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New In Just Security: The Untold Strength Of Tax Crimes In Manhattan DA’s Case Against Former President Trump

May 24, 2023|Press Releases |2016 election interference  Legal Activities  Trump Trials  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

“Pursuing an approach based upon state tax violations is wise and well grounded.” Last month, former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2023-05-24 16:29:212024-04-30 15:31:47New In Just Security: The Untold Strength Of Tax Crimes In Manhattan DA’s Case Against Former President Trump

Former Federal & GA Prosecutors File Brief Opposing Trump Motion To Quash GA Special Purpose Grand Jury Report, Suppress Evidence, & Recuse DA & Judge

May 22, 2023|Press Releases |Georgia  Legal Activities  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

y “Former President Donald J. Trump seeks what in Amici’s experience is extraordinary and unwarranted relief from this Court.” A bipartisan group of eight former […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2023-05-22 16:27:072023-05-22 16:27:07Former Federal & GA Prosecutors File Brief Opposing Trump Motion To Quash GA Special Purpose Grand Jury Report, Suppress Evidence, & Recuse DA & Judge

Former GOP Members Of Congress And Former Prosecutors, Government Attorneys, And Legal Experts File Amicus Brief Supporting Manhattan DA Bragg’s Motion For Injunctive Relief To Quash Subpoena In Case Brought Against Rep. Jim Jordan

April 17, 2023|Press Releases |2016 election interference  Legal Activities  Trump Trials  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

Jordan’s incursion into the functioning of the Manhattan DA’s office is “egregious and unconstitutional overreach.” Twenty-one individuals, including four Republican former Members of Congress; Cyrus […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2023-04-17 18:58:342024-04-30 15:32:03Former GOP Members Of Congress And Former Prosecutors, Government Attorneys, And Legal Experts File Amicus Brief Supporting Manhattan DA Bragg’s Motion For Injunctive Relief To Quash Subpoena In Case Brought Against Rep. Jim Jordan

Unanimous Ruling By Court Of Appeals Halts Special Master In Mar-a-Lago Documents Case, Reaffirming Principle That No One Is Above The Law

December 2, 2022|Press Releases |Legal Activities  Mar-a-Lago Documents  Special Master  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

Last night, in a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, ruled against former President Donald Trump […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2022-12-02 18:04:192022-12-02 18:04:19Unanimous Ruling By Court Of Appeals Halts Special Master In Mar-a-Lago Documents Case, Reaffirming Principle That No One Is Above The Law

Mar-a-Lago Documents Case: Amicus Briefs And Additional Resources

December 2, 2022|Press Releases |Legal Activities  Mar-a-Lago Documents  Special Master  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

A group of former federal prosecutors and state and federal government officials who served in Republican Administrations, including former top Justice Department officials who served […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2022-12-02 17:06:282022-12-02 18:06:34Mar-a-Lago Documents Case: Amicus Briefs And Additional Resources

Democracy 21 Joins With Campaign Legal Center And Others In Filing Amicus Brief In Supreme Court Case Moore v. Harper

October 26, 2022|Press Releases |gerrymandering  Independent State Legislature Theory  Legal Activities  Moore v. Harper  Supreme Courtby Jackie Howell

Democracy 21 joined with a diverse group of democracy reform, public policy, advocacy, and faith-based organizations in filing an amicus brief in the case Moore […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2022-10-26 23:19:482022-10-26 23:19:48Democracy 21 Joins With Campaign Legal Center And Others In Filing Amicus Brief In Supreme Court Case Moore v. Harper

Former Republican Officials, Including Top DOJ Officials And Former Federal Prosecutors, File Amicus Brief Supporting Government’s Appeal Of Special Master Ruling In Mar-a-Lago Documents Case

October 24, 2022|Press Releases |Legal Activities  Mar-a-Lago Documents  Special Master  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

The District Court erred and “abandoned the fundamental principle that no one is above the law.” Last month’s court order by federal District Judge Aileen […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2022-10-24 17:16:102022-12-05 13:04:33Former Republican Officials, Including Top DOJ Officials And Former Federal Prosecutors, File Amicus Brief Supporting Government’s Appeal Of Special Master Ruling In Mar-a-Lago Documents Case

Former Republican Officials, Including Top Federal Prosecutors And DOJ Officials, Support Government’s Request For A Partial Stay In Mar-a-Lago Documents Case; Amicus Brief Filed In DOJ’s Emergency Appeal

September 17, 2022|Press Releases |Legal Activities  Mar-a-Lago Documents  Special Master  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

The District Court in Florida erred in its decision granting a special master in the Mar-a-Lago documents case and the Court of Appeals for the […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2022-09-17 18:21:332022-09-17 18:21:33Former Republican Officials, Including Top Federal Prosecutors And DOJ Officials, Support Government’s Request For A Partial Stay In Mar-a-Lago Documents Case; Amicus Brief Filed In DOJ’s Emergency Appeal

Trump’s Request For A Special Master In Mar-a-Lago Case Is “Unprecedented” And “Manifestly Frivolous”, Former Republican Officials, Including Federal Prosecutors And DOJ Officials, Write In Amicus Brief Filed In Florida Case

August 31, 2022|Press Releases |Legal Activities  Mar-a-Lago Documents  Special Master  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

Regardless of one’s political views, it is clear that there is no legal support for former President Donald Trump’s request for a special master to […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2022-08-31 12:34:042022-09-17 18:23:09Trump’s Request For A Special Master In Mar-a-Lago Case Is “Unprecedented” And “Manifestly Frivolous”, Former Republican Officials, Including Federal Prosecutors And DOJ Officials, Write In Amicus Brief Filed In Florida Case

Rep. Sarbanes & D21 File Brief Urging SCOTUS to Follow Precedent Upholding Disclosure

March 8, 2021|Press Releases |Legal Activitiesby Diane

Rep. Sarbanes & Democracy 21 File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Follow Precedent on Upholding Disclosure Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Democracy 21 last week […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2021-03-08 22:21:112021-03-08 22:21:11Rep. Sarbanes & D21 File Brief Urging SCOTUS to Follow Precedent Upholding Disclosure
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