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We’re nearing the end of another consequential Supreme Court term, one that will likely be remembered for the justices’ calculated refusal to swiftly reject Donald Trump’s claim that he’s immune from prosecution. It’s further proof of the Court’s hard-right turn. The recently released and updated paperback edition of The Supermajority by Brennan Center President Michael Waldman charts the rise of the conservative voting bloc and unpacks its regressive rulings on reproductive rights, gun control, and government regulation. As the Court continues to remake American life and law at breakneck speed — and its public standing deteriorates just as rapidly — we need reforms to ensure that it stands up for constitutional values and the rule of law.
Juneteenth marks the date in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the farthest corners of the United States were informed of their emancipation. We celebrate it today as a victory for the rights of Black Americans, but recent years have seen the very laws drafted to combat racial discrimination used to curb Black Americans’ participation in society. This new era of retrenchment is a salient reminder that the fight for true freedom is far from over.
In Galveston County, Texas — the birthplace of Juneteenth — Black and Latino voters are challenging a racial gerrymander for violating the Voting Rights Act. They argue that the recently adopted map effectively bars communities of color from electing the candidate of their choice to the county’s governing body. Rather than weigh the merits of the map, however, a federal appeals court is considering narrowing the Voting Rights Act to stop coalitions of minority groups from jointly suing over racial discrimination. A new Brennan Center analysis lays out the stakes of the case and explores how the fight over fair representation in Galveston is part of a broader national story of resistance to minority political power.
Threats of violence and political interference are expected to persist in the 2024 election. Thankfully, there are many federal and state laws in place to ensure the integrity of our elections and protect both voters and election workers at every stage of the process. Two new sets of Brennan Center resources detail the legal guardrails against some of the likeliest threats, including the possibility of unfounded mass voter challenges and the intimidation of voters and election workers.
Meta’s oversight board was created in 2020 to bring transparency and accountability to the company’s decisions about the posts it removes, amplifies, or demotes on Facebook and Instagram. The board has weighed in on high-profile cases, including decisions to deplatform former President Trump after the January 6 insurrection and the removal of Covid-19 misinformation. But its effectiveness is hindered by its limited capacity and a lack of access to the algorithms that control the vast majority of the decisions about what speech is allowed on the platforms in the first place. For the board to do its job properly, it needs access to the algorithms at the heart of Meta’s content moderation system.

 
PODCAST: What Originalism Means for Women
Our latest episode is about how the Supreme Court’s shift toward the so-called original meaning of the Constitution has come at the expense of decades of progress for women’s rights. This playback of a live panel features Madiba K. Dennie, author of The Originalism Trap; Khiara M. Bridges of UC Berkeley School of Law; Emily Martin of the National Women’s Law Center; and Alicia Bannon of the Brennan Center and State Court Report. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast platform.

 
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In the Supreme Court case on Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for trying to overturn the 2020 election, the justices have already given the former president what he craves most: time. Learn more about the Trump legal saga >>
 

 
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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, voting rights reporter Ari Berman documents the emergence of this antidemocracy movement in the face of the country’s significant demographic and political shifts. He spoke to 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.
 
Watch their discussion on YouTube or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast platform.

 
 
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