Make no mistake: The SAVE Act would stop millions of American citizens from voting. It would be the most restrictive voting bill ever passed by Congress. It is Trump’s power grab in legislative garb.
In an effort to use whatever shards of power they hold to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Democrats in Congress have refused to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless ...
The United States Sentencing Commission voted unanimously yesterday to reduce racial disparities in drug sentencing and bring fairness to the nation’s federal drug laws. The vote will apply the Fair ...
Update: When this article was first published, the SAVE America Act included a provision that would have also required voters to show documents such as a passport or birth certificate at the polls ...
Despite spikes in some cities, crime data doesn’t show a nationwide increase in shoplifting and other forms of retail theft. Violent crime has declined nationally since jumping in 2020, but trends in ...
New research shows that a restrictive voting law in Texas made people less likely to vote for at least two years after having a mail ballot application or ballot rejected. As we showed in 2022, the ...
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 ...
Since the federal government formally gave Native Americans the right to vote in 1924 they have had to fight to use it. Native American voters living on rural reservations often use ballot collection ...
The head of the Sixth Amendment Center explains how to bridge the gap between what the Constitution guarantees and what people can actually get when it comes to public defenders. In all criminal ...
The Trump administration’s campaign to undermine future elections is in full swing. One part of that campaign is its bid to sweep up voter rolls across the nation, which began last spring and has now ...
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 ...
Months of unprecedented actions signal that the Trump administration is pursuing a concerted strategy to undermine the next election. One part of that effort is an ongoing attempt to collect voter ...