Significant exceptions and loopholes, along with a lack of enforcement mechanisms, undermine the law that prevents military ...

The Posse Comitatus Act bars the armed forces from serving as civilian police, but loopholes and exceptions make it ripe for ...

Republicans have a 16-seat advantage going in to the election. You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly ...

In a victory for voters, a federal judge struck down a provision that chilled voter outreach efforts by community ...

Life Tenure Is a Rarity on State Supreme Courts The U.S. Supreme Court should follow the example of 49 states, where justices ...

The ruling in Trump v. United States is an affront to democracy and the rule of law, forfeiting critical checks on executive ...

For over a century, the Enforcement Acts have protected the civil rights guaranteed by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments from infringement by extremist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. Project 2025, ...

Fact: There are strict requirements for becoming a poll worker, and poll workers must complete in-depth training to ensure elections run smoothly and are conducted in a fair and nonpartisan manner. At ...

Jaemin Kim has served as Vice President for Development at the Brennan Center since 2021. She quickly grew the Center’s development staff by one third. In the second year of her leadership, her ...

The FBI’s data comes from police departments covering roughly 94 percent of the population, buttressing its credibility and ...

This edition of the Voting Laws Roundup looks at state-level voting and election legislation enacted since both the last roundup in May 2024 and the last presidential election in 2020. This year, ...