Digital Disinformation and Vote Suppression
Election officials, internet companies, the federal government, and the public must act to defend the 2020 elections against digital disinformation attacks designed to suppress the vote.
Research Report
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Racism, White Supremacy, and Far-Right Militancy in Law Enforcement
The government’s response to known connections of law enforcement officers to violent racist and militant groups has been strikingly insufficient. -
Martial Law in the United States: Its Meaning, Its History, and Why the President Can’t Declare It
The concept has never been well understood. What should be clear, however, is that the president lacks the authority to declare it. -
Guidelines for Healthy In-Person Voting
The Brennan Center and the Infectious Diseases Society of America have issued joint guidelines to minimize the risk of transmitting Covid-19 at the polls this November. -
Preparing for Cyberattacks and Technical Problems During the Pandemic: A Guide for Election Officials
Election resiliency plans must take into account new realities created by the coronavirus. -
Government Access to Mobile Phone Data for Contact Tracing
A patchwork of privacy laws provides inadequate protections for location data used for public health purposes. -
10 Voter Fraud Lies Debunked
American elections are clean and trustworthy despite what President Trump and others claim. -
Guide to Declarations of Martial Law in the United States
Martial law has been declared at least 68 times in the United States. This guide explains when, where, and why. -
Ensuring Safe Elections
Local election jurisdictions will bear the heaviest burden of protecting voters and workers from Covid-19 come November. They need Congress’s help now. -
Waiting to Vote
Long waits at polling places are disruptive, disenfranchising, and all too common. Black and Latino voters are especially likely to endure them.
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