The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.

History teaches that new blood, economic upheaval, and executive overreach are the recipe for overcoming congressional ...

Amid attacks on “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” the need for representative state supreme courts is as urgent as ever.

Americans are increasingly living in a nation divided, where how easy it is to vote depends on where they happen to live. We ...

The Brennan Center fights to protect the rights to free speech and freedom of the press. The rights to free speech, protest, ...

The Brennan Center confronts abuses of executive power and works for national security policies that ensure Americans’ safety ...

Voting is the most basic right in our democracy, but people still face many barriers to the process. The Brennan Center is fighting on every front through legislative advocacy, litigation, and cutting ...

The right to a fair day in court is under threat. Judicial elections are awash in money, while lawmakers have sought to rein ...

Census results are used to draw district lines, allocate seats in Congress, and distribute government funding for essential ...

While states and cities can choose to help enforce federal law, the 10th Amendment means that the U.S. government can’t force them to do so. Only weeks after federal immigration raids set off chaos in ...

President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration didn’t just break fundraising records, it fundamentally redefined them, spotlighting the growing role of the biggest donors. Individuals and corporations, ...

Ames Grawert is senior counsel and John L. Neu Justice Counsel in the Brennan Center’s Justice Program. He leads quantitative and policy research focused on trends in crime and the collateral costs of ...