that the Alien Enemies Act is an unconstitutional overreach, stressing that existing immigration & criminal laws can ensure public safety without violating civil liberties.

June 3, 2025

The League of Women Voters of Florida and the League of United Latin American Citizens filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, seeking to block a bill that threatens core constitutional rights of all eligible Florida voters.

June 2, 2025

In a major victory for workers’ rights, a federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking DHS Secretary Kristi Noem from unlawfully terminating the union contract for 47,000 TSA officers.

May 30, 2025

Court denies the Trump's administration's request to overturn injunction in case brought by massive coalition of labor unions, non-profit organizations, cities and counties. 

May 30, 2025

Over 130 former state and federal judges filed an amicus brief backing Judge Hannah Dugan’s motion to dismiss criminal charges. They warn the case endangers judicial independence and invites executive overreach.

May 22, 2025

Preliminary Injunction issued in largest and most significant challenge to president’s authority to remake government without Congressional approval

May 22, 2025

A group of 11 former Republican members of Congress led by former Representatives Mickey Edwards and Claudine Schneider released a statement responding to charges being filed against Representative LaMonica McIver.

May 21, 2025

Statement from Mark Zaid’s attorneys, Margaret Donovan, Abbe Lowell, and Norm Eisen seeking a preliminary injunction to halt the unlawful and retaliatory revocation of Mr. Zaid’s security clearance.

May 20, 2025

The lawsuit, filed by Democracy Defenders Fund, Democracy Forward, and Lowell & Associates, seeks to block the administration’s attempt to dismantle AmeriCorps without congressional authorization.

May 15, 2025

The lawsuit asks the court to compel the DOJ to produce the improperly withheld records and to cease further delays.

May 14, 2025

Norm Eisen, Virginia Canter and Richard W. Painter explain Donald Trump’s Middle East conflicts of interest.

May 14, 2025

The League and LULAC are fighting back against an attack on direct democracy in the Sunshine State

May 10, 2025

Case reflects largest and most significant challenge to President’s authority to remake government without Congressional approval.

May 5, 2025

Landmark action brought by community organizations and others across nation to block the administration's attempt to dismantle the agency without congressional authorization.

May 5, 2025

Over 150 bipartisan former judges sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi condemning the Trump administration’s attacks on the judiciary, including the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan in her own courthouse. The arrest is part of a broader pattern of retaliation against judges who have ruled against the administration.

May 5, 2025

National security attorney Mark S. Zaid filed a lawsuit in D.C. federal court challenging the revocation of his security clearance by President Donald J. Trump. The suit seeks to have the action declared unconstitutional, his clearance reinstated, and the policy halted.

May 1, 2025

The posts and comments by FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, made in the aftermath of the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, appear to violate DOJ policies that bar personnel from making public statements that are highly prejudicial or that could affect the outcome of a criminal proceeding.

April 28, 2025

This is the largest and most significant challenge to Trump’s authority to remake the government without Congressional approval.

April 24, 2025

A key part of an anti-voter executive order was successfully halted after the president attempted to act beyond his power and direct an independent agency to make drastic changes to our elections. A judge affirmed that it is not within the president’s authority to direct the Election Assistance Commission to implement burdensome and unnecessary documentation requirements for voter registration.

April 23, 2025

A new report released today by the State Democracy Defenders Fund illustrates how Donald Trump’s entanglements with the cryptocurrency industry could pose serious risks to democratic institutions and public trust. Trump’s Crypto Conflicts of Interest details how Trump and his allies are embracing crypto as both a fundraising tool and policy agenda.

April 22, 2025

After having lost on Election Day and in two recounts, candidate Judge Jefferson Griffin continues his effort to overturn the result of a free and fair election by seeking to throw out thousands of votes from a cherrypicked set of voters.

April 22, 2025

The decision enshrines that USAGM must fulfill its legally required functions and protects the editorial independence of Voice of America (VOA) journalists and other federal media professionals within the agency and newsrooms that receive grants from the agency.

April 19, 2025

This powerful bipartisan statement marks the largest bipartisan public repudiation of any executive action targeting individuals with retaliation in President Trump’s second term.

April 16, 2025

The amended complaint includes new allegations detailing Musk’s growing control over government operations in violation of the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution — from unilaterally suspending federal contracts and employee salaries to issuing directives that impact agency-wide policy without legal authority.

April 8, 2025

Public service unions, small business, veterans and conservation organizations, and rule of law advocates vow to continue fight.

April 3, 2025

A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) can continue, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

April 1, 2025

The brief argues that this unprecedented use of the Act represents a dangerous overreach of executive power, the potential for abuse of power, the erosion of civil liberties, and the undermining of constitutional principles.

March 31, 2025

Through this executive order, the president is attempting to act beyond his power and usurp the role of Congress and the states to set their own election laws.

March 28, 2025

The temporary restraining order against the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), its Acting Director Victor Morales, and Special Adviser Kari Lake temporarily halts the far-reaching layoffs of Voice of America’s civil servants.

March 25, 2025

Freedom of Information Act request to the Federal Aviation Administration calls for transparency surrounding contracts, communications, and potential conflicts of interest over the agency’s acquisition of SpaceX’s Starlink terminals.

March 22, 2025

The Alien Enemies Act, passed in 1798, was intended for use only during times of war, and Trump’s recent invocation of the Act is not only unwarranted but also violates constitutional principles that limit the scope of executive power. 

March 21, 2025

The U.S. Agency for Global Media violated the First Amendment, separation of powers, appointments clause, and several laws when it suspended nearly all operations, says a new complaint filed by unions and workers.

March 21, 2025

“Congress has not extended OPM the authority to willy-nilly fire federal employees across the government, and the president cannot change that simply by signing an executive order.”

March 18, 2025

The case was the first to argue that Musk’s actions were in violation of the United States Constitution’s Appointments Clause. This is the first court opinion to make that finding. The court also found that the conduct of Musk and DOGE violates constitutional Separation of Powers.

March 14, 2025

The new filing urges the federal judge to hold an evidentiary hearing and to address the threshold issue of whether the Government’s motion to dismiss the indictment is “tainted with impropriety.”

March 13, 2025

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle, the lawsuit seeks to block this illegal action, which violates the constitutional rights of federal employees and undermines collective bargaining protections.

March 13, 2025

The judge ordered immediate reinstatement of terminated probationary employees of the Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Interior, Energy, Defense, and Treasury departments, and these agencies must cease termination of probationary employees, effective immediately.

March 12, 2025

No president has ever removed a Member since the FLRA was created in 1978. Susan Tsui Grundmann’s case is one of several where the heads of independent agencies were removed by the President without cause.

March 12, 2025

The brief urges the court to issue a preliminary injunction reversing the White House’s decision to exclude the AP from the press pool and restrict its access to presidential events.

March 5, 2025

The motion filing to submit an amicus brief in Mayor Adams’ federal criminal case asks the federal judge in the case to consider Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove’s conduct under the Rules of Professional Conduct and the Principles of Federal Prosecution

March 5, 2025

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was reintroduced today by Alabama Congresswoman Rep. Terri Sewell.

March 5, 2025

Mary Comans’ wrongful termination occurred after the so-called Department of Government Efficiency committee targeted Comans and other DHS career employees for providing life-saving housing services as part of the DHS Shelter and Services Program.

February 27, 2025

"The Office of Personnel Management does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe to hire and fire employees at another agency,” Judge William H. Alsup stated.

February 26, 2025

This filing is the latest step in a lawsuit by 26 anonymous plaintiffs, which aims to stop Musk and DOGE from continuing their unconstitutional assault on federal programs, federal employees, and laws duly enacted by Congress.

February 24, 2025

The temporary restraining order would stop OPM from directing the unlawful firings, which the plaintiffs refer to in their complaint as “one of the most massive employment frauds in the history of this country.”

February 20, 2025

Some of the nation’s largest public service unions have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the unlawful mass terminations of probationary federal employees, which was directed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and its Acting Director, Charles Ezell.

February 19, 2025

If granted, the preliminary injunction will block Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from violating privacy and security laws by demanding unauthorized access to sensitive data and using their powers to target, threaten, and remove federal employees.

February 18, 2025

A group of Republican former officials and legal experts filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of protecting Hampton Dellinger from dismissal as Special Counsel of the watchdog Office of Special Counsel.

February 13, 2025

Government employees suit cites glaring appointments clause problem.

February 11, 2025

The complaint alleges both Musk and DOGE accessed the highly sensitive personal information of current and former government employees, government contractors, applicants for federal employment, and many others.

February 10, 2025

A federal court in New Hampshire today blocked President Trump’s executive order that seeks to strip certain babies born in the United States of their U.S. citizenship.

February 10, 2025

Approximately two million federal employees were offered the chance to resign by last Thursday. The brief supports the plaintiffs’ request for a temporary restraining order.

February 8, 2025

Martin has sought dismissal in at least one case in which his own private sector client had already been convicted of serious felonies committed during the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

February 7, 2025

Consent order blocks the Department of Justice from making public the names of FBI personnel involved in the lawful investigation and subsequent prosecution of January 6th rioters.

February 6, 2025

Interim court order restricts Treasury data access to select government employees.

February 4, 2025

Today, SDDF and a group of legal advocates dedicated to maintaining the rule of law filed for an emergency order to block the public release of the names of any FBI employees who are poised to be fired.

February 3, 2025

“The scale of the intrusion into individuals’ privacy is massive and unprecedented,” the complaint states.

January 20, 2025

New order puts newborns in harm’s way, is unconstitutional, and flouts fundamental American values.

January 20, 2025

Nonprofit Groups file a lawsuit to ensure that the “Department of Government Efficiency” complies with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

January 17, 2025

Former republican and democratic members of congress urge Fourth Circuit court of appeals to keep state Supreme Court election case in federal court.

December 18, 2024

In new FOIAs, democracy watchdog group requests government records across federal agencies.

July 3, 2024

Norm Eisen explains why the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling has no bearing on Trump’s 34 felony convictions in Manhattan.