The Editorial Record

Field economics, funding mechanics, and the argument for why First Amendment auditor accountability deserves the financial infrastructure to make it repeatable.

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Fund the Auditor origin — why the funding model exists

Why We Built Fund the Auditor

The premise was straightforward: auditors were producing documented evidence of civil rights violations. The financial architecture for converting that documentation into funded legal accountability didn't exist. This is the case for why we built one.

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First amendment audit costs — equipment, time, legal risk

What a First Amendment Audit Actually Costs

Equipment, time, presence in the field — and the arrest risk that resets every other calculation. Before a fund enters the picture, these are the costs auditors absorb alone, and why the model exists to change that.

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The model is documented. The architecture is open. The only thing that builds a fund in your city is someone in your city who decides to build it.