Congress & Courts Brief

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...

The 2018 Farm Bill expired Sept. 30 after three extensions, leaving core programs in place only through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

• Farmers...

Congressional hearings operate as flexible committee sessions to advance multiple core functions:

• Discuss proposed legislation and conduct...

House Oversight Chairman James Comer is investigating two D.C. activist groups for alleged jury nullification training sessions intended to influence...

Richard Painter, former White House ethics counsel, states that requesting payment in exchange for official acts as ambassador could violate the...

Rep. Mary Miller and House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil demanded explanations from Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons after at least 600...

VSU’s new policy places Christian student groups under campus ministry control while exempting the Muslim Student Association and VSU Community Faith...

San Diego's Rules Committee unanimously advanced two ethics reform packages to expose hidden political spending and close campaign finance...

Heavily Republican counties hit just 54% of their 2024 first-day early voting totals, behind Democratic counties at 64% and moderate counties at 66%....

A October 29 conference at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law will examine the Judicial Conduct Committee’s enforcement of the Code of Judicial...

• Pauli Murray's legal scholarship shaped Brown v. Board of Education and was cited in Reed v. Reed, the first gender discrimination case.
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