Great No Kings protest sign saying democracy dies when good folks stay silent. Let’s defend democracy

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Combating Public Corruption to Protect & Sustain Democracy: From Watergate to Now & Beyond Hosted by the Edley Center for Law & Democracy. This panel brings together three experienced former federal prosecutors -- one from the Watergate era and two from the last several [...]

Join the Edley Center for Law & Democracy on March 4th for a panel feat. three experienced former federal prosecutors & the President of Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington to discuss the democracy harm of unchecked public corruption.
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State-Based Civil Rights Enforcement to Fill the Federal Vacuum - The States Forum Download the full paper The idea At a crucible moment in American history, after the nation witnessed firehoses wielded against children seeking justice, a governor blocking a schoolhouse door, and br...

“States create new possibilities. Meaningful civil rights infrastructure at the state level includes nondiscrimination protections & a functioning & transparent enforcement apparatus.”

Catherine E. Lhamon &
Katy Joseph talk about how states protect civil rights.

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I am proud to be @vanhollen.senate.gov constituent tonight
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Important thread

Legal Industry Responses to Fascist Attacks Tracker (Public)

🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.

Good to see this university standing for fairness — including regarding speech critical of the university— and for students. Thank you for sharing @amyspitalnick.bsky.social

I was glad to talk federal education policy, focused on civil rights and the danger to democracy we live now, yesterday with colleagues @harvardeducation.bsky.social, encouraging all of us to act now to protect core rights

Good to see this effort: www.protectpubliced.org

Thank you California: www.cde.ca.gov/nr/el/le/yr2...

My black eyed peas are ready. Here’s to a 2025 that exceeds expectations.