Jamie said he would lead the Democrats in rebuffing the MAGA assault on the Constitution and the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, voting rights, birthright citizenship and immigrant rights and the reproductive freedoms of American women.
Lead Democrats in rebuffing attacks on the Constitution, the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, voting rights, birthright citizenship, immigrant rights, and reproductive freedom.
Occurrences
we will continue to fight to protect civil rights and civil liberties against these attacks
The Protecting our Democracy Act will: Codify constitutional prohibitions on foreign and domestic emoluments to prevent the President from profiting off foreign influence or public office at the expense of the American people. Increase transparency surrounding the Executive Branch’s implementation of spending laws, prevent the politicization of the civil service and strengthen protections for whistleblowers who play a crucial role in Congressional oversight by exposing wrongdoing, often at great personal and professional risk. Protect elections from foreign interference, require presidential candidates to submit their tax returns to the Federal Election Commission and increase disclosure requirements for online political advertisements. Prohibits the President from accepting... payments from pardon recipients or presidential appointees to prevent corrupt “pay-to-play" schemes
Together we will defend our Constitution and hold Donald Trump and his cronies accountable for the chaos they’ve unleashed against our people, including immigrants.
Evidence
Raskin’s campaign site says he would lead Democrats in rebuffing MAGA attacks on the Constitution, Supreme Court, DOJ, voting rights, birthright citizenship, immigrant rights, and reproductive freedom.
Raskin was elected Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and said he was ready to mobilize members to defend American freedom, democratic institutions, and the rule of law.
The Judiciary Democrats site says the task force led 216 House and Senate Democrats in a bicameral amicus brief defending birthright citizenship, with Raskin identified as a House lead.
Raskin led 90 House Democrats in opposing the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate the DOJ Community Relations Service in an amicus brief.
Raskin introduced the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act with more than 128 original co-sponsors to protect interstate travel for reproductive care.
Raskin introduced the Accessible Voting Act to expand voting rights and access for older Americans and Americans with disabilities.
Representative Jamie Raskin and Maryland Democratic colleagues rallied 40 colleagues and sent a letter to OPM urging the agency to preserve the Combined Federal Campaign, warning that sudden termination would harm charities and vulnerable populations.
Raskin delivered opening remarks at a hearing condemning the Trump DOJ prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center and saying the administration has gutted civil-rights enforcement and redirected DOJ away from hate-crime work.
Raskin released a staff report showing Trump-era mass deportation policy is derailing prosecutions, and argued DHS is blocking justice, due process, and the rule of law.
Raskin issued a statement after the Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling, calling it a demolition of the Voting Rights Act and urging Congress to act on redistricting reform.
Raskin led Democrats in filing resolutions invoking the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses to challenge Trump’s profiteering and to press the Department of Justice not to settle claims improperly.
Raskin introduced legislation to implement Section 4 of the 25th Amendment and said Congress must establish a constitutional process to respond to presidential incapacity.
On June 16, 2026, Rep. Jamie Raskin, as Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, expanded an investigation into a Trump administration campaign involving DOJ, HHS, and the White House targeting apps used by the public to report ICE and CBP activity.
On June 17, 2026, Raskin demanded an immediate investigation into an Illinois U.S. attorney over misconduct in the failed federal prosecution of protesters outside an ICE facility, citing grand jury abuse and constitutional due process violations.
Raskin's campaign biography said he was elected unanimously as House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member and would lead Democrats in rebuffing MAGA attacks on the Constitution, the Supreme Court, DOJ, voting rights, birthright citizenship, immigrant rights, and reproductive freedoms.
The House Judiciary Committee Democrats members page lists Jamie Raskin of Maryland's 8th District as Ranking Member.
The Litigation Task Force led 216 House and Senate Democrats in a Supreme Court amicus brief defending birthright citizenship against Trump's executive order; the House effort was helmed by Leader Jeffries and Task Force Co-Chair, Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, among others.
Raskin, Lizzie Fletcher, Marilyn Strickland, and more than 128 original co-sponsors introduced the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act to protect interstate travel for reproductive health care after Dobbs.
As Judiciary Ranking Member, Raskin condemned the Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling as gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and called for Congress to establish independent redistricting commissions and authorize proportional representation systems.
Raskin led Democrats in filing two resolutions demanding that President Trump comply with the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses and directing related payments or claims away from presidential self-enrichment.
Raskin introduced legislation creating the 25th Amendment body Congress is empowered to establish for determining presidential incapacity, saying Congress had a duty to set up that constitutional process.
Raskin released a Judiciary Democrats staff report finding that Trump mass-deportation policies were derailing prosecutions, denying due process, weakening public safety, and blocking access to justice.
Raskin expanded an investigation into a Trump administration effort involving DOJ, HHS, and the White House to target apps used to report ICE and CBP activity, demanding information from Apple and Google.
Raskin demanded an immediate investigation into the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois over alleged grand-jury abuse in a failed prosecution of protesters outside an ICE facility.
Raskin delivered Judiciary Committee opening remarks condemning a Trump DOJ prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center, criticized the administration's civil-rights enforcement shifts, and moved to subpoena officials tied to a DOJ slush-fund allegation.
Assessments
The promise was an oversight and leadership commitment, not a pledge to enact a single statute. In the 119th Congress, Raskin served as House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member and took repeated same-term actions matching the named subjects: constitutional and Emoluments Clause resolutions, 25th Amendment legislation, voting-rights statements after Supreme Court action, a bicameral amicus effort defending birthright citizenship, DOJ and civil-rights oversight, and investigations tied to immigration enforcement and due process. The evidence shows he materially led Democratic pushback in the relevant federal office context.
Raskin has materially and publicly led House Democrats in exactly the kinds of fights named in the promise during his current term: he became Ranking Member of House Judiciary, led or joined amicus briefs defending birthright citizenship and voting rights, opposed attacks on DOJ civil-rights functions, advanced reproductive-freedom legislation, and pushed back on immigration-enforcement abuses. The promise is broad and ongoing, but the available evidence shows repeated same-term leadership rather than mere symbolic support, so this counts as fulfilled.
The promise was to lead Democratic resistance on constitutional, justice, voting-rights, immigrant-rights, birthright-citizenship, and reproductive-freedom issues, not necessarily to enact a single statutory result. In the same federal term after the 2024 campaign promise, Raskin became Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and repeatedly acted in that leadership capacity: leading amicus efforts on birthright citizenship and DOJ civil-rights functions, issuing and advancing oversight against Trump administration DOJ and immigration policies, introducing constitutional and reproductive-freedom legislation, and publicly responding to Supreme Court voting-rights decisions. The evidence shows sustained, material leadership across most of the named issue areas, so the promise is fulfilled in the same term.
Raskin promised to lead Democratic opposition to attacks on constitutional and civil-rights institutions and liberties, not necessarily to secure final policy victories in every listed area. In the relevant federal office context, he became Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and then materially led Democratic responses in the same term, including bicameral amicus work defending birthright citizenship, a Democratic legal challenge involving a DOJ civil-rights function, reproductive-freedom legislation, and voting-rights legislation or advocacy. The evidence shows active leadership across multiple core subjects named in the promise, so the leadership commitment is best treated as delivered rather than merely attempted.
Raskin obtained the relevant Democratic leadership role as Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and then took concrete same-term actions matching the promise: leading Democratic amicus efforts on birthright citizenship and DOJ civil-rights functions, introducing reproductive-freedom travel legislation, and advancing voting-rights legislation. The promise was broad and advocacy-oriented rather than requiring enactment of a specific law, so documented leadership and coordinated opposition across several named issue areas is sufficient for delivered.