The legislation would make it harder for judges to hold defiant parties, including government officials, in contempt.

The law disproportionately affected people of color and made them less likely to vote in future elections.

Sixty years ago this month, the Senate passed the Voting Rights Act, a historic breakthrough in a chamber long dominated by ...

The framers wanted to insulate the president and federal officials from corrupting influences, but a new law is needed to ...

Last week in the Oval Office, the president was peeved when a reporter shared an acronym apparently used on Wall Street: TACO ...

For decades, voters and organizations have successfully brought lawsuits against racially discriminatory voting rules under Section 2 of the civil rights law.

Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants. In the past few months, politicians and certain media outlets have latched on to a narrative ...

The president is wrong about what an invasion is — and what powers it triggers. The truth turned out to be worse. Trump’s migration-as-invasion theory permeates his executive orders and other ...

This article first appeared at Just Security. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in American history. While he has provided few specifics about ...

As threats mount against election workers and infrastructure, federal agencies can and must act. Since the 2020 election, lawmakers, advocates, and other public leaders have widely recognized that our ...

Federal law limits the use of troops on American soil, but loopholes invite abuse. Congress and the states must act.

Summary: From policing to prisons, the Biden administration and Congress must act to make our systems of public safety less punitive and more equitable. The United States’ criminal justice system is ...