On Sunday, President Trump said that he would “absolutely” denaturalize American citizens if he could. It comes after a wave ...
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
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 ...
The right to a fair day in court is under threat. Judicial elections are awash in money, while lawmakers have sought to rein ...
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 ...
Census results are used to draw district lines, allocate seats in Congress, and distribute government funding for essential ...
More than 10 federal courts have temporarily halted or rejected actions by the new Trump administration on issues ranging from spending to birthright citizenship. Dozens more lawsuits against the ...
Significant exceptions and loopholes, along with a lack of enforcement mechanisms, undermine the law that prevents military involvement in law enforcement. The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 was enacted ...
Editor’s note: A recap of 2021’s voting laws as well as a look at voting legislation planned for 2022 can be found here. The 2020 federal election drew the United States’ highest voter turnout in more ...
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 ...