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.

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

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Receive it in your inbox. Eight years ago, the lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Washington became the symbol ...

State lawmakers continue to introduce new restrictive voting provisions, and voter suppressive bills have begun to advance and become law. Many bills seek to undermine the power of local officials.

Election officials were some of the biggest heroes of the 2020 election. After a grueling year that saw a pandemic, unprecedented disinformation efforts, and the highest turnout in over a century, ...

In its first 100 days, the second Trump administration’s actions have upended seemingly every aspect of American life and government. More than 200 federal lawsuits have challenged its moves, and at ...