The public has spoken: a majority wants Supreme Court term limits and a binding ethics code. These meaningful reforms are long overdue.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/justices-are-not-untouchable

What’s left of the Voting Rights Act is not enough to fight racial discrimination in voting. Every American, of every race, should have the freedom to vote.

Add Your Voice: Tell Congress to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act ⬇️

https://brennan.gospringboard.com/secure/tell-congress-pass-john-r-lewis-voting-rights-advancement-act?utm_medium=SOC&utm_source=twitter&cid=7018Y000001SFvoQAG&ms=SOC_twitter_

As the Supreme Court rolls back many of our rights, state constitutions and courts have taken on new importance.

Stay informed with #StateCourtReport — a resource and commentary hub covering constitutional developments in high courts across the 50 states. https://statecourtreport.org

As the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated, political interference in science in state and local governments underscores the need for stronger safeguards against abuse. Here’s what states and localities should do: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/safeguarding-science-state-agencies

As AI evolves, it poses new risks to American democracy. Here's what government, election officials, and the media must do to protect election integrity.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/artificial-intelligence-and-election-security

Something larger than Trump will be on trial — the Big Lie of a “stolen” election. Join us on Wednesday, 8/23, at 3pm ET as Brennan Center experts and NYU professor and MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann discuss the cases and their implications.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-v-trump-the-big-lie-on-trial-tickets-698360865147?aff=BCsocial

There is a long history of congressional regulation of Supreme Court ethics. It's time for an update.
https://www. brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/congress-has-authority-regulate-supreme-court-ethics-and-duty

The Freedom To Vote Act presents a comprehensive solution to voter suppression, gerrymandering, and election sabotage — and would block the worst excesses of the election denial movement. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/freedom-vote

Don’t buy in to the false premise that America has to trade privacy rights for safety. We can have both. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/surveillance-reforms-do-not-endanger-americans

The federal government is urging a federal judge to seize control of NYC’s infamous Rikers Island jail. Here’s what that would mean and how we got to this point: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/federal-prosecutor-urges-court-takeover-nycs-rikers-island-jail

BREAKING: Congress has reintroduced the landmark Freedom to Vote Act. The bill would set baseline national standards to help protect our elections from election deniers, attacks on the freedom to vote, gerrymandering, and dark money.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/pass-freedom-vote-act

Iowa passed a 6-week abortion ban a month after the state’s high court blocked the reinstatement of a 2018 ban. It’s the latest episode in Iowa’s volatile history of abortion rights.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/justices-spar-over-judicial-and-legislative-power-iowa-abortion-ruling

Despite the Supreme Court’s welcome rejection of the “independent state legislature theory,” there’s still concern about how the Court could intervene in future state election disputes.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/supreme-court-affirms-state-courts-role-election-cases

No other major democracy in the world provides life tenure for high court judges. It’s time for Supreme Court term limits. Here’s our proposal: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/supreme-court-term-limits

The Supreme Court is in a crisis of legitimacy. How did this affect its decisions? https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/supreme-court-term-review

New data shows that Latinos have overtaken the white population in Texas — yet gerrymandered maps won’t give them the proportional political power they deserve.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/latino-milestone-texas

When the Supreme Court closed off federal courts to partisan gerrymandering claims, the fight moved to state courts. Utah is about to make a major ruling. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/utah-supreme-court-hear-gerrymandering-challenge

The ethics scandals involving Justices Alito & Thomas are symptomatic of sitting in an elite and unaccountable bubble for decades, and it’s bad our democracy. But there is something we can do about it: Supreme Court term limits. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/ethics-scandals-show-need-supreme-court-term-limits?fbclid=IwAR2-OXEgiSDBWho7eUMh8P2Clw2clTPYZIF-Tb0fQZxpxtuzpzye46GsHC8

New data shows that Latinos have overtaken the white population in Texas — yet gerrymandered maps won’t give them the proportional political power they deserve.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/latino-milestone-texas

BREAKING: Today the Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 in Moore v. Harper, rejecting attempts to free state legislatures from checks and balances when making rules for federal elections.