Four years ago, January 6 joined 9/11 and December 7, 1941, as one of the darkest days in our history. The next date to watch ...

In other words, Trump can pardon the January 6 defendants. He would not violate the law or exceed the power extended to him ...

On the surface, the 2024 fight between Democrats and Republicans to control the House resulted in continuation of the status quo. In 2022, Republicans won a net of nine Democratic seats to gain a ...

The Brennan Center works to build an America that is democratic, just, and free. Here’s how you can help.

“We need to do more than just restore the norms that were unwritten before. We need to actually codify them and give them the force of law.” In the United States, there’s an important conversation ...

The drop-off in participation by Black men under 50 highlights how elections increasingly reflect white voices over voices of color. To fully explore these dynamics, we’ll need to wait until the ...

In May and June 2024, the Brennan Center organized five nonpartisan tabletop exercises premised on an authoritarian candidate winning the presidency to test the resilience of democratic institutions.

The Brennan Center for Justice works to build an America that is democratic, just, and free — for all. The Brennan Center for Justice is an independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization that ...

The Brennan Center for Justice works with NYU law school faculty and students to uphold the American ideals of democracy and equal justice, for all. Since its founding in 1995, the Brennan Center for ...

Nancy Gertner is a law professor and served as a federal judge. We have the most powerful Supreme Court in the world. The justices have the last word on constitutional interpretation, and they face ...

Yale University Professor David Blight, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, will deliver the Jorde Symposium lecture at NYU School of Law on ...