Democracy-Protection

National Legal Defense Fund Established to Defend Nonprofits and Democracy

| Importance: 9/10

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+ …

Democracy Forward Lawyers for Good Government MacArthur Foundation Kenneth Rainin Foundation Meyer Foundation +9 more funding legal-networks pro-bono-support constitutional-defense nonprofit-resistance +3 more
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Constitutional Defense Legal Strategy War Room Established

| Importance: 8/10

In response to mounting challenges to constitutional governance, leading constitutional law experts create a centralized war room to develop rapid response strategies for potential institutional capture and constitutional violations. The initiative, involving a coalition of over 280 legal …

Constitutional Law Experts Strategic Litigation Team Legal Research Consortium Democracy 2025 Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) +1 more legal-strategy constitutional-defense rapid-response democracy-protection strategic-litigation
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Pro Bono Legal Support Coordination Mechanism Launched

| Importance: 8/10

Major law firms, legal nonprofits, and civil liberties organizations create a centralized, multi-organizational coordination platform to rapidly deploy pro bono legal resources for constitutional defense. Democracy 2025, a coalition of 650+ organizations, emerges as a key infrastructure, enabling …

Democracy 2025 ACLU Institute for Justice New Civil Liberties Alliance Lawyers for Good Government +1 more pro-bono-support legal-coordination civil-liberties-defense democracy-protection
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Constitutional Defense Legal Network Established

| Importance: 8/10

Leading civil rights attorneys and legal organizations form a coordinated nationwide network to challenge unconstitutional policy implementations and protect fundamental rights. The network develops shared litigation strategies and pro bono support mechanisms. The Democracy 2025 coalition, …

Civil Rights Legal Coalition Pro Bono Defense Network Democracy Forward Lawyers for Good Government Civil Rights Corps legal-resistance constitutional-defense pro-bono-litigation civil-rights democracy-protection
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