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RULE OF LAW UPHELD AS KENNEDY CENTER REMOVES UNLAWFUL TRUMP NAME FROM BUILDING
Statement | June 13, 2026
“Today’s victory is the beginning of returning the Kennedy Center to the American people. The rule of law prevailed, and that is worth celebrating. Let this send a message across the country: when we stand up, fight back, and defend our democracy, we can win. This is just the beginning.”
REP. BEATTY OPPOSES LAST MINUTE ATTEMPT TO DELAY COURT-ORDERED REMOVAL OF TRUMP'S NAME FROM KENNEDY CENTER
Press Release | June 12, 2026
Early today, Democracy Defenders Action and the Washington Litigation Group, co-counsel for Rep. Joyce Beatty, filed a response opposing the administration's request to stay a federal court order requiring the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center building. The filing states, “This latest gambit is frivolous. The court should deny the motion.”
STATEMENT: BIPARTISAN SENATORS FILE AMICUS BRIEF CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S $1.8 BILLION “ANTI-WEAPONIZATION” FUND
Statement | June 4, 2026
Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Bill Cassidy filed an amicus brief, with support from co-counsel Democracy Defenders Action and Platkin LLP, on the case that challenges the legality of the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," arguing that the program violates the Constitution's Appropriations Clause and represents an unprecedented attempt to spend federal funds without congressional authorization.
NORM EISEN: BILL PULTE’S NOMINATION TO BE THE NATION’S INTELLIGENCE HEAD IS DANGEROUS
Statement | June 2, 2026
Following is a statement by Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.), co-founder and board member of Democracy Defenders Action, regarding the Trump administration naming Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to be the director of national intelligence:
STATEMENT: TRUMP DROPS ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND AFTER 35 FORMER JUDGES ASK COURT TO PROBE POTENTIAL FRAUD IN IRS SETTLEMENT
Statement | June 1, 2026
Following is a statement from retired federal judges, Judge Nancy Gertner and Judge Michael Luttig, among the 35 judges who submitted an amicus brief in Trump v. IRS, regarding news today that the Trump administration has dropped the establishment of the “Anti-Weaponization” fund as part of its dismissal of the case:
FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP TO RESPOND AFTER 35 FORMER JUDGES ASK COURT TO PROBE POTENTIAL FRAUD IN IRS SETTLEMENT
Statement | May 29, 2026
Following is a statement from Platkin LLP, Democracy Defenders Action, and Susman Godfrey LLP, regarding news today that a federal judge issued a preliminary order that requires Donald Trump and his private lawyers to respond to "grievous allegations" raised regarding possible collusive and fraudulent actions underlying the establishment of the "settlement" in Trump v. IRS.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ LITIGATION TASK FORCE FIGHTS TO BLOCK TRUMP’S SELF-DEALING SETTLEMENT IN SHAM $10 BILLION IRS LAWSUIT
Press Release | May 18, 2026
As President Donald Trump attempts to conclude the sham $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service—an agency he oversees as President of the United States—House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force simultaneously filed a motion to block this unconstitutional taxpayer-funded settlement.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TESTIMONY SHOWS THERE WAS NEVER A “ONE-YEAR REVIEW” AND THE KENNEDY CENTER CAN REMAIN OPEN
Press Release | May 12, 2026
Rep. Joyce Beatty filed her final brief addressing testimony provided by Kennedy Center Director Matt Floca during recent proceedings. The filing argues that Floca’s testimony confirmed what the congresswoman had argued all along: Defendants never conducted a one-year review process despite what President Trump claimed; they never considered the harms from closing the Kennedy Center; and they acknowledged the facility can remain open while any necessary renovations are completed.
DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS ACTION CALLS ON EVERY GEORGIA SUPREME COURT CANDIDATE TO COMMIT TO ACCEPTING ELECTION RESULTS
Press Release | May 11, 2026
The following is a statement from Democracy Defenders Action Executive Chair Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.) regarding Georgia Supreme Court Justice Sarah Warren’s failure to commit to accepting the results of the May 19 election where she is on the ballot: