For decades, voters and organizations have successfully brought lawsuits against racially discriminatory voting rules under ...

Sixty years ago this month, the Senate passed the Voting Rights Act, a historic breakthrough in a chamber long dominated by segregationists. Now, through cases like Shelby County v. Holder, the ...

The framers wanted to insulate the president and federal officials from corrupting influences, but a new law is needed to ...

The law disproportionately affected people of color and made them less likely to vote in future elections.

Rikers Island is a century-old jail complex on an island sandwiched between the Bronx and Queens in New York City. It’s home to 10 city jails, where you will find violence, chaos, and even death. This ...

Federal law limits the use of troops on American soil, but loopholes invite abuse. Congress and the states must act.

State lawmakers continue to introduce new restrictive voting provisions, and voter suppressive bills have begun to advance and become law. Many bills seek to undermine the power of local officials.

Many voters who cast a ballot in 2020 wouldn’t be able to provide documents proving their citizenship under the SAVE Act. And even many who have the documents would have to find a new way to register ...

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Receive it in your inbox. Eight years ago, the lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Washington became the symbol ...

Lo que es diferente aquí es que los fondos no se están destinando a un partido político ni a una campaña, sino al político en cuestión. La transacción es directa, desnuda. La Cláusula de Emolumentos ...

In its first 100 days, the second Trump administration’s actions have upended seemingly every aspect of American life and government. More than 200 federal lawsuits have challenged its moves, and at ...

En sus primeros 100 días, las acciones de la segunda administración Trump han trastocado prácticamente todos los aspectos de la vida y gobernanza de los Estados Unidos. Más de 200 demandas federales ...