The Constitution grants the president unilateral clemency power to pardon and commute sentences of people convicted of ...

The cases of those on death row highlight deep concerns about racial disparities, the fairness of the process, and the ...

Spanish-language misinformation about U.S. elections requires a nuanced, culturally informed response and a greater ...

The Federal Protective Service, created to guard federal buildings, has broad powers and inadequate limitations.

Below, Brennan Center leaders suggest actions that President Biden can take in the last weeks of his presidency to secure his ...

Justice Neil Gorsuch, the newspaper reported, was most vocal in opposition and judicial self-regard. “The justices’ strength was their independence, he said, and he vowed to have no part in ...

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 ...

The average term length of U.S. Supreme Court justices is by far the longest among established constitutional democracies. With no limits on tenure, the average Supreme Court term since 1993 has ...

In Georgia, 21 percent of people are unsure whether they are required to show ID when voting in person, and 2 percent incorrectly say that they are not required to show ID when voting in person. Even ...

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