With its latest gerrymandering decision, the Court is creating a political system primed for distortion and deeper division.
On Sunday, President Trump said that he would “absolutely” denaturalize American citizens if he could. It comes after a wave ...
Update: The Supreme Court will hear argument on the constitutionality of Trump’s attempt to rescind birthright citizenship this spring. The Court will likely issue a final ruling by late June or early ...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has embarked on a spending spree, signing contracts worth up to $25 million for a smorgasbord of spy technology: social media monitoring systems, cellphone ...
This fall, the Ohio Redistricting Commission disregarded voter-enacted reforms that intended to end partisan gerrymandering and ensure a fair redistricting process. The resulting maps carved up Ohio’s ...
Ames Grawert is senior counsel and John L. Neu Justice Counsel in the Brennan Center’s Justice Program. He leads quantitative and policy research focused on trends in crime and the collateral costs of ...
Our military is trained to defeat enemies, not to police American citizens. That’s why President Trump’s troop deployments in Los Angeles, DC, Chicago, Portland, Memphis, and potentially other cities ...
The Constitution gives states and Congress the power to run elections, and the president has virtually no role in the process. Yet President Trump ignored this fact and issued an executive order in ...
A new report from In the Public Interest confirms that government contracts with private prisons not only fleece the taxpayer, but often create perverse financial incentives for states to lock up more ...
In late March, the Supreme Court will hear a case where Republican voters argue that Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District is an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. Maryland defends the map, ...
The 2024 federal election cycle was the most secretive since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010. Dark money groups, nonprofits and shell companies that spend on elections without ...
Some lawmakers and other elected officials are making a concerted effort to reduce citizens’ power to enact policy through ballot initiatives. Aiming to derail a citizen initiative to protect abortion ...