Make no mistake: The SAVE Act would stop millions of American citizens from voting. It would be the most restrictive voting ...

Though all versions of the SAVE Act would block millions of American citizens from voting, the new bills each contain unique ...

The DOJ has asked states to agree to a “ confidential memorandum of understanding ” in connection with handing over their ...

Plainly, it would be the most restrictive voting bill ever passed by Congress. Even Michael Fragoso, former counsel to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), expressed concern over how much power over elections ...

Election denial poses an ongoing threat to U.S. democracy. Despite its widespread rejection in the 2022 midterms, efforts to undermine electoral systems have proliferated and expanded beyond Donald ...

Mail ballots are essential for holding a safe election amid Covid-19, and security concerns can be easily addressed. Trump’s claims are wrong, and if used to prevent states from taking the steps ...

The practice of counting incarcerated people at their prisons rather than their homes deprives urban communities of color of representation. Across the 11 states in this study, an additional 14 ...

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it every week in your inbox. The Supreme Court keeps tripping over its own robes. Last week, ...

Trump and Speaker Johnson mislead again about election integrity. You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. The Brennan ...

Those who watched President Obama’s State of the Union on Tuesday might have missed a moment of historical importance in the first minute of his speech. The president called on Congress to “work ...

Michael Waldman is president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. A nonpartisan law and policy institute that focuses on improving systems of democracy and justice, the ...

A handful of wealthy donors dominate electoral giving and spending in the United States. We need limits on campaign finance, transparency, and effective enforcement of these rules — along with public ...