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In gun cases, more than in other areas of constitutional law, Supreme Court justices increasingly rely on legal scholarship.
After his Friday meeting with Vladimir Putin, President Trump bragged that the dictator had backed one of his conspiracy ...
The so-called One Big Beautiful Act allocates more than $170 billion over four years for border and interior enforcement, ...
After its successful start in 2024, a large majority of voters across parties want state leaders to keep funding New York’s ...
Voters should choose their politicians, not the other way around. The Texas gerrymander and the partisan war it has triggered ...
The judicial appointment of an outside authority to temporarily run Rikers Island offers a rare opportunity to transform one of the nation’s most troubled jails. But durable reform depends ultimately ...
This was originally published by CQ Researcher. The ruling in Trump v. United States is an affront to democracy and the rule of law, forfeiting critical checks on executive power. It undermines ...
In the states previously covered by preclearance, Shelby County v. Holder left massive dents in the infrastructure we have to ensure that all Americans are able to have their voices heard.
While gerrymandering sometimes results in oddly shaped districts, that isn’t always the case. A smart gerrymanderer can create cracked and packed districts that look neat and square but nonetheless ...
The Brennan Center and co-counsel filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of civil rights and voting organizations challenging President Trump’s March 2025 executive order on elections.
It’s now clear that the Trump administration has launched a campaign to undermine American elections. An important new ...
MAGA Inc., the main super PAC supporting President Trump, raised $198.9 million between the election and the end of June. The ...