State Voting Laws Roundup: 2025 in Review
Breaking a five-year trend, state legislatures in 2025 enacted more laws restricting voting access than expanding it.
Expert Brief
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Utah’s Circuitous Route to Fair Congressional Districts
Champions of fair redistricting prevailed over partisan legislative challenges. This analysis shows how their map is superior to the alternatives on offer.
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New Entry Bans, Same Faulty Reasoning
The expanded entry ban targets Muslims and Africans abroad and punishes businesses and U.S. citizens at home.
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How New York’s Legislature Addressed the Correctional Crisis in Its 2025 Session
New legislation addresses key accountability and oversight challenges in the state’s prison system.
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Rollback of Federal Investment in Research and Data Collection Jeopardizes Public Safety
The Trump administration’s abrupt termination of funding for criminal justice data and research will upend years of progress toward building safer communities.
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The Supreme Court Messes with Texas’s Voting Map
The ruling leaves Texans voting using a racially discriminatory congressional map in 2026.
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What the Incoming Mayor Must Do About New York City Jails
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani can harness the federal court’s historic intervention in the local jail system to durably improve it.
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Canceled DOJ Grants Threaten Bipartisan Work to Support People Released from Prison
The cuts undermine public safety and years of bipartisan cooperation on state and federal reentry work.
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Amended Federal Guidelines Improve Fairness in Sentencing and Supervision
Recent changes to sentencing guidelines allow for greater individualization in punishments.
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ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as Well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
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