Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, little has changed for people detained in ...

Over the past year, Seattle has begun barring some residents from entering certain neighborhoods of their city. A new ...

Out of 40 special elections for congressional and legislative seats so far in 2025, only two have seen flips; both were ...

Voters will decide on a ballot initiative that would set the stage to let everyone vote by mail without an excuse—an option that could expand access for voters with disabilities.

How Illinois Housing Banishment Laws Push People into Homelessness and Prison Organizers with past sex offense convictions are championing a bill in the state legislature that could end the cycle and ...

Your Guide to Four Emerging Threats to the Voting Rights Act Conservatives are targeting Section 2 of the landmark civil rights law with a series of new legal arguments that risk unraveling it further ...

Don’t miss a record-breaking supreme court race, mayoral contests all over the map, congressional special elections in Florida, and more. Also on the menu in April: There are several mayoral contests ...

Faced with popular initiatives to protect abortion rights and other measures they dislike, state Republicans are passing new bills that local advocates say will hollow out direct democracy. Organizers ...

Proposed legislation in Illinois would expand community-based programs for people released from jail to improve their odds of success. Supporters call it a critical next step after the state abolished ...

These offices have wide powers over the scope of incarceration and the conditions of detention, issues that are on the ballot from Tampa and Savannah to Phoenix.

From the continued threats against the Voting Rights Act to new restrictions on mail ballots and voter registration, courts will have a lot of opportunities to shape democracy this year.