Image Road Map for a Safe and Secure 2024 Election We did not learn the lessons of January 6. Analysis // Article // January 3, 2024
Image Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Case Exposes Double Standard on ‘Standing’ A conservative federal appeals court endorsed the anti-abortion plaintiffs’ far-fetched claims of potential injury after dismissing the cases of progressive plaintiffs who could show more concrete harms. Analysis // Article // December 21, 2023
Image National Security Carve-Outs Undermine AI Regulations The government’s two-tiered approach puts Americans’ rights at risk. Analysis // Article // December 21, 2023
Image Data on Sentencing Reform Shows the First Step Act Worked The law brings second chances and public safety. Analysis // Article // December 19, 2023
Image How Congressional Maps Could Change in 2030 Newly released data from the Census Bureau points at big shifts in state representation in the House after the 2030 census. Analysis // Article // December 19, 2023
Image Status of Partisan Gerrymandering Litigation in State Courts Several lawsuits remain pending as state courts consider partisan gerrymandering challenges to voting maps. Analysis // Article // December 19, 2023
Image New York City Must Strengthen Police Transparency Law The NYPD is exploiting loopholes in the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act to shield its new spying tools from oversight. Analysis // Article // December 15, 2023
Image Emergency Powers: A System Vulnerable to Executive Abuse We need to give presidents the tools they need to address emergencies — without giving them the tools to dismantle democracy. Analysis // Article // December 15, 2023
Image The Good News About Democracy in 2023 While serious threats to democracy remain, there is also a growing pro-democracy movement pushing many states in the right direction. Analysis // Article // December 18, 2023
Image Science-Poor Congress Needs More than Google Searches for Tech Legislation Congress must bolster its own base of scientific and technological expertise to more effectively legislate. Analysis // Article // December 14, 2023