State lawmakers can fight the influence of big money in politics by passing trigger laws that would go into effect if the ...

Trump’s pardons of Rudy Giuliani and other election deniers are a reminder that the 2026 midterms will face an extraordinary ...

Trump’s pardons of election deniers are a reminder that the midterms will face an extraordinary new source of pressure: the ...

A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must ...

A venture capitalist and former White House science adviser discusses the impact of the Trump administration’s attempted ...

But Chicago and Illinois could go even further. The crackdown is not only against immigrants but also against activists ...

Federal lawmakers can protect the American public by passing a new law to fully implement the Constitution’s oldest ...

The Constitution gives Congress the power to set tariffs. Congress can delegate aspects of that power to presidents and has ...

If the Court blesses the president’s use of emergency powers to evade Congress, the consequences would be profound.

Over the past few years, the Supreme Court has dramatically expanded the use of its “shadow docket,” a previously rarely used procedure for certain emergency decisions. Normally, the Court decides ...

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 ...