NED Legal Filing Documents
For the most up-to-date legal filings, please click here. Press Release: National Endowment for Democracy Files Lawsuit Seeking Access to Congressionally Appropriated Funds Complaint TRO Memo in Support Exhibit...
National Endowment for Democracy Chairman Peter Roskam Addresses NED’s...
Today the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) filed a lawsuit in United States District Court against Executive Branch agencies and officials for unlawfully withholding its congressionally appropriated funding.
National Endowment for Democracy Files Lawsuit Seeking Access to Congressionally...
With this lawsuit, NED seeks to restore its ability to support democracy worldwide and continue its role as a pillar of American leadership in advancing freedom.
NED Impact Report: Iran and the Fight for Human Rights
Since 1991, NED has stood with Iran’s pro-democracy movement—documenting abuses, amplifying voices, and strengthening civil society.
NED Impact Report: China and Countering the CCP’s Global Efforts to Undermine...
NED’s grants empower local changemakers across Mainland China, Tibet, Hong Kong, and the Uyghur region, while also addressing the CCP’s global reach.
Peter Roskam in the National Review: America’s Enemies Are Rooting for...
Writing in The National Review, NED Board Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL-6) highlights how authoritarian regimes are celebrating NED’s funding disruption.
NED Response to Assertions at House Oversight Committee Hearing
NED categorically and unequivocally rejects the assertions from the February 26 hearing of the House Oversight Committee’s DOGE subcommittee.
Update from the International Forum for Democratic Studies
Friends of the Forum, We’re writing to let you know that, due to the inability to access Congressionally appropriated funds for NED, the International Forum for Democratic Studies will be suspending activities...
Statement on NED’s Funding Disruption and Program Suspensions
NED is currently unable to access its Congressionally appropriated funds, which sustain nearly all of its grantmaking and operations.
Data-Centric Authoritarianism: How China’s Development of Frontier...
A new report reviews key data-centric technologies whose development could fortify Beijing’s tech-enabled authoritarian governance model.
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