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In the middle background of the photo, three jacketed people with their backs to the camera are marking their ballots in their respective neighboring voting booths, while the foreground shows a voting machine with two American flag logos with the word "VOTE" in all caps underneath each flag.

Foreign Threats to U.S. Elections Are Maturing Faster Than the Defenses to Counter Them

It is uncertain whether the U.S. election-security system can adapt at the same pace as foreign capabilities are expanding.
Shot of a dimly lit committee room with three men in suits and ties and a woman wearing a blazer are seated at a long wooden table, each of them with microphones and front-facing white cards bearing their names in front of them.

Examining State-Level Legislation on Transnational Repression in the United States 

In recent years, U.S. state legislatures have increasingly taken steps to address transnational repression and foreign interference in the rights and lives of individuals.

Guantanamo Dispatches: All Four Defendants’ Confessions Are Now Suppressed in the 9/11 Case

A military judge on Wednesday threw out the last disputed confession in the case against the suspected 9/11 plotters at Guantanamo Bay.
The Pentagon Office Building is seen from the air on August 25, 2026, in Arlington, VA.

Guantanamo Dispatches: Another Confession Is Ruled Inadmissible in 9/11 Case

A military judge has thrown out the confessions of Mustafa al-Hawsawi, a capital defendant in the 9/11 case at Guantanamo Bay.
A view of the U.S. Department of Justice Building on August 17, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Working Backwards: Inside the Trump Justice Department’s Conclusion-First Approach to Civil Rights

The Civil Rights Division regularly announces investigations or even conclusions with little to no evidence of fact-finding at all.
New York, USA – March 29th, 2017: A NYPD officer standing in Times Square next to a police vehicle warning of the risk of terrorism late in the day.

The Looming Terrorist Threats to America

25 years after 9/11, U.S. counterterrorism officials are being asked to do more with less.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks behind a Department of Justice podium during a press conference announcing the indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center. A poster displayed beside him lists alleged fund transfers totaling more than $3 million.

If Federal Courts Don’t Trust Trump’s DOJ, Should Civil Rights Funders?

After suspending donations to SPLC, major charitable giving platforms must question whether it is prudent to defer to a DOJ that courts no longer trust.
Security cameras are seen in the foreground as the United States national flag flies at the U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou on July 14, 2026, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.

AI and Warrantless Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

The use of LLMs for foreign intelligence surveillance erodes the rules put in place to safeguard Americans' civil liberties.
Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche walks through a Senate office building hallway on Capitol Hill, surrounded by staff.

To Audition for the Role of Attorney General, Blanche Is Prosecuting to Please

Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche's prosecutions of Comey and others reveal a pattern of prosecutorial sycophancy — charges brought to please Trump.
An election observer coordinator for the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder stands on a walkway overlooking the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in City of Industry, California, as workers process ballots during the June 2026 California state primary election.

The Last Check: Magistrate Judges and Federal Seizures of Election Records

A magistrate judge's review of a search-warrant application may be the last meaningful safeguard against federal interference in an election.

How the Domestic Terrorist Label Endangers Rights and Drives Extremist Violence

Prepared congressional testimony for a Senate hearing that was postponed.
Backside of an officer, wearing a vest that reads: "POLICE COUNTERTERRORISM."

The U.S. Shouldn’t Lose Sight of the Real Terrorist Threats

As the Trump administration portrays far-left activists and drug cartels as major terrorist threats, the most dangerous foes are plotting.
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