How to Reform the Electoral College
The much-maligned Electoral College does not need to be abolished. It just has to change how it operates.
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Trump Will Have Wider Spying Powers Than Anything J. Edgar Hoover Ever Imagined
Donald Trump is about to inherit the most powerful surveillance apparatus in history. Combining unprecedented technological capabilities with a lax legal regime, his spying powers dwarf anything J. Edgar Hoover could have fathomed. -
Good Criminal Justice News in Washington, But There’s More to Do
With a new administration soon to be in the White House, it is unclear what the next four years hold for federal criminal justice reform efforts. Despite this, two notable measures moved forward in Washington last week. -
Three Men in a Room: The D.C. Edition
Despite promises to the contrary, Trump’s Washington could turn into as much of an ethical morass as Albany. -
When Redistricting Goes Unchecked
North Carolina Republicans abused their power and drew congressional districts that marginalize African-American voters. The Supreme Court must say so. -
New Counterterrorism Program in Los Angeles: Suspicious Thought Reporting?
The FBI is teaming up with local police in Los Angeles to roll out a new approach to prevent domestic terrorism, but will it just multiply the problems associated with pre-existing SAR programs? -
Muslim Americans Are Building an Infrastructure to Protect Themselves
Civil society institutions representing Muslims are organizing their communities and developing the capacity to fight laws and policies that harm them. -
Obama's Last Chance to Take on Dark Money
President Obama is running out of time to make a difference on money in politics. -
Election Spending 2016: Post-Election Update
A new analysis of the most recent spending data shows that big-money outside spending continued to flood this year’s 10 key Senate elections in the final weeks before Election Day. -
A Big Win Against Partisan Gerrymandering in Wisconsin
A three-judge panel in the U.S. District Court in Wisconsin issued a ruling in Whitford v. Gill, holding that Wisconsin’s 2011 state assembly redistricting plan violated both the First and the Fourteenth Amendments.
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