National Legal Defense Fund Established to Defend Nonprofits and Democracy

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

In response to increased political pressure on nonprofits, a comprehensive legal defense initiative was launched to provide strategic litigation support, with multiple organizations creating defense funds totaling over $65 million. The Democracy 2025 coalition, comprising 280+ organizations and 800+ individual members, aims to protect civil society organizations facing systemic challenges through coordinated legal action, public advocacy, and strategic resistance.

Key Actors

Democracy Forward Lawyers for Good Government MacArthur Foundation Kenneth Rainin Foundation Meyer Foundation Washington Litigation Group Alliance for Justice Democracy 2025 Coalition CREW Public Citizen National Immigration Law Center Interfaith Alliance National Women's Law Center American Oversight

Tags

funding legal-networks pro-bono-support constitutional-defense nonprofit-resistance democracy-protection civil-society strategic-litigation

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