Voting Rights Act Analyses, Reports, and Explainers
Analyses, reports, and explainers outlining the need to restore the Voting Rights Act.
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Prison Gerrymandering Undermines Our Democracy
Counting people where they are incarcerated during redistricting distorts our system of representative government. -
Voting Laws Roundup: October 2021
In an unprecedented year so far for voting legislation, 19 states have enacted 33 laws that will make it harder for Americans to vote. -
Coalition Partners Send Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Protecting Civil Rights and Liberties
On September 15, 2021, the Brennan Center and twenty-one other organizations sent a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, urging the Department to adopt several recommendations to address persistent civil rights and civil liberties concerns. -
Overview of Redistricting Provisions in the Freedom to Vote Act
An analysis of how the Freedom to Vote Act would change the process for the drawing of congressional districts starting in 2021–2022. -
Who Draws the Maps?
A guide to who controls the redistricting process in all 50 states. -
LAPD Social Media Monitoring Documents
Documents related to LAPD’s use of social media monitoring. -
Directory of Police Department Social Media Policies
While many departments have policies addressing the use of social media data, most are too permissive or provide little transparency about actual practices.
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How New State Voting Laws Could Impact Voters
The Brennan Center examined six states’ new voting laws and their expected negative impact on voting. -
Racial Turnout Gap Grew in Jurisdictions Previously Covered by the Voting Rights Act
Between 2012 and 2020, the white-Black turnout gap grew between 9.2 and 20.9 percentage points across five of the six states originally covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
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