Protect Democracy
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Alongside @protectdemocracy.org, our brief urges SCOTUS to reaffirm what is outlined in both the U.S. Constitution and the Electoral Count Reform Act: States have the responsibility and authority to set rules governing ballot receipt deadlines, subject to modification by Congress.
January 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Alongside @protectdemocracy.org, our brief urges SCOTUS to reaffirm what is outlined in both the U.S. Constitution and the Electoral Count Reform Act: States have the responsibility and authority to set rules governing ballot receipt deadlines, subject to modification by Congress.
We are proud to stand with our partners in this lawsuit: @loevy.com, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law's Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic, UChicago Law's Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, First Defense Legal Aid, and the ACLU of Illinois. Read about our case here:
Protecting protesters and the press from unconstitutional federal force in Illinois
Protect Democracy is suing the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment in Northern Illinois.
protdem.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
We are proud to stand with our partners in this lawsuit: @loevy.com, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law's Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic, UChicago Law's Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, First Defense Legal Aid, and the ACLU of Illinois. Read about our case here:
While we celebrate this win, our work continues. With reports of an ICE agent shooting a woman in Minneapolis yesterday, the public must remain skeptical of the narrative used to justify violence.
How to stop ICE’s brutality and impunity
Minnesota — and all states — must close the legal loophole that protects the shooter from accountability
protdem.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
While we celebrate this win, our work continues. With reports of an ICE agent shooting a woman in Minneapolis yesterday, the public must remain skeptical of the narrative used to justify violence.
Why did fed agents leave? After Judge Sara L. Ellis issued an injunction restricting their violence & pointed out their lies with community evidence, they backed down.
When forced to operate within the bounds of the Constitution, they couldn't operate at all.
Chicago stood up, the law prevailed.
When forced to operate within the bounds of the Constitution, they couldn't operate at all.
Chicago stood up, the law prevailed.
Lessons from Chicago: A playbook for the federal immigration surge in New Orleans - Verite News New Orleans
Civil rights lawyers successfully fought the brutal tactics deployed against Chicagoans during a recent immigration enforcement deployment. But they needed help from the community to get it done.
veritenews.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Why did fed agents leave? After Judge Sara L. Ellis issued an injunction restricting their violence & pointed out their lies with community evidence, they backed down.
When forced to operate within the bounds of the Constitution, they couldn't operate at all.
Chicago stood up, the law prevailed.
When forced to operate within the bounds of the Constitution, they couldn't operate at all.
Chicago stood up, the law prevailed.