April 29, 2025

In his first 100 days, Donald Trump has pushed authoritarian policies but faced strong resistance from courts, voters, and pro-democracy coalitions. This report highlights the pro-democracy forces landing decisive blows—Trump lost the first round, and now it’s time for democracy to win the fight.

April 7, 2025

State Democracy Defenders Action calls on the Congress to reject H.R. 1526, the No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA), a dangerous attempt to undermine judicial oversight.

March 31, 2025

As the House prepares to vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, State Democracy Defenders Action calls on lawmakers to reject this harmful legislation and protect the freedom to vote.

March 17, 2025

State Democracy Defenders Action and Principles First Support Complaint by Wisconsin Citizen Against Elon Musk’s “Building America’s Future” for Violating Wisconsin Campaign Finance Law.

February 3, 2025

State Democracy Defenders Action sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding FBI nominee Kash Patel’s recently revealed financial relationship with the government of Qatar.

January 15, 2025

SDDA joins coalition of pro-democracy organizations urging Congress and members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to reject the nomination of Russell Vought for Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

January 14, 2025

Norm Eisen releases a statement on the Special Counsel’s final report by the Department of Justice on Trump’s Jan. 6 case. 

January 10, 2025

State Democracy Defenders Action Policy Director Gabe Lezra released a statement denouncing a policy aimed at restricting voting access.

January 9, 2025

Former Republican and Democrat Prosecutors, Government Officials & Preeminent Scholars file amicus brief arguing presidential immunity does not apply in Trump election interference case.

December 3, 2024

Norm Eisen releases a statement in response to president-elect Donald Trump's motion to dismiss his New York election interference criminal case.​

November 1, 2024

With LULAC, we released a new report, providing a comprehensive analysis of Donald Trump' and his allies' efforts to push a disinformation campaign based on lies about immigrants and voting.

September 23, 2024

U.S. House Rep. Jamie Raskin, former Rep. Joe Walsh and a coalition of groups from across the ideological spectrum today launched No Dictators Declaration, a national effort focused on protecting American freedoms by closing loopholes that could allow a president to use vast executive powers to violate constitutional rights.

September 4, 2024

A group of legal and constitutional law experts including George Conway, Trevor Potter and Laurence Tribe have signed on to an amicus brief in support of the Special Counsel in the Mar-a-Lago documents case.

August 6, 2024

Today, State Democracy Defenders Action, American Oversight, and Court Accountability Action launched Trump Project 2025 Administration, a comprehensive resource that identifies and maps the dozens of potential key appointees across offices and agencies – and areas of influence – in a possible second Trump administration.

July 28, 2024

On July 23, leading thinkers from across the ideological spectrum joined hundreds of Americans for a day-long summit, Autocracy in America: A Warning and A Response.