Protect Democracy
🗽Stay informed with news updates to hold our leaders accountable and protect democracy. A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
Every action counts in the fight to protect our rights and freedoms. Today in Protect Democracy we’re featuring June 3, 2025 news and critical calls-to-action. Freedom is a daily act of advocacy and holding our leaders accountable to the will of the people.
Together, we can realize a democracy that represents, reflects, and responds to all of us.
🗳️ For too long, billionaires, special interests, and voter suppression schemes have drowned out the voices of everyday Americans—especially in Black and Brown communities.
Now, our democracy faces a full-blown assault. The MAGA agenda is working to dismantle our institutions, weaken the rule of law, and strip away the very rights that guarantee every voice is heard and every vote counts.
We can’t afford to sit back. It’s time to rise up—to defend our rights, protect our freedoms, and reclaim power for the people. Join us to hold leaders accountable, fight back against authoritarianism, and mobilize voters to protect democracy.
Urgent Calls to Action to Protect Democracy:
Click here to Tell the Senate: REJECT the anti-voter SAVE Act
Click here to Stop Trump's Authoritarian Voter Suppression Scheme
Click here to Tell the Senate: No Cuts to Medicaid or SNAP
Click here to Unite for Veterans
Click here to Tell the Senate to Block all arms sales to governments involved in Trump’s personal business dealings
Click here to tell your Senator to Invest in communities, not mass deportations, private prison profiteers, and weapons contractors.
Click here to Tell Congress: Oppose the JUDGES Act
Protect Democracy - News Briefs
Could new laws make voting harder for married women?
The Washington Post | By Patrick Marley and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez
Republican-driven state efforts—like one in Texas—aim to require proof of citizenship (passport/birth certificate) to vote, which could disproportionately affect married or divorced women whose names differ between documents.
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Maryland’s primary elections are unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges
The Washington Post
A legal challenge contends that Maryland’s closed-primary system disenfranchises nearly one million unaffiliated voters by barring them from party primaries—arguing that taxpayer-funded elections should be accessible to all registered voters.
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Tribal nations appeal 8th Circuit panel ruling on Voting Rights Act
NPR
North Dakota tribal nations are appealing a May 14 decision that restricted private enforcement of the Voting Rights Act in seven states—arguing the ruling undermines protections against racial discrimination at polling locations.
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U.S. appeals court curtails key avenue to enforce Voting Rights Act
Reuters | By Nate Raymond
A pivotal ruling by the 8th Circuit Court limits private parties’ ability to file Section 2 Voting Rights Act lawsuits in seven Midwestern states, significantly weakening civil-rights enforcement tools.
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British woman in France wins back pre‑Brexit right to vote in EU elections
The Guardian | By Alice Bouilliez
A French court restored voting rights in EU elections for British citizen Alice Bouilliez—lost post-Brexit—potentially setting a precedent for other long-term British residents in France.
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