Ohioans will vote on a constitutional amendment that would establish a citizen-led independent redistricting process to ...

Take bail reform, a policy change that has attained an outsized significance. Many politicians use it as a generic term for ...

Recognizing that the First Amendment does not give elected officials the right to accept bribes is at the core of almost any ...

Cynical political operatives are stirring these rumors for their own gain. You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it in your inbox.

Since 2020, election officials across the country have been thrust into the middle of election deniers’ campaign to undermine faith in American democracy. Scapegoated for outcomes that some ...

Around 98 percent of all votes will be cast on paper in the 2024 general election. Maybe Trump and Kennedy are just a little behind the times. Or maybe their false claims are another attempt to ...

Board members are attempting to replace Fulton County’s independent election monitors with partisans who could fuel distrust in the state’s elections. In May, the state election board voted to appoint ...

Backed by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers, the 2018 law made important changes to federal sentencing rules and provided much-needed prison reforms. In June 2024, the Department of Justice released ...

Reforms protecting the freedom to vote should be the first laws passed in 2025. You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it in your ...

Last summer, the Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action in college admissions. The ruling set off an ongoing chain of attacks on efforts to advance civil rights and social justice ...

Surveys and anecdotal reports suggest that the use of social media by state and local law enforcement is widespread, with a number of police departments reporting that they use social media to “listen ...