The Supreme Court overturned a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, removing a critical tool to combat racial discrimination in voting. See all of the Center's recent resources on the VRA and ideas on how to move forward after the Court's decision.
In Washington, the case has never been better for criminal justice reform. On the horizon — changes to federal mandatory minimum sentencing requirements and policies to reduce the number of inmates in overflowing federal prisons.
Unless Congress acts, there is a real risk that a significant number of discriminatory voting changes could be put in effect in jurisdictions previously covered by the law.
In response to the U.S. Sentencing Commission's call for comments on sentencing priorities, the Brennan Center suggests several reforms that could greatly reduce the size and severity of the federal justice system.
Black America's belief in the possibility of receiving justice from our legal system is eroded by every verdict that fails to hold a killer who is not black accountable for the death of a black man or boy.
As news of the government's broad surveillance programs develops, a host of unanswered questions arise. This fact sheet answers many of those questions, examining the legal and practical steps the government may have taken to secretly collect data.
The exoneration of Travyon Martin's killer is a stark reminder of the limitations of our judicial systems and the choices we make about the laws under which we live.
Budget cuts caused by the sequester are already hindering the timely administration of justice — and federal judges say a constitutional crisis may be on the horizon.
If there’s one lesson to learn from Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden, it’s that America’s classification system is broken. Officials concede that between 50 and 90 percent of the nation’s secrets are not worthy of their classification label.
The Brennan Center and good government groups sent a letter to the DOJ urging the Attorney General to release any reports by the Inspector General regarding the collection of Americans’ telephone records.
By delaying the administration of justice, by thwarting the principles of finality and certainty, judicial vacancies, especially at the trial court level, cause real harm both to the American people and to the free market.
