Ames Grawert is senior counsel and John L. Neu Justice Counsel in the Brennan Center’s Justice Program. He leads quantitative and policy research focused on trends in crime and the collateral costs of ...

The Brennan Center is working in and out of court to protect our system of checks and balances and defend constitutional rights. The Trump administration is undermining our democracy with aggressive ...

A handful of wealthy donors dominate electoral giving and spending in the United States. We need limits on campaign finance, transparency, and effective enforcement of these rules — along with public ...

In most of the United States, politicians have drawn voting maps designed to keep their party in power. This fall, Americans are casting ballots to choose a new House of Representatives. The election ...