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A three-judge-panel today cleared the way for Proposition 50, the California constitutional amendment that authorizes a new map redrawing California’s congressional districts, to go into effect for 2026 elections. The ruling followed a three-day hearing in December where expert and fact witnesses, including those put forward by League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and represented by Democracy Defenders Action, testified in defense of the redistricting legislation. The decision comes amid a wave of redistricting litigation nationwide and follows recent Supreme Court rulings that have allowed states broad latitude to redraw maps based on partisan considerations.

House Republican leadership has introduced the so-called Stop Insider Trading Act. Despite its name, the proposal is not a stock or insider trading ban at all, and it fails to meet even the most basic standards for meaningful reform. It allows members of Congress to keep their existing stock holdings, and even worse, it allows them to invest and trade in cryptocurrency, commodities, and other speculative investments like private funds, venture capital funds, and hedge funds—precisely the kinds of assets that can be used to hide conflicts of interest.

Following are remarks by Amb. Norman Eisen (ret), Democracy Defenders Action co-founder and board chair, regarding the five-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Congresswoman in her capacity as an ex officio trustee of the Kennedy Center by Democracy Defenders Action and the Washington Litigation Group.

This week, House Democrats introduced the Restore Trust in Government Act, which would prohibit members of Congress, the president, the vice president, and their immediate families from owning or trading individual stocks. The proposal comes amid growing bipartisan pressure and overwhelming public support for reforms aimed at curbing conflicts of interest and restoring trust in government. In response to the legislation, Virginia Canter, chief counsel and director of ethics and anti corruption at Democracy Defenders Action (DDA), issued the following statement.

Following a ruling by a three-judge panel court in the Central District of California, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has joined a lawsuit to defend California’s recently passed redistricting plan, Proposition 50.

The following is a bipartisan statement condemning DOJ abuses against critics of President Trump and the politicization of law enforcement.

In a letter sent today, Democracy Defenders Action urged all members of Congress to suspend stock and securities trading for themselves and their families for the duration of any shutdown.

A coalition of civil society organizations issued a letter denouncing reported DOJ investigations into Open Society Foundations as politically motivated retaliation and a threat to democratic freedoms.

Following is a statement by Susan Corke, executive director of Democracy Defenders Action, regarding Constitution Day and the 238th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution.