Compared to other democracies, the United States is an outlier in granting life tenure to justices, producing diminishing ...

On Sunday, conservative activist Tom Fitton proclaimed on Truth Social that Trump “will declare a national emergency and will ...

In many states, such as Alaska, Arizona, Michigan, and Montana, Native voters are a significant voter bloc large enough to ...

The President’s Power to Call Out the National Guard Is Not a Blank Check The use of unfederalized troops for domestic ...

Lawmakers asked voters to surrender some of their power to place issues directly on state ballots. Voters refused.

Changing the experience of incarceration to one that is more constructive and humane is part of a new, dignity-first approach ...

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Prosecutors play a vital role in the criminal justice system, determining not just which cases to pursue but also what charges to file and penalties to seek. Over the past decade, some prosecutors ...

The United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population, yet nearly 25 percent of its prisoners. Mass incarceration has crushing consequences — racial, economic, social — and it doesn’t ...

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