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Courts Can Check, and Have Checked, Executives' Military Judgment

Katherine Yon Ebright and Leah Tulin of the Brennan Center make the case against judicial deference to Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

Reason · Jul 9, 2025

Our Fifth Circuit Alien Enemies Act Amicus Brief

The brief was filed on behalf of the Brennan Center, the Cato Institute, law-of-war scholar Prof. John Dehn, and myself.

Reason · Jun 2, 2025

How much did Elon Musk blow on Wisconsin Supreme Court race?

‘Money is flowing into the race from all over the country,’ Brennan Center for Justice experts wrote ahead of the judicial race

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025

US gun laws are failing to protect elections as political violence spreads, report finds

Only a dozen states expressly ban firearms at voting sites

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

'We’ll … kill you:' Election workers get threats, warnings they'll be lynched, US government says

More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a special Justice Department unit

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

‘A truly incredible amount of money’: millions ride on one US judicial election

The race for a place on Wisconsin’s supreme court could have major implications for abortion, democracy and the 2024 election

The Guardian - US · Apr 2, 2023

GOP flips NC court — targets voting

"Just because a court changes composition, the law should not change," attorney says

Salon · Feb 25, 2023

In Wisconsin’s supreme court race, a super-rich beer family calls the shots

Members of the Uihlein dynasty are pouring millions into opposite sides of one of this year’s most important elections

The Guardian - US · Feb 21, 2023

Government Snoops in Maine Caught Spying on Peaceful Americans

Intelligence-gathering “fusion centers” repeatedly abuse civil liberties without making us safer.

Reason · Jan 6, 2023

How GOP state supreme court wins could change state policies and who runs Congress

Republican wins in state supreme court races could not only shape abortion and voting rights, but also the balance of power in Washington.

WEKU · Nov 22, 2022