<span class="vcard">Justin Florence</span>

Justin Florence

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Justin Florence (LinkedInX) co-founded Protect Democracy and, as Senior Advisor, helps lead the organization’s work to advance its mission. Justin previously served in the Office of the White House Counsel as Special Assistant to the President and Associate Counsel to the President; and as Senior Counsel to Sen. Whitehouse on the staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He is a Lecturer in Law at Harvard Law School, where he co-teaches the Democracy and Rule of Law Clinic.

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A close-up of U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche standing at a podium and holding a microphone at a press conference on August 12, 2026.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (R) listens prior to Trump's Marine One departure from the South Lawn of the White House July 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. on his way to stops including a fundraising luncheon for the Republican Party and his reelection campaign. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A gavel rests on a sign reading, “Freedom of Information Act.”

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