His tenure has included multiple ethics scandals, as well as votes that helped roll back voting rights and ushered in ...

The Court’s conservative majority used outdated examples to say the racial gap in voter turnout has closed, but in reality, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court wields vast power with minimal accountability. Its actions shape the law, democratic institutions, and ...

The Supreme Court’s decision to destroy what remained of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais will take every ...

With its latest gerrymandering decision, the Court is creating a political system primed for distortion and deeper division. You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly ...

This article first appeared at Just Security. In an internal memo made public through a whistleblower report, the Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) instructed ICE officers ...

For over a century, the Enforcement Acts have protected the civil rights guaranteed by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments from infringement by extremist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. Project 2025, ...

What is the Federal Prison Oversight Act? Signed into law in 2024, the Federal Prison Oversight Act was designed to bring more transparency and accountability to the U.S. prison system, which is the ...

This resource looks at ICE Homeland Security Investigations, the backbone of the White House’s immigration enforcement apparatus, and its dangerous exploitation of social media information.

Efforts to secure full political representation for the District of Columbia have gained momentum, but obstacles remain. The nearly 700,000 residents of Washington, DC, do not have full voting ...

The outcome of the appeal, brought by GEO Group, could set important legal precedent on wages for detainees who work in for-profit immigration detention centers. A case pending in a federal appeals ...