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📣 We’re happy to announce that Michael Waldman, President and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice, will be a featured panelist at our NYC Action and Impact: Building Policy Capacity for Public Good event on Oct 24! 🖋️  Waldman is a constitutional attorney and writer. Previously, he was the White House Director of Speechwriting for Bill Clinton and a member of the Presidential Commission on the United States Supreme Court in 2021. Waldman has authored numerous texts on voting rights, the Supreme Court, and American history. 🔗  Register for the event here: https://lnkd.in/gY79DD7a

What happens when the Supreme Court relies on flawed historical arguments in the name of originalism? Our panel of experts discusses some of the Court’s recent rulings on issues like gun control, abortion, and affirmative action. Listen: https://bit.ly/49ExMSe

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is an outdated and overbroad authority that permits the president to detain and deport civilians in wartime. Our latest report details the law’s potential for abuse and urges Congress to repeal the law. https://bit.ly/3ZVwGAt

Jack Smith's latest brief in the Trump Jan. 6 prosecution underscores how outrageous the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling was. https://bit.ly/3YqNa2t

Last month, the Brennan Center convened experts to discuss how to counter attacks on our elections, as detailed in the new book Our Nation at Risk, edited by Karen J. Greenberg and Julian E. Zelizer. Watch Kareem Crayton, Trevor W. Morrison, and the editors in conversation, hosted by NYU Law School: https://bit.ly/4837NEI

More than 8 million young people will be newly eligible to vote in the 2024 election, and many will cast a ballot at or near their college campus. Check out our resource on how election officials & campus stakeholders can ensure students can vote: https://bit.ly/3yDf5SH

Ohio’s proposed redistricting amendment would mean fair representation for voters in the whole state, especially in the Black community. https://bit.ly/4gSo57H

Arguments for Supreme Court term limits and against presidential immunity flow from a common source: the need to ensure accountability for those in power. https://bit.ly/3YqNa2t

As SCOTUS's originalism has radically changed American law, state judges are speaking out against the interpretive method that focuses on "history & tradition" to assess constitutional rights. In my latest piece on State Court Report, I combed through five years’ worth of cases and collected some of state high court justices’ sharpest critiques 👇🏻👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/eUHQZGBb Brennan Center for Justice