Recent election reforms are aimed at giving greater partisan control over election administration, according to Derek Tisler, counsel in the Brennan Center for Justice’s Democracy Program. In his most recent […]
Criminal Record: A modern scarlet letter
An individual convicted of a felony, no matter when in that person’s life the crime occurs, can expect to make $500,000, or 50%, less over their lifetime than a person […]
Voting officials face increasing threats
Gowri Ramachandran, Counsel at The Brennen Center for Justice, talks about a recently published study entitled “Election Officials Under Attack“, a cooperative study of current and past election officials. The […]
Michael Li on redistricting, 2021-22
Michael Li, Senior Counsel, Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, has recently published a report “The Redistricting Landscape, 2021-22“. His report analyzes four factors that affects voting boundaries: […]
Two new bills supporting voting rights, amid a flurry of state suppres...
Already this year, there have been 165 bills introduced in state legislatures throughout the U.S. placing limits on voting rights. Hannah Klain, Equal Justice Rights Fellow at the Brennan Center […]
Elizabeth Goitein reflects on Trump Presidency
Elizabeth Goitein, Co-Director of Liberty and National Security at the Brennan Center for Justice, reflects on issues surrounding the January 6th insurrection, domestic terrorism, and lessons learned by the Trump […]