Democracy Forward Unveils Far-Right Legal Movements’ Efforts Mirroring Project 2025 Proposals
Washington, D.C. – Extreme and harmful proposals within the controversial Project 2025 are already underway in localized efforts in courtrooms across America, according to information released today by Democracy Forward–a leading pro-democracy legal organization that has played a key role in highlighting and responding to rising threats to people, freedom, and democracy as outlined in Project 2025.
“Far-right extremists are already working to impose some of the most unpopular proposals in Project 2025 through court cases across the country,” reads the document Democracy Forward released today. “If a far-right president was empowered to politicize the Department of Justice, it could refuse to defend the freedoms, protections, and programs under attack in the cases below, ensuring that these aspects of Project 2025 are enshrined into law.”
According to the fact sheet released by Democracy Forward, key efforts of Project 2025 that are already underway through the courts include attempts to:
- Restrict access to medication abortion nationwide,
- Take away overtime pay from workers,
- Stop Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices,
- Restrict access to birth control,
- End student debt repayment plans, and
- Cut access to affordable health care.
Democracy Forward has been a leader in responding to Project 2025, highlighting threats presented by the plans before a House Judiciary Subcommittee in testimony earlier this year and working with people, communities, and organizations across the pro-democracy community to counter these threats. In addition to its work to highlight the threats of Project 2025, Democracy Forward recently announced plans to prepare counter-measures including litigation to disrupt any effort to implement Project 2025. This comes alongside efforts by U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and other lawmakers to form a new working group that seeks to defend our democracy from right-wing attacks. The Stop Project 2025 Task Force will serve as a central hub for pro-democracy Members of Congress, groups like Democracy Forward, civil society, and affected communities to coordinate on examining, highlighting, preempting, and counteracting this rightwing plot to undermine democracy.
Founded in the wake of the 2016 election, Democracy Forward filed 100+ cases against the Trump administration, stopping scores of harmful and unlawful policies from being implemented. Since then, Democracy Forward has expanded the scope and reach of its work to address anti-democratic activity to counter the work of far-right legal organizations who are seeking to reverse our nation’s progress. It has taken more than 700+ actions and works alongside more than 400+ clients and partners.
For more information about Democracy Forward, please visit www.democracyforward.org.
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