Local officials in Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton want civilian agencies that can investigate police and issue subpoenas.

At the start of Donald Trump’s first presidency, in 2017, large Democratic victories in New Jersey and Virginia, paired with ...

Redistricting is on the political agenda of state governments all over the country this year, an unusual trend for the middle ...

It’s 4:30 pm on a Monday as Colell Steele stands in front of the closed canteen window at Neuse Correctional, a medium-custody prison in North Carolina. He’s lined up to... Read More ...

This article is part of Bolts’ ongoing coverage of the threats faced by the Voting Rights Act. It is published in partnership with MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit newsroom that covers ...

Illinois earlier this year removed obstacles that some trans residents face when changing their name, with legislators lifting more of the restrictions faced by people with criminal convictions. But ...

On Tuesday, mostly in the shadow of the Democratic Party’s headlining triumphs, were a series of state and local elections that carried high stakes for election law and voting rights. Conservatives ...

In the wake of Tuesday’s election, New Jersey immigration advocates are uncertain about the future of a state policy that limits cooperation between county, state, and local law enforcement and ...

Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have defeated an unusually high-profile Republican bid to unseat them. They secured large statewide victories on Tuesday, following an ...

Surina Venkat is a freelance reporter and student at Columbia University, where she serves as the City News Deputy Editor for Courts, Politics, and Policing for the Columbia Daily Spectator ...

This article is part of our coverage of law enforcement issues in the municipal races of 2025. Read our stories on Minneapolis and Seattle. In the waning months of Eric Adams’ tenure as mayor of New ...

On enshrining abortion rights in state constitution, and overturning a ban (#3, learn more) Yes ...