Hi,
Donald Trump is speeding toward turning America into a lawless police
state, with masked ICE agents disappearing people off the street.^1
Federal judges have been the only part of government standing in his way,
and Republicans are now trying to remove even that check on Trump's power.
The House of Representatives has already passed legislation called the No
Rogue Rulings Act that would ban federal judges from blocking Trump's most
flagrantly illegal actions.^2 And the House-passed version of Trump's
so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" included a similar attack on
judges' ability to enforce their orders against Trump.^3
It's up to us to stop these attacks on judges before they pass the U.S.
Senate and get to the president's desk. Demand Progress has mobilized tens
of thousands of people to defend judges and the rule of law, and we're
counting on your support to help ramp up our efforts.
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From the moment Trump was sworn into office, Republicans have been trying
to strip away any and all checks on his ability to rule as an all-powerful
dictator — including and especially federal judges.
When Trump tried to erase birthright citizenship from the U.S.
Constitution by executive order, it was a federal district judge who said
no.^4
When he began deporting legal U.S. residents to a notorious Salvadoran
prison, a federal district judge stopped it.^5
In all so far, at least 197 rulings have at least temporarily paused
unlawful Trump executive actions on issues ranging from illegal mass
firings to environmental protection and LGBTQ rights.^6
That's why Republicans are hell-bent on sweeping away the authority of
federal judges to block Trump's unconstitutional rampage.
Worse yet, a Justice Department whistleblower has come forward to say that
one of Trump's federal district court nominees openly advocated for
ignoring judges' rulings when he worked in the Trump Justice Department.^7
We're counting on your financial support to help power our campaign to
defend democracy and stop Trump's attack on the judiciary.
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federal courts, and push for other key reforms?
With gratitude,
The team at Demand Progress Action
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Sources:
1. The New Yorker, "The People Being Disappeared by ICE in Los Angeles,"
[ [link removed] ]June 22, 2025.
2. Government Accountability Project, "No Rogue Rulings Act Obstructs
Government Oversight," [ [link removed] ]May 15, 2025.
3. The Intercept, "GOP Budget Would Make It Even Harder to Hold Trump
Administration in Contempt," [ [link removed] ]May 24, 2025.
4. Associated Press, "What judges have said about birthright citizenship
and nationwide injunctions," [ [link removed] ]May 15, 2025.
5. Mother Jones, "Judge Calls Trump's Deportation Operation Kafkaesque in
Blistering Opinion," [ [link removed] ]June 5, 2025.
6. The New York Times, "Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump's Agenda,"
[ [link removed] ]June 24, 2025.
7. The New York Times, "Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court
Orders, Whistle-Blower Says," [ [link removed] ]June 24, 2025.
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