Testimony Written Testimony on How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces , and Devastate Our Economy before the Senate Committee on Judiciary On December 19, 2024, the Brennan Center for Justice submitted written testimony for inclusion in the record of the Senate Judiciary Committee's December 10, 2024 hearing titled "How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy." The Brennan Center's statement elucidates the statutory authorities that President-elect Donald Trump might invoke to involve military personnel in the detention and deportation of immigrants. December 20, 2024 Executive Power Bolster Checks & Balances
Analysis Four Things to Know About the Federal Death Penalty The cases of those on death row highlight deep concerns about racial disparities, the fairness of the process, and the inhumanity of the punishment. December 26, 2024 Rosemary Nidiry Jessie Brenner Social & Economic Harm End Mass Incarceration
Expert Brief Citizens in Texas and Georgia Don’t Understand Voter ID Laws, Survey Shows Requiring documentary proof of citizenship would disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters. December 2, 2024 Cora Henry Voter Suppression Ensure Every American Can Vote
Analysis North Carolina Won’t Let a Hurricane Hamper the Election Election officials and voters say western North Carolina remains resilient in the wake of Hurricane Helene. October 30, 2024 Veronica Degraffenreid Yasmin Abusaif Kendall Verhovek Election Integrity Defend Our Elections
Analysis Courts Confront the Noncitizen Voting Lie Judges should prevent the disenfranchisement of thousands of eligible voters. October 30, 2024 Sean Morales-Doyle Voter Suppression Ensure Every American Can Vote
Explainer How Elections Are Certified in Battleground States State laws require officials to certify results, and safeguards are in place should someone fail to fulfill that obligation. October 10, 2024 Lauren Miller Karalunas Election Integrity Defend Our Elections
Explainer Public Campaign Financing and the Indictment of NYC Mayor Eric Adams The allegations are serious, but fraud in small donor matching programs gets caught. October 3, 2024 Joanna Zdanys Marina Pino Public Campaign Financing Reform Money in Politics
Expert, Fellow Maureen Edobor Assistant Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law Steven M. Polan Fellow in Constitutional Law and History
Court Case Tracker Vet Voice Foundation v. Hobbs — Amicus Brief The Brennan Center filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that the Washington Constitution provides stronger protections for voters than the federal constitution. The brief asks the Washington Supreme Court not to interpret Washington’s Free and Equal Elections Clause in lockstep with the federal Equal Protection Clause and instead apply strict scrutiny to laws that burden voters. September 17, 2024 Election Integrity History & the Constitution Voting Reform Defend Our Elections Strengthen Our Courts Ensure Every American Can Vote
Analysis The Big Lies at the Debate We correct the record on the 2020 election and crime rates. September 11, 2024 Michael Waldman Election Integrity Accurate Crime Data Defend Our Elections End Mass Incarceration
Expert Brief Project 2025’s Anti-Voter Agenda The conservative policy plan aims to abuse a 150-year-old law to target political enemies and undermine voting rights and elections. September 23, 2024 Sean Morales-Doyle Lauren Miller Karalunas Ethics & the Rule of Law Bolster Checks & Balances
Analysis The Originalist Fiction of a Race-Neutral Constitution is Damaging Civil Rights Law A Supreme Court ruling based on an ahistorical reading of the Constitution has encouraged attacks on race-inclusive policies and diversity and social justice initiatives. August 22, 2024 Chihiro Isozaki SCOTUS & Federal Courts History & the Constitution Strengthen Our Courts
Statement Comment to the Georgia State Election Board: Reject new hand-counting procedures for cast ballot amounts during advance voting Now is the time to ensure that election workers have what they need to run elections safely and securely – not to unnecessarily encumber them with ill-conceived procedures. August 5, 2024 Marina Pino Gowri Ramachandran Election Integrity Defend Our Elections
Press Release Massachusetts Bans Guns at Polling Places, Early Voting Sites, and Vote Counting Centers The new law will be in effect for 2024 election. July 26, 2024 Voting Reform Ensure Every American Can Vote
Statement Comment to FEC: Authorize the use of campaign funds to pay for security measures for federal candidates and officeholders With concerns for candidate safety steadily increasing, the Brennan Center encourages the Federal Election Commission to provide clear guidance authorizing the use of campaign funds for security measures. June 12, 2024 Daniel I. Weiner Marina Pino Maya Kornberg Julia Fishman Roberto Cordova Election Security Defend Our Elections
Insight Do Small Donors Cause Political Dysfunction? The causes of polarization and fragmentation are complex, but everyday Americans are not the problem. May 8, 2024 Ian Vandewalker Influence of Big Money Public Campaign Financing Reform Money in Politics
Press Release Experts Create AI Scenario Planner to Prepare Election Officials for 2024 Elections The Brennan Center for Justice, the Elections Group, and Institute for the Future offer ways that election officials can prevent or reduce harm caused by AI. May 8, 2024 Election Security Defend Our Elections
Resource Buying Time 2024 – Montana This page features Montana Supreme Court television advertisements from the 2024 election cycle. December 13, 2024
Analysis How Loopholes and Opt-Outs Can Tear Apart AI Policy in the United States The strong, sensible rules for how the federal government can use AI give agencies far too much discretion to opt out of safeguards, undercutting their effectiveness. April 25, 2024 Amos Toh Privacy & Free Expression Protect Liberty & Security