Impact Docket – 3/25/26

Written By Zenab Youssef

This week demands action. Here are ELEVEN ways you can push back right now:

⚡ Quick Actions

📩  Short-Term Engagement - Live Events & Trainings

🛠️ Long-Term Engagement

🤝 Partner Action

Whether you have 2 minutes or 2 days, join the fight. Keep reading for more context.

SUBSCRIBE TO THE IMPACT DOCKET

🔴 The Moment We're In: The Fight Is Everywhere

We're now 40 days into the DHS shutdown. TSA wait times have hit historic highs. The administration has deployed ICE agents to airport checkpoints. A deal is taking shape in the Senate but Trump says he's "pretty much not happy" with anything that doesn't include voter suppression legislation. The birthright citizenship case is heading to court. And the administration is quietly pushing proposed rules that would shield DOJ lawyers from accountability, force nonprofits into political loyalty tests, and end work permits for asylum seekers.

It's a lot. That's why the Impact Docket is weekly now — so nothing slips through.

This week's Docket has eleven actions. Donate airline miles to get a lawyer into a detention center. Join a training on how to organize a Law Day event in your city. Submit a public comment that becomes part of the legal record. Show up to a national organizing call for attorneys defending democracy. Pick one. Start there.

⚡ QUICK ACTIONS

✈️ Donate Your Miles or Points: Send a Lawyer to a Detention Center

📍 L4GG.org/TravelFund

Over 5,000 people are detained at Fort Bliss — most without legal representation. More than 150 attorneys have said they're ready to travel to help. The biggest barrier? Getting them there.

L4GG's Travel Fund turns your unused frequent flyer miles, hotel points, or credit card rewards into flights for volunteer attorneys deploying through our Detention Bridge program. Your miles send lawyers to conduct legal intakes, represent people in bond hearings, file habeas petitions, and deliver Know Your Rights presentations.

Donate miles or points | Donate by credit card

 

📩 SHORT-TERM ENGAGEMENT — Live Events & Trainings

⚖️ Learn How to Organize a Law Day of Action Event — 3/27

📍 L4GG.org/LawDayWebinar | Friday, March 27 | 1:00 PM ET

On May 1, legal professionals across America will gather at courthouses to publicly retake their oaths. Last year, Law Day mobilized 10,000+ lawyers in 50+ cities. This year, we need events in more cities — and you can make that happen.

Here's what you need: a courthouse, 30 minutes, and the willingness to show up. That's it. No budget, no committee, no event planning experience. L4GG provides everything else — a messaging toolkit, sample run-of-show, graphics, press outreach, and direct staff support.

Join L4GG Executive Director Traci Feit Love for a 30-minute briefing on how to lead a Law Day event in your city and why it's more doable than you think!

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Day of Visibility with L4GG - Resources for Tracking Trans Rights 

📍 L4GG.org/TDOV | Monday, March 31 | 1:00 PM ET

This Trans Day of Visibility, it is more obvious than ever that visibility does not equal safety. Over the past four years, state and federal governments have increasingly targeted transgender rights through bathroom bans, sports bans, restrictions on identification documents, and limits on gender-affirming care — and they are not slowing down.

These attacks don't just undermine the ability of trans people to participate fully in public life — they are being used to erode democratic institutions, established civil rights, health equity, and bodily autonomy while expanding surveillance and criminalizing dissent.

Join us for a webinarexploring what transgender rights are, why they are central to broader struggles for democracy, and the launch of two new L4GG tools: the Transgender Rights Digest — a bi-weekly newsletter summarizing developments across the country — and instant state-specific email alerts powered by our Policy Resource Hub for Transgender Rights.

⚖️ Ready to Act: A Lawyer's Roadmap for Protecting the Rule of Law

📍 L4GG.org/RoLWebinar | Tuesday, March 31 | 1:00 PM ET

Across the country, lawyers are already stepping up — filing lawsuits to check unlawful executive actions, defending the independence of courts and prosecutors, pushing back against abuses of power, and protecting the rights of vulnerable communities. But many more want to act and aren't sure where to start.

Join L4GG, the Not Above the Law Coalition, Democracy Rising Collaborative, and partners for a national organizing call bringing together attorneys committed to defending the rule of law. You'll hear directly from attorneys who have challenged government overreach in practice — what that work looks like, what it takes, and what's at stake. The session will provide specific ways to plug in, whether you're joining ongoing efforts or helping lead new ones..

🛡️ Know Your Risks: Navigating ICE Encounters as an Attorney 

📍 L4GG.org/ICE | Wednesday, April 2 | 1:00 PM ET

ICE enforcement is escalating — and so are the risks for attorneys on the front lines. Join L4GG and the National Lawyers Guild for a training focused on navigating interactions with ICE, understanding the broader landscape of federal repression, potential criminal exposure, and practical guidance for attorneys engaging in this work.

Featuring Xavier de Janon, Director of Mass Defense, National Lawyers Guild.

Whether you're already doing this work or preparing to step in, this session will equip you with the tools and context you need.

🏛️ Submit a Comment: Oppose "Litmus Test" for Federal Grantees

📍 L4GG.org/GSAComment | Comment deadline: March 30

The GSA has proposed a rule that would force every organization receiving federal funding to certify under penalty of federal law that they comply with this administration's interpretation of anti-discrimination law, that they are not "harboring illegal aliens," and that they are not engaged in activities broadly designated as "terrorist." If finalized, this could weaponize the False Claims Act against organizations pursuing entirely lawful activities.

We hosted a live comment training with the Legal Defense Fund - here's how to take action:

  1. Watch the training recording and/or access our comment template

  2. Submit your comment via the Federal Register by March 30, 2026

  3. Let us know you submitted at L4GG.org/TrackComment.

⚖️ Submit a Comment: Stop DOJ from Shielding Its Lawyers from Ethics Accountability

📍 L4GG.org/DOJCommentTraining | Comment deadline: April 6

The DOJ published a proposed rule that would allow the Attorney General to intercept and indefinitely delay state bar investigations of DOJ attorneys — a direct assault on the disciplinary framework that holds all lawyers accountable.

We hosted a live comment training with the National Women's Law Center. Here's how to take action:

  1. Watch the recording and/or access our comment template

  2. Submit your comment via the Federal Register by April 6, 2026

  3. Let us know you submitted at L4GG.org/TrackComment.

🏭 Submit a Comment: Protect Families from Industrial Chemical Disasters

📍Follow the steps below | Comment deadline: April 10

The EPA is proposing to gut the Risk Management Program — stripping third-party audits, removing "stop work" authority for employees during emergencies, and limiting the public's ability to know what hazardous chemicals are stored next to their schools and homes.

To fight back effectively, we need substantive comments that build a legal record the EPA is forced to address. Here’s how you can take action

  1. Read L4GG’s Comment Template & draft your comment.

  2. Submit your comment via the Federal Register by April 10, 2026.

  3. Let us know you submitted at L4GG.org/TrackComment.

📋 Submit a Comment: Defend Work Permits for Asylum Seekers

📍 Follow the steps below | Comment deadline: April 24

A proposed federal rule would effectively prevent many asylum seekers from obtaining work authorization. Given current processing times, this would lock countless asylum seekers out of work authorization indefinitely - USCIS itself estimates it could take 14 to 173 years to resume accepting applications.

We hosted a live comment training. Here's how to take action:

  1. Use comment templates for individuals or organizations

  2. Submit your comment via the Federal Register by April 24, 2026

  3. Let us know you submitted at L4GG.org/TrackComment.

 

🛠️ LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENT

🏛️ State Legislative Advocacy Academy — It's Not Too Late to Join

📍 L4GG.org/SLAA | Module 1: This Friday — How State Legislatures Work

As federal protections erode, state legislatures have become the front line. Since 2022, our State Legislative Advocacy Academy (SLAA) has trained hundreds of attorneys across 48+ states to turn their legal skills into legislative impact. 300 registrants are already signed up for our 2026 series, which is offering free, expert-led sessions from now to June — and it's not too late to join and learn how to influence state-level policy.

The first module, “How State Legislatures Work” is this Friday. Missed the 3/13 intro session? Register now to get access to the recording so you can catch up, and the link to this Friday’s event!

 

🤝 PARTNER ACTIONS

✊ Digital Rally: Defend Birthright Citizenship — 3/26

📍 Thursday, March 26 | 1:00 PM ET

The constitutional right to birthright citizenship is heading to court — and a coalition of over 100 organizations is mobilizing to defend it. The 14th Amendment's guarantee that anyone born in the United States is a citizen has been settled law for over 150 years. This administration is trying to undo it.

Join the Asian Law Caucus and coalition partners for a digital rally as the case approaches its day in court. Speakers include leaders from Voto Latino, MoveOn, AALDEF, the Asian American Advocacy Fund, Popular Democracy, and more. This event is ASL accessible.

Three ways to support the campaign:

  1. Register for the digital rally

  2. Endorse the campaign to appear as a supporter — and share the endorsement form with your networks

  3. Access the birthright citizenship toolkit for community education and messaging guidance

We’ll be back next week with more ways to take action—but the work doesn’t stop here. 

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  • Join our rapid-response SMS group by texting “community” to 771-203-4895.

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