Democracy Forward

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Democracy Forward Foundation
Founded2017
Type 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
CEO
Skye Perryman
Website democracyforward.org

Democracy Forward Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal services and public policy research organization in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2017, the organization works to expose and litigate corruption in the Executive Branch of the United States government. [1] [2]

Notable examples of the group's work include Canoe Cruisers Association v. United States Coast Guard , [3] VoteVets v. Department of Veterans Affairs , [4] and City of Columbus v. Trump. [5] On June 2, 2023, Democracy Forward launched a lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of Arkansas librarians, booksellers, and customers, which challenged parts of the Arkansas Act 372 that aimed to introduce criminal penalties for librarians and booksellers who provided materials deemed "harmful to minors". [6] On December 23, 2024, a federal judge declared those sections unconstitutional. [7] [8] On January 27, 2025, the group provided lawyers for a group of Quaker congregations who opposed Donald Trump's rescinding of guidance prohibiting immigration raids sensitive areas (including places of worship, schools and hospitals) without approval. [9] The group filed lawsuits opposing a number of executive orders signed early in the second Trump administration, including those mostly shuttering USAID, [10] offering a brief window for "deferred resignation" by federal employees, [11] [12] and freezing up to $3 trillion in federal spending. [13] [14] It also filed suit to restrict actions by Elon Musk's DOGE operation. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Our Work - Democracy Forward".
  2. ↑ Wentling, Nikki. "Veterans group sues VA over 'Mar-a-Lago Crowd'". Stars & Stripes.
  3. ↑ "Paddlers sue Coast Guard for kicking them off the Potomac when Trump is golfing". The Washington Post.
  4. ↑ "Lawsuit claims Trump's selection of Wilkie as acting VA secretary was 'unlawful'". Stars & Stripes.
  5. ↑ "Trump's undermining of Obamacare violates the Constitution, new lawsuit charges". NBC News.
  6. ↑ O'Connell-Domenech, Alejandra (June 2, 2023). "Arkansas librarians, booksellers file lawsuit against latest book ban law". The Hill. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ Hale-Shelton, Debra (December 23, 2024). "Arkansas book-censorship law ruled unconstitutional". Arkansas Times. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ Olivares, José (December 24, 2024). "Part of Arkansas book ban law is unconstitutional, federal judge rules". The Guardian . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ Strickler, Laura; Lee, Carol E. (January 27, 2025). "Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship". NBC News . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Breaking: Federal Judge Pauses Parts of USAID Shutdown in Response to Lawsuit". Democracy Forward. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ Schwartz, Mattathias; Savage, Charlie (February 5, 2025). "A Legal Counteroffensive to Beat Back Trump's Government Purges". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Breaking News: Judge Extends Deadline For Trump's Federal Worker "Fork Directive"". Democracy Forward. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  13. ↑ Schwartz, Mattathias; Savage, Charlie (February 5, 2025). "A Legal Counteroffensive to Beat Back Trump's Government Purges". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  14. ↑ Schwartz, Mattathias (February 9, 2025). "Federal Courts Are the Frontline for Those Opposing Trump Executive Orders". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  15. ↑ "The Legal Challenges to Elon Musk's DOGE, Explained". Democracy Docket. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.


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