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Brennan Center experts explore the strategic decisions behind the Clean Slate Act bill — legislation that limits access to some criminal conviction records — and draw lessons for future reform efforts. bit.ly/4hAPVWz
New York’s Clean Slate Act
The bill’s path to enactment offers lessons for other states seeking to pass similar criminal justice reforms.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Brennan Center experts explore the strategic decisions behind the Clean Slate Act bill — legislation that limits access to some criminal conviction records — and draw lessons for future reform efforts. bit.ly/4hAPVWz
A really great panel tonight of southern journalists at day one of our Legislative Policy Forum, part of a new partnership between Fisk University and @brennancenter.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A really great panel tonight of southern journalists at day one of our Legislative Policy Forum, part of a new partnership between Fisk University and @brennancenter.org
My take on today’s Voting Rights argument at SCOTUS: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
A Bizarro Take on the 14th Amendment for the Voting Rights Act
The justices consider tossing a decades-old tool to fight racial discrimination when it comes to fair representation.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My take on today’s Voting Rights argument at SCOTUS: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Join me along with the a power packed panel of my expert colleagues online this Thursday!: www.brennancenter.org/events/next-...
The Next Phase of the Fight
Experts discuss this summer’s biggest stories, including gerrymandering, presidential abuses of power, and elections.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Join me along with the a power packed panel of my expert colleagues online this Thursday!: www.brennancenter.org/events/next-...
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Louisiana is now arguing against its own congressional map and asking SCOTUS to gut the Voting Rights Act. @kareemcrayton.bsky.social spoke to The Advocate about how the state's history of racial discrimination in voting is one of many reasons the VRA is needed.
The Voting Rights Act and redistricting: What to know about Louisiana's Supreme Court case
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a Louisiana case that could change the Voting Rights Act and the role that race plays in elections.
www.theadvocate.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Louisiana is now arguing against its own congressional map and asking SCOTUS to gut the Voting Rights Act. @kareemcrayton.bsky.social spoke to The Advocate about how the state's history of racial discrimination in voting is one of many reasons the VRA is needed.
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@kareemcrayton.bsky.social was on ABC's Start Here pod to talk about Utah's congressional map, why it was struck down, and how Prop 4, a voter-approved anti-gerrymandering measure, has been restored after the state legislature's attempts to weaken it.
Fed Up: Lisa Cook Refuses to Be Fired
Podcast Episode · Start Here · 08/27/2025 · 28m
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August 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@kareemcrayton.bsky.social was on ABC's Start Here pod to talk about Utah's congressional map, why it was struck down, and how Prop 4, a voter-approved anti-gerrymandering measure, has been restored after the state legislature's attempts to weaken it.
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For the first time since its founding over 400 years ago, New York City soon won't run its own jails. Instead a federal judge will.
My latest for @brennancenter.org unpacks the road ahead for the troubled jails — including Rikers Island. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
My latest for @brennancenter.org unpacks the road ahead for the troubled jails — including Rikers Island. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
What’s Next in the Federal Court Takeover of Rikers Island
The judicial appointment of an outside authority to temporarily run Rikers Island offers a rare opportunity to transform one of the nation’s most troubled jails. But durable reform depends ultimately ...
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August 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
For the first time since its founding over 400 years ago, New York City soon won't run its own jails. Instead a federal judge will.
My latest for @brennancenter.org unpacks the road ahead for the troubled jails — including Rikers Island. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
My latest for @brennancenter.org unpacks the road ahead for the troubled jails — including Rikers Island. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Earlier, and elswhere, I discussed how Anthony Kennedy should be remembered for creating the mess right now playing out in the country on redistricting. TLDR: He whiffed on the opportunity to use his swing vote on the Court to ban mid-decade redistricting and later, partisan gerrymandering.
August 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Earlier, and elswhere, I discussed how Anthony Kennedy should be remembered for creating the mess right now playing out in the country on redistricting. TLDR: He whiffed on the opportunity to use his swing vote on the Court to ban mid-decade redistricting and later, partisan gerrymandering.
I have some thoughts to share on why Anthony Kennedy bears responsibility for the looming redistricting madness nationwide. From over at the other place… x.com/kareemcrayto...
Kareem Crayton on X: "Since today's the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, it's worth spending a few moments to assess where we are on one particular policy that lots of folks are understandably talking about -- #redistricitng. 1/16 https://t.co/6zTk93rlSR" / X
Since today's the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, it's worth spending a few moments to assess where we are on one particular policy that lots of folks are understandably talking about -- #redistricitng. 1/16 https://t.co/6zTk93rlSR
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August 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I have some thoughts to share on why Anthony Kennedy bears responsibility for the looming redistricting madness nationwide. From over at the other place… x.com/kareemcrayto...
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"The question everybody needs to think carefully about is what you’re willing to do to defend [the right to vote], because ...we have it only in so much as we’re able to use it," @kareemcrayton.bsky.social to @nyamnews.bsky.social ahead of the Voting Rights Act's 60th anniversary.
Protecting and strengthening the legacy of the Voting Rights Act, Part Two
As we approach the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act new challenges have emerged that require innovative solutions.
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July 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"The question everybody needs to think carefully about is what you’re willing to do to defend [the right to vote], because ...we have it only in so much as we’re able to use it," @kareemcrayton.bsky.social to @nyamnews.bsky.social ahead of the Voting Rights Act's 60th anniversary.
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@msnbc.com points to our piece on the Trump admin's use of force against Sen. Padilla: "The disturbing incident in Los Angeles reflects this administration’s alarming tendency to use federal officers to squelch dissenting voices," writes @kareemcrayton.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
@msnbc.com points to our piece on the Trump admin's use of force against Sen. Padilla: "The disturbing incident in Los Angeles reflects this administration’s alarming tendency to use federal officers to squelch dissenting voices," writes @kareemcrayton.bsky.social
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Our event on birthright citizenship with @marthasjones.bsky.social @katemasur.bsky.social @kareemcrayton.bsky.social Erika Lee and me is now a podcast! Download it here 👇🏻
President Trump issued an executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship, directly conflicting with the 14th Amendment. Now the Supreme Court is considering the issue following a wave of lower court decisions blocking the order. Listen to experts discuss what's next:
Podcast: Brennan Center LIVE
Brennan Center LIVE is a podcast created from Brennan Center events, featuring fascinating conversations with well-known thinkers on issues like democracy, criminal justice, and the Constitution.
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June 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Our event on birthright citizenship with @marthasjones.bsky.social @katemasur.bsky.social @kareemcrayton.bsky.social Erika Lee and me is now a podcast! Download it here 👇🏻
We have entered a new and dangerous era where government force is being used against elected officials whose job is to engage and speak up. This is not how democracies operate. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Padilla’s Treatment Exemplifies Administration’s Use of Force to Suppress Dissent
The Trump administration has detained multiple members of Congress who were attempting to perform their oversight duties.
www.brennancenter.org
June 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We have entered a new and dangerous era where government force is being used against elected officials whose job is to engage and speak up. This is not how democracies operate. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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⏰Today at 12:30 PM Eastern - Leading historians @katemasur.bsky.social @marthasjones.bsky.social and Erika Lee join @kareemcrayton.bsky.social and me to talk the history of birthright citizenship. @brennancenter.org @oah.org
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The Guarantee of Birthright Citizenship
Experts respond to the executive branch’s attack on a foundational right.
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June 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
⏰Today at 12:30 PM Eastern - Leading historians @katemasur.bsky.social @marthasjones.bsky.social and Erika Lee join @kareemcrayton.bsky.social and me to talk the history of birthright citizenship. @brennancenter.org @oah.org
Link to register 👇🏻 brennan.swoogo.com/birthrightci...
Link to register 👇🏻 brennan.swoogo.com/birthrightci...
And recent history has sadly made mockeries of both these Recomstruction provisions and the clear intention behind them.
Which founders? The founders of our second founding, those who drafted and ratified the 14th Amendment did.
That’s why they drafted Sec. 2 that would punish states that engaged in voter suppression and Sec. 3 that bars insurrectionists from serving in state or federal govt.
That’s why they drafted Sec. 2 that would punish states that engaged in voter suppression and Sec. 3 that bars insurrectionists from serving in state or federal govt.
the founders never imagined a country destroyed by such a proud lack of public virtue
May 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And recent history has sadly made mockeries of both these Recomstruction provisions and the clear intention behind them.
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I enjoyed this idea that authoritarian states are more like the movie Brazil than the book 1984 - because authoritarianism breeds incompetence.
observer.com/2025/02/terr...
observer.com/2025/02/terr...
Terry Gilliam’s ‘Brazil’ At 40: More Prescient Than Orwell
Gilliam’s vision of totalitarianism as both evil and bumbling, with parallels to our current dystopian moment.
observer.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I enjoyed this idea that authoritarian states are more like the movie Brazil than the book 1984 - because authoritarianism breeds incompetence.
observer.com/2025/02/terr...
observer.com/2025/02/terr...
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BREAKING: The Brennan Center and other voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's recent executive order on voting and elections that violates the Constitution and could block millions of Americans from registering to vote. Read more in our complaint: 1/
www.brennancenter.org
April 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
BREAKING: The Brennan Center and other voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's recent executive order on voting and elections that violates the Constitution and could block millions of Americans from registering to vote. Read more in our complaint: 1/
Apropos of not all that much, I appreciate that @booker.senate.gov — a former Stanford football player, kept enough in the tank to dunk on USC before yielding the floor. That’s commitment that outlives the PAC-10. Salute, and Go Cardinal.
If Sen. Cory Booker makes it to 7:19 p.m. EST, he will break segregationist Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond's record for his 24 hour 18 minute Senate floor speech against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
April 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Apropos of not all that much, I appreciate that @booker.senate.gov — a former Stanford football player, kept enough in the tank to dunk on USC before yielding the floor. That’s commitment that outlives the PAC-10. Salute, and Go Cardinal.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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Well wow. With just 3 precincts left, Dem James Malone is up by 800 votes in PA's #SD36. This is looking like an astonishing Dem flip in a Trump+15 seat, per our calculations. electionresults.lancastercountypa.gov/results/publ...
March 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Well wow. With just 3 precincts left, Dem James Malone is up by 800 votes in PA's #SD36. This is looking like an astonishing Dem flip in a Trump+15 seat, per our calculations. electionresults.lancastercountypa.gov/results/publ...
I’m excited to have my colleagues at @brennancenter.bsky.social visit my hometown of Montgomery to mark the 60 anniversary of the march for voting rights and to discuss how we’re deepening our work in the South.
a large group of people marching down a street with a sign that says " equality for all "
ALT: a large group of people marching down a street with a sign that says " equality for all "
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March 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I’m excited to have my colleagues at @brennancenter.bsky.social visit my hometown of Montgomery to mark the 60 anniversary of the march for voting rights and to discuss how we’re deepening our work in the South.
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In Alabama’s last election, if people of color had turned out at the same rate as white voters, more than 200,000 additional ballots would have been cast.
Alabama’s Racial Turnout Gap Hit a 16-Year High in 2024
Sixty years after Bloody Sunday in Selma, civil rights activists’ progress in securing equal access to the ballot is being eroded by a widening racial turnout gap.
www.brennancenter.org
March 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In Alabama’s last election, if people of color had turned out at the same rate as white voters, more than 200,000 additional ballots would have been cast.