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Recent Press Releases 

Brennan Center, Justice at Stake Praise Tennessee Judicial Ethics Rules (01/06/12)
Joint Statement on Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address (01/05/12)
Brennan Center Praises Cuomo’s Support of Public Financing (01/04/12)
Department of Justice Decision on Voter ID Law Protects South Carolina Voters (12/27/11)
Senate Bill Would Restore Voting Rights for Millions of American Citizens (12/16/11)
League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, & Florida PIRG Ask Court to Block Voter Reg. Restrictions (12/15/11)
Report: 60,000 New York Votes Lost Due to Poor Design in 2010 (12/06/11)
Report: Tens of Thousands of Votes Lost Due to Poor Design in 2008 and 2010 (12/06/11)
Albany Judge Upholds Law Ending Prison-Based Gerrymandering (12/02/11)
Karl Rove Coordination Request: Another FEC Failure (12/01/11)

Recent Media Appearances

  • Justin Levitt appears in the movie Gerrymandering, talking about redistricting, released April 2010
  • Melanca Clark talks about foreclosure on ABC-NY's Like it Is, November 2009
Monica Youn on Democracy Now!, discussing the Sotomayor confirmation (7/15/09)
Monica Youn on "Hardball" discussing the Sotomayor nomination (7/09/09)
Adam Skaggs on CNN, discussing Caperton v. Massey (6/15/09)
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on "The Takeaway," NPR, on judicial diversity (2/27/09)
Michael Waldman on "Hardball," MSNBC, on Pres. Obama before Congress (2/24/09)
Wendy Weiser on CNN, discussing voter purges (10/27/08)
Adam Skaggs on WMNF, discussing No-Match, No-Vote (10/27/08)
Michael Waldman on Fox News, discussing potential problems at the polls (10/21/08)
Michael Waldman on CBS Evening News, discussing voter purges (9/30/08)
Larry Norden on "Talk of the Nation," NPR, discussing voting technology (9/5/08)

Past Top Stories

 

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled to throw out a provision of Arizona's public campaign financing system, but left the whole of public financing intact. "This is the latest recent example where the Court has struck down longstanding laws designed to curb the corrupting role of large campaign contributions," said Brennan Center Executive Director Michael Waldman. "After the Court's ruling, one key fact is clear. Public financing remains Constitutionally strong." The Brennan Center, with its pro bono partner, defended the law in front of the Court. Read a media roundup.

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