Resources
Duke v. Leake
The Brennan Center is intervening to help defend the nation’s first voluntary full public financing program for judicial elections.
Court Cases
– 11/05/08
Statement on Election Day
Universal voter registration, contingency plans needed to ensure every eligible vote can cast a vote that counts.
Press Releases
– 11/05/08
A ‘Modest’ First Step For Civil Justice Plan (NY Law Journal)
New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates passes resolution focusing efforts to provide free or low-cost civil legal services for the poor on those facing “dire situations” and urges the legislature to extend the right to counsel to cover vulnerable low-income people facing eviction from or foreclosure of their homes.
Commentary
Authored by: Joel Stashenko
– 11/04/08
Supreme Court Will Not Hear Challenge to North Carolina Courts’ Public Finance System
Upheld below, North Carolina provision Reduces Power of Wealthy Special Interests in Judicial Election
Press Releases
– 11/03/08
Voter Suppression Incidents 2008
A list of recent voter suppression incidents—this will be updated regularly until Election Day.
Analysis
Authored by: Wendy Weiser & Margaret Chen
– 11/03/08
Toward a Right to Counsel in Civil Cases in New York State (A NYSBA Report)
Adopting a report written by the Brennan Center’s Laura Abel, the New York State Bar Association champions a right to counsel in eviction and foreclosure cases and in certain unemployment insurance appeals.
Analysis
Authored by: Laura Abel
– 11/01/08
Court to Coffman: No More Purging
The Court today again told Secretary of State Mike Coffman to cease and desist from any additional removal of names from registration lists before Election Day.
Press Releases
– 10/31/08
Virginia Officials Blocking Eligible Student Voters
Voting advocates urge local registrar to stop challenging students with university address listed on registration forms.
Press Releases
– 10/31/08
Colorado District Court Judge Orders Secretary of State to Cease and Desist Voter Purges
Voting rights groups asked a District Court judge to order the Secretary of State to cease and desist all cancellations between now and November 4th. The order was granted this afternoon.
Press Releases
– 10/31/08
Universal Voter Registration
This document is a summary of the policy proposal for universal voter registration.
Publications
Authored by: Wendy R. Weiser, Michael Waldman and Renée Paradis
– 10/31/08