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The Trump administration has been leading an unprecedented campaign to undermine Americans’ right to vote. Luckily, his legislative attempts and executive orders have been halted by Congress and the courts. But will this matter if confusion...
Voters had a big win at the Supreme Court this week. What does it all mean?
On Monday, the Court refused to allow the Postal Service to implement a new rule that would have curbed mail voting. But the one-paragraph ruling seemed to say mor...
Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.” That’s not quite our approach at the Brennan Center. We worry. (Dr. Franklin also advised, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”)
What are we particu...
Are we a country based on ideals, on the American creed set out in our founding documents? Or are we a nation of blood and soil, as Vice President JD Vance has argued? Both these strains run throughout American history. Those of us on the s...
As the summer ends, I want to share three updates. Each in their way gives hope that the rule of law still has great strength in resisting abuse.
Let’s start with breaking news: Yesterday, in response to a request from Sen. Elissa Slotkin...
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