Democracy Forward Foundation
Founded2017
Type501(c)(3) non-profit organization
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
CEO
Skye Perryman
Websitedemocracyforward.org

Democracy Forward Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and non-partisan legal services and public policy research organization in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2017, the organization works to expose and litigate corruption in the Executive Branch of the United States government.[1][2]

Democracy Forward does not disclose the source of its start-up or ongoing funding on its website.

Composed of litigators, researchers, and communications strategists, the organization brings legal action against the agencies and executives of the U.S. government on behalf of individuals, organizations, and municipalities in the United States.

Notable examples of the group's work include Canoe Cruisers Association v. United States Coast Guard,[3] VoteVets v. Department of Veterans Affairs,[4] and City of Columbus v. Trump.[5]

On 2 June 2023 Democracy Forward launched a lawsuit, on behalf of a coalition of Arkansas librarians, booksellers, and customers, challenging Arkansas Act 372.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Our Work - Democracy Forward".
  2. ↑ "Veterans group sues VA over 'Mar-a-Lago Crowd'". Stars & Stripes.
  3. ↑ "Paddlers sue Coast Guard for kicking them off the Potomac when Trump is golfing". The Washington Post.
  4. ↑ "Lawsuit claims Trump's selection of Wilkie as acting VA secretary was 'unlawful'". Stars & Stripes.
  5. ↑ "Trump's undermining of Obamacare violates the Constitution, new lawsuit charges". NBC News.
  6. ↑ O'Connell-Domenech, Alejandra (2023-06-02). "Arkansas librarians, booksellers file lawsuit against latest book ban law". The Hill. Retrieved 2023-06-12.


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