The first 100 days of crisis-by-Trump has been full of chaos and confusion by design. But at Democracy Forward, we have turned the chaos into courtroom wins for people and community. We have shown that the American people are up to the task– and that the future is in the people’s hands.
Our Recent Wins:
- Challenging Trump’s Abuse of Power: We sued to challenge the use of wartime powers in the Alien Enemies Act to facilitate mass deportations without any due process – and we are winning court orders to ensure process while also using the courts to hold the government accountable for its failure to comply with court orders.
- Blocked ICE Raids in Houses of Worship: On behalf of a coalition of faith communities, we fought for – and won – a ruling to block immigration officials from entering houses of worship.
- Taking on Elon Musk and DOGE: We secured several court orders that block DOGE’s ability to access Americans’ private, personal data at the Social Security Administration.
- Halted the Federal Funding Freeze: We secured the first and only nationwide court order blocking the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze on essential services, from childcare to health programs and another nationwide order protecting key infrastructure and community funds.
- Fighting for Civil Servants: We’re fighting back against unlawful actions that target the nonpartisan federal workforce – who work for all Americans – like the Schedule F executive order and “Fork in the Road” federal worker buyout, and achieved the first reinstatement of probationary employees at two federal agencies.
- Protecting Access to Essential Care: We have joined the defense to ensure that special interests and far-right state Attorneys General do not undermine access to mifepristone, an essential medication used for early pregnancy termination.
- Supporting Educators and Students: We’re suing to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education, and blocked the Trump administration from a threat to defund schools nationwide that teach lessons with references to race or racism.
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