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Arati Prabhakar @aratip.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I never imagined I’d need to turn to our judicial system to explain the importance of America’s scientific research, but here we are. Thanks to @BrennanCenter.org for highlighting my amicus brief 1/2

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Harms of the Federal Funding Freeze on Science

A venture capitalist and former White House science adviser discusses the impact of the Trump administration’s attempted funding freeze on the future of research and innovation.

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Kendall Verhovek @kendallverhovek.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

"For every election, we do a run-through. We program the ballots, scan them, and test every single voting machine and every ballot." I interviewed Tonya Wichman, the elections director in Defiance County, Ohio about the long road to election day www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

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The Long Road to Election Day

Tonya Wichman, the elections director in a small Ohio county, discusses the preparation and training that goes into administering an election.

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Sam Breidbart @sam-breidbart.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Today’s Supreme Court decision in Trump v. CASA changes NOTHING about the fact that President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.

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Kendall Verhovek @kendallverhovek.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Voters have challenged racial discrimination in voting in hundreds of cases under the Voting Rights Act. That was always intended. Yet in 2021, Justice Gorsuch called this right an "open question." So I went back to the beginning to one of these first cases...

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The Importance of Letting Voters Defend Their Rights in Court

Courts have recognized a "private right of action" in the Voting Rights Act since the law’s inception.

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