A record without a plan is just a diary.

Launch 'Protect the Civil Service' coalition campaign targeting OPM rulemaking

This immediate-term campaign, led by a coalition of federal employee unions and good-government groups, will mobilize public pressure, legal challenges, and Hill oversight letters to block OPM's implementing rule for Schedule Policy/Career, preserving career civil service protections.

Launch national coalition to defend low-income transit fare programs

Amid the FTA's probe into MARTA, coalition of transit justice groups (e.g., Transportation for America, Center for Neighborhood Technology) and labor (Amalgamated Transit Union) will organize public comment campaigns, coordinate legal defense, and pressure local elected officials to shield MARTA's low-income fare subsidy from budget reallocation as a condition of grant compliance.

DOJ files Voting Rights Act challenge to Louisiana’s 2026 map

In light of Allen v. Milligan (2023), DOJ should argue that Louisiana’s elimination of a majority-Black district dilutes Black voting strength in violation of Section 2. A swift lawsuit would put other mid-decade gerrymanders on notice.

Launch a Multi-State Coalition to Fund and Operate a Federated Public Data Backup Network

Parallel to federal efforts, establish a consortium of state attorneys general, public health agencies, and academic institutions (e.g., Harvard's IQSS, UC Berkeley's D-Lab) to systematically archive and republish key federal datasets—starting with PRAMS, EPA RMP data, and USDA food security surveys—on independent, state-hosted platforms, ensuring continuous public access regardless of federal actions.

Launch coordinated FOIA and litigation campaign targeting Schedule F implementation records at DOD, OMB, and ONDCP

Project 2025's Schedule F reclassification, PPO loyalty-staffing blueprint, and ONDCP politicization plan are already being operationalized. FOIA requests and parallel litigation can surface records of improper personnel actions, build an evidentiary record for congressional oversight, and create legal standing for whistleblower protection cases before merit-system protections are further eroded.

Launch 'Transatlantic Repair' Coalition to Document and Counter Alliance Deterioration

The operational rupture with France, Spain, and Italy over Iran overflight rights and base access represents documented harm to U.S. security architecture — not just rhetorical drift. A coalition of foreign policy organizations, former ambassadors, and Democratic members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee should produce a public accountability report cataloging specific incidents of alliance degradation and begin briefing European counterparts that institutional relationships remain intact at the civil society and legislative level.

Produce and Distribute 'Court Expansion: Constitutional History and Republican Precedents' Messaging Brief

Counter the Turley framing by equipping Democratic communicators, allied media figures, and advocacy organizations with a documented brief on the Constitution's silence on Court size, Congress's seven prior changes, Republican state-level court-packing, and the Garland blockade. This fills an immediate narrative gap before sustained expansion advocacy begins.

Launch Coalition Campaign Linking TPS Terminations to Remittance and Migration Data

Mobilize a coordinated public and diplomatic pressure campaign using concrete economic data — remittance flows, GDP dependency, migration correlation — to reframe TPS terminations as self-defeating foreign policy that increases the migration pressure the administration claims to be reducing. Targets include persuadable Senate Republicans from states with large Honduran and Venezuelan diaspora communities.

Senate Armed Services Committee oversight hearing on troop withdrawal rationale and NATO impact

Establish congressional record on whether the withdrawal serves legitimate military strategy or represents political retaliation against an ally for policy disagreement. Create public accountability for the decision and its impact on NATO deterrence and Article 5 commitments.

Launch Multi-State Coalition to Document Shadow Docket Harm and Build Supreme Court Reform Narrative

Coordinate a sustained public education and litigation-tracking campaign across civil rights, labor, and environmental organizations to document the real-world harms from Dobbs, Shelby County, Loper Bright, and shadow docket orders — building the public case for structural court reform ahead of 2026 and 2028 electoral cycles.

File emergency lawsuit challenging Louisiana's new congressional map under the U.S. Constitution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act as amended by the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (if enacted by then)

The elimination of a majority-Black district in Louisiana directly follows the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais. Immediate litigation is necessary to contest the map under state law and the Constitution, and to build a record for future federal action. Until Section 2 is restored or a new preclearance formula is enacted, litigation under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and state voting rights acts is the primary legal tool available.

Freedom of the Press Foundation and ACLU file administrative complaint against ODNI for retaliatory personnel actions suppressing analytic independence

Leverage the declassified NIC memo and documented DNI chief-of-staff communications to file a complaint with the Intelligence Community Inspector General and the ODNI Office of General Counsel, arguing the firings violated 50 U.S.C. § 3024(h) and internal ODNI regulations protecting analytic objectivity. Parallel public narrative campaign builds pressure for oversight.

File emergency motion for stay or preliminary injunction against the enacted Louisiana congressional map under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Immediately challenge the May 29, 2026, map that eliminates the second Black-opportunity district. While Callais narrowed race-based districting defenses, the new map still must survive a Section 2 claim if it results in Black voters having less opportunity to elect candidates of choice. A coalition of civil rights groups should file in the Middle District of Louisiana seeking a stay and a preliminary injunction, arguing that—unlike the 2024 map—the removal of an existing district that was drawn under a prior court order is a fresh retrogression claim not resolved by Callais.

Launch Multi-State EMTALA Emergency Care Litigation Coalition

With EMTALA guidance revoked by EO 14182, providers in abortion-ban states face legal exposure when treating emergent pregnancy complications. A coordinated multi-state AG coalition should file or join litigation asserting that EMTALA's federal preemption still requires emergency stabilizing care regardless of state abortion bans, building on the Idaho v. United States litigation record.

File a Section 2 challenge in federal court under remaining effects-based theory and request preliminary injunction

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the ACLU should immediately challenge Louisiana's new congressional map in federal court, arguing that despite the Supreme Court's narrowing of Section 2 in Callais, the map still dilutes Black voting power under any plausible reading of the statute and should be blocked before the 2026 midterms.

File emergency amicus brief to the Supreme Court supporting the district court's Section 2 ruling in Alabama redistricting case

Organizations like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund should file an amicus brief arguing that Alabama’s map fails even the Callais narrow standard because it intentionally discriminates, creating a record that preserves Section 2's core against further erosion.

File emergency motion for Supreme Court to reconsider or clarify the Alabama stay order

The Alabama NAACP and Legal Defense Fund should immediately file a motion for reconsideration, citing the absence of any explanation for overturning a three-judge district court's intentional-discrimination finding and the unprecedented speed of the stay pending appeal.

File amicus brief for state coalition defending Elections Clause precedent

A bipartisan set of former state election officials and constitutional scholars should file an amicus brief in this case to reinforce the textual and historical basis for state control over election administration under the Elections Clause, countering the administration's novel federal-powers theory.

File federal lawsuit challenging Executive Order 14173 revocation of EO 11246

The May 1 mobilization demonstrates sustained organizational capacity and legal consensus among labor unions that the revocation of the sixty-year federal-contractor non-discrimination mandate is vulnerable to challenge. A coordinated filing by the AFL-CIO, NEA, SEIU, and allied unions can establish standing and force the administration to defend the revocation in court while organizing continues.

File emergency motion to enjoin federal preemption of California safety law

California Attorney General and affected counties file an emergency motion in federal district court challenging the executive order invoking the Iran war emergency to override state pipeline safety determinations, arguing the order exceeds statutory authority under the Coastal Zone Management Act and National Environmental Policy Act.

File an emergency challenge to Louisiana's new map under Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act

Before Governor Landry signs the map, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the ACLU of Louisiana should file an emergency lawsuit in federal district court arguing the replacement map intentionally dilutes Black voting strength, violates Section 2 as still viable post-Callais, or violates Section 3 if the state has a pattern of discrimination; this could trigger a preclearance remedy under the bail-in provision.

Louisiana NAACP and League of Women Voters file state-court challenge under Louisiana Constitution

Even without a federal win, state courts may find the map violates Louisiana’s own free-elections guarantee. A state-law case can advance on a faster track and complements the DOJ suit.

File amicus brief and coordinate lawsuits challenging Louisiana's discriminatory congressional map

Legal challenge under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (as currently interpreted) to block Louisiana's map that reduces Black voting power, using existing litigation to create a record for legislative reversal.

Launch a multi-state Attorney General lawsuit challenging EO 14170 (Schedule F) as a violation of the Pendleton Act and separation of powers

A coalition of Democratic AGs, led by California and New York, can file a suit alleging that the mass reclassification of career employees as at-will appointees violates the statutory intent of the Pendleton Act and infringes on Congress's power to structure the executive branch. This would force immediate judicial scrutiny and potentially halt ongoing firings.

File a civil rights complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) under Title VI and Section 504 against H.R. 5315 and H.R. 5316 as an imminent threat to students with disabilities

This legal filing, coordinated by the National Disability Rights Network and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, would force OCR to issue a formal finding that the proposed transfer of IDEA oversight to HHS violates the Rehabilitation Act and would constitute a discriminatory denial of FAPE, creating a paper trail and potential injunction point if the bill advances.

File Voting Rights Act challenge under Section 3(c) bail-in provision in Louisiana federal court

Seek a judicial order requiring Louisiana to pre-clear any future voting changes, using evidence of intentional discrimination from the post-Callais map switch to trigger Section 3(c) bail-in — the only remaining VRA mechanism after the Callais ruling weakened Section 2.

Launch a 50-state rapid-response campaign to pressure Senate Democrats and key Republicans to oppose Blanche confirmation

Organize coordinated constituent pressure, ads, and public hearings in the states of swing senators to frame the vote as a referendum on politicized prosecution and DOJ independence, building a wall against the nomination.

Publish a joint investigative report quantifying household harm from SEC enforcement decline and CFPB rule withdrawal

Better Markets and Consumer Reports would collaborate on a report that estimates, using SEC and CFPB data, the dollar losses to retail investors and the number of households whose data broker consent rights were vacated by the two actions. This report reframes the abstract deregulation as a concrete pocketbook issue, creating a narrative weapon for 2026 midterm campaigns and state-level consumer protection bills.

State AGs file amicus brief in ballroom appeal defending judicial review

Launch 'Orderly Succession' Coalition of Former GOP Officials and Democracy Scholars

Former Republican members of Congress, cabinet officials, and constitutional scholars issue a public statement affirming the 22nd Amendment's clarity and urging all potential 2028 candidates to commit to respecting orderly succession. This counters the chilling effect of Trump's third-term hints by creating a credible cross-partisan voice that delegitimizes speculation and normalizes succession norms.

Launch campaign for a ‘Workers-Not-Tariffs Coalition’ to build public pressure for targeted industrial policy over blanket tariffs

A coalition of unions (UAW, USW, AFA-CWA), consumer groups (Consumer Federation of America), and supply-chain resilience advocates calls for replacing blanket tariffs with sector-specific buy-American provisions, retraining funds, and supply-chain transparency. This ensures opposition to Project 2025 decoupling is organized and visible ahead of the 2026 midterms.

File lawsuit to block enforcement of Comstock Act against medication abortion

Preemptively challenge any FDA or DOJ attempt to apply the 1873 Comstock Act to restrict mailing of mifepristone, arguing it violates statutory intent and modern FDA authority. This counters Project 2025's central legal strategy.

File joint amicus brief from Kennedy Center–affiliated artists' unions supporting the ruling on appeal

Actors' Equity Association, American Federation of Musicians (Local 161-710), and IATSE can collectively file a brief in the D.C. Circuit stressing worker and artist reliance on the Center's uninterrupted operations, helping to rebut any administration argument of 'temporary inconvenience.'

File emergency motion for preliminary injunction against Louisiana congressional map

Civil rights organizations and affected voters should immediately seek a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, arguing that the new map's vote dilution violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act as construed by the Supreme Court, and that the map was enacted with discriminatory intent in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.

Launch a 'Court Accountability' research and messaging project by State Democracy Defenders Action and the Brennan Center

Produce a public-facing report and digital toolkit that documents each instance where the conservative Supreme Court majority handed a substantive victory to Trump or GOP interests — Dobbs, Trump immunity, Shelby County, Brnovich, etc. — while Roberts issued only rhetorical pushback. The aim is to collapse the myth of a neutral court and build public understanding that institutional repair (ethics enforcement, expansion, or term limits) is necessary regardless of Roberts' personal stance.

Launch a sustained public education campaign by EPI and the Fed’s own regional banks to explain the dangers of free banking, gold standard, and K-Percent Rule

The Federal Reserve’s lender-of-last-resort function is critical to preventing bank runs and protecting workers and small depositors. A campaign by the Economic Policy Institute, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis and Boston, would produce explainers, op-eds, and local events to inoculate the public against these radical proposals before they gain legislative traction.

Launch national campaign to pass the Fair Maps Act in state legislatures by 2028

A multi-state legislative push for independent redistricting commissions, coordinated by Common Cause and the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, to replace partisan map-drawing in key swing states and prevent the next round of gerrymandering after the 2030 census.

Refer payment processing to Treasury IG for investigative action

Instruct the Treasury Inspector General to examine whether any settlements paid through the Judgment Fund for Jan. 6-related claims constitute a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, and refer evidence to the House Oversight Committee for potential contempt or subsequent legislation.

Transportation Trades Department to issue report on Davis-Bacon wages on DOT-funded projects

The TTD will publish a state-by-state analysis showing the wage impact of losing Davis-Bacon and PLA protections on specific transit and highway projects, creating a narrative and legal record for oversight and litigation.

File suit challenging Louisiana's new map under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

The new map eliminates a majority-Black district in a state that is one-third Black, a clear racial gerrymander that dilutes Black voting power. A legal challenge by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and allied civil rights organizations can stop the map before it takes effect in 2026.

Launch federal lawsuit coalition challenging FinCEN advisory as ultra vires agency action

A coalition of state attorneys general and immigrant-rights legal groups files suit arguing that the FinCEN advisory exceeds statutory authority under the Bank Secrecy Act by pressuring banks to report client nationality and immigration status, not just suspicious financial transactions. This would enjoin enforcement of the advisory nationwide while stripping it of its coercive effect on banks.

Launch a national campaign to defend Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act through state-level litigation funding and public education

In response to the Supreme Court's signal in *Louisiana v. Callais* that it may rewrite Section 2, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law should coordinate with allied state-level voting rights groups to pre‑emptively file or intervene in pending redistricting cases in states with significant minority populations (e.g., Georgia, Alabama, Texas) to create a factual record that majority-minority districts are necessary and narrowly tailored under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. This immediate, multi‑state effort builds the legal foundation needed to limit damage from a potential adverse ruling and preserve minority representation. It also amplifies public pressure on the current DOJ to clarify its position in *Callais*.

Launch Supreme Court Public Education Campaign on the Stakes of Louisiana v. Callais for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

The Campaign Legal Center and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, alongside allied voting rights groups, will run a coordinated public education and earned-media campaign targeting key Senate offices and the media to frame the Louisiana case as a dire threat to minority voting power, ahead of the Court's ruling expected in June 2026.

Draft and circulate model state bills to preserve EEOC consent decree authority

Because Project 2025's EEOC consent decree proposal threatens to gut systemic discrimination remedies, and federal preemption does not apply to state fair employment practices agencies, state-level bills codifying the authority of state FEPAs to enter consent decrees requiring employer actions beyond statutory minimums would create a legal backstop. This item coordinates a coalition of state labor attorneys general and worker advocacy groups to produce model legislation.

Launch National Housing Preservation Trust Campaign

A coalition of 20+ tenant and fair housing groups (e.g., National Low Income Housing Coalition, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, National Fair Housing Alliance) to publicly track and resist HUD 'mission creep' cuts by documenting local CDBG/HOME/Section 8 reductions and mobilizing congressional offices to challenge appropriations cuts.

File a nationwide class-action lawsuit against the conversion of Title I and IDEA into block grants

Block granting Title I and IDEA without maintenance-of-effort or equitable distribution requirements violates statutory civil rights protections under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the IDEA’s FAPE guarantee. A lawsuit by states, school districts, and disability rights advocates would seek an injunction to stop the transfer until Congress explicitly authorizes it.

File amicus brief in pending U.S. cases citing Ethiopia's sham elections as precedent against recognizing foreign electoral outcomes without minimum democratic standards

The Democracy and Human Rights Litigation Clinic (or a similar legal NGO) should submit a brief in any current U.S. case involving recognition of foreign elections—such as the pending Salvadoran election challenge—using Ethiopia's 2026 election suspension in Tigray and Amhara as evidence that the U.S. must not legitimize elections held under conflict and exclusion. This builds pressure for a principled U.S. stance without requiring new legislation.

State AGs file coordinated suit to block EPA 'pause and review' teams as ultra vires

Immediately challenge the legality of indefinite rule freezes and grant stoppages by 'pause and review' teams established without statutory authority, protecting cross-state air pollution rules and frontline community health.

File federal lawsuit challenging executive order banning accurate teaching of racism in K-12 schools

A coalition of civil rights organizations, including NAACP Legal Defense Fund and ACLU, should file a lawsuit arguing that the executive order violates First Amendment rights of educators to teach accurate history and the 14th Amendment's equal protection guarantee by intentionally suppressing instruction on systemic racism.

File emergency motion in Alabama redistricting case for additional briefing or to stay the Court's mandate pending full merits review

The compressed schedule and the absence of a full merits hearing before the Court's ruling create a procedural due process gap. Plaintiffs or the NAACP Legal Defense Fund can file an emergency motion requesting a stay of the mandate or an order for additional briefing and oral argument on the factual record of intentional discrimination.

Newark City Council passes resolution calling for closure of Delaney Hall ICE detention center

A formal resolution by the Newark Municipal Council would demand the immediate closure of Delaney Hall, citing inhumane conditions and the disproportionate impact on immigrant communities. This builds local political pressure and provides a model for other cities.

File Administrative Procedure Act Challenge to ODNI 2.0 Restructuring

The dissolution of CTIIC, NCPBC, and SFG contradicts the stated statutory missions in EO 12333 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act. An APA suit challenges the restructuring as arbitrary and capricious, creating a legal record of the contradiction between stated policy goals (cyber, biosecurity) and actual institutional dismantling, and buys time before successor administrations inherit a permanently degraded threat-integration capacity.

Virginia Attorney General to file suit for declaratory and injunctive relief against Sheriff Sumption

State AG Mark Herring files a civil lawsuit in Henrico County Circuit Court seeking a declaration that Sheriff Sumption cannot unilaterally nullify state law and an injunction ordering enforcement, to restore the rule of law and ensure uniform public safety across Virginia.

Launch state-level challenge to FCC media ownership cap rollback through AG coalition

Coordinate a multistate lawsuit by Democratic attorneys general to block any FCC rulemaking that raises or eliminates media ownership limits, arguing it violates the public interest standard and harms local journalism.

Publish a cross-sourced investigation linking U.S. unauthorized military spending to Colombia's election dynamics

Coalition of investigative outlets (e.g., The Intercept, The New Yorker, and El País América) produce a joint report timed to the final weeks of Colombia's presidential race, detailing how $4.7 billion in unauthorized regional operations shape the security landscape Colombians are voting on, and press both candidates to take a position on U.S. military posture.

Form the Bipartisan Intelligence Oversight Working Group

Immediate formation of a cross-party coalition of former DNI directors, CIA directors, and HPSCI/SSCI members to publicly campaign against the Project 2025 blueprint and draft model legislation for restoration of oversight.

Demand Judicial Conference Action on Ethics Enforcement

The Judicial Conference of the United States should announce a formal inquiry into Judge Roberts’ conduct and commit to implementing binding, transparent ethics rules with independent oversight for all federal judges, as recommended by the 2023 Marron Institute report, to restore public trust in cases affecting voting rights.

Launch the Long-Term Unemployment Recovery Corps pilot with state-federal partnership

The surge in long-term unemployment demands a dedicated reemployment program. A Recovery Corps model — modeled on the New Deal's CCC/WPA but with modern skills training and wage subsidies — would directly hire the long-term unemployed for public infrastructure and climate resilience projects, tying funding to states that accept the program and enforcing fair wages.

State AG coalition vows to challenge the $70B ICE funding bill on structural grounds

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general should announce they will file suit against the bill if enacted, arguing it violates the Posse Comitatus Act and the nondelegation doctrine by converting ICE into a virtually unchecked federal police force with no procedural limits. This pressure could sway swing House members and build a legal backstop.

Congressional Progressive Caucus launches public pressure campaign against unauthorized Latin American military operations

To build immediate political will against the $4.7 billion in unauthorized military operations destabilizing Colombia's democratic process, the Congressional Progressive Caucus should organize a public awareness campaign—including press conferences, social media, and constituent outreach—demanding a halt to unilateral strikes and reallocation of funds to diplomatic support for Colombian peace and fair elections.

California Secretary of State formal complaint to DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility

File a formal misconduct complaint against First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli for announcing election fraud investigations without supporting evidence, seeking internal DOJ review and potential disciplinary action.

Petition for a declaratory judgment on the settlement's validity under 28 U.S.C. § 516

File a public-interest lawsuit seeking a judicial declaration that the Trump–DOJ settlement exceeded the Attorney General's settlement authority because it resolved no claim against the United States and constituted a de facto gift of public funds to the President, permanently barring any payment under it.

File motion to intervene in ongoing grant termination lawsuits to challenge DOE dismantling

State attorneys general, led by the California AG coalition, should immediately file motions to intervene in pending lawsuits (e.g., House v. DOE) to argue that the elimination of OCED and GDO violates the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's statutory mandates, seeking a preliminary injunction to halt the closure and restore administratively terminated grants.

SEC review of SpaceX IPO insider lock-up structure for investor protection and price manipulation risks

The SEC should examine whether SpaceX's staggered lock-up release, tied to stock performance thresholds and exploiting mandatory index fund buying, constitutes unfair insider advantage or price manipulation under securities law. This is an immediate regulatory action to protect retirement savers from structural anticompetitive extraction.

File Redacted Brief of State Election Officials in NAACP v. USPS Challenging Mail-Voting EO

A coalition of state attorneys general (led by the Democratic Attorneys General Association) files an amicus brief on behalf of state election administrators in the pending NAACP lawsuit, arguing that the USPS rule implementing Trump's EO violates the Elections Clause and the Postal Reorganization Act by interfering with state-conducted mail balloting.

Launch litigation and amicus campaign to narrow Callais in future redistricting challenges

While awaiting a trifecta, civil rights organizations and state AGs must file amicus briefs and direct litigation to contest Callais's constitutional holding in lower courts and preserve a record for Supreme Court review. This includes defending race-conscious maps drawn in compliance with the VRA's original effects-based standard.

Launch a joint DNC-NDN 'Monopoly and the Ballot' messaging and razor-power comparison test

Run a multi-state focus-group and survey study pairing economic issues (e.g., price-gouging, housing costs) directly with their structural-democracy drivers (e.g., corporate concentration enabled by lax antitrust enforcement, dark money via Citizens United). The goal is to identify which specific 'democracy + pocketbook' messages have the highest lift in approval and voter turnout among working-class and voters of color, and produce a playbook for 2026 candidates.

Launch the 'Trade for Workers, Not Bankers' Coalition Campaign

A coalition of labor unions (e.g., AFL-CIO), supply-chain transparency advocates (e.g., American Bar Association Section of International Law), and monetary policy watchdog groups (e.g., Fed Up / Center for Popular Democracy) to pressure current members of Congress to oppose any trade deal or tariff that lacks labor standards or monetary policy safeguards, and to begin drafting model legislation for 2027–2029.

File amicus curiae brief in recusal motion arguing systemic accountability failure

A coalition of legal ethics organizations (e.g., the American Judicature Society, the Brennan Center, the Center for Judicial Accountability) should file an amicus brief in the Georgia election case supporting recusal and citing the absence of credible internal discipline as grounds for a more rigorous recusal standard when a judge faces misconduct allegations. This immediate legal action frames the harm concretely while building the record for broader reform.

Launch federal contractor worker hotline and Know Your Rights campaign on anti-discrimination protections

With EO 11246 revoked and OFCCP gutted, workers in federal contracting lack clear guidance on what protections remain. The National Employment Law Project and Lambda Legal will jointly launch a multilingual hotline and digital campaign to educate workers about remaining Title VII and state-law protections, and document complaints for future enforcement actions.

Prepare a federal lawsuit to enjoin further destruction of USAGM shortwave assets as a national security violation

File an emergency motion to intervene in NLRB quorum litigation on behalf of workers

AFL-CIO or SEIU legal team files an emergency motion to intervene in pending D.C. Circuit litigation over NLRB quorum, arguing that workers' rights to union representation are directly harmed by the agency's paralysis and that the Humphrey's Executor precedent must be upheld.

Launch a public campaign to protect ODNI as a statutory coordination agency

The ODNI was created by statute (Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004) and cannot be abolished or gutted without an act of Congress. A coalition of former intelligence officials, national security groups, and government-ethics organizations will run a sustained media and grassroots campaign to delegitimize the directive as illegal reorganization and to pressure congressional oversight chairs to invoke their authorities.

Rally governors and state education chiefs to pre-enroll school districts in Medicaid direct certification for meals

With USDA threatening to deprioritize equity frameworks for school meal subsidies, state-level action can backstop federal risk. Governors from states with Democratic trifectas or bipartisan school nutrition coalitions should immediately begin the administrative process to direct-certify students through Medicaid data (already allowed under the 2023 omnibus), ensuring free meal eligibility is maintained regardless of federal policy shifts.

File Voting Rights Act challenge against Mississippi racial gerrymandering map

Following the Supreme Court's dismissal of Voting Rights Act protections, civil rights groups should immediately file a new lawsuit in Mississippi under the Constitution's Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, arguing that the state's redistricting map intentionally dilutes Black voting power. This forces the Court to revisit its doctrine and keeps the issue alive in lower courts.

Launch a public pressure campaign: #LetTheIGIn

A coalition of good-government groups (Public Citizen, CREW, Demand Progress, Project On Government Oversight) runs a targeted campaign pressuring DHS Secretary Mayorkas and his successor to restore database access immediately, using the IG letter, leaked whistleblower accounts, and pending criminal investigation as leverage to build public and congressional outrage.

File federal Voting Rights Act challenge to Louisiana's 2026 congressional map

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, ACLU, or a similar civil-rights organization should immediately file suit in federal court arguing that elimination of Louisiana's second majority-Black district violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits racial gerrymandering. This suit can be prepared and filed now, leveraging existing precedent and expert testimony to block or delay use of the map in the 2026 elections.

Launch a coalition to oppose FCC Section 230 rulemaking and push for legislative clarity

Organize digital rights groups, platform companies, and free-speech advocates to file comments against the FCC's attempt to reinterpret Section 230 through rulemaking, and to support a narrow, statutory fix that preserves liability protections while targeting illegal content (e.g., the PACT Act).

Organize mass public comment campaign against EPA PFAS rollback via Earthjustice and EWG

Mobilize affected communities and health organizations to flood the July 20, 2026 comment docket with technical and health-based opposition, building pressure and legal record for subsequent litigation.

File amicus brief supporting Public Integrity Project lawsuit against UFC event on White House lawn

A broad coalition of ethics and public lands advocacy organizations will file a joint amicus brief in the D.C. federal court case arguing that the commercial UFC event violates the National Park Service regulation barring sporting events on federal parklands and the National Historic Preservation Act, to reinforce the legal basis for halting the event and deter future misuse of federal property for private profit.

Launch a Free Press Legal Defense Fund for Journalists Targeted by FCC Chair Carr

Establish a dedicated fund housed at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to cover legal fees and public-relations costs for journalists facing official retaliation or threats from the FCC or other federal agencies. This directly counters the chilling effect of Carr's public attack on Scott Pelley and signals that independent journalism will not be isolated.

Launch FEC Accountability Campaign Targeting Commissioners Who Block Enforcement

Pressure campaign by Campaign Legal Center and End Citizens United to expose individual FEC commissioners who vote against enforcement actions, to build public case for removing or replacing them if Democrats win a majority.

Community Civil Rights Monitoring Network

Launch a 501(c)(3)-backed national network of local civil rights monitors to document pattern-or-practice violations, voter suppression, and disability access denials, creating a parallel evidence base that can trigger DOJ enforcement under a future administration and be used in private litigation or FOIA-driven oversight now.

Launch ATF Enforcement Watch Campaign Targeting Worst-Offending Gun Dealers

A coalition of gun safety groups (Everytown, Brady, Giffords) will publicly identify the 10 dealers with the highest crime-gun trace rates per capita and pressure them through protest, shareholder action, and local media to adopt voluntary compliance standards, while documenting ATF inaction for future litigation.

Launch 'Defend Head Start' State-Level Advocacy Campaign

Organize governors, mayors, and state agencies to pass resolutions and allocate contingency funds to protect Head Start slots if federal funding is cut, preempting Project 2025's elimination proposal.

Launch state-level campaign to revoke GEO Group facility licenses in New Jersey

New Jersey’s Attorney General should investigate and revoke the operating license of the GEO Group-run Delaney Hall facility, citing documented civil rights violations, lack of transparency, and failure to meet state detention standards. This immediate legal and administrative action would build pressure for a federal prohibition on for-profit detention.

House Oversight Committee launches investigation into security clearance vetting for pardoned Jan. 6 rioters in national security roles

The committee should immediately open an inquiry into how Elias Irizarry obtained a security clearance and the role's counterterrorism access, demanding documents from the Pentagon and OPM regarding waivers or exceptions used. This builds pressure and exposes the administration's normalization of insurrectionists.

Launch 'Keep Our Wings' campaign to defend Essential Air Service funding

A coalition of rural airport authorities, regional airlines, and community organizations led by the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership launches a targeted advocacy and media campaign to protect EAS subsidies in the next FAA reauthorization bill, framing the cuts as a threat to medical access and economic survival for 200 small communities.

Build tribal legal and organizing capacity to challenge FAST-41 projects and demand consent

Expand the Indian Law Resource Center's tribal litigation fund and the Native American Rights Fund's capacity to intervene in FAST-41 fast-tracked mining projects on or affecting tribal lands, funding community organizing to oppose extraction without consent.

FTC Enforcement Campaign: Challenge Repair Restrictions Under Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act § 2302

Initiate coordinated FTC enforcement actions against major manufacturers (John Deere, Apple, medical device makers) for warranty terms that illegally condition warranty coverage on use of OEM repair services, a direct violation of the Magnuson-Moss Act. This leverages existing statutory authority without waiting for new legislation.

Launch a DOJ Civil Rights Division Reform Commission

Convene an independent commission of former division chiefs, civil rights lawyers, and community advocates to draft a standing operating procedure for the division that insulates pattern-or-practice and voting rights enforcement from political interference, including mandatory statutory triggers and expedited hiring of career staff.

Formalize the 'Defend Our Schools' coalition to protect OCR, Title I, and IDEA from congressional dismantlement

This entry exposes the Project 2025 blueprint for eliminating the Department of Education via block grants and ESAs. The Defend Our Schools coalition — led by the National Education Association, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the National School Boards Association — will coordinate legal challenges to the March 20, 2025 executive order; track and expose state-level ESA bills; and mobilize a narrative campaign showing that dismantling the department is an attack on civil rights, not a 'local control' reform. This fills the gap: no existing immediate item is solely focused on protecting the Department’s civil rights role and the specific financial damage to low-income students.

Launch an Advocacy and Comment Campaign for E-Rate Preservation

Mobilize civil rights, education, and digital equity organizations – led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the National Education Association – to submit coordinated comments opposing any new screen‑time restrictions that could reduce E‑Rate support for low‑income and rural schools. The comments should demand that the FCC focus on evidence‑based digital literacy investments instead of punitive conditions.

State AG Coalition: Demand preservation of HHS OIG funding and provider screening rules through a multistate comment letter and litigation threat

While the Ohio bust shows what state-federal cooperation can achieve, the administration proposes slashing the HHS OIG budget—the office that actually detects provider fraud. A coalition of state attorneys general can oppose that cut in public comments and prepare a lawsuit if OIG capacity is materially reduced, arguing that cuts harm the states’ own fraud-recovery interests.

Organize Baltic-led diplomatic push to preempt future Russia ICJ manipulation by proposing procedural reforms at the UN

This action rallies the Baltic states, likeminded allies, and international law experts to draft and promote UN General Assembly procedures that raise the threshold for frivolous or disinformation-driven ICJ filings, thereby protecting multilateral legal institutions from weaponization by authoritarian states like Russia.

Launch the 'Small Business First' State-Level Model Legislation Campaign

Draft and promote model state laws that prohibit state procurement from contractors who do not meet PLA and wage standards on federal work, create state-level SBREFA panels with balanced stakeholder representation, and prevent state SBA equivalents from adopting size-classification tiers beyond current federal definitions.

Launch IRS Workforce Protection Campaign

A coalition of watchdog groups, unions, and tax-justice organizations pressures OMB and Treasury to halt further attrition and buyout programs, and demand that the IRS submit a workforce plan to Congress. This blocks the near-term continuation of the 30,000-employee slash.

Launch a coalition campaign for a Worker and Climate Trade Commission to draft model legislation

A coalition of unions (AFL-CIO, United Steelworkers, UAW), environmental groups (Sierra Club, BlueGreen Alliance), and fair-trade advocates (Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch) would jointly draft and advocate for model state and federal legislation that introduces enforceable labor and environmental standards into any trade agreement tariff mechanism. This builds the political will and specific legislative blueprint needed ahead of a future Congress.

Amicus brief by 21-state AG coalition defending ED's role in civil rights enforcement

File a brief in any legal challenge to OCR or OSERS moves, arguing the dismantlement violates statutory civil rights frameworks and harms students with disabilities.

File amicus brief opposing Flores termination in pending federal litigation

State attorneys general and child welfare advocates should intervene in ongoing cases to block DOJ's 2025 motions to end the Flores settlement, preserving the least-restrictive-setting standard.

File amicus brief in pending Section 1557 litigation challenging healthcare discrimination bans

The administration's reversal of Section 1557 protections allows providers to deny gender-affirming care. An amicus brief by a coalition of state attorneys general in ongoing litigation (e.g., *Whitman-Walker Clinic v. HHS*) can clarify statutory intent and counter the executive reinterpretation, preserving access while legal challenges proceed.

Draft and launch a model state Reproductive Health Data & Access Protection Act

Codify at the state level mandatory collection and public reporting of reproductive health outcomes and disparities by race, ethnicity, income, gender identity, and sexual orientation; require any state HHS equivalent to maintain a reproductive health access office independent of political appointees and to shield that office from data-suppression directives. This builds forward from the erased federal protections by creating enforceable state-level safeguards and data transparency that cannot be undone by the next administration.

Launch a legislative education and coalition-drive campaign for H.R. 2604 with national civil liberties organizations

Build public and congressional support now for the warrant requirement, using CBP search data and stories of impacted travelers, to ensure rapid passage once political conditions allow. This pressure campaign can also discourage the administration from expanding search authority in the interim.

SEC Files Fraud Risk Warning on SpaceX IPO AI-Related Financial Projections

The SEC should issue a formal investor alert and request that SpaceX clearly separate its speculative AI revenue projections from its actual launch and Starlink financials in its S-1 filing, protecting retail investors from being misled by inflated total addressable market claims.

Lead a pressure campaign against Project 2025's EXIM abolition proposal

The Coalition for a Prosperous America, the National Small Business Association, and the National Association of Manufacturers should organize a joint campaign to publicly defend the Export-Import Bank's small-business programs, targeting key members of the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking Committee to build a bipartisan firewall against any abolition or defunding attempt.

Establish a permanent U.S.-led pandemic preparedness fund for endemic zoonotic diseases in Africa

Create a standing, multi-year U.S. foreign assistance program (administered by USAID and CDC) dedicated to strengthening DRC's and Uganda's health workforce, surveillance, and supply chains between outbreaks, breaking the crisis-response cycle. The current ad hoc emergency funding model fails to prevent recurrences like the Bundibugyo outbreak.

Launch joint UN/ICRC mediation track for Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire and humanitarian access

The escalating civilian casualty toll and mass deportations demonstrate the failure of unilateral force. A dedicated multilateral track—involving UNAMA, UNHCR, and ICRC—can negotiate a verifiable ceasefire, deploy unarmed civilian observers, and establish a rights-respecting return framework for Afghan refugees, replacing collective punishment with targeted counterterrorism and humanitarian protection.

GAO investigation and report on Trump White House ballroom funding as potential Anti-Deficiency Act violation

The Government Accountability Office should formally investigate whether the Trump administration has obligated funds for the White House ballroom in excess of or contrary to Congress's appropriation denial. A GAO legal opinion that an Anti-Deficiency Act violation has occurred would create a clear statutory breach, empower whistleblowers, and provide a factual basis for future congressional oversight and potential litigation.

Launch the Public Lands Workforce & EJ Accountability Project

A coalition of Sierra Club, Public Citizen, and Earthjustice will file a series of administrative complaints and FOIA requests documenting how DOGE-led staff cuts at Interior have disabled Title VI enforcement on public lands, creating a record to support later litigation and congressional oversight.

Launch 'AI Land Grab' transparency campaign targeting state-level data center deals

Investigate and expose similar celebrity- or private-equity-backed data center land grabs in rural counties across the West (Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon) to build public pressure for statewide environmental review and community-consent requirements before any new multi-gigawatt data center can advance.

Launch a federal-state climate enforcement coalition to sue EPA over failure to protect public health and welfare

A coalition of state attorneys general (led by New York, California, and Massachusetts) and environmental justice organizations (e.g., Earthjustice, NAACP Legal Defense Fund) would file a citizen suit under the Clean Air Act arguing that EPA's failure to maintain an endangerment finding constitutes an unreasonable delay in performing a nondiscretionary duty. This suit would force EPA to justify its inaction, preserve a record for future restoration, and keep the issue in the courts until the political climate shifts.

Launch a state-led procurement coalition to enforce labor standards in trade-affected goods

A group of state attorneys general (led by California, New York, Illinois) will develop and enforce state-level procurement rules that penalize companies importing goods from countries with documented wage suppression or labor rights violations, using existing state false-claims and consumer-protection statutes. This creates a near-term deterrent while federal legislative options are locked.

Launch a state-level conservation reserve matching grant program

With CRP under threat at the federal level, governors and state legislatures in key agricultural states (e.g., IA, MN, IL) can create state-funded matching grants that pay farmers to maintain conservation practices similar to CRP, preserving soil health and water quality even if the federal program is eliminated.

Launch a Multistate Coalition to Codify Transgender Athlete Protections into State Law

In states with Democratic trifectas, introduce and pass state-level statutes explicitly barring discrimination on the basis of gender identity in school sports, overriding any conflicting Title IX interpretations and shielding students from federal funding threats. This counters the SJSU precedent and the Trump administration’s enforcement blueprint.

Issue a joint letter from 50+ former USAGM journalists demanding firewall reinstatement

Pressure the current administration and Congress by mobilizing former VOA, RFA, and RFE/RL journalists to publicly call for restoring the editorial firewall, undermining the narrative that the repeal is uncontroversial.

Launch a federal-state pesticide preemption legislative push

Coordinate with state AGs and legislatures to pass model bills that prohibit state preemption of local pesticide ordinances, protecting communities' right to restrict glyphosate and other pesticides more stringently than the EPA. This builds a firewall against future federal rollbacks.

Launch Dade County hotel-construction rapid-credentials pipeline for TPS holders

With Miami-Dade leading World Cup venue construction and hospitality hiring, TPS holders face work-authorization delays while contractors report labor shortages. Miami-Dade County, in partnership with the AFL-CIO’s immigrant worker center and Catholic Legal Services, would open a same-day work-authorization renewal clinic at Miami International Airport and fund mobile notary units at five major construction sites, directly preserving the 185,000-job estimate and stabilizing the workforce the World Cup depends on.

Launch a public narrative campaign to reframe the Fed's dual mandate as a working-family protection, not a technical choice

Anchored by the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Popular Democracy, use research briefs, earned media, and digital organizing to make the case that eliminating the dual mandate is a deliberate distributional choice that harms workers — building political will for codification when Democrats have a legislative trifecta.

File amicus brief in the Supreme Court defending the D.C. Circuit's equal protection ruling

A coalition of former military leaders and civil rights organizations should file an amicus brief in the anticipated SCOTUS appeal, arguing that the transgender ban undermines military readiness and violates equal protection. This immediate action counters Hegseth's narrative and provides the Court with expert testimony on service and cohesion.

Launch a public education campaign on the Supreme Court's executive power expansion

A coalition of democracy advocacy groups, legal scholars, and media watchdogs should produce a series of reports, explainers, and social media content that exposes how the Court's less visible rulings broadly expand executive authority, undermining checks and balances beyond high-profile cases. This counters the misleading 'Roberts as institutionalist' narrative and builds public understanding for structural reforms.

Launch legal challenge to DOE's redirection of LPO loan commitments toward fossil fuels

File a lawsuit arguing that the Loan Programs Office's shift to fossil-fuel 'energy dominance' projects violates the Energy Policy Act of 2005's statutory purpose of supporting clean-energy deployment, aiming to halt the restructuring of $83 billion in commitments.

State AGs coalition sues DOJ over Civil Rights Division mission shift and reassignments

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general files a lawsuit challenging the administration's forced reassignments and mission shift at DOJ's Civil Rights Division, arguing that the reorganization violates the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act by impeding enforcement. This legal pressure aims to halt the exodus and restore the division's independent enforcement capacity.

File civil rights amicus brief in CSU v. DOE supporting Title IX protections for transgender students

The National Women's Law Center and Lambda Legal should file a joint amicus brief in the Northern District of California arguing that Title IX's sex-based protections include gender identity, consistent with Bostock v. Clayton County, and urging the court to reject CSU's attempt to enable exclusion of trans athletes.

Publish a 'Trade Deficit Reality Check' report by EPI and CAP

Joint report detailing how the current tariff-only approach has failed to reduce the bilateral goods deficit or restore manufacturing jobs, and proposing alternative worker-centered trade tools. Provides immediate narrative groundwork for future legislative action.

Launch bipartisan House bill to require odd-numbered FEC membership

Introduce a bill mandating a 5- or 7-member FEC to break the 3-3 partisan deadlock that prevents enforcement. The bill would also require prompt DOJ referral of any FEC deadlock on a complaint involving more than $50,000 in spending. This directly counters von Spakovsky's blueprint by making structural reform the immediate legislative ask.

State attorneys general coalition sues to enforce NEPA-based climate analysis for Colorado River operations

Under the National Environmental Policy Act, a multi-state coalition demands that DOI's Bureau of Reclamation conduct a full climate-impact analysis before authorizing any emergency drawdown or drought-response action funded by the IRA, closing the gap that allows anti-climate administrations to cherry-pick funding while ignoring underlying climate science.

Launch 'Your Government, Broken' economic pain tour

House Democrats organize a three-week August recess tour targeting 20 swing districts to pair constituent stories (shutdown-caused flight delays, TSA lines, SNAP interruptions) with a 1-page visual linking those disruptions directly to Project 2025 civil-service cuts and Trump's unitary executive power grabs. Each event ends with a call to action: call your Republican rep and ask why they voted to let the FAA fail.

Form the Rural Broadband Defense Coalition and launch a state-level fiber-first legislative campaign

Partner with rural electric co-ops, municipal broadband advocates, and national groups to pass state laws requiring any recipient of state broadband funds to build fiber-to-the-premises where technically feasible, blocking Project 2025's 5G-priority scheme at the state level before it can be imposed from Washington.

Organize university coalition to push back against blanket student visa restrictions through amicus briefs and data briefs

The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the American Council on Education (ACE) should jointly draft and file amicus briefs in any litigation over visa restrictions on Chinese STEM students, and publish data briefs quantifying the contribution of Chinese graduate students to U.S. research output—creating legal and political pressure to prevent the blanket crackdown Project 2025 proposes.

FTC antitrust investigation into vertical integration of telehealth platforms with pharmacy benefit managers and mail-order pharmacies

Open a formal investigation into whether 'drive-thru' healthcare platforms (Hims & Hers, Ro, etc.) have used their control of prescribing, pharmacy, and insurance relationships to steer patients toward high-margin recurring medications while suppressing referrals to primary care and specialist follow-up — a potential violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act and a driver of the fragmentation harming patient safety.

Launch a Multistate Legislative Campaign to Prohibit State Use of Federally Falsified Death Records

Launch a state-level coalition to protect and expand Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) grouping

This coalition, led by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), will push state legislatures to codify CEP grouping policies into state law, preempting a future USDA rule that would restrict district-wide or cluster-based eligibility thresholds. The action is immediate because state bills can be introduced in 2027 sessions and builds a firewall against Project 2025's planned CEP attack.

FERC rulemaking on data center cost allocation and efficiency

Pursue a FERC rulemaking under existing authority to require that utilities allocate the costs of new transmission and generation for data centers directly to those hyperscaler customers, not residential ratepayers, and to impose minimum efficiency standards for grid-connected data centers.

Foundations and individual donors should fund a tribal-led coalition to oppose mass roundups and advocate for humane alternatives

Tribal communities with cultural ties to wild horse herds lack dedicated advocacy infrastructure for this BLM program. A 501(c)(3) umbrella group can file comments on environmental assessments, commission research on fertility-control efficacy, and engage Congress before the next appropriations cycle.

Introduce the No Corporate Immunities for ICE Detention Act

Prohibit the use of the private prison contractor defense (per the 2013 GEO Group settlement) in civil rights cases and strip legal immunity for profit-driven facilities that violate basic medical care and wage standards for detainees.

Launch public education campaign on FARA enforcement and foreign lobbying

Coalition of watchdog groups (CREW, EFF, Protect Democracy) mounts a state-level and national campaign to educate attorneys general and DOJ about the gaps in FARA enforcement that allow foreign governments (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Azerbaijan) to shape U.S. foreign policy with impunity. Parallel state-level FOIA pushes on contracts and communications with foreign agents.

Launch FERC advocacy campaign to align RTO market reforms with reliability and decarbonization by 2026

Coordinate an alliance of clean energy trade groups (ACORE, SEIA, AWEA), environmental NGOs (NRDC, Sierra Club), and state AGs to file comments and intervene in FERC proceedings to ensure market rule changes—like minimum offer floors, reserve margin definitions, and capacity market constructs—do not discriminate against renewables while maintaining reliability.

Demand that Utah state legislators revoke or renegotiate Box Elder County's tax-incentive agreements with hyperscaler data centers

Box Elder County's current tax deals with Amazon and the Stratos project lock in decades of forgone revenue while offloading grid and water costs onto ratepayers. This pressure item pushes state-level oversight (via the Utah State Legislature's Revenue and Taxation Committee) to require cost-benefit reviews before any new energy-intensive data center subsidies are approved.

Launch a multi-state coalition to adopt a uniform 'ACIP-plus' schedule that mandates all vaccines dropped from the federal core schedule

Governors and state health commissioners in Democratic-leaning states can coordinate to pass legislation requiring the full pre-14407 childhood vaccine schedule for school attendance, countering the federal retreat and preserving herd immunity at the state level.

State Attorneys General Coalition Lawsuit Against Categorical Work Requirement Expansion for TANF Non-Cash Benefits

Project 2025's proposal to classify minimal non-cash benefits (e.g., bus passes, job training pamphlets) as 'assistance' subject to TANF work requirements violates the intent of the original welfare reform law and would impose unconstitutional administrative burdens on states. A coalition led by Democratic AGs would file suit to block any HHS rulemaking or guidance that implements this change, protecting millions of families from losing access to critical supports that prevent homelessness.

Launch a multi-state coalition to pre‑but presidential election disinformation with real‑time data dashboards

To counter Trump's baseless attacks on California's mail‑in voting, the California Secretary of State should partner with the National Association of Secretaries of State to build a publicly accessible, real‑time dashboard that aggregates fraud data from all states that use universal mail‑in voting. The dashboard would surface actual complaint rates, prosecutions, and audit results, making it harder for false ‘rigged’ claims to go unchallenged in the 2026 midterms.

Launch a sustained State Department–USAID institutional capacity assessment and scenario-planning process for Colombia engagement

Given weakened U.S. diplomatic and environmental enforcement capacity documented in the bundle, the U.S. Embassy Bogotá and USAID/Colombia should convene a closed-door working group with legacy career officers, former ambassadors, and Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee staff to map minimal capabilities needed to protect peace accord implementation and Amazon security regardless of Colombia's 2026 election outcome. This ensures readiness without waiting for a new administration.

File Section 2 Voting Rights Act Litigation Against New State-Level Dilution Maps

The Roberts Court's trajectory, as documented in the Harvard Law Review Foreword, threatens to narrow Section 2 to near-uselessness. Filing a high-impact challenge now—in a state where a newly enacted congressional or legislative map demonstrably dilutes minority voting strength—forces the Court to show its hand while there is still a Democratic-controlled DOJ to litigate vigorously, locking in a record for potential legislative repair.

Amicus brief filing by state attorneys general in support of consent decree enforcement

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general can file an amicus brief in any pending case challenging a consent decree's continuation or revival, arguing that the federal government has a statutory duty under 34 U.S.C. § 12601 to maintain pattern-or-practice remedies, and that the dismissal without a replacement violates that duty. This builds legal pressure immediately.

Launch a state-level legislative campaign to divert detention funds to community-based alternatives

Work with state legislators in states that host large ICE detention centers (e.g., Texas, California, New York, Florida) to introduce bills prohibiting state and local contracts with for-profit detention facilities and redirecting those savings to case management, supervised release, and legal representation programs. This directly counters the policy choice of detention expansion by starving it of state-level revenue and building proof-of-concept for community alternatives.

Launch the 'Check the Executive' project: a 501(c)(3) research and convening initiative to study and promote legislative mechanisms that incentivize cross-party oversight coalitions

The elimination of intra-party checks means Congress as an institution cannot rely on the minority party's cooperation. This project, led by the Brennan Center for Justice and the R Street Institute, would research and draft model rules, procedures, and statutory frameworks (e.g., requiring supermajority votes on certain executive actions, or creating a permanent joint committee on executive oversight with rotating chairs) that a future Congress could adopt to restore institutional checks even when the president's party controls both chambers.

Campaign for state-level public AI asset laws in California and New York

Modeled on the federal bill, state legislation could impose a similar equity carve-out or data-center cost-recovery fee on AI companies operating in key states. California and New York have the market leverage to make this a reality before a federal trifecta is possible.

State-level adoption of civil service protections to block Schedule F-style patronage

Since federal legislation is gated by congressional control, state legislatures and governors can immediately pass state-level merit system laws that mirror the Pendleton Act's protections, preempting any future state-level version of Schedule F and building a legal and political model for federal reform.

Build a state-level prosecutorial network to refuse cooperation with DOJ political prosecutions

St. Paul City Attorney's Office showed the template. A coalition of progressive city attorneys and state AGs should formalize a 'non-cooperation compact' pledging to decline state charges in cases where the federal government targets nonviolent protest under civil rights statutes originally meant for hate crimes. This compresses federal reach by removing the state charging pipeline the DOJ expects.

Launch a 50-state legislative campaign to pass state-level safe harbor laws for comprehensive reproductive health training

Model state bills that explicitly authorize medical schools and residency programs to include opt-out abortion training without risking state funding, preempting HHS enforcement that conditions federal funds on state policing of curricula. Coalition of reproductive rights and medical education groups targets states with Democratic trifectas or split control in 2026–2027 session to create a defensive firewall against federal overreach.

Launch a multi-state coalition to intervene in any new CFPB authorizing bill or appropriations rider

With the Supreme Court having rejected the constitutional argument, the remaining threat is legislative. State attorneys general, led by New York and California, should prepare joint opposition to any bill or rider that repeals Section 1071 or defunds the CFPB enforcement apparatus. A coordinated public comment, legal analysis, and state-level consumer protection coalition will make Congress pay a price for moving these provisions.

State-Level Health Privacy Shield Acts in Reproductive-Rights-Preserving States

State legislatures in blue and purple states should pass laws that mirror and exceed the 2022 OCR guidance, prohibiting any state-licensed health plan, provider, or contractor from disclosing reproductive health records to out-of-state law enforcement or prosecutors, and creating private rights of action for patients whose privacy is breached. This immunizes patients and providers from the effect of a future federal reversal.

Support State Right-to-Repair Implementation and Model Law Adoption Campaign

Organize coalition of repair advocates, farmers unions, disability rights groups, and independent repair shops to accelerate adoption of enforceable right-to-repair laws in remaining states, targeting the 65% of Americans currently uncovered. Coordinate messaging, model legislation, and testimony to capitalize on current momentum.

Launch multi-state ballot initiative campaign to restore abortion access via state constitutional amendment

Dobbs eliminated federal constitutional protection; the immediate political opening is state-level ballot measures (Colorado, Missouri, Arizona model) that can bypass legislatures. This builds voter engagement and purple-state organizing before 2026 midterms, creating facts on the ground and momentum for federal restoration post-2028.

Secure Op-Ed Placement: Holder, Markey, or Johnson Respond to Turley in Major Publications

Place a direct response op-ed from a visible Democratic leader (ideally Holder, Markey, or Johnson) in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, or New York Times, rebutting Turley's omissions and reclaiming the structural/constitutional rationale for expansion. Immediate credibility move before 2026 midterms messaging intensifies.

Establish a voter-protection legal defense fund for VRA Section 2 challenges in 2026 and 2028

Callais will embolden challenges to majority-minority districts in the 2026 and 2028 election cycles. A rapid-deployment legal and financial resource must be in place to defend existing districts and challenge hostile maps in state and federal courts before they determine electoral outcomes.

Demand DOJ preserve all records related to the settlement and fund negotiations

Send letters to DOJ demanding preservation and production of internal communications, briefs, and decision memos concerning the creation and cancellation of the 'anti-weaponization' fund, to serve as a foundation for oversight and potential litigation.

File lawsuit challenging conflict-of-interest appointments to EPA Science Advisory Board

Use Chemours’ direct conflict of interest to disqualify the SAB input and force reconsideration of the rule.

Senate Banking Committee minority request GAO audit of SEC enforcement decline and CFPB rule withdrawal impacts

Senator Sherrod Brown's staff will formally request a Government Accountability Office study quantifying the effect of the SEC's reduced enforcement on investor fraud filings and the CFPB's data broker rule withdrawal on consumer identity theft rates. The GAO report will provide an authoritative, nonpartisan baseline for future legislative reversals and amicus briefs in private lawsuits challenging the CFPB withdrawal under the APA.

Launch a coordinated state attorney general antitrust and consumer-protection investigation into utility subsidization of AI data centers

File a Nationwide FOIA Request for SSA-DOGE Communications on the Death Master File Scheme

Los Angeles County election officials obtain protective order against federal interference

Seek a federal court protective order in the Central District of California to prevent DOJ from seizing ballots, voting machines, or voter records without a properly supported warrant, safeguarding election administration from politically motivated intrusion.

File a FOIA lawsuit for all operational directives and cost data for Operation Southern Spear and Operation Absolute Resolve

A coalition of transparency organizations (American Civil Liberties Union, Government Accountability Project, and National Security Archive) jointly file suit under the Freedom of Information Act to compel the Departments of Defense and State to release all task orders, cost estimates, and legal justifications for the two named operations, creating a public record that can inform congressional oversight.

Form a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general to file an amicus brief in support of Louisiana’s second majority-Black district before the Supreme Court’s ruling is issued

To counteract the signal that *Callais* may weaken Section 2, a bipartisan-adjacent coalition of state attorneys general (led by a state with a strong voting rights record, such as California or New York) should file an amicus brief emphasizing the historical importance and constitutional viability of race-conscious districting to comply with the VRA. This immediate action provides a counter-narrative to the Court’s skepticism and bolsters the record for why Section 2 remains essential to preventing minority vote dilution. It also pressures the current DOJ to publicly clarify its stance, which remains ambiguous.

File amicus brief in pending ICE detention litigation challenging GEO Group contracts

The American Immigration Council and allied organizations should file an amicus brief in ongoing litigation against GEO Group’s contract with ICE for Delaney Hall, arguing that reliance on for-profit detention violates due process and statutory mandates for humane conditions and family unity.

File FOIA Requests for HHS Internal Communications on Head Start & Marriage Program Funding

File targeted FOIA requests with HHS to uncover any early implementation steps for Project 2025 proposals to eliminate Head Start or redirect Title IV-B funds to marriage programs, enabling preemptive litigation or congressional scrutiny.

File multistate AG coalition lawsuit challenging DOD-DHS intelligence integration order and border militarization directives under the Refugee Act and APA

Project 2025's DOD-DHS alignment proposal and the framing of migration as a military threat directly conflict with 8 U.S.C. § 1158 individualized asylum adjudication requirements and APA notice-and-comment obligations. A coalition of state AGs with large immigrant populations has standing to challenge implementing directives now, before the structural merger is consolidated.

Launch a 501(c)(4) campaign to pressure Democratic senators to support court expansion or ethics reform

Immediate pressure campaign building public demand for structural Supreme Court reform—term limits, binding ethics code, or expansion—to counteract the Court's civil rights rollbacks before the 2028 election.

Launch a state-level campaign for cultural institution protections

Launch media and legislative campaign exposing the fake emergency pretext

Earthjustice, the Center for Biological Diversity, and California-based climate advocacy groups run a coordinated narrative campaign to document how the Iran emergency declaration is a pretext for the Sable pipeline, highlighting safety risks, state preemption, and negligible oil production impact, targeting national media and key House/Senate members.

Amicus brief campaign by state AGs in support of pro bono representation

State attorneys general file coordinated amicus briefs in key cases where large firms have withdrawn, arguing that firm retaliation chills access to the courts and undermines the rule of law, creating a legal record to support future legislation.

Launch a national campaign to pressure Congress to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act with a restored Section 2 effects test

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights should coordinate a multi-state campaign to build public and congressional pressure for the VRAA, which would legislatively overturn Callais and restore Section 2's effects-based standard.

Launch a national state-by-state redistricting rapid-response legal fund

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Democratic Redistricting Committee should establish a $5 million targeted fund to provide immediate litigation support in the nine states where maps are actively being contested or redrawn, ensuring that challenges to maps that dismantle majority-minority districts are not delayed by lack of resources.

File Amicus Briefs in CSU v. Department of Education Supporting Title IX Inclusive Interpretation

Coalition of civil rights organizations files amicus briefs arguing that Title IX prohibits discrimination based on gender identity, referencing federal court precedent, to block the administration’s narrowing enforcement and protect trans athletes nationwide.

File amicus brief in Section 230 challenge to FCC's reinterpretation

The Electronic Frontier Foundation or similar digital rights group should file an amicus brief in the pending litigation over the FCC's Section 230 rulemaking, arguing the Commission lacks statutory authority to penalize platforms for content-moderation decisions. This opposes Carr's blueprint to weaponize Section 230.

Section 1983 Civil Rights Action Against Bondi and Dhillon for Witness Tampering and Obstruction of Congress

State Pension Fund Divestment from SpaceX IPO Over Retail-Investor Risk

The New York State Common Retirement Fund should publicly announce it will not participate in the SpaceX IPO and will divest any existing holdings, citing inordinate retail investor risk from the company's speculative AI valuation.

Launch a Department of Justice civil rights investigation into conditions at Delaney Hall and similar GEO Group facilities

Request that the DOJ Civil Rights Division open a pattern-or-practice investigation into medical neglect, inadequate care, and detainee deaths at Delaney Hall and comparable for-profit immigration detention centers. This applies immediate legal pressure on GEO Group and ICE while building a public record for future legislation.

Issue a joint advisory from Democratic attorneys general on state-level antitrust and price-gouging actions tied to democracy reforms

A coalition of state AGs (e.g., New York, California, Illinois, Minnesota) releases a legal advisory and model legislation for state-level anti-price-gouging laws that require any company settling a price-fixing case to disclose all political contributions and lobbying activities. This directly connects the affordability crisis to campaign finance transparency, giving state legislators a concrete tool to fight both corporate manipulation and democratic erosion.

File FOIA requests for all ICE detention contracts and cost-benefit analyses of private vs. community alternatives

Sue ICE under FOIA for all current private detention contracts, procurement justifications, and any internal cost-benefit analyses comparing detention with community-based alternatives. This creates a public record to counter the narrative that detention is necessary and provides ammunition for litigation and legislative advocacy.

Launch a state-level coalition campaign for fair redistricting reform in 2027

Louisiana lacks an independent redistricting commission, leaving map-drawing to the partisan legislature. Coalition partners (e.g., Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, League of Women Voters) should organize a ballot initiative campaign for a 2027 state constitutional amendment creating a nonpartisan commission. This is the structural fix that prevents future elimination of minority districts.

Governor of Michigan convenes a summit of state-level advocates for independent redistricting

Michigan's governor hosts a summit with leaders from California, Colorado, and other states with independent commissions, to develop model legislation and a shared strategy to push for commissions in states like Texas, Florida, and Georgia before the next census.

State AG coalition files amicus brief defending Davis-Bacon applicability on I-5 expansion

A coalition of state attorneys general will intervene in an ongoing or anticipated challenge to Davis-Bacon enforcement on a major DOT-funded project, arguing that repealing the act violates federal procurement integrity and state interests in infrastructure quality.

New Jersey AG files lawsuit against ICE over conditions at Delaney Hall

The New Jersey Attorney General would file a state-level suit alleging violations of state health and safety codes at Delaney Hall, using existing state regulatory authority to force inspections and potential closure regardless of federal policy.

Senate Banking Committee minority staff prepare oversight memos on Fed independence and the consequences of free banking

Senator Sherrod Brown’s staff on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee should produce and release a series of oversight memos documenting how free banking, a gold standard, or K-Percent Rule would destabilize the economy, harm workers, and increase financial crises—creating a ready-made legislative record for future hearings and bills.

Launch a coordinated state-level pressure campaign for Alabama county commissions to adopt independent redistricting criteria

Without federal relief, push Alabama's county commissions to adopt race-neutral, community-of-interest-driven criteria for local maps, creating alternative representation structures until Congress can restore Section 2.

File an amicus brief in any pending litigation challenging HHS conscience enforcement, emphasizing the maternal health impact

If medical schools or states sue over the HHS enforcement policy or proposed rule, a coalition of maternal mortality experts and medical associations files a brief arguing that the policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act by arbitrary and capricious decision-making (ignoring negative health outcomes) and undermines state autonomy. This presses courts to enjoin enforcement while forward-looking legislation builds.

Launch worker-led 'pre-majority union' negotiation campaigns at 50 non-union Amazon warehouses

Amazon Labor Union and RWDSU jointly launch campaigns to establish pre-majority union committees under Section 7 of the NLRA, conduct card-check drives, and demand voluntary recognition at warehouses where no election is possible due to NLRB paralysis.

Restore and Expand Voting Rights Section 2 Enforcement via State Attorneys General

Form a multistate coalition of Democratic state attorneys general to file independent Section 2 voting rights lawsuits in federal court, drawing on state legal resources and private civil rights bar networks, to compensate for DOJ withdrawal and build a body of favorable precedent that survives future DOJ inaction.

Press EPA to issue Clean Water Act guidance on ORV trail impacts

Direct EPA to release guidance clarifying that any off-road vehicle trail designation causing sedimentation or turbidity in waters of the U.S. triggers Clean Water Act permitting and enforcement—ensuring that even under the rescinded EO, land managers cannot ignore water quality impacts when approving ORV access.

Launch an SEC and state AG investigation into GEO Group's detainee wage practices

File a formal investor complaint with the SEC requiring GEO Group to disclose the financial risk of ongoing wage litigation (Washington state minimum wage case) and coordinate a multistate AG inquiry into whether paying $1/day constitutes deceptive business practices.

Launch a multi-state AG coalition to oppose mutual-recognition agreements that preempt state food-safety standards

State attorneys general from major formula-consuming states file a joint comment and legal challenge to any proposed mutual-recognition rule, arguing it violates state police powers and the Tenth Amendment.

S&P Dow Jones Indices review of forced index-fund buying rules for SpaceX IPO stocks

S&P Dow Jones Indices should review whether the current index inclusion rules force funds to buy SpaceX shares at distorted prices, exacerbating wealth transfer to insiders. The review could lead to rule changes or temporary suspension of index entry for stocks with anti-investor lock-up structures.

State Department Inspector General investigates unauthorized military operations in Latin America

To hold the administration accountable for conducting unilateral military operations in Venezuela, the Caribbean, and the Eastern Pacific without congressional authorization—damaging U.S. credibility and regional stability during Colombia's election—the State Department Office of Inspector General should open a formal investigation into the legal basis and reported civilian casualties.

Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena Sheriff Sumption for testimony on selective enforcement

State Senator Scott Surovell, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issues a subpoena for Sumption to testify about his policy of non-enforcement and its impact on public safety, laying groundwork for legislative remedies including potential state-level contempt sanctions or revisions to sheriff authority statutes.

File Rulemaking Petition to Require Balanced SBREFA Representation at All Agencies

Petition SBA and OMB to initiate a rulemaking that mandates, for all agency SBREFA panels, equal representation for small business, worker, consumer, and environmental stakeholders—not just business interests—and require public justification for any panel composition that deviates from parity.

Launch 'Defend School Meals' Coalition and State-Level Pledge Campaign

The School Nutrition Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Center for Science in the Public Interest will organize a coalition of 100+ national and state organizations. State-level resolutions will commit governors and state education agencies to maintain evidence-based nutrition standards regardless of federal changes, building political pressure and legal grounding.

Launch a national campaign for independent redistricting commissions

Build state-level executive order model to restore contractor non-discrimination mandates for state procurement

Forty states employ significant numbers of federal contractors and can act independently to require diversity and non-discrimination protections in state procurement without waiting for Congress. The May Day coalition should develop a model EO for Democratic governors, starting with early movers like California and New York, to offset the federal revocation.

Organize a permanent national climate health registry to document health harms from deregulated pollution

Public health researchers and EJ organizations (We ACT for Environmental Justice, Harvard C-CHANGE) would create a mandatory reporting system for hospital admissions and school absences linked to air pollution spikes in fence-line communities. The data would serve as evidence for future endangerment re-findings, support state-level lawsuits, and pressure legislators by quantifying the human toll.

Amicus brief in State of New Mexico v. DOE supporting ARPA-E's statutory mandate

If the administration moves to formally eliminate ARPA-E through executive action, file an amicus brief arguing that ARPA-E's statutory authorization under the America COMPETES Act requires an affirmative act of Congress to disestablish, not a presidential order.

File TPS-preservation amicus brief in Haiti TPS Supreme Court case on World Cup economic nexus

The Supreme Court’s review of the Haiti TPS injunction threatens to upend the workforce for 185,000 World Cup-related jobs. The U.S. Conference of Mayors, led by Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, should file an amicus brief detailing how terminating Haiti TPS and destabilizing the national immigrant labor pool would directly undermine the $30.5 billion economic output FIFA and the U.S. government have publicly committed to. This brief would arm the Court with a concrete economic harm that goes beyond the humanitarian case.

File amicus brief in Bostock-related circuit cases to defend broad Title VII protections for LGBTQ+ workers

The Trump administration has signaled it will narrowly interpret Bostock v. Clayton County to exclude bathrooms, locker rooms, and dress codes. Several pending circuit cases implicate this scope. A coalition of civil rights organizations will file coordinated amicus briefs in at least three key appellate cases this fall to preserve the full reach of Bostock before the administration can issue restrictive guidance.

Launch public pressure campaign against the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (S.3344)

Mobilize faith-based and child welfare organizations to oppose legislation that would allow federally funded child welfare agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ+ families and unmarried couples, undermining foster care safety.

Launch a state-level 10-point report card grading each state's vulnerability to federal education dismantlement and publish model legislation to preemptively shore up IDEA and Title I protections

The Education Trust and National School Boards Association would score each state on legal readiness (e.g., whether state law protects special education funding if federal IDEA money vanishes) and release model state bills that guarantee replacement funding and maintain civil rights oversight, building a firewall against the micro-savings-account scheme.

Organize a 'Court Accountability Now' coalition of civil-rights groups and law scholars to draft and promote a Supreme Court expansion bill

Clyburn's warning demands a long-term structural response. A coalition led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund would draft a Court expansion bill (e.g., adding four seats) and build public pressure through reports, town halls, and congressional testimony — laying the groundwork for passage under a future trifecta.

Democratic Governors and State Legislatures Challenge Abstinence-Only Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding with Evidence-Based State Programs

Project 2025's plan to defund evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention and replace it with Sexual Risk Avoidance (abstinence-only) curricula would leave states to pick up the pieces. Democratic governors and state lawmakers in key states (e.g., California, New York, Washington) can preemptively pass state laws that guarantee funding for evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs regardless of federal cuts, and direct their state health departments to maintain rigorous evaluation criteria. This both insulates their states from harm and models a successful alternative to the federal retreat.

State-level data center ratepayer protection legislation

Enact laws in key data center states (Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Georgia) requiring data center customers to pay the full cost of new transmission and generation capacity and prohibiting utilities from socializing those costs across residential and small-business rate classes.

File amicus briefs in 2026 SCOTUS election cases arguing that the court's own record of partisan rulings undermines its claimed neutrality

In any election-administration or voting-rights case before the Court (e.g., RNC voter purge or Purcell-related cases), a coalition of election-law clinics and democracy groups files briefs citing the court's pattern of pro-Trump outcomes alongside Roberts' feeble rhetoric to argue that the Court should adopt a presumption favoring voter access to restore institutional credibility.

Demand corporate campaign finance disclosure from leading AI firms

To build political will for the federal bill, an immediate pressure campaign should force OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI to disclose all political contributions, lobbying expenditures, and PAC activity, exposing their attempts to defeat public-interest legislation.

Docket an amicus brief in any IG lawsuit or whistleblower retaliation case tied to database denial

If a whistleblower or the IG itself files suit over the access denials, the 501(c)(3) legal arm of the coalition files an amicus brief establishing that a pattern of obstructing OIG access to criminal-investigation databases violates the Inspector General Act of 1978 and undermines congressional oversight under Article I.

Adopt state-level financial privacy shield laws to bar state-chartered banks from complying with immigration-targeting advisories

Model legislation in Democratic-controlled states (CA, NY, IL, CO, WA) would prohibit state-chartered banks and credit unions from using immigration status as a factor in account decisions or from voluntarily reporting customers based on the FinCEN advisory. This creates a patchwork of safe harbors that shields immigrant communities in key states.

Launch federal voting rights preclearance legislative push via Rep. Sewell's reintroduced John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Representative Terri Sewell and Democratic leadership should immediately reintroduce and begin hearings on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore the preclearance formula struck down in Shelby County and strengthen Section 2 protections, positioning the bill for passage once Democrats hold a trifecta.

Direct USAGM Inspector General to investigate political interference in editorial decisions since 2020 firewall repeal

The USAGM OIG can open a review of hiring, firing, and coverage decisions to document whether the lack of firewall has produced partisan content, providing evidence for a future rulemaking or congressional codification.

Commit BARDA to co-develop a multivalent Ebola vaccine covering Bundibugyo virus

Direct the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to enter a public-private partnership to develop a licensed multivalent Ebola vaccine that includes the Bundibugyo species. The current rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine only covers Zaire ebolavirus, leaving no licensed countermeasure for the 2026 outbreak.

Establish a State-Fed Public Banking Network pilot to insulate community credit from Fed balance-sheet contraction

Governors of states with public banking legislation (California, Washington, New York, Illinois) should direct their state treasurers to create a coordinated network of public banks that provide countercyclical lending to small businesses and local governments when Fed tightening or balance-sheet runoff squeezes private credit — demonstrating an alternative that doesn't rely on the Fed's lender-of-last-resort function.

Fund a worker-to-worker cross-border labor organizing initiative for maquiladora zones

A foundation-backed labor-rights coalition (Solidarity Center, AFL-CIO) will launch a multi-year program to train and support independent union organizers in Mexican maquiladora regions, directly attacking the wage-suppression dynamic that drives the USMCA labor-chapter enforcement gap. The program must include legal aid, safety protocols, and media documentation to counter employer intimidation.

State-level legislative shield: model bill to create independent state commissions that review and can delay or refer for judicial review any federal executive action with significant state impacts

As the federal executive consolidates power, states need a formal process to interpose themselves without triggering a constitutional crisis. This model bill, drafted by the Uniform Law Commission and promoted by the National Conference of State Legislatures, would create a state-level reviewer (e.g., a joint legislative-executive commission) that can issue a 'federal executive review' report, triggering a mandatory rebate or emergency legislative session to respond. It provides a legal, non-secessionist mechanism for states to demand accountability when Congress fails to do so.

FTC Enforcement Action Against Health Entities Improperly Sharing Reproductive Health Data

The Federal Trade Commission should bring enforcement actions under Section 5 of the FTC Act against any health plan, provider, or data broker that publicly claims to protect reproductive health data but then shares it with law enforcement or state officials, on the theory that such disclosure is a deceptive trade practice. This provides a backstop privacy protection without waiting for a new HIPAA rule.

State-level legislation: RTO market design principles for reliability and clean energy

Model state bills, drafted by (e.g.) the Clean Energy States Alliance, that require state public utility commissions to direct their RTO representatives to oppose any market rule that discriminates against storage or renewable resources, to support increased transfer capability for weather-diversity regions, and to require that any new dispatchable capacity FERC mandates be carbon-neutral where feasible—enforceable through state PUC oversight of utility membership in RTOs.

Prepare a model state statute requiring a warrant for any digital device search by state/local law enforcement operating at international ports or border regions

Because states have concurrent jurisdiction at some border facilities and can impose higher Fourth Amendment protections for their own officers, this model bill creates a backup layer of protection that can take effect in progressive states immediately, irrespective of federal inaction.

Establish state-level telehealth quality & continuity standards through National Association of Insurance Commissioners model act

Draft and adopt a model state law requiring that telehealth-only plans and direct-to-consumer prescribing platforms disclose, in plain language at point of sale, the absence of a longitudinal care relationship; require a documented referral to a primary care clinician after a set number of visits for non-acute conditions; and mandate interoperability with community health information exchanges. NAIC model acts carry real regulatory weight once at least 10 states adopt them.

Establish State-Level HUD Accountability Laws: New York, California, and Massachusetts Model

State legislators (e.g., NY Assembly Housing Committee chair Linda Rosenthal, CA Assemblymember David Chiu, MA Sen. Patricia Jehlen) to introduce and pass state laws that require HUD grantees at the state level to file annual reports on how federal funding reductions (CDBG, HOME, Section 8) affect local affordable housing unit production and waiting list lengths — creating a data-driven opposition record to drive congressional action.

Introduce Utah state bill requiring countywide referendum for data centers exceeding 1 GW load

In the 2027 Utah legislative session, a bill requiring any data center with an electrical demand over 1 GW to win local voter approval via referendum would lock in the backlash against O'Leary's project and prevent similar speculative land grabs without community consent.

Urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to require transparent cost-allocation reporting for data center grid connections

File lawsuit challenging EO 14408 for violating NEPA and FLPMA

Argue that rescinding the minimization criteria without any replacement environmental analysis violates NEPA's requirement to consider alternatives and FLPMA's mandate for land-use plans to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation. Note: viability depends on standing through a plaintiff whose recreational or conservation use is directly harmed by new ORV designations.

File amicus brief in key Voting Rights Act case to defend Section 2 against narrowing

Civil rights groups, led by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, file an amicus brief in an upcoming Supreme Court case that threatens to further restrict Section 2 of the VRA, emphasizing the link between racial gerrymandering and partisan map manipulation as highlighted in the entry.

Build and fund 2026 midterm candidate pipeline around Pentagon audit accountability and civil service protection platforms

The DOD has failed every financial audit since 2018; Project 2025's acquisition reform and Schedule F proposals would make that failure permanent by stripping the career auditors and analysts who are the only internal check. Recruiting and funding candidates who will run on Pentagon accountability and merit-system restoration builds the House majority prerequisite for the oversight and legislative items below.

State Attorneys General Multistate Amicus Brief Supporting Congressional Subpoena Power

Led by California, New York, and Illinois, file an amicus brief in any federal case arising from the Bondi deposition arguing that executive privilege must yield when Congress seeks information about pre-government conduct or victim-protection failures.

Issue a Know Your Rights and Know Your Bank toolkit for immigrant-owned small businesses

The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy (with current leadership pressure from Democratic members) or a coalition of State Small Business Credit Initiatives (e.g., the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank) can produce and distribute plain-language materials explaining how to respond to bank inquiries under the advisory, what data banks can legally share, and where to report discriminatory account closures.

Launch Model State Open-Governance for Arts Institutions Act

Create and disseminate model state legislation requiring public notice, comment, and legislative approval for major changes to state-chartered cultural institutions, to prevent parallel local overreach and build a bipartisan track record before federal action.

Organize a state-level ballot initiative in Louisiana to establish an independent redistricting commission

Power Coalition for Equity and Justice and Voter Advocacy Louisiana should launch a petition drive for a constitutional amendment creating an independent commission to draw future congressional maps, bypassing the legislature's partisan control.

Launch national campaign to ratify a constitutional amendment restoring VRA Section 2 protections

Organize a multi-year push to amend the Constitution to explicitly protect the right to vote against racial discrimination, including a clear standard for majority-minority districts, to insulate voting rights from future judicial rollbacks.

Article III Judges Immediately Enjoin HHS Rule Expanding TANF 'Assistance' Definition — Nationwide Injunction Sought

Should the incoming Trump administration finalize a rule under ACF authority that redefines non-cash benefits as 'assistance' subject to work requirements, the coalition of state AGs and national legal aid groups (e.g., National Legal Aid & Defenders Association, Legal Services Corporation) will seek a nationwide preliminary injunction in a friendly district court (e.g., D. Oregon or D. Maryland). This would preserve the status quo while litigation proceeds, preventing millions from losing basic supports.

Advance state-level greenhouse gas standards for power plants and vehicles to fill the federal void

A multi-state coalition (California, New York, Washington, Colorado, Oregon) would adopt or strengthen state-level Clean Air Act Title V permits for power plants and California's Advanced Clean Cars II standard, creating a de facto national standard through market share. These rules would use state endangerment findings under state clean air acts, building a parallel legal architecture that can survive the loss of the federal finding.

Enact Louisiana state-level automatic voter registration and anti‑cracking statute

Louisiana state legislators and the Democratic caucus, working with Power Coalition and the Louisiana Justice Institute, should introduce a state bill requiring neutrally-drawn redistricting criteria and automatic voter registration to offset the effects of the discriminatory map and protect remaining Black electoral opportunities.

Litigation Funding Campaign for Victims of Epstein File Redaction Errors

Launch a coordinated fundraising drive by survivors' advocacy groups and civil liberties organizations to support private lawsuits against DOJ officials (including Bondi and Dhillon) for negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress due to the release of victim identities.