Defending Liberty.
Demanding Accountability.
VALOR Institute provides rigorous, nonpartisan research on government accountability, constitutional liberty, and institutional reform — arming citizens, advocates, and policymakers with the truth.
Sunlight is the best disinfectant. We bring the floodlights.
VALOR Institute was founded on a simple conviction: democratic institutions only work when the public can see how power and money actually flow. We conduct independent, data-driven investigations into government accountability failures, dark money networks, and threats to constitutional liberty.
Our research bridges the gap between raw data and actionable policy — giving citizens, journalists, and lawmakers the evidence they need to hold institutions accountable.
See Our Work →Government Accountability
Tracking spending, conflicts of interest, and institutional capture across federal and state agencies.
Dark Money Investigations
Following the money from 501(c) networks to policy outcomes — naming names and mapping influence.
Constitutional Liberty
Defending First Amendment rights, religious liberty, due process, and civil liberties from government overreach.
Institutional Reform
Developing model legislation and policy frameworks that restore accountability to broken systems.
Where We Focus
Six areas of investigation where transparency, accountability, and reform are most urgently needed.
Dark Money Networks
Tracing the flow of undisclosed political spending through 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) networks to expose hidden influence campaigns.
Learn more →Legislative Tracking
Real-time monitoring of congressional activity, voting patterns, and the legislative pipeline affecting civil liberties.
Learn more →Surveillance & Privacy
Investigating the expansion of government surveillance programs and their impact on Fourth Amendment protections.
Learn more →Institutional Capture
Examining how special interests embed themselves inside regulatory agencies, eroding public trust and mission integrity.
Learn more →Religious Liberty
Defending the free exercise clause and monitoring government actions that infringe on constitutionally protected religious practice.
Learn more →Foreign Influence
Tracking foreign-funded lobbying, policy laundering, and information operations targeting American institutions.
Learn more →Latest Research
In-depth investigations, policy briefs, and legislative analyses from our research team.
Sixty-Four Members, Four Bills, Zero Markups: A Coordination Architecture
A congressional caucus operating on a steady enrollment curve without a single committee markup presents a case study in how external publications pipelines substitute for...
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Three Days, Three Branches, Three Boundaries of Executive Power
A stalled surveillance reauthorization, a skeptical federal trade court, and a Supreme Court signaling its hand — a constitutional week framed by three days until...
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$127 Million, 322 Races, and the Shell PACs That Hide the Money
AIPAC and its super PAC spent $127 million in the 2024 cycle with a near-perfect win rate, then deployed anonymous shell groups to spend $14...
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Three Constitutional Collisions in Six Days
A surveillance law sunsets April 20, a federal court weighs presidential tariff authority, and the Supreme Court signals its hand on citizenship.
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Who Speaks for Religious Liberty? The Commission's Final Report
As the Religious Liberty Commission prepares its final report, unresolved questions about its statutory compliance and representational scope raise concerns about whether its recommendations will...
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The Government Is Picking Which Faiths Get Religious Liberty
A commission tasked with defining religious liberty for all Americans excluded almost every minority faith from its membership. The lawsuit to stop its report is...
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