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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Breaks Spending Record, Fueled by Out-of-State Money

1 month ago | brennancenter.org | Ian Vandewalker |Douglas Keith

The upcoming election for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court just became the most expensive judicial race in American history. Thanks to unlimited spending allowed by Citizens United and other court decisions, money is flowing into the race from all over the country. This infusion of national spending risks drowning out voices from within the state.
Defending HBCUs Safeguards Democracy

1 month ago | brennancenter.org | Chelsea Jones

For generations, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have provided the infrastructure for voting rights advancement. Yet their stability is now insecure as the threats of executive orders, unreliable funding, and anti-voter policies loom. As we reflect on how the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, changed the course of the struggle for voting rights 60 years ago, it is imperative that we recognize the institutions that undergirded this movement.
The SAVE Act Would Hurt Americans Who Actively Participate in Elections | Brennan Center for Justice

1 month ago | brennancenter.org

Many voters who cast a ballot in 2020 wouldn’t be able to provide documents proving their citizenship under the SAVE Act. And even many who have the documents would have to find a new way to register to vote.
Strong Enforcement Protects the Integrity of Public Campaign Financing

1 month ago | brennancenter.org | Marina Pino |Ian Vandewalker

New York State’s pathbreaking public campaign financing program made its debut in the 2024 election. It was a clear success, with broad participation among candidates from both parties who relied significantly more on small donors from their districts instead of big money and special interests compared with previous election cycles.
Who Benefits from Trump’s Move to Shut Down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?

2 months ago | brennancenter.org | Eric Petry |Ian Vandewalker

President Trump campaigned on providing economic relief to working Americans, promising to “drive down prices” on day one.
States and the Balance of Power

2 months ago | brennancenter.org | Alicia Bannon

States, including state courts, play a much bigger role than many people realize in determining whether and how federal policies get implemented — and in curbing abuses of power. The early weeks of the Trump administration have included a jaw-dropping number of (often illegal) policy changes, many targeting immigrants, transgender people, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, along with efforts to politicize, weaken, or eliminate government agencies.
SAVE Act Would Undermine Voter Registration for All Americans

2 months ago | brennancenter.org | Wendy Weiser |Andrew Garber

View the entire Federal Attacks on the Freedom to Vote collection Last month, congressional Republicans pledged to fast-track the SAVE Act, a bill that would require all Americans to provide a birth certificate, passport, or one of a few other citizenship documents every time they register or re-register to vote. If enacted, it would devastate voter registration while disenfranchising tens of millions of eligible American citizens.
How to Fight Far-Right Violence After the January 6 Pardons

2 months ago | brennancenter.org | Mike German

White supremacists and far-right militants are celebrating the start of President Trump’s second term in the White House, just as they did at the beginning of his first. After the November 2016 election, Richard Spencer and 200 of his fellow white nationalists gathered at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC.
In North Carolina, an Attempt to Overturn a State Supreme Court Election

2 months ago | brennancenter.org | Alicia Bannon

You’re reading an essay from the State Court Report newsletter — receive it in your inbox. In a dispute that is attracting national attention, Judge Jefferson Griffin, a Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court and judge on the state intermediate court, is seeking to invalidate more than 60,000 votes and overturn the electoral win of his opponent, Justice Allison Riggs. The dispute stems from November’s state supreme court election, which Griffin lost by just 734 votes.
A Start for AI Transparency at DHS with Room to Grow

Jan 22, 2025 | brennancenter.org | Rachel Levinson-Waldman |Spencer Reynolds

View the entire Artificial Intelligence and National Security collection This article first appeared in Just Security. Last month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an inventory of DHS systems that incorporate AI, covering systems that are active, in development, and sunsetted.