Public land is not a presidential perk. Proud to stand with our partners in fighting this egregious attempt to take over public land.

Musk came to DC, chainsaw in hand, dismantling USAID & other agencies with an UNACCOUNTABLE team We & our partners sued Now the feds have filed to shield him from accountability We won't let that happen -TN

The House just passed the SAVE Act. "Backers of this bill are contributing to a coordinated effort to undermine faith in our elections, suppress voter turnout, and normalize federal overreach into state election systems." Full statement from our Legal Director here 👇

Trump’s family crypto business poses an unprecedented threat to our economy. Binance holds 87% of USD1, the Trump family’s Treasury-backed stablecoin. If Binance cashes out, it could destabilize U.S. financial markets. Here’s how: contrarian.substack.com/p/a-five-ala...

We need to talk about this because corporate media won't. 1. The FBI knew about at least 10 co-conspirators who enabled Epstein 2. The FBI received multiple tips from women reporting Epstein’s abuse, some explicitly named Trump 3. The DOJ has redacted far beyond what the law allows Read more.

BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & our partners just filed a restraining order on behalf of AFGE, @aflcio.org & others to block any new FEMA cuts & reverse unlawful workforce reductions Communities recovering from winter storms need FEMA strong—unlawful cuts hurt disaster response -TN

Trump’s family crypto business continues to pose a systemic risk to the U.S. economy. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance holds 87% of USD1, the Trump family’s Treasury-backed stablecoin—meaning a large-scale redemption could destabilize U.S. financial markets.

New @axios.com reporting confirms it: Trump’s crypto corruption is destabilizing markets. This is a direct threat to America’s financial system. We detail the danger:

BREAKING: We filed a third letter to DOJ’s OIG after the department omitted communications from top officials in its release of more than 2 million Epstein-related pages. Claiming “full compliance” while hiding leadership records and narrowing the search is wrong—plain and simple.

BREAKING: We’re suing to stop Trump’s corrupt & illegal “Gold Card” scheme @democracydefendersfund.org joins @aaup.org & workers to block a pay-to-play visa that flouts the law This is about the rule of law—the president can't auction U.S. visas to the highest bidder @nytimes.com 👇 -TN

When the executive defies court orders, the legal community raises the alarm & the cost. Lawyers push for sanctions and contempt, courts apply pressure, and civil society amplifies accountability—forcing compliance. Read more about their successes here:

Defending democracy means defending the Constitution. Courts, litigants, and civil society have blocked attacks on core rights—from the First Amendment to birthright citizenship. Vigilance remains essential. Our analysis:

Days before Trump’s inauguration, a UAE-backed investor secretly took a major stake in a Trump-linked crypto company. Months later, the administration granted the UAE access to tightly guarded AI chip technology. The deal, revealed this weekend, raises serious conflict of interest concerns.

There's a long list of ethics and legal standards to consider when officials appear to be using their public office for private gain. We outline several in our 2025 complaint when Trump tried to shakedown the DOJ for $230M in taxpayer funds. Now he's suing the IRS for $10B.

BREAKING: Federal court STRIKES DOWN part of Trump’s voter reg. EO He can’t rewrite election law Ruling halts ID requirements for voter registration & military & overseas ballots @democracydefendersfund.org is proud to work W/ @campaignlegal.org on behalf of LULAC to protect voters -TN

DOJ is trying to pass partial disclosure & illegal redactions off as “full compliance” with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Our Executive Chair, @normeisen.bsky.social, explains why that claim doesn’t hold up:

DOJ released more Epstein records today. That doesn't change the facts: - more than a month late - extensively over-redacted - key files still unlawfully withheld Withholding these records violates the law. Partial disclosure is not compliance.

The Trump admin is relentless in its quest to undermine our right to vote. Pam Bondi's attempt to seize voter rolls in Minnesota is just an example. Her demands are coercive and unlawful—and should not fly under the radar. 22 state AGs agree:

ICYMI: Trump’s family crypto business filed for a federal bank charter. It’s yet another alarming way he’s entangling his business ventures in our financial system, which HE’s been trusted to regulate. DDF’s team explains:

BREAKING: We joined unions, nonprofits & local governments challenging DHS's unlawful cuts to FEMA staff. The cuts not only leave our communities high and dry when disasters strike—they violate congressional protections that allow FEMA to do its job.

Stephen Miller & Sec. Noem have cost innocent people their lives and trampled the rights of thousands more w/ warrantless home invasions and racial profiling. Both must resign. DHS exists to make us more secure. But right now it's doing the opposite. www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...

Kristi Noem & Stephen Miller must resign. No resignation can bring back lives lost or undo damage caused due to their failures, but they must be held accountable. They are making a mockery of their offices & the Constitution they swore to uphold. www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...

Trump’s crypto ventures have ballooned by approximately $1 billion since the November 2024 election.

House Republicans held a public hearing with Jack Smith but avoided engaging with the evidence he presented about efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Andrew Warren explains the consequences of that approach for congressional oversight:

NEW: The fight for democracy isn’t over—but it isn’t lost. Our latest report assesses real harms, real resistance, and the roadmap ahead to defend democracy. Explore the collection HERE:

NEW: Our latest report assesses the first year of escalating authoritarianism—the damage done, the safeguards that held, and what it will take to defend the rule of law going forward. Read the full series:

Dr. King didn’t just speak about justice for all. He helped propel a movement that rightly demanded it.

Dr. King believed democracy depends on equal access to the ballot. Black Americans' right to vote was central to his fight for freedom and equality. He helped secure the Voting Rights Act & confront systems designed to silence communities. Those protections were never meant to be temporary.

NEW REPORT! Never before has a U.S. president personally profited from a financial instrument tied directly to the U.S. Treasury market—until now. We expose how Trump’s stablecoin stake threatens economic stability and demands urgent crypto regulation. Read the report 👇

ANOTHER MAJOR WIN: Trump’s effort to invalidate the collective bargaining agreement between AFGE union & @tsa.gov is rebuffed—again! An amazing win for AFGE and its legal team, the great lawyers at Bredhoff & Kaiser, and our @democracydefendersfund.org crew Defending labor IS defending democracy!

BREAKING: DDF calls for an investigation into former CFTC Chair Caroline Pham for potentially shaping crypto policy while negotiating a job with a crypto firm. The public deserves to know whether federal policy served a future employer. READ HERE:

BREAKING : DDF & @aclupa.org are intervening to block an EEOC demand that UPenn disclose Jewish students’ and faculty members’ identities, a move that violates the First Amendment. READ HERE:

NEW: Trump is putting his profits above your financial security @democracydefendersfund.org exposes how crypto deals by a sitting president threaten the Treasury & the rules keeping your money safe Our economy, your savings & your retirement are at risk👇 www.democracydefendersfund.org/crypto

NEW REPORT! Trump’s Crypto Connections: a sitting president w/a direct financial stake in a Treasury-backed stablecoin. Our new report warns how Trump’s crypto ventures pose a systemic risk to the U.S. economy & why Congress should act before taxpayers + our financial system pay the price. 👇

Trump demanded rate cuts.  Jerome Powell refused. Now Powell faces a criminal investigation over a building renovation. This pattern erodes the rule of law and corrodes public confidence that our institutions serve the public interest rather than the president’s personal whims.

Following is a statement from Tianna Mays, legal director for Democracy Defenders Fund regarding LULAC filing an amicus brief in Watson v. RNC, challenging a plan to require all mail ballots be received by Election Day:

We stand in solidarity with Renee Good’s family and every community traumatized by this state-sanctioned violence. Read the full statement from our Executive Director Susan Corke.

BREAKING: LULAC filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to protect commonsense mail-ballot rules. Forcing all ballots to be received by Election Day would silence lawful votes, harming seniors, rural voters, military members, and anyone facing barriers to voting.

BREAKING: We have filed a FOIA request with DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel seeking records on the use of military force in Venezuela. This follows yesterday’s ethics complaint over whether OLC lawyers violated their duties by justifying Trump’s illegal invasion & attempted oil grab.

BREAKING: DDF and former ethics lawyers from bipartisan administrations are launching two parallel legal campaigns in response to President Trump’s abduction of Venezuela’s president & attempted oil grab. Read HERE: contrarian.substack.com/p/the-coming...

BREAKING: We filed a complaint urging the DOJ Inspector General to audit DOJ’s failure to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act DOJ admits it has released less than 1% of the required records Survivors & the public deserve the truth Read HERE:

With outside legal counsel, we are reviewing DOJ’s latest release of the Epstein files, which are largely incomplete, heavily redacted & appear “to be a document dump designed to obscure the truth." Here are our early takeaways 👇 1/7 dea5edf3-e27d-4adc-a42a-b9c082bc3167.usrfiles.com/ugd/dea5ed_a...

For nearly a year, the DOJ has slow-walked & withheld the Trump-Epstein files They admit hundreds of thousands of pages remain unreleased & what’s out is over-redacted We are in court forcing full compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act Read HERE:

Our Counsel & Manager of Rapid Legal Defense, Joshua Kolb, breaks down why DOJ’s delay on the Trump-Epstein files is illegal & why the victims & public are owed full transparency, not another cover-up. Watch on Legal Fight Club: youtu.be/-TVNZn3BQww?...

Today’s release of the Epstein files should be about accountability, justice, and transparency, not political self-preservation. Victims and the public deserve the full truth, with redactions that protect survivors, not the powerful. couriernewsroom.com/news/leaked-...

NEWS: A federal jury delivered a mixed verdict, convicting Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on a felony obstruction charge while rejecting a misdemeanor count. "This case is far from over." Read DDF Executive Chair @normeisen.bsky.social's statement in response to the verdict 👇

Trump loyalists just voted to rename the Kennedy Center after him after he appointed himself chairman, stacked it with allies, and muted dissent. By law, only Congress can change the name. Another public institution bent toward personal glorification, not the public good.

In a collision of crypto and gov news, CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham is making a career move from regulating the crypto industry to working in it. Following is a statement from Virginia Canter, chief counsel & director for ethics & anticorruption at DDF:

If there’s nothing to hide, why are GOP members being instructed to attack journalists & cast baseless suspicion on Democrats? The same avoidance at DOJ is why we’re in court forcing their release. Read HERE: couriernewsroom.com/news/leaked-...

VICTORY: Federal workers win in court against illegal RIFs by the Trump administration We & our clients/partners AFGE @afsaorg.bsky.social @nffe.bsky.social are proud to have defended gov employees unlawfully targeted during the shutdown aftermath Read HERE: