Investigations & Topics

Conservative Efforts to Sabotage Ballot Initiatives

Conservative Attorneys General Group’s Involvement in the Jan. 6 March to the Capitol

Trump’s Pressure Campaign on the Justice Department to Overturn 2020 Election Results

Efforts to Audit and Undermine the 2020 Election in Pennsylvania

The Constitutional Sheriffs Movement and Its Threat to Democracy

Right-Wing Attacks on Education and Student Expression

State ‘Election Integrity’ Units and the Threat of Voter Intimidation

Attacks on LGBTQ Rights

The Conspiracy-Driven Push for States to Abandon ERIC Voter List Program

The Election Denial Movement’s Misguided Push to Hand-Count Ballots

The ‘Alternate Electors’ Plot to Overturn the 2020 Election

Wisconsin’s Baseless Investigation of the 2020 Election

Texas’s ‘Forensic Audit’ of the 2020 Election

Investigating State Support for Anti-Abortion Centers

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The Radical Legal Theory Threatening Fair Election Administration

Pushing For Transparency in Georgia Election Administration

The Arizona Senate’s Partisan Audit of Maricopa County Election Results

Voter-ID Proposals in States Across the Country

Conditions in Migrant Detention Centers

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Anti-Critical Race Theory Tip Line

The Constitutional Sheriffs Movement and Election Denial

The Trump Administration’s Controversial ‘Operation Legend’ Program

Attacks on Gender-Affirming Care

Efforts to Restrict Abortion Rights

Conservative States’ Migrant Transportation Programs

The Trump Administration’s Compliance with Document Preservation Laws

The Activist Network Eroding Trust in Democratic Elections

The January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Conservative Attacks on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing

‘Remain in Mexico’ and Barriers to Seeking Asylum

Anti-Immigration Opportunism in the Coronavirus Response

Threats to Democracy in the States

State-Led Immigration Enforcement Operations at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Top Texas Officials’ Failures of Transparency

Gun Lobby Influence On Responses to Mass Shootings

Maryland Gov. Hogan’s Use of Self-Destructing Messaging App

Trump White House Control of Information During the Pandemic

Industry Influence at the Department of Agriculture During Pandemic

Trump’s Use of Presidential Clemency Powers

The Trump Administration’s Contacts with Ukraine

Arizona’s Anti-Democracy Legislation

Early Pandemic Confusion at Federal and State Health Agencies

Limiting Access to the Polls

Attacks on Voting Rights in Arizona

Outside Interference in New Hampshire Redistricting Reform

The ‘Burrowing In’ of Political Appointees

Law Enforcement’s Response to Nationwide Racial Justice Protests

State Proposals to Restrict Protests

The February 2021 Texas Power Outage

Mike Pompeo’s Political Ambitions and Influences

New York’s Nursing Home Data Discrepancies

As Variants Spread, States Reopen

Stephen Miller’s Influence on Immigration Policy — and Throughout the Administration