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More than 65,000 people are in ICE detention, many in facilities managed by for-profit firms. In the NYT this week, I write that Congress should expand the information that private prison companies must disclose, giving the public better insight into these contracts www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/o...
Opinion | If You Think ICE Detention is Bad Now, Privatization Will Make It WorseThe Trump administration has a housing problem.www.nytimes.comAs the Supreme Court weighed consequential issues this term, the public judged the Court itself. Focus groups show the verdict was largely negative. bit.ly/45uqvVm
Dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court Spans the Political SpectrumFocus groups reveal that Americans are highly critical of the current Court and support reforms to make it more impartial and accountable.www.brennancenter.org
Don't let this report slip through the news cycle unnoticed: federal officials recently admitted that the Trump administration canceled billions in federal grants to states "based solely" on whether they backed the president in the 2024 election. This is a big deal. 🧵1/6
tony rommNEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Fifty-five former Justice Department attorneys filed two amicus briefs urging the First Circuit to affirm district court orders quashing DOJ administrative subpoenas. It was a pleasure to represent this group along with co-counsel at Anderson & Kreiger: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Boston Children's Hospital v. Department of Justice & Rhode Island Child Advocate v. Department of JusticeFifty-five former Justice Department attorneys who served under administrations of both parties filed two amicus briefs urging the First Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm district court orders quashi...www.brennancenter.orgEighty-nine percent of voters — overwhelming majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and independents — say corruption is responsible for policies that benefit billionaires and big corporations at the expense of the American people. bit.ly/4apvVns
Poll: Voters Want Solutions for Government CorruptionOverwhelming majorities across parties see corruption as a major problem and back measures to limit self-dealing by officials and the influence of money in politics.www.brennancenter.org
Treating prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket as trustworthy sources for election-related information rather than as platforms for speculative wagering based on opinion raises the risk of confusion and misinformation. bit.ly/4aARuBS
In Election Betting, Voters Face the Highest StakesUnregulated prediction market betting could fuel misinformation and efforts to influence election outcomes.www.brennancenter.orgThe U.S. government argues ICE officers cannot adequately protect the public unless police and prosecutors work in lockstep with them. But there is potential harm in diverting finite city resources and degrading trust in law enforcement. bit.ly/4eRniF0
Court Says Local Police Can’t Be Forced to Spend Resources on Federal Immigration EnforcementA friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Brennan Center argued that Boston’s policy, which describes where and when city officials will work with ICE, makes cities safer.www.brennancenter.orgThe Brennan Center, @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social, FIRM, and Unidos have prepared a know your rights guide to protect your vote at the polls. Learn more about how you can prepare and what you and your community can do if armed federal agents are unlawfully at the polls during the midterm elections.
Vote Safely in 2026Sending troops or ICE officers to the polls is illegal. Here’s how you can protect your vote and your community’s voice, even if federal agents unlawfully show up.www.brennancenter.orgThe Trump administration has spent the last year systematically slashing and reassigning staff responsible for detecting and disrupting foreign disinformation operations in U.S. elections. bit.ly/4pmBCJb
Trump Administration Cuts Make Elections More Vulnerable to Foreign Influence and DisinformationThe depletion of staff and resources at various agencies leaves the government underprepared to respond to attempts to influence elections by China, Russia, and others.www.brennancenter.org
Despite the implied threats, the law is clear: sending armed federal agents, including ICE, to polling sites is illegal. Federal and state laws prohibit voter intimidation and election interference. Our new analysis explains what the law says and why these threats must be taken seriously.
Preventing Voter Intimidation by Federal Agents at the PollsAny deployment that intimidates voters or interferes with elections would be illegal. Should one occur, officials and civil society are prepared to challenge illegal acts so that voting can proceed un...bit.lyDrawing from our recent survey, a majority of voters view political corruption as "an embedded structural problem," @marinapino.bsky.social told @npr.org. With many believing "corruption is responsible for big problems that our government has failed to solve."
Trump shattered ethics norms. Will voters trust Democrats to fix them?Democrats are making the case that now is the time to tackle anti-corruption reforms — to serve as a check on Donald Trump and to overhaul a system voters say is co-opted against their interests.www.npr.orgState lawmakers have a role to play in Supreme Court reform. They should pass resolutions urging Congress to pass term limits for justices and help restore democratic accountability to the nation's highest court. bit.ly/3Tdzl7e
Model State Resolution Urging 18-Year Term Limits for Supreme Court JusticesState lawmakers should call on Congress to enact Supreme Court term limits.www.brennancenter.org
It makes sense that the Trump administration might be looking to partner with mass voter challengers, because the president’s election interference campaign has the same goal: to undermine trust in elections. bit.ly/4pyuNUQ
A Jim Crow Voter Suppression Tool is BackMass voter challenges are baseless efforts to stop Americans from voting.www.brennancenter.orgIt’s time for Congress to pass a robust anticorruption agenda that would help end the era of massive money in politics that the Court ushered in. bit.ly/4b5yJ9H
Supreme Court Continues to Dismantle Anticorruption LawsIts latest decision to strike down campaign finance limits underscores the need for Congress to pass popular anticorruption reforms.www.brennancenter.org