For too long, this law has allowed the government to evade privacy protections and spy on Americans. Reform is overdue.

Protecting election officials means protecting democracy.

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

Amid new and persistent challenges, local election officials are preparing to ensure the 2026 midterms are safe and secure.

The order instructs the U.S. Postal Service to refuse to deliver ballots unless the voters are on a list of approved citizens ...

In March 2025, President Trump issued an executive order attempting to assert presidential control over significant aspects of federal elections. The illegality at the heart of the order is that the ...

The Insurrection Act allows the president to deploy the military inside the United States and use it against Americans, making it one of the executive branch’s most potent emergency powers. It is also ...

Summary: This paper surveys the landscape of government acquisition of location data about cell phone users, how that location information is accrued and disseminated, and the technologies that can ...

Since May, the Justice Department has demanded that nearly every state and Washington, DC, hand over election-related records and data, such as full copies of statewide voter registration lists and ...

Liza Goitein on National Security Law Today: Debating Section 702: National Security or Invasion of Privacy? With Liza Goitein (ABA National Security Law Today ...

Our courts should be bulwarks to protect civil rights, democratic values, and the rule of law — but increasingly, the promise of evenhanded justice is at risk. The Brennan Center is fighting back with ...