TODAY: Our team is at SCOTUS representing FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in her challenge to an unlawful firing by the Trump admin. The Court’s ruling could reshape dozens of independent agencies that protect us all from powerful corporate interests — impacting homes, businesses and more.

As our case, Trump v. Slaughter, is before SCOTUS today, revisit Amit's explanation of what's at stake for Americans everywhere if the Court rules in Trump's favor:

Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars. She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

George Retes is an American citizen and veteran who was unjustly pepper-sprayed, arrested, and imprisoned for three days by ICE. Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇

We're hiring ASAP for a new team dedicated to ensuring that communities can continue to speak out & engage politically despite the increasing use of levers of federal power to quash protests, quell dissent, and intimidate political opponents. Priority deadline: 12/7 https://protectdemocracy.org/jobs

VICTORY: Judge Ellis granted the most powerful rebuke of the Trump admin’s immigration enforcement tactics yet — a preliminary injunction to more permanently stop the violent and lawless tactics federal agents have deployed against protestors, press, and clergy in the Chicago area.

Tomorrow, we’re seeking a preliminary injunction to more permanently stop the gov’s violent and unconstitutional actions in the Chicago area after agents violated our previous temporary restraining order. As Rev. Black highlights, there is a real human impact of the Trump admin's abuse of power.

BREAKING NEWS: We just filed a notice with Judge Sara Ellis that Gregory Bovino appears to have PERSONALLY violated her restraining order today in Little Village, by throwing a cannister of chemical weapons against peaceful protesters.

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law. They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

VICTORY: Today, together with our partners, we won an emergency order stopping federal agents from using violent force against protestors in Illinois. Federal ICE/DHS agents are now blocked from using tactics like tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse lawful assembly. protdem.org/474KWsA

BREAKING: Today, we're suing. Federal forces in the Chicago area are brutally suppressing free speech with tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash grenades. Journalists, clergy, and demonstrators have been attacked for peacefully protesting against the government. This is an unconstitutional assault.

BREAKING: Today, over 1,000 former DOJ officials who served in both Republican & Democratic administrations—have released a letter condemning the unprecedented, politically motivated indictment of fmr. FBI Director James Comey. Read their letter: protdem.org/3ITOo0Y

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

RESOURCE: We launched a new tracker that helps spot when an investigation, arrest or prosecution made by the Trump administration is legitimate law enforcement activity, or politically-motivated retaliation. Check it out: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/retaliatory-action-tracker/

“If this termination is allowed to stand, the Federal Reserve will no longer have any insulation from presidential control, and that means the death of the Federal Reserve as an independent agency,” Special Counsel Amit Agarwal told the New York Times.

The costs of capitulation are higher than they might initially seem, write Conor Gaffney and Janine Lopez on the just-approved Paramount-Skydance merger. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/something-...

These unelected state officials are pretending FL law requires the prohibition of any public school library material that includes sexual situations regardless of context and alignment with community standards. This is an unconstitutional prohibition on the right to access information.

Last month, the SBOE made national news when they accused media specialists of intentionally trying to harm our children. They ordered the immediate removal of 55 titles based on excerpts alone - which ignored district policy and state law that sought to involve the community in these decisions.

The Trump administration is at war with higher education in the United States. The question is not “will universities resist or submit” — it is: “will they survive the onslaught?” There’s no negotiating with an annihilation attempt: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/universiti...

We just sued USDA w/ @studentdefense.bsky.social & @nclej.bsky.social‬ on behalf of @Epic.org & @mazonusa.bsky.social. The USDA’s illegal demands for the personal info of millions of SNAP recipients could set a dangerous precedent impacting all Americans and won't be tolerated. protdem.org/4k2nIZe

Our lawsuit challenging Trump's slashing of NIH grants impacts real research and real people. We highlight four scientists whose research is on the line and the implications for us all. “I’m a scientist. I work to keep people healthy.” www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-faces-...

@protectdemocracy.org, alongside our partners at @cspinet.org, @aclum.bsky.social, and @aclu.org, are seeking to have NIH and HHS restore terminated research grants, resume processing stalled grant applications, and stop terminating future grants and grant programs based on forbidden topics.

Researchers who have had grants terminated--tell your story! The #DefendResearch team is collecting testimonials about this impact of #censorship on research that we will use as part of a toolkit for contacting elected officials. #NSF, #NEH, #NIH www.defendresearch.org/testimonials

We’re proud to represent members of the public health and science community in suing NIH over its illegal, unscientific, and undemocratic cancellation of research on now-forbidden topics like gender identity and DEI. Here are 5 things you can do to #KilltheCuts & #SaveOurScience ⬇️ @apha.org

NEW: After cancelling nearly all projects on trans health, the Trump admin has now directed the NIH to study the negative consequences of transitioning. This will create “a distorted research ecosystem where only politically favorable findings are permitted to exist”, researcher Harry Barbee says.

The Trump adminstration’s decision to end NIH-funded research on topics & populations they disfavor is reckless, illegal and WRONG. Today, we sued. Read the complaint in APHA v NIH, online now: www.aclu.org/press-releas...

I have always fought for what I believe in and I am humbled to be included in this fight with these fierce advocates and amazing researchers. I am proud to stand up for science! #postdoc #neuroscience #NIH

In response to these illegal terminations, I'm doing a joint awareness campaign and fundraiser. Purchase a button here and I'll donate all proceeds to Trans Youth Equality Foundation. 1. My canceled grant: www.zazzle.com/ask_me_about... 2. My friend's canceled grant: www.zazzle.com/ask_me_about...

🚨Over 1,300 former DOJ officials—spanning both parties—have signed a statement condemning the Trump Administration’s attacks on the legal profession and the rule of law. Read their urgent warning and call to action: protdem.org/doj-alumni-s...

In our latest weekly briefing, we highlight growing glimmers of hope across society, plus, we analyze two dangerous developments for our elections. Read and subscribe www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/when-leade...

Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."

This morning, FACULTY UNIONS led by @aaup.bsky.social sued the Trump administration over the unlawful funding cuts at Columbia. We will not let the federal government use coercion to rob us of academic freedom and critical research! So proud of my union! protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

Trump reportedly will invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 -- a wartime law last used for internment -- for his mass deportation agenda. This would be a clear abuse of a law already responsible for one of the most shameful episodes in American history. /1 www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...

Members of Count Every Hero on tonight’s military firings: “The abrupt dismissal of general and flag officers without clear justification will disrupt the chain of command, diminish morale, and exacerbate the challenges facing our military at a time of...

Authoritarian leaders scapegoat vulnerable communities to gain and consolidate power, but we have the power to defeat the threat. We catalogue the Trump admin’s attacks on trans and nonbinary people and what you can do for our LGBTQIA+ community and democracy.

For civil servants you know who have questions about the frontal assault they are facing and where they can find guidance and help, we just posted a new resources page here. Please share: protectdemocracy.org/work/what-fe...

🚨BREAKING🚨: We're suing to stop DOGE's illegal access to millions of Americans' private data. DOGE is doing exactly what the Privacy Act was designed to stop: political cronies breaking the law to snoop on vast amounts of Americans' data and try to use it to benefit themselves.

Today's briefing from our Dear Civil Servant series seeks to separate fact from fiction as the Trump Administration's attacks on the federal workforce continue to escalate. Check it out: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/separating...

Efforts to dismantle the civil service — in an attempted executive power grab — make us all less safe. We examine the aftermath of a tragedy and what it means for our democracy: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-stakes...

Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices. www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

I'm helming a series for @protectdemocracy.org's If You Can Keep It newsletter on these topics. It's called “The Entrenchment Agenda: How Trump plans to dig in, cement power, and crush competition.” It's free, shareable, and actionable. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/introducin...

Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force retired top leaders call for Judge Griffin to “abandon his attempt to suppress the votes of our service members and tens of thousands of North Carolinians.” Read their OpEd: www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...

From Mussolini to Mugabe to Erdoğan, authoritarians have often pardoned violent supporters. Our own Grant Tudor examines the consequences of January 6 pardons for those with paramilitary ties in @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/get-ready-...

GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin lost his bid for NC Supreme Court. Now, he’s suing to change the rules & get 60K legal votes tossed—targeting young voters, women, voters of color, & overseas voters, like our servicemembers. Check if your vote is at risk: terrymah.github.io/challenge/

GOP candidate, Jefferson Griffin, is suing to overturn results in the race for North Carolina Supreme Court after his loss. @anne-tindall.bsky.social covers what you need to know. Watch and share. Check if your vote is at risk: terrymah.github.io/challenge/

'Anti-trans bias': @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and PEN America said decision to remove "Too Bright to See" by Kyle Lukoff represented "further steps to restrict Escambia County students’ right to read & put their ability to learn in jeopardy." www.tallahassee.com/story/news/p...