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Brennan Center CEO calls some of Trump's moves 'corrupt.' What can be done about it?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice, about recent moves from the Trump administration and why he thinks they amount to "e...

Toward Race-Blind Justice Under the Law

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court narrowed the conditions under which states must draw districts with a majority of minority voters.

Allegiance, Birthright and Citizenship

The justices need to understand the full range of considerations underlying Trump v. Barbara.

Question Alvin Bragg's Methods, But Numbers Don't Lie

What Do Bruen, Dobbs, and SFFA Have In Common?

The Supreme Court issued landmark rulings that were resisted by lower courts, and the Supreme Court refused to intervene.

Whatever the Ruling on Citizenship, ABA Is Likely the Loser

Examining the state of the judiciary amid national redistricting fight

Vin Bonventre, a distinguished professor of law at Albany Law School and editor of the New York Court Watcher blog, joins Capital Tonight.

Blakeman v. the New York Public Campaign Finance Board: Lessons on How to Properly Navigate the Complexities of the Publ...

After being rejected for participation in New York State’s public campaign finance program, gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman and his running mate Todd Hood filed a lawsuit ch...

Brennan-Led Operation in Late 2016 Under Investigation

Prosecutors are investigating officials from the Obama administration for their actions after the 2016 election and the ex-president may be in their crosshairs

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's ballot decision is a step in the right direction

In its coverage of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent cast vote record decision, Democracy Docket framed the ruling as a dangerous victory for “election deniers” and claimed i...

US Supreme Court’s uneven rulings in election lead-up causing chaos, experts say

When the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map to take effect in December, its conservative majority wrote that a lower court had “improperly inserted i...

Legal case over access to sensitive voter data returns to Wisconsin Supreme Court

Turning Civil Rights Inside Out

The Supreme Court has now invited racial gerrymandering, as merely political and thus beyond judicial challenge.

From DOJ to Ballot Box: The Rise of Lawfare Candidates

One of the beneficiaries of Virginia's aggressive attempt to gerrymander the state for Democratic advantage could be a former federal prosecutor whose campaign for Congress hinges...

The Birthright Con

Trump wants to find out just how weak this Supreme Court is.

Ballots and battlegrounds for voting rules, redistricting, election power

More than a third of state ballot measures that voters will be asked to consider this year relate to democracy, with questions on voting rights, election processes, redistricting a...

Landmark SCOTUS Redistricting Decision

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Dems look to target election integrity groups

M.D. Kittle writes for the Federalist about congressional Democrats’ plans for their next period of control on Capitol Hill. Recent stinging redistricting losses not withstanding,...

The Supreme Court fight that could unravel who gets to be American

A case could upend a constitutional guarantee rooted in Reconstruction, raising concerns about rights long seen as settled. [...] Read More... from The Supreme Court fight that cou...

Birthright Citizenship Hits the Supreme Court

SAVE Act: Election Control for Me, Not for Thee

There Is No Equitable Constitutional Cause Of Action To Challenge The Presidential Record Act Policy

The Supreme Court needs to bring clarity to this issue.

Law Forward: Representing a cross-partisan group of plaintiffs, moves to strike down Wisconsin’s fusion voting ban, call...

MADISON, Wis. – On behalf of the aspiring centrist political party United Wisconsin, and a cross-partisan group of Wisconsin voters, Law Forward has filed a motion for summary judg...

On the Consequences of Louisiana v. Callais Decision

The Supreme Court strikes down race-based districting