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ICE Policy Challenged in Court for Blocking Congressional Oversight of Detention Centers
Rule of Law

ICE Policy Challenged in Court for Blocking Congressional Oversight of Detention Centers

Lawyers Defending American Democracy files amicus brief asserting that ICE policy violates federal law and undermines congressional authority.

Impartiality Under Fire: A Federal Judge’s Warning on Judicial Independence
Rule of Law

Impartiality Under Fire: A Federal Judge’s Warning on Judicial Independence

With decades on the bench, Judge John S. Martin Jr. defends the judiciary’s role in safeguarding liberty.

A gavel and a scale of justice on a table.
Rule of Law

Judges on Democracy: How the Independent Judiciary Protects America’s Constitutional Balance

Retired federal judge speaks out on threats to judicial independence, the rule of law, and the constitutional checks that safeguard American democracy.

2025 Democracy Awards Ceremony Celebrates Bipartisan Excellence in Public Service
Ethics & Leadership

2025 Democracy Awards Ceremony Celebrates Bipartisan Excellence in Public Service

The Expand Democracy 5
Democracy

RCV Critics, the “Re-Gerrymander”, Citizen Initiatives, Deliberative Democracy

The Expand Democracy 5: A weekly briefing on breakthrough reforms and promising practices from the front lines of democratic renewal

Musk’s Third Party, RCV in NYC, and Miami Backlash
Democracy

Expand Democracy: Musk’s Third Party, RCV in NYC, and Miami Backlash

The Expand Democracy 5: A weekly briefing on breakthrough reforms and promising practices from the front lines of democratic renewal

Government by “the consent of the governed”
Democracy

Government by “The Consent of the Governed”

The Expand Democracy 5: A weekly briefing on breakthrough reforms and promising practices from the front lines of democratic renewal

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