Another outrageous statement by a cabinet official has not gotten enough attention.

Our government has entered a new and dangerous era of corruption. This is a reason it so often fails to work, a cause of the ...

The Trump administration’s misuse of the term reached new levels after an ICE officer killed Good in her car. Let’s start with the obvious. Federal agents are not allowed to execute a woman in cold ...

Hochul is hardly a firebrand. Her creative move reflects the growing public alarm and anger at a federal government that has ...

Lauren Miller Karalunas serves as counsel in the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program. She litigates constitutional law, voting rights, and election interference cases, develops legal strategies for the ...

The Supreme Court is considering whether a key provision of the Voting Rights Act remains constitutional. The Supreme Court will decide this term if the Voting Rights Act still allows voters of color ...

In late September, President Trump signed an executive order purporting to designate “Antifa” as a “domestic terrorist organization.” A few days later, he issued National Security Presidential ...

The political prosecution of a presidential enemy has left the government with a seemingly unwinnable case — and a justice system tainted by politics. The power of the prosecutor is tremendous, ...

The historic ruling shows how states can push back against the president’s use of the military as a domestic police force. A federal court has ruled that President Trump’s use of the National Guard ...

States must step up to help election officials protect their staff, facilities, and voting systems. The 2024 election was widely regarded as an administrative success. 1 It went off largely without a ...

President Trump’s budget bill will codify much of his immigration agenda, drastically changing the landscape of enforcement and detention. Significantly, the bill funds a giant immigration detention ...

After a string of high-profile setbacks in federal court for the president’s immigration agenda, the Trump administration claims that it’s considering suspending habeas corpus, a key legal tool for ...