Kendall Verhovek

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.

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

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.

"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...

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.

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.

This early case paved the way for decades of Section 2 litigation seeking to preserve minority voters' rights. It also demonstrates why voters must be able to go to court to challenge racially discriminatory voting policies and practices

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.

That prompted a coalition of Black voters to go to court. A judge found that the absentee voting process deprived Black voters of their right to vote under the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution.

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.

In 1966, a local school board race between a Black Democratic nominee and a white, late write-in candidate ended in a narrow victory for the latter. But there was one problem: 510 of 512 absentee ballots were cast for the white candidate, and all by white voters.

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.

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...