The violence of Trump’s immigration crackdown in cities across the country and the killing of protesters by federal agents ...

Election officials and community groups are holding education campaigns ahead of Washington D.C.’s first use of ranked choice ...

Years after voters amended the state's constitution to ban forced labor in prison, a court ruling could finally make Colorado ...

Matt Krause started his legislative career fighting to make it harder for Texans to get a divorce. Starting when he joined the Texas House in 2013, and continuing session after session since, the Fort ...

After flipping the court in 2023, Wisconsin liberals now hope to expand their majority on a body that could be a critical ...

The 2026 midterms really are starting. Five states hold all of their primaries for federal and state offices in March, and ...

The article was updated in September 2024 to reflect summer primaries, filing deadlines, and new developments in Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Oklahoma, and Washington, and reflect new ...

Julio Mateo and other activists in Dayton, Ohio, tried for years to get police to ditch one of the most controversial trends in law enforcement surveillance technology. So Mateo was a little ...

State supreme courts have come under a brighter spotlight as battlefields for some of today’s most pressing issues, from abortion rights and climate to extreme sentencing and ballot access. And ...

Conservative judges have chipped away at voting rights and put the Voting Rights Act through renewed stress over the last decade. They’re now set to gain new allies with the incoming Trump ...

When Australia holds its federal elections on Saturday, it’ll do so with the requirement that all eligible citizens head to the polls and vote. If they don’t, the Australian Electoral Commission will ...