The Supreme Court overturned a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, removing a critical tool to combat racial discrimination in voting. See all of the Center's recent resources on the VRA and ideas on how to move forward after the Court's decision.
Although no system can stop individuals from behaving badly, public financing combined with strong enforcement, disclosure, and reasonable contribution limits can change Albany's "show me the money" culture.
The Brennan Center for Justice submitted a letter to a California Senate Committee defending the constitutionality of the state's DISCLOSE Act and urging support for the legislation.
The Senate's dubious vote on gun background checks is a failure from our elected officials, but also from the media, which help Senate obstructionists by trying to appear "objective."
The Brennan Center for Justice, along with 30 additional organizations, sent the following letter to President Obama urging him to establish a steering committee to help rein in the government’s systemic overclassification of information.
Opponents of voter registration modernization are spreading misinformation about this vital reform proposal. Americans deserve an honest, reality-based debate about how to improve the way we vote. When it comes to fixing our elections, facts matter.
The Senate’s failure to respond meaningfully to the Newtown massacre was deplorable, but the real tragedy is that it was utterly predictable. In our "show me the money" political system, special interests and their armies of lobbyists call the tunes.
Does imposing certain conditions on federal funding recipients violate the First Amendment? The Supreme Court will hear an important free speech case next week concerning funding to combat HIV/AIDS.
The vast majority of poor Americans cannot afford attorneys to help them in basic civil cases. Although the Obama administration's latest budget includes increased legal services funding, it is still not nearly enough to do what needs to be done to help low-income families.
Can a defendant's silence during pre-arrest, pre-custodial questioning be used as evidence of his guilt when he does not testify at trial? This week, the Supreme Court will consider whether the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination bars this kind of evidence.
West Virginia has passed online registration, which will go into effect on July 11, 2013. West Virginia also has electronic pollbooks in at least one county.
