With 112 days to go until Election Day, President Trump’s drive to undermine the vote continues. As time runs short, his ...

Most immigrants facing deportation are entitled to a hearing before an immigration judge, but their legal rights differ from those in criminal cases. Immigration is at the center of U.S. politics.

The Court has always invoked historical understandings and precedents in its decisions, but its recent calls to history flow from a different source: a longstanding commitment in conservative ...

60 percent of local election officials are concerned about federal cuts to election security services, and 87 percent say it’s important for state and local government to provide additional resources ...

Trump’s supporters floated several ideas for how he could have tried to hold on to power after losing the election, none of them workable. Biden supporters for the most part refused to be distracted ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thomas Wolf, director of democracy initiatives in the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, explains the problems with the Supreme Court’s originalist turn and how the Brennan Center is pushing back.

An agency that purports to focus on major transnational crime has a history of engaging in routine immigration enforcement and targeting protestors. Congress and DHS leaders must clarify its mission ...

Originalism is now a common feature of constitutional litigation. Throughout the federal courts — and, to a lesser extent, the state courts — judges are resolving major legal questions with reference ...

Election officials are increasingly encountering requests for access to sensitive voter data and election equipment. These requests come from a range of sources, including private actors, legislative ...

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 ...