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.
While a decision on stop-and-frisk might seem like it has little to do with Muslim surveillance, both NYPD programs share the same fundamental flaw. Each relies on unconstitutional profiling.
Holder is adopting a “smart on crime” approach to punishment. But unless Congress implements legislation consistent with these policy shifts, they could end the moment he leaves his office.
Most Americans think that the CIA works overseas while the FBI and police protect them at home. But the agency has long worked domestically, and in the last decade it has become involved in counterterrorism operations with local police as well.
In 2013, state legislators continue to push laws that would make it harder for eligible Americans to vote. But more and more states are pressing measures to improve elections. This comprehensive roundup tracks introduced, pending, active, and passed voting laws.
In response to a U.S. News & World Report Debate Club question, "Is Eric Holder Making a Good Move on Mandatory Minimums?," Inimai Chettiar argues the Attorney General is right to curb mandatory minimums.
Even as the feds are roused to action, and even as more and more states realize they can’t keep sending their citizens to prison, the truth is that there is still far to go to remedy the harm America’s futile war on drugs has caused to so many.
Election Day Correction is a key component of Voter Registration Modernization. Election Day Correction mechanisms permit eligible citizens to correct errors on the voter rolls before and on Election Day or provide a different failsafe that enables voters to cast a ballot that counts on Election Day.
Law enforcement should be everyone’s burden, through taxes, and not just the burden of the poor saps who happen to wander down the wrong road in Texas and become the victims of uniformed pirates.
In response to a New York Times article characterizing a drop in prison population as a "shift away from mass imprisonment," Inimai Chettiar responds with the facts about the current state of mass incarceration in America.
