Justice Alito’s display of flags associated with the January 6 insurrection shows that the current system isn’t working.
The Court said that data on voters’ race couldn’t be used to advance or undermine voting rights because of long-standing ...
The originalist Court’s “old history only” approach shows its cracks as justices offer differing views of the past and its ...
In state supreme courts across the country, there is a stark lack of racial, ethnic, gender, and professional diversity on the bench. People of color make up over 40 percent of the U.S. population.
This article first appeared at Just Security. On May 22, the House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing on how ...
You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. In January 2021, the upside down American flag had become a banner for Donald ...
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About half of the states’ 2024 legislative sessions have concluded, and the general election is six months away. So far, the new voting laws enacted in 2024 are following the trends set in 2021. Some ...
Tech companies have taken important steps recently to help protect elections from AI, but more needs to be done to safeguard democracy. In Munich, companies including OpenAI, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, ...
Time-tested factchecking practices will help limit the effectiveness and spread of misleading election information.