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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.