Expert Brief

Arbitrary funding cuts and assaults on agency independence have destabilized American scientific research, potentially setting technology, health care, and the economy back decades.

The magnitude of the population changes in the coming years could be some of the biggest and most profound in American history.

Focus groups reveal that Americans are highly critical of the current Court and support reforms to make it more impartial and accountable.

Courts play a vital role in protecting election materials and processes from disruption.

Despite the antidemocratic federal bill stalling in the Senate, new state laws that mimic parts of it will restrict voting for millions of Americans.

As the Department of Justice’s highest immigration court quietly slashes immigrants’ rights, due process is increasingly elusive.

This bid to seize control of mail voting would wreak havoc on elections and harm American voters.

The department’s proposed rule restricting state bar ethics investigations of DOJ attorneys is its latest effort to dismantle checks on its abuses of power.

Preliminary studies suggest that innovative programs could improve prison conditions and outcomes after release.

The unprecedented volume of people moved around in redistricting after the 2020 census indicates both how partisan gerrymandering works and how to undo biased maps.