Congress & Courts Brief

Rep. Tlaib's Get the Flock Out of Our Communities Act would ban federal funds for automated license plate readers and other mass surveillance tools,...

The Senate proposal to limit birthright citizenship in U.S. territories highlights sharp constitutional and statutory divides.

• Statutory change: S....

The Supreme Court’s 7-2 order blocks the 4th Circuit’s mandamus forcing an immediate FCC decision, preserving the agency’s discretion over its own...

Virginia voters face a proposed constitutional amendment that would establish voting as a fundamental right not to be abridged by law, aiming to...

A federal judge's extension of the block on nearly $20 million in taxpayer-funded ads raises core questions about accountability for using public...

Election outcomes will decide whether Republicans pursue a partisan reconciliation package including a debt-limit increase or clear must-pass items...

Ashley Moody's nearly two-year Epstein work-release investigation ended with no wrongdoing found, yet she later received $50,000 from donors tied to...

Congressional witnesses invoking the Fifth Amendment or attorney-client privilege face an unsettled legal landscape, as committees operate outside...

The Eleventh Circuit held Florida’s law restricting minors under 14 from social-media accounts (and requiring parental consent for 15- and...

A Trump-appointed judge's preliminary injunction bars the White House from stripping CNN, MS NOW and Politico credentials, finding the restrictions...

Black voters confront eroding federal protections and fresh redistricting losses heading into the 2026 midterms.

• Voting access weakened after...

California Proposition 4 would repeal the 1988 ban on public campaign financing, letting state and local governments create voluntary programs without...

Scholars flag rising risks of federal seizure of election functions and obstruction of certified winners ahead of the 2026 midterms.

• Municipal...

Without the bill text or specific changes to campaign-contribution rules, evaluating HB 1904's regulatory impact is impossible. The measure modifies...

The Supreme Court’s Dec. 8 hearing in Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota will decide if Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship mandates for...

Donor transparency has become a flashpoint in the competitive Maine Senate race, with Republican incumbent Susan Collins pressing Democratic candidate...

The Supreme Court’s unsigned denial in Herrera-Salazar still spotlighted sharp constitutional disagreement, as Justices Sotomayor and Gorsuch...

• Gatekeeping in action: September opinions focused on jurisdiction, keeping two removed cases, remanding one, and dismissing another over a Kendall...

Nevada's Question 6 would replace the current 24-week statutory limit with a "fetal viability" standard determined by the treating practitioner's...

Ohio's judicial races remain among the most overlooked on ballots, with voters often knowing little about candidates who decide cases affecting...