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Our Democracy Is Under Attack

In December 2022, former President Donald Trump called for the Constitution to be terminated so that he could be restored to the presidency he lost in 2020. […]

NEW On Just Security: Trump’s Legal Calendar

Following a series of recent court developments, former President Donald Trump‘s 2023-2024 legal schedule is coming into focus and a new calendar, published today on Just […]

NEW On Just Security: Answering Judge Jones’s Question Regarding Removal Of Mark Meadows’s Case

On Monday, federal district court Judge Steve C. Jones held an evidentiary hearing on Mark Meadows’s effort to remove Fulton County, Georgia’s prosecution of him […]

NEW On Just Security: “Removal Of Criminal Cases To Federal Court: Two Dozen FAQs”

A new report on Just Security provides, in “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQ) form, detailed information on the efforts of five defendants to remove their cases to federal […]

Eisen/Stanton/Wertheimer On MSNBC: Jim Jordan Is Abusing His Power. Fani Willis Should Call His Bluff.

When Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg earlier this year charged former President Donald Trump with falsifying New York business records in the hush money case, Rep. […]

Shaub/Eisen/Kolb in Just Security: The Hatch Act Bars Meadows’s Removal Bid

On Monday, August 28, at 10:00 AM EDT, federal district court Judge Steve C. Jones will hold an evidentiary hearing to evaluate a filing by […]

Is Bipartisanship Dead?

As the country faces a potential government shutdown at the end of September, Senators appear to be working in a bipartisan way to avoid the […]

Prominent Former Judges & Officials In GOP Administrations Submit Brief Opposing Meadows, Clark Removal Of Georgia Criminal Case

A group of eight prominent judges and attorneys who served as high-level appointees in Republican Administrations submitted an amicus brief on Wednesday night in the U.S. District Court For […]

The Democracy Legal Strike Force

Last year, Democracy 21 Education Fund established the Democracy Legal Strike Force as a project of the organization to help hold accountable those who attacked […]

Eisen/Copeland In The New York Times: Why the Fani Willis Prosecution of Donald Trump Is Indispensable

The following op-ed, by Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.) and Amy Lee Copeland, a criminal defense and appellate attorney in Savannah, Georgia, appeared in The New […]