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AI Literacy Guide for Voters
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Artificial intelligence is already being used to deceive voters ahead of the election — and fake audio, video, and images are getting harder and harder to detect. Our new AI literacy guide offers tips for spotting misinformation and finding the facts.
The government and tech firms must take action to protect the information environment, but until then, the best tools are tried-and-true fact-checking methods. These include approaching sensational content with caution, being wary of search engines that integrate AI, and seeking out authoritative sources like trusted websites
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Trump’s Use of Campaign Funds to Pay His Lawyers
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Trump’s legal bills for the numerous lawsuits and prosecutions against him are estimated at more than $100 million, and he’s turned to political donors to pay them. Much of this spending by Trump’s political action committees falls into legal gray areas, testing the boundaries of the law. Thanks to loopholes and lackluster enforcement, it is likely to continue until Congress acts to strengthen existing rules and pass broader campaign finance safeguards
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Can We Trust the Jury in Trump’s New York Trial?
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As trust in democratic institutions erodes, it’s difficult to know if the public will have confidence in the verdict in the Trump business records falsification case. But research shows that jurors are generally able to put aside their biases when considering the evidence. The Brennan Center’s new senior fellow, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, notes that instead of leaving the decision of guilt or innocence up to a king, politicians, or a judge, the founding fathers chose the jury system
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Police Surveillance of Racial Justice Protests
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A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the Brennan Center and Data for Black Lives revealed that DC police worked with federal law enforcement to monitor the largely peaceful racial justice protests of 2020 and 2021. Internal documents show that police purchased and used social media monitoring tools without adequate transparency or usage policies. Guardrails are crucial to protecting First Amendment rights
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Diversity on State Supreme Courts
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Diversity on the bench is an essential component of a fair and impartial judiciary. Bringing a range of experiences and perspectives to bear allows judges to make better informed decisions and increases public confidence in their rulings. But the Brennan Center’s updated report on state supreme court diversity found that many groups remain underrepresented. For example, 25 states have no Black justices and 39 states have no Latino justices. Still, this year did bring a slight increase in demographic diversity across state supreme courts
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State Voting Laws
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The latest edition of the Voting Laws Roundup details which states have made it harder to vote in 2024 and which have expanded access to the polls. Voters in at least 20 states will face new hurdles this year, such as in Alabama, where any person who submits another voter’s mail ballot application could face criminal penalties. That said, almost a dozen states have enacted new laws that make voting easier and more secure
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PODCAST: The High Cost of Public Service
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Our new podcast episode is about how intimidation aimed at state and local officials has become distressingly common. Hear our panel of experts and policymakers discuss how this trend is harming our democracy.
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BRENNAN CENTER ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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An explainer by two former New York assistant DAs runs through potential results for Trump’s Manhattan prosecution, whether it be a mistrial or conviction or acquittal on various charges
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Resisting Minority Rule
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Thursday, May 30, 3–4 p.m. ET
A minority of Americans is now set on thwarting the will of the people through voter suppression, gerrymandering, and even election subversion. In his new book, Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People — and the Fight to Resist It
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Join us for a virtual discussion with Berman and former West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant about how reactionary conservatives have capitalized on structural inequalities in our institutions, as well as the pro-democracy movement striving against these regressive efforts. RSVP today
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