IT HAPPENED HERE:
AUTHORITARIANISM
IS ASCENDANT IN AMERICA.
The courts are the battleground. Constitutional litigation is one of the last guardrails preventing an irreversible, autocratic slide.
IT HAPPENED HERE:
WE LEAD HIGH-IMPACT CASES TO PROTECT
THE RULE OF LAW.
Free + Fair is designed for this moment. We look in all 50 states for the best opportunities to create strong legal precedents that protect our democracy and rights. Then we build the cases and provide senior leadership from inception through appeals up to the Supreme Court.
Our Work
VIEW ALLDEMOCRACYAMICUS
PROTECTING EVERY VOTE
United States v. California
Bipartisan former governors urged the court to reject the Trump administration’s demand that California set aside thousands of ballots just days before Election Day.
PROTECTING EVERY VOTE
DEMOCRACYAMICUS
PROTECTING TRANSGENDER WORKERS
FreeState Justice v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Trump-era Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has stopped serving transgender workers. On behalf of leading civil rights organizations, we’re asking the court to force the EEOC to reopen its doors.
PROTECTING TRANSGENDER WORKERS
BANSONGOING
DEFENDING STRONG GUN LAWS
United States v. Denver
Trump’s Justice Department is misusing a federal civil rights statute to try to invalidate strong gun laws across the nation. On behalf of the City of Denver and other places that regulate assault weapons, we’re fighting back.
DEFENDING STRONG GUN LAWS