Trump’s operation in Venezuela is a stark departure from the Panama case. Venezuela has not declared a state of war with the ...

The DC-based Heritage Foundation has long spread disinformation about elections, claiming there is widespread voter fraud despite ample evidence to the contrary. More recently, it has gained attention ...

President Trump’s efforts to ramp up deportations have brought the immigration system into sharper focus. His administration is pushing for mass deportations, pressuring states to assist in ...

The First Step Act is intended to do two things: cut unnecessarily long federal sentences and improve conditions in federal prison. More than a year after it was enacted in 2018, key parts of the law ...

On March 25, 2025, the president issued an executive order titled Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. The executive order, among other things, directs the Election ...

Yet at year’s end, there’s reason for hope. The laws of political gravity have not been repealed. Abuse has been met with response. I want to tell you what the Brennan Center has been doing and what ...

The National Guard plays a crucial role in the United States, both in its capacity as a reserve component of the armed forces and as a versatile asset that state governors can call on in times of ...

Enacted in 1792, the Insurrection Act grants the president the authority to deploy the U.S. military domestically and use it against Americans under certain conditions. While there are rare ...

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 ...

This essay is the first in the Brennan Center’s series examining the punitive excess that has come to define America’s criminal legal system. Despite a small decline in incarceration rates over the ...

This article first appeared at Just Security. It is part one in a four-part series on foreign intelligence surveillance reform. In public, at least thus far, the Biden administration is acting as if ...

Prosecutors play a vital role in the criminal justice system, determining not just which cases to pursue but also what charges to file and penalties to seek. Over the past decade, some prosecutors ...