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 ...

President Trump’s efforts to ramp up deportations have brought the immigration system into sharper focus. His administration is pushing for mass deportations, pressuring states to assist in ...

Federal lawmakers can protect the American public by passing a new law to fully implement the Constitution’s oldest anticorruption safeguards. Corruption in American government has reached ...

A new executive order says that the government will only buy artificial intelligence models that are neutral and nonpartisan, but in reality, the policy would require technology companies to conform ...

Foreign influence is a persistent threat to U.S. elections, and three countries — China, Iran, and Russia — are poised to attempt to influence the 2026 midterms. Though their behavior is not new, this ...

As the 2024 presidential race heats up, attention is once again focused on the perennial problem of campaign finance rules not being enforced. This is likely to be a topic of discussion this Wednesday ...

In June 2024, the Department of Justice released its fourth annual report assessing the impact and effectiveness of the First Step Act of 2018. This landmark legislation aimed to mitigate the harsh ...

In just days, millions of voters will cast ballots in tens of thousands of polling places. For the most part, they will have a brief and pleasant experience. But if past elections are any indication, ...

This piece first appeared at Just Security. As Congress prepares to vote in April on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”), one of the main points of ...

President Trump’s “massive and ongoing operation” against Iran violates the Constitution and our nation’s founding principles. The president acted unilaterally and lawlessly — without congressional ...

Local election officials are concerned about the loss of federal support for election security and hope state and local governments will step in to fill the void. The rollback of federal support for ...

The Brennan Center and more than two dozen other organizations have sent a letter to Governor Whitmer urging her to recall the Michigan National Guard members she sent to Washington, DC, at President ...