Expert Brief

Across the United States, states have shown little progress with respect to racial, ethnic, gender, and professional diversity among state supreme court justices. 

Census data shows profound demographic changes taking place across the South.

Fueled by a budget boom, the Department of Homeland Security is expanding its technological arsenal, with little oversight or transparency around how these tools are used.

Any deployment that intimidates voters or interferes with elections would be illegal. Should one occur, officials and civil society are prepared to challenge illegal acts so that voting can proceed uninterrupted.

Laws that allow citizens to challenge one another’s eligibility have been used to suppress voters of color. 

The ODNI is shirking its duty to help states guard against foreign threats to elections in favor of chasing long-debunked conspiracy theories.

As the midterms approach, our tests reveal that popular chatbots challenge conspiracy theories. Still, they offer users the ability to create deceitful images, audio, and video.

A friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Brennan Center argued that Boston’s policy, which describes where and when city officials will work with ICE, makes cities safer.

As China, Iran, and Russia leverage AI tools and the Trump administration buys in to disinformation, voters and election officials must be more vigilant than ever.

Unregulated prediction market betting could fuel misinformation and efforts to influence election outcomes.