The U.S. Constitution explicitly gives states the authority to determine the “Times, Places and Manner” to run federal elections and carefully limits federal involvement in election administration.

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 ...

Protect Democracy and co-counsel represent Common Cause and four individual voters in a lawsuit to stop the Department of Justice (DOJ) from building an unprecedented national voter database. The DOJ ...

The global authoritarian threat is on the rise — at home and abroad. In the U.S., it’s manifested itself in denial of election results, attacks on core freedoms, and increasing escalating political ...

Protect Democracy works not just to uphold laws, but to strengthen them in the face of evolving authoritarian threats. We advance policies to balance institutional power and keep our leaders in check.

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 ...

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 ...

In November 2023, just after off-year elections and as states were preparing for the upcoming presidential primaries, a registered voter in Waterford Township, Michigan challenged the voting ...

The 2024 presidential election will be unique for many reasons, not least because one of the likely major-party nominees is Donald Trump, a former president who is facing 88 felony criminal charges in ...

In March, we published Executive Override: How the Trump administration is using federal power to deceive Americans, disrupt our elections, and deny fair results — and what we can do to stop it. The ...

Since Donald Trump has returned to the presidency, we have seen numerous Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and prosecutions against his political opponents, often presaged by direct threats ...

The run-up to the 2024 presidential election is highlighting the deep dissatisfaction throughout the electorate with our two-party system, as well as the difficulty in sustaining a broad electoral ...