Fighting fascists

The Trump administration is unilaterally, unconstitutionally, and unlawfully dismantling the federal government — our government — from Cabinet-level departments that have their own stately buildings here in Washington, D.C., to small sub-agencies that go largely unnoticed as they do the routine, unheralded work that makes for a functioning country.

Public Citizen is doing everything we can — within our modest means — to fight back at every turn.

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In February — on behalf of Doctors for America and the City and County of San Francisco — Public Citizen filed suit in federal court to reverse the unlawful deletion of critical health information from government websites. We also filed a motion for a temporary restraining order — which the court granted on February 11 — requiring the administration to restore the deleted webpages and data while the case proceeds.

On July 3, the court granted our motion for summary judgment, ordering restoration of the deleted webpages and invalidating the underlying instructions from the Trump regime.

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In February, the Department of Education — now being run by billionaire former professional wrestling magnate and MAGA extremist Linda McMahon — began dismantling IES [Institute of Education Sciences] by restricting access to key data and cancelling dozens of contracts for research studies and support services vital to the agency’s functioning.

In April — representing education researchers, practitioners, and organizations — Public Citizen filed suit in federal court challenging the administration’s illegal attempt to shut down IES.

On July 1, following our lawsuit, the administration announced that it would not go forward with its plan to terminate access to certain data.

The regime is still cutting other essential programs and services at IES, however, so we are pressing ahead with our case.

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