On Sunday, President Trump said that he would “absolutely” denaturalize American citizens if he could. It comes after a wave ...
Americans are increasingly living in a nation divided, where how easy it is to vote depends on where they happen to live. We ...
The Brennan Center fights to protect the rights to free speech and freedom of the press. The rights to free speech, protest, ...
The Brennan Center confronts abuses of executive power and works for national security policies that ensure Americans’ safety ...
The right to a fair day in court is under threat. Judicial elections are awash in money, while lawmakers have sought to rein ...
Voting is the most basic right in our democracy, but people still face many barriers to the process. The Brennan Center is fighting on every front through legislative advocacy, litigation, and cutting ...
Census results are used to draw district lines, allocate seats in Congress, and distribute government funding for essential ...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has embarked on a spending spree, signing contracts worth up to $25 million for a smorgasbord of spy technology: social media monitoring systems, cellphone ...
While states and cities can choose to help enforce federal law, the 10th Amendment means that the U.S. government can’t force them to do so. Only weeks after federal immigration raids set off chaos in ...
The Posse Comitatus Act bars the armed forces from serving as civilian police, but loopholes and exceptions undermine its effectiveness. In May 1992, seven U.S. Marines joined two local police ...
New threats to strip opponents of citizenship recall a dark history. The Trump administration and its supporters have made numerous threats to revoke the citizenship of political foes who are ...
Despite what many may claim, the United States is not in the midst of a nationwide crime wave. In fact, the average American can still enjoy some of the safest times on record. This is especially true ...