On Monday the Supreme Courtstruck down key provisions of Arizona's controversial S.B. 1070 immigration law. Though the court only allowed one provision of the law to stand, the remaining provision will exact a human cost on people throughout the state of Arizona.

We must bring the U.S. criminal justice system into compliance with prevailing human rights standards on solitary confinement.

The Brennan Center's issues were front and center at this year's Netroots Nation conference in Rhode Island.

While studies continue to reiterate the value of foreclosure counseling and legal services, states continue to divert funds intended for foreclosure prevention into other programs. The smart and logical fiscal response is to use the foreclosure settlement funds for the prevention programs they were intended for.