Birthright citizenship is in the Constitution. The first sentence of the 14th Amendment reads, “All persons born or ...

The Major Questions newsletter from Jesse Wegman will put rulings in context and explore ways to fix the Court.

A federal judge in Texas made news in January when he allowed a suit filed by Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri to proceed against the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of medication abortion, based ...

Intelligence officials have reportedly found that Russia is interfering in the 2020 elections to try to support President Trump’s reelection, while also meddling in the Democratic primaries to help ...

This interactive resource gives voters an overview of how voter ID, mail voting, and ballot collection laws have changed since the last presidential election in 2020. Overly burdensome ID requirements ...

The Brennan Center for Justice submitted a comment to the New York State Public Campaign Finance Board on emergency/proposed rule making to conform with recent statutory changes to the public campaign ...

The presidential election cannot be canceled — the Constitution requires that presidential elections take place this year. No one, not even the president, can cancel the presidential election.

There are 4 million people on probation, which is about the same number of people who live in Connecticut or Oklahoma. Here’s a look at the numbers. While it is common knowledge that America ...

A handful of wealthy donors dominate electoral giving and spending in the United States. We need limits on campaign finance, transparency, and effective enforcement of these rules — along with public ...

Update: On April 10, 2025, the House passed the SAVE Act. However, the bill failed to advance in the Senate amid nationwide public opposition. In January 2026, lawmakers in both the House and Senate ...

Presidents have access to a dizzying range of powers during a declared emergency. We’re working to enhance Congress’s role as a check against abuse of authority. Emergency powers have existed in ...

The United States is one of the only countries in the world with a cash bail system that is dominated by commercial bail bondsmen. This system discriminates against people of color and the poor, and ...