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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.
With gratitude,
The team at Demand Progress Action
Sources:
1. The New Yorker, "The People Being Disappeared by ICE in Los Angeles," June 22, 2025.
2. Government Accountability Project, "No Rogue Rulings Act Obstructs Government Oversight," May 15, 2025.
3. The Intercept, "GOP Budget Would Make It Even Harder to Hold Trump Administration in Contempt," May 24, 2025.
4. Associated Press, "What judges have said about birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions," May 15, 2025.
5. Mother Jones, "Judge Calls Trump's Deportation Operation Kafkaesque in Blistering Opinion," June 5, 2025.
6. The New York Times, "Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump's Agenda," June 24, 2025.
7. The New York Times, "Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says," June 24, 2025.
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