Lawsuits, lawsuits, and more lawsuits| The Atlantic
Employees’ physical and IT system access was deactivated at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. On-site staff were also asked to quickly exit the Office of Personnel Management’s premises.| Government Executive
No federal administration has moved as swiftly to exert broad new controls over what people can say, read, learn, research, and think.| PEN America
The Trump administration is setting the stage for election subversion. This power play poses a grave threat to the future of U.S. election infrastructure. It is also, in many respects, illegal.| Vox Populi
Taking stock of Trump’s radical experiment with executive power.| www.persuasion.community
The Three Phases of Constitutional Crisis, and How to Prepare for Them| jaymichaelson.substack.com
The Trump administration has been heavily invested in consolidating all of the government’s information into a single searchable, or perhaps AI-queryable, super database. The compiling of all of this information is being done with the dubious justification of efficiency and modernization–however,...| Electronic Frontier Foundation
Amid rising authoritarianism, people in US-based movements need to work together in new ways. Here are some diverse approaches to help guide collective action.| Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Also this week: why so many deletions of Republican early voting ballots in Virginia's primary? And the return of full date of birth data, in compliance with federal law.| epec.substack.com
From the latest issue of the Libray of Congress magazine Last night a number of news outlets reported that President Trump had fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. This is very unfortunat…| Authors Alliance
District Court judge issues 'pause' on parts of election integrity Executive Order that adds documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote -- just as EAC is gathering to take up the EO.| epec.substack.com
The Trump administration has scored some major legal victories as more than 130 lawsuits have been filed to thwart Trump's agenda.| The Daily Signal
Protests of Trump may not look like the mass marches in 2017, but they're far more numerous and frequent — and also becoming more strategic.| Waging Nonviolence
Since Day One, Donald Trump and his administration have led a full-frontal onslaught on the civil rights and liberties of trans people and immigrants. He has also waged a crusade against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts intended to redress historic injustices visited upon marginalized people, including women, people of color, and disabled people. In his quest to eradicate “gender ideology,” so-called illegal immigration, and “illicit DEI,” Trump is enshrining discriminat...| The Autistic People of Color Fund
I was glad to learn that a lawsuit was filed in federal court challenging two Executive Orders published shortly after trump became president. These sweeping (and unlawful) executive orders attack diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) from many angles. I was also glad to see that| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
The true weaponization has arrived| www.sidebarsblog.com