Yet at year’s end, there’s reason for hope. The laws of political gravity have not been repealed. Abuse has been met with ...

While the executive order has created uncertainty for the many states that have passed artificial intelligence policies to ...

Today, the Court is spotty in its application of this newfangled theory. Trump v. United States, which granted presidents ...

A new congressional map takes the Tar Heel State from having one of the fairest maps in the country to its most biased — and voters of color are among the big victims. When states redrew congressional ...

On March 25, 2025, the president issued an executive order titled Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. The executive order, among other things, directs the Election ...

A handful of wealthy donors dominate electoral giving and spending in the United States. We need limits on campaign finance, transparency, and effective enforcement of these rules — along with public ...

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 ...

Enacted in 1792, the Insurrection Act grants the president the authority to deploy the U.S. military domestically and use it against Americans under certain conditions. While there are rare ...

During the 2021 redistricting cycle, self-interested politicians continuously gerrymandered voting districts despite attempts by the Ohio Supreme Court to help implement fair maps. The current ...

The gap is increasing nationwide, especially in counties that had been subject to federal oversight until the Supreme Court invalidated preclearance in 2013. The gap in voter participation between ...

State lawmakers passed bills that made partisan changes to judicial selection, manipulated venue rules, and politicized judicial ethics. Last November, days after Ohio voters enshrined the right to ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a hugely successful law in the fight to ensure that every American can vote, especially in communities of color. But a 2013 Supreme Court ruling hollowed out the ...