August 16, 2018
Members of President Trump’s $200k-a-Year Golf Club Are Shaping Federal Veterans Policy Despite No Government Experience, No U.S. Military Service VoteVets Sues to Shut Down Mar-a-Lago Council After Unprecedented...
Read more >>August 10, 2018
Signatories Include Members Who Created 2009 Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, Asserting Congressional Intent to Fund Evidence-based Programs Amicus Brief Highlights How Trump Administration’s Fealty to Unproven Abstinence-based Programs Violates...
Read more >>August 9, 2018
Trump Administration Has Track Record of Putting Political Appointees in Charge of Federal Grant Reviews, Illegally Terminating Grants Without Explanation New Suit Exposes Appointment of Sec. Zinke’s Kindergarten Classmate,...
Read more >>August 7, 2018
New Committee Recommends Lowering Royalty Payments Used to Fund Education, Critical Public Services for Western States Residents Washington, DC—Today, on behalf of the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC),...
Read more >>August 3, 2018
The Trump Administration this week doubled down on a faulty report issued earlier this year that transparently manipulated data to frame foreign-born people as terrorism threats – a study the...
Read more >>August 2, 2018
President’s Politically-Motivated Attempts to ‘Dismantle’ the Affordable Care Act Violate Constitutional Duty to ‘Take Care’ to Faithfully Execute the Law Faced with Stark Increases in Premiums and Rising Underinsured...
Read more >>August 1, 2018
Interior Secretary Zinke Illegally Stacked Panel With Insiders Who Profit From Hunting Imperiled Animals Washington, DC— Conservation and animal protection groups sued the Trump administration today for illegally establishing...
Read more >>July 31, 2018
Air Travelers with Mobility Impairments Have Waited Decades for Access to Airline Restrooms Denver, CO— Today, on behalf of Paralyzed Veterans of America, Democracy Forward challenged the U.S. Department of Transportation...
Read more >>July 31, 2018
Washington, D.C. — On behalf of the Organization for Competitive Markets and individual farmers, Democracy Forward replied to the Trump Administration’s attempt to keep independent farmers out of court in their suit...
Read more >>July 30, 2018
After One Year In Office, Bernhardt’s Former Clients Have Received Favorable Interior Decisions, Lucrative Windfalls WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, on behalf of the Western Values Project, Democracy Forward filed suit against the Trump administration for...
Read more >>July 19, 2018
Betsy DeVos Rolled Back Protections for Student Survivors of Sexual Violence Coalition of Legal and Advocacy Organizations are Suing the Trump Administration For Implementing Policy Based on Sexist Stereotypes...
Read more >>July 17, 2018
Trump Administration’s Recent Actions Raise Concerns That Constitutional Principle That Undocumented Individuals Are “Persons” Will Be Left Undefended Washington, D.C. — Today, a coalition led by the Lawyers’ Committee for...
Read more >>July 16, 2018
Sec. Zinke Ignored Expert Parks Advisory Board In Favor of New Committee Stacked with Financially-Conflicted Industry Representatives Zinke’s “Made in America Committee” May Be Violating Federal Law and Won’t...
Read more >>July 11, 2018
New Emails Raise Questions About Senior OMB Official Joseph Grogan’s Involvement in Shepherding Now-Defunct and Scandal Plagued Drug Pricing Plan, Potentially Benefiting Former Employer WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democracy...
Read more >>July 10, 2018
Suit Follows FEMA’s Refusal to Publicly Release After-Action Assessment of Trump Administration Response to Hurricane Disaster in Puerto Rico Washington, DC — Democracy Forward has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for...
Read more >>July 5, 2018
Department of Education Stonewalls the Release of Records Illuminating Potential Conflicts of Interest For Diane Auer Jones and Robert Eitel Involving Their Former Employers— Scandal Plagued For-Profit Colleges Washington, DC...
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Senior Advisor Diane Auer Jones Served in Senior Role at For-Profit Education Company With Over 70 Campuses Accredited By ACICS Jones Now Oversees ACICS’s Recognition Process After the Accreditor’s...
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Non-Profit Legal Group Democracy Forward Moves Into Second Year of Challenging, Overturning and Exposing Corrupt and Unlawful Acts by the Trump Administration WASHINGTON, D.C.—Democracy Forward was launched in 2017...
Read more >>June 28, 2018
Trump Administration Violated Federal Law In Issuing Deliberate Falsehood to Shift Debate and Mislead Public on Unconscionable Forced Family Separation Americans for Immigrant Justice, RAICES, Muslim Advocates, File Legal...
Read more >>June 27, 2018
Trump Administration Violated Federal Law in Using Unsupported and Misleading Claims To Roll Back Title IX Protections for Student Survivors of Sexual Violence WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, legal and advocacy...
Read more >>June 14, 2018
To: Interested Parties From: Megan Uzzell, Director External Affairs Charisma Troiano, Press Secretary Date: June 26, 2018 Trump Administration Continues Unlawful Effort to Dismantle the Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention...
Read more >>June 12, 2018
New Legal Brief Opposes Trump Administration’s Attempt to Flout Federal Transparency Laws Washington, DC— Yesterday, Democracy Forward and Food & Water Watch filed a brief opposing the Trump Administration’s...
Read more >>June 8, 2018
Groups File Legal Brief Opposing Trump Administration’s Attempt to Throw Case Out of Court SurvJustice, Equal Rights Advocates and Victim Rights Law Center Are Suing to Reinstate Protections for...
Read more >>June 8, 2018
New Grant Criteria Violate Congressional Requirements for Proven Programs, Substituting Anti-Science, Ideologically-Driven Approach Multnomah County today filed a lawsuit against the federal government alleging it has flouted congressional mandates...
Read more >>May 22, 2018
Under Federal Law, Current Deputy Thomas Bowman Is The Only Legal Choice for Acting Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Trump Administration Violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act By Elevating Wilkie, Now...
Read more >>May 18, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – VoteVets, the largest progressive group of veterans in America, and Democracy Forward today decry the lack of thought and consideration for America’s veterans and the rule of...
Read more >>May 17, 2018
Lawsuit Is Challenging Decision to Delay Rule That Would Protect Travelers Against Lost or Damaged Mobility Devices WASHINGTON, D.C. — On behalf of Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), Democracy...
Read more >>May 15, 2018
Robert Eitel Serves As DeVos Advisor, Formerly Employed by For-Profit College Group That Has Been Accused of Defrauding Thousands of Students DeVos, Eitel Have Stonewalled Congress on Questions About...
Read more >>May 2, 2018
Suit Seeks Presidential Transition Records Related to Numerous Administration Officials WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democracy Forward filed suit against the Trump Administration for refusing to disclose records related to the Trump-Pence transition...
Read more >>April 30, 2018
Trump Bypassed Deputy Secretary Thomas Bowman In Effort To Push Privatization Agenda, Violating Federal Vacancies Reform Act, Constitution Suit Filed on Behalf of Veterans Worried Trump Fired Former VA...
Read more >>April 27, 2018
Demand For Investigation Follows Reports Pruitt Received Millions of Dollars In Financial Benefits from Friends-Turned-EPA Officials Kenneth Wagner and Albert Kelly Washington, D.C. — Today, Democracy Forward requested the...
Read more >>April 26, 2018
Judge Overturns HHS’s Decision To Cut Grants For Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Three Times In One Week Federal Courts Have Ruled HHS’s Cuts To Teen Pregnancy Prevention Unlawful ...
Read more >>April 26, 2018
DeVos Solicited Advice From So-Called “Men’s Rights” Groups Ahead of Her Decision To Roll Back Protections For Survivors Of Sexual Assault Suit Parallels Ongoing Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Discriminatory...
Read more >>April 24, 2018
In Line To Succeed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Francisco Has Numerous Ties To Group Responsible for Bringing Anti-LGBT Lawsuits Across The Country WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democracy Forward...
Read more >>April 18, 2018
Recent Mulvaney Testimony Contradicts Arguments Made by Administration in Court Washington, DC – The groups waging a legal challenge against the Trump Administration’s illegal rollback of equal pay protections...
Read more >>April 18, 2018
Trump Officials Slashed Grants to Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs in Baltimore City That Helped Reduce Teen Pregnancy Rates To All-Time Lows In Attempting To Dismiss Case, Government Lawyers...
Read more >>April 10, 2018
Lawsuit Follows Administration Stonewalling on the Regulatory Rollback Washington, DC — Today Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit demanding that President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) release records...
Read more >>April 10, 2018
Groups Invoke Information Quality Act To Sue For Retraction Washington, DC — Today, Muslim Advocates and Democracy Forward sued the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Department of Homeland...
Read more >>April 5, 2018
Farmers Group Responds To Perdue Siding With Multinational Agribusiness Corporations Over America’s Independent Farmers Perdue’s Out of Touch Remarks Come During His “RV Tour” While touring Ohio during his...
Read more >>April 4, 2018
Suit Follows Shulkin’s Abrupt Firing via Tweet, Seeks Documents Disclosing Koch-Backed Group’s Effort to Transfer Veterans’ Health Care to For-Profit Companies Suit Comes In Response To Trump Administration Stonewalling...
Read more >>April 4, 2018
Suit Follows Government Stonewalling Despite Mounting Evidence Of Close Links Between Kushner and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Comes After Reports MBS Bragged Kushner Is “In His...
Read more >>March 30, 2018
Administration Unlawfully Withdrew Rules that Would Have Helped Level the Playing Field Between Farmer and Agribusiness New Brief Details How the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Rollback of the Farmer Fair...
Read more >>March 30, 2018
Motions Follow HHS’s Agreement To Preserve Funds During Pendency of Litigation WASHINGTON, D.C.— On behalf of plaintiffs Baltimore City, Maryland; King County, Washington; and Healthy Teen Network, Democracy Forward...
Read more >>March 27, 2018
Delay in Product Reviews Violates Law and Keeps Kid-Friendly Tobacco Products on the Market for Years, Lawsuit Asserts WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seven public health and medical groups, and several...
Read more >>March 23, 2018
Ambassador Nikki Haley, Others Appear to Drive Followers to Personal Social Media Accounts with Official Content Postings Ambassador Haley’s Personal Account Grew By 600%, Dwarfing Increases For Official Account...
Read more >>March 20, 2018
Legal organizations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, working with investigative journalists in Puerto Rico, filed multiple Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seeking...
Read more >>March 20, 2018
Career Experts Told To “Get In Line” — Trump Officials Driving Decision Have Anti-science, Anti-evidence Backgrounds Terminated Program Grants Have Bipartisan Support, Lauded By Medical Professionals For Helping Bring...
Read more >>March 6, 2018
Information Request Follows Reporting that Trump-Connected Officials Attempted to Oust Cabinet Secretary to Advance Anti-Veteran Privatization Scheme Washington, DC — Democracy Forward with VoteVets filed a Freedom of Information...
Read more >>March 2, 2018
Administration Rolled Back Protections For Disabled Travelers At Urging Of Airline Industry Veterans Come To Washington To Lobby Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. — Late yesterday, Democracy Forward filed a...
Read more >>March 2, 2018
After Revoking A Grant To Chesapeake Bay Newspaper In Retaliation For Critical Coverage, Trump’s EPA Reverses Itself, Restores Grant EPA’s Reversal Is In Response To Democracy Forward Legal Appeal,...
Read more >>February 28, 2018
Trump Administration Extended EB-5 Investor Program As Kushner Companies Used Kushner’s White House Role To Pitch Chinese Investors WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democracy Forward filed suit today against the Trump Administration...
Read more >>February 28, 2018
Washington, DC — After the Trump Administration declined to defend its rollback of equal pay protections, instead moving to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the rollback, the plaintiffs in the...
Read more >>February 23, 2018
Original Suit Against DeVos Alleged That Trump Administration Disregards Abuse Reported by Women Survivors – Rob Porter Incident Strengthens Legal Argument Washington, D.C. — A coalition of advocacy and...
Read more >>February 20, 2018
New Lawsuit Follows Trump Administration Directive To Transfer Inmates to Private Prisons WASHINGTON, D.C.— Democracy Forward filed suit today against the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) after the Trump Administration refused...
Read more >>February 15, 2018
By Avoiding Transparency Requirements, Kushner-Led Office Blocks Critical Information From Public View Including Potential Financial Conflicts WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democracy Forward and Food & Water Watch filed a...
Read more >>February 15, 2018
Suits Come In Response To Trump Administration’s Arbitrary Termination of Program That Has Contributed to Dramatic Fall In Rates Of Pregnancy Among Teens Washington DC— Today, nine local government, health...
Read more >>February 6, 2018
After Trump Administration Refuses To Reveal Whether Ross Used Personal Email, Lawsuit Seeks Disclosure WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democracy Forward filed suit against the Department of Commerce after the Trump Administration...
Read more >>January 30, 2018
Demand Sent As President Trump and Vice President Pence Use Public Office to Attack NFL, XFL’s Direct Competitor WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Democracy Forward filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request...
Read more >>January 30, 2018
Series of Lawsuits, Reports and Joint Actions with Food & Water Watch to Probe Illegally Crafted Infrastructure Plan; Expose Financial Conflicts of Trump Inner Circle Washington, D.C. — As President...
Read more >>January 29, 2018
Muslim Advocates and Democracy Forward Demand DHS, DOJ Correct Distorted Facts and Data Used in Joint Terror Report Washington, DC — Today Muslim Advocates and Democracy Forward petitioned the Department of...
Read more >>January 25, 2018
Citing Bias of Administration Officials, SurvJustice, Equal Rights Advocates and Victim Rights Law Center Sue to Reinstate Protections for Student Survivors, Overturn Trump Title IX Policy Washington, DC — On...
Read more >>January 24, 2018
STATEMENT: As U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Heads to Pennsylvania to Outline the Trump Administration’s Farm Bill, Independent Farmers Demand He Reverse Attacks on Family Farmers As Secretary of...
Read more >>January 22, 2018
Group Demands Disciplinary Action for Using Official Position to Advertise Personal Clothing Line; Seeks Ethics Probes Into Possible Coordination With Fashion Websites WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Democracy Forward demanded that the...
Read more >>January 16, 2018
Following a federal court’s recognition that the Administration failed to defend the merits of its unlawful rollback of protections for air travelers with disabilities, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Democracy...
Read more >>January 8, 2018
Building On Initial Success, Democracy Forward Adds Jentleson to Expand Focus on Communications and Outreach Washington, D.C. – Building on a successful first six months in which Democracy Forward lodged...
Read more >>January 8, 2018
Ahead of President Trump’s speech to the American Farm Bureau, farmers suing the Administration for rolling back critical protections for family farms issued the following statement: “President Trump’s administration has...
Read more >>January 4, 2018
Trump Administration Cites “Endless Legal Battles” As Primary Reason Driving Decision To Disband Washington, DC – Anne Harkavy, Executive Director of Democracy Forward, released the following statement in response to...
Read more >>December 21, 2017
Civil Rights, Women’s Rights, LGBTQ Rights, and Science Organizations Join Effort to Probe Administration’s Unprecedented Attack on Science and Americans
Read more >>December 19, 2017
Suit Follows Controversy Over NRA-Loyalist Nominee Brett Talley; Continued Trump Administration Push to Seat Unqualified Judges WASHINGTON, DC — Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (Giffords) filed a lawsuit...
Read more >>December 14, 2017
The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets, is today filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration, to uncover the truth surrounding the deaths of service members in Yemen and Niger. To date, the Administration has given unclear and, at times, contradictory public statements about the events leading up to the deadly incidents and today's suit seeks records surrounding the Administration's public response to the failed military operations.
Read more >>December 14, 2017
Suit Follows Administration’s Release of “Regulatory Plan and Agenda” Outlining Rollback of Protections for American Workers & Families WASHINGTON, D.C.—Democracy Forward filed suit today against the Office of Management and...
Read more >>December 14, 2017
Lawsuit Follows USDA’s Decision to Side with Major Meat Producers, Making It Harder for Farmers to Seek Relief from Abusive Big Ag Practices Washington, D.C.— On behalf of the Organization...
Read more >>December 12, 2017
Demand Sent As State Withholds Documents Regarding Reports Tillerson Called President A “Moron,” Concerned President Lacks Knowledge Of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, following growing speculation that Secretary of State Rex...
Read more >>December 7, 2017
Lawsuit Probes Reason for Delay of Industry-Opposed “Borrower Defense Rule” WASHINGTON, D.C.- Democracy Forward filed suit against the Department of Education (“the Department”) after the Trump Administration refused to disclose...
Read more >>December 5, 2017
Lawsuit Comes Days Before Anticipated House Vote on National Reciprocity Act WASHINGTON, D.C.—Democracy Forward Foundation and Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed a suit against the Department of...
Read more >>December 4, 2017
Following reports that the Treasury Inspector General is investigating attempts by Secretary Steven Mnuchin to conceal economic analysis of President Trump’s tax bill, Democracy Forward Executive Director Anne Harkavy released...
Read more >>November 29, 2017
Appeal Filed Following Political Appointee’s Reported Involvement in EPA’s Sudden Defunding of the Bay Journal WASHINGTON, D.C.- On behalf of Bay Journal Media, Inc., publisher of the Bay Journal newspaper,...
Read more >>November 28, 2017
New Court Filing Comes After Reed Cordish, Department of Transportation Claim That Council Never Existed Despite Evidence of Its Activity Since January WASHINGTON, D.C.— On behalf of Food & Water...
Read more >>November 27, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the tragic mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence sent a demand letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...
Read more >>November 20, 2017
After Stonewalling by Trump Administration, Lawsuit Probes Political Motives In Cutting $213 Million From Evidence-Based Programs WASHINGTON, D.C.— Democracy Forward filed suit against the Department of Health and Human Services...
Read more >>November 16, 2017
FOIA Request Follows White House’s Unfounded and Unlawful Determination That There’s No “Practical Utility” In Data Necessary for Securing Pay Equity WASHINGTON, D.C.— Democracy Forward filed a Freedom of Information...
Read more >>November 15, 2017
National Women’s Law Center and Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Demand Reinstatement of Pay Transparency Rule Intended to Combat Wage Discrimination WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democracy Forward and the National...
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Filing Seeks Records Concerning Trump Administration’s Unlawful Attempt to Defund Environmental News Outlet WASHINGTON, D.C. — On behalf of Bay Journal Media, Inc., publisher of the Bay Journal newspaper, Democracy...
Read more >>November 14, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Democracy Forward invoked the little-known Information Quality Act (“IQA”) demanding the Treasury Department correct unreliable and misleading statements issued by Secretary Steven Mnuchin and another senior Treasury official regarding the impact of President Trump’s tax proposal.
Read more >>November 10, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Following the tragic mass shootings in Sutherland Springs, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada, the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence — the gun violence prevention organization founded...
Read more >>October 31, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Democracy Forward filed suit against the Department of the Treasury (the “Department”) to force the Trump Administration to reveal details of closed-door “listening sessions” Administration officials held with unknown parties while developing its soon-to-be revealed tax proposal.
Read more >>October 16, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Democracy Forward filed suit against the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demanding the agency disclose the role Joseph Grogan, a former pharma lobbyist appointed by President Trump, played in the Administration’s decision to delay a pharmaceutical anti-price gouging rule mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The delay eliminates protections to prevent pharma companies from unlawfully overcharging for life-saving drugs used by millions of Americans under the 340B drug discount program.
Read more >>September 20, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Democracy Forward filed suit today against the Trump Administration after the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) refused to reveal whether the White House consulted military officials before then-Press Secretary Sean Spicer warned of an imminent Syrian chemical weapons strike that, according to the White House, “would likely result in the mass murder of civilians” if conducted.
Read more >>September 14, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.— On behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Democracy Forward filed suit today against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for rolling back parts of a widely supported energy efficiency rule that halted the sale of replacement air conditioners that were skirting stricter energy-saving requirements.
Read more >>September 14, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.— On behalf of registered voters from Florida, Texas, and New York, Democracy Forward filed a complaint today against Kris Kobach, Vice-Chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, to halt his unprecedented and unlawful investigation into individual American voters.
Read more >>September 14, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Democracy Forward filed suit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to expose attempts by the Trump-Pence Transition team to improperly influence federal investigations into both the Trump campaign and individuals with close ties to then-President-elect Donald Trump.
Read more >>August 31, 2017
MONTANA— The Western Values Project (WVP) filed suit requesting documents from the Department of the Interior related to threats Secretary Ryan Zinke made to Alaska Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan.
Read more >>August 1, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC — Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) filed suit against the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for abruptly rolling back a rule intended to make airline travel safer and easier for passengers with disabilities.
Read more >>July 25, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Food & Water Watch filed suit today in federal court seeking to void all actions taken by President Donald Trump’s “Infrastructure Council” and compel the Administration to disclose the role its financially conflicted co-chairs, Richard LeFrak and Steve Roth, have played in shaping the President’s infrastructure policy.
Read more >>July 24, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Six leading public health organizations today asked federal courts to allow them to intervene in two lawsuits brought by the electronic cigarette and cigar industries against the Food and Drug Administration’s 2016 rule establishing public health oversight of e-cigarettes, cigars and other previously unregulated tobacco products.
Read more >>July 14, 2017
Washington, D.C.—The nonpartisan good government watchdog group Common Cause filed suit today to protect the privacy rights of voters, specifically seeking to prevent “the unlawful collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of the sensitive and personal voting data of millions of Americans,” by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Social Security Administration.
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