New lawsuit argues that Georgia’s anti-democratic SB 92 law overrides the will of voters, threatens prosecutorial independence, and violates federal and state constitutions.

The implications of this case go beyond just Florida. DeSantis’s decision to remove Warren is part of a troubling and growing trend of states seeking to override the will of the people to elect leaders who represent their values when it comes to civil rights, workers rights, and public safety.

Nine Civil Rights Organization Join Amicus Brief Challenging Ballot Initiatives that Would Strip Massachusetts Gig Workers of Important Rights and Benefits

Yesterday, the Gainesville City Commission voted to file a complaint against the Combating Violence, Disorder, and Looking and Law Enforcement Protection Act, also known as HB 1. Passed and signed into law in April 2021, the massive law erases the ability of local governments to pass budgets responsive to their communities’ needs, in addition to undermining the free speech and assembly of all Floridians.

Ashoka recently announced its newest elections to the Ashoka Fellowship in the United States. These extraordinary changemakers bring actionable, breakthrough ideas for the common good. They deeply understand the problems they're tackling and create ways for everyone to contribute to the solution.

Public Rights Project partnered with Cook County, the County of Santa Clara, and the City of Seattle—joined by 15 other local governments, and supported by pro bono counsel from Kaplan Hecker & Fink, LLP—to file an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold California’s regulation permitting limited, temporary access—with notice to the employer—to employee-only spaces on agricultural growers’ property to support worker organizing.

The Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) is expanding its legal and state expertise, ensuring that the national hub working to counter the abuse of preemption and strengthen local democracy is poised to effectively and nimbly aid the work of the many national, state, and local organizations combating preemption.