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 ...

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 ...

While states and cities can choose to help enforce federal law, the 10th Amendment means that the U.S. government can’t force them to do so. Only weeks after federal immigration raids set off chaos in ...

Despite what many may claim, the United States is not in the midst of a nationwide crime wave. In fact, the average American can still enjoy some of the safest times on record. This is especially true ...

Americans are increasingly living in a nation divided, where how easy it is to vote depends on where they happen to live. We promote solutions that would modernize and standardize voting access ...

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 ...

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, ...

On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order attempting to end the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship. State attorneys general, civil rights organizations, ...

This essay is part of the Brennan Center’s series examining the punitive excess that has come to define America’s criminal legal system. I have a long view of the criminal punishment system, having ...

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 ...

When instructions for voters are placed in a single ballot column and contests directly below them, voters are likely to overlook those contests. Such a design violates guidelines issued in 2007 by ...