President Donald Trump has claimed that the presidential pardon power is “complete,” free from limitations. While various administrations, both Republican and Democratic, have rebuffed efforts to ...

Since Donald Trump returned to the presidency, the Department of Justice has launched numerous investigations and prosecutions against his political opponents – often, but not always, after direct ...

On May 29th, 2025, following President Trump’s Executive Order 14170, Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced ...

Voter lists (also known as voter rolls) contain information about every person registered to vote in a given location. They are critical to the election process: they ensure election officials are ...

Caitlin is a paralegal and litigation associate at Protect Democracy. Before joining PD, Caitlin was an investigator at the Southern Center for Human Rights, leading fact investigations for class ...

On Sept. 18, the California Nurses Association, National Nurses United, the County of Santa Clara, the City and County of San Francisco, and Voto Latino Foundation filed suit against the Department of ...

Press freedom in the United States is now at a 25-year low according to the World Press Freedom Index, which measures incidents of abuses against journalists. Since being designated Chair of the ...

Amanda Carpenter is a writer and editor at Protect Democracy. Her work involves collaborating with Protect Democracy advocates and experts to promote the organization’s mission, ideas, and key ...

Democracy endures when we fight for it. America is at a crossroads. The freedoms that define us are under attack by those who seek unchecked power. But together, we can protect what matters. We stand ...

Mass challenges are frivolous, redundant, and are an attempt to circumvent federal law, but largely fail. Most states have statutes and procedures that allow for other registered voters (i.e. ordinary ...