The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law fights for the ideals promised at our nation’s founding. We work to build an America that is democratic, just, and free.
THE BRIEFING
American Democracy and the Year Ahead
Brennan Center President Michael Waldman on voting rights, gerrymandering, and getting money out of politics — the beginning of a democracy movement in America.
Quotable
What if a president, backed into a corner and facing electoral defeat or impeachment, were to declare an emergency for the sake of holding on to power? In that scenario, our laws and institutions might not save us from a presidential power grab.”
Brennan Center in the News
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White Nationalism Is a Terrorist Threat, but Not Like Radical Islam
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Trump could be left off some states’ ballots in 2020 if these bills become law
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Publicly financed elections raises questions, old and new