{"id":301,"date":"2019-03-13T15:43:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:07:54","slug":"promoting-good-government-voting-rights-whistleblowers-and-transparency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/icap\/our-work\/promoting-good-government-voting-rights-whistleblowers-and-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting Good Government: Voting Rights, Whistleblowers, and Transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Read ICAP Executive Director Mary McCord’s testimony<\/a> before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the consequences to separation of powers from the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States on presidential immunity. Mary also joined Princeton’s Program in Public Law and Public Policy on a recent panel to discuss election hazards and potential solutions \u2013 find the full recording of the panel here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

ICAP and Law Forward successfully represented two Wisconsin electors in a landmark lawsuit against the fraudulent electors and their co-conspirators<\/a> who sought to have their votes for Trump and Pence counted on January 6 instead of the votes of the legitimate presidential electors whose ballots represented the will of the Wisconsin voters. Our litigation resulted in a first-of-its-kind settlement<\/a> and the release of thousands of new documents<\/strong> that shed new light on the origins of the false elector scheme.<\/p>\n

ICAP represented the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol in its defense against a lawsuit<\/a> by former president Donald Trump seeking to enjoin the release of Presidential records from the National Archives containing White House communications relating to the events on and leading up to January 6, 2021<\/a>. The Supreme Court ultimately allowed<\/a> for the release of these documents, which provided crucial evidence to the Select Committee’s investigation.<\/p>\n

ICAP also represented the House Judiciary Committee in its lawsuit to compel the former White House Counsel<\/a> to testify on matters and information discussed in the Special Counsel\u2019s Report and in its suit for access to grand jury materials<\/a> redacted from the Mueller report. In addition, ICAP sought information under FOIA on how USCIS implemented a since-rescinded public charge rule<\/a> that gave it expansive authority to deny noncitizens admission to the United States, information under the Maryland Public Information Act to to shed light on the Baltimore Police Department\u2019s compliance with legally mandated transparency practices<\/a>, and represents plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking information under FOIA to uncover details regarding the expulsion of unaccompanied and undocumented children<\/a> without legal process since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic.<\/p>\n

ICAP has also written op-eds, filed amicus briefs, and gathered important voices challenging the Executive Branch to push for public disclosure of important documents, to protect government whistleblowers, and to ensure accuracy in government reporting.<\/p>\n

ICAP has produced guidance<\/span> for fostering First Amendment rights in a variety of circumstances, including related to elections, polling places, and public protests and demonstrations.<\/strong><\/p>\n