Analysis
Cuts Threaten Civil Legal Aid
This page documents the economic recession's impact on civil legal services for the poor.
Authored by: Neeta Pal
– 04/22/11
Judicial Public Financing in Wisconsin — 2011
This page reflects Wisconsin judicial advertisements in 2011.
– 04/05/11
Voter ID Legislation in the States
This legislative session, at least 38 states are considering or have considered some type of voter ID and/or proof of citizenship legislation. This document lists the status of each voter ID bill under consideration.
Authored by: Nhu-Y Ngo & Keesha Gaskins
– 03/22/11
FY 2011 Appropriations Process for Civil Legal Services
Overview of efforts to ensure adequate funding for legal services and repeal restrictions in the FY 2011 appropriations process.
– 03/01/11
Evidence Based Access to Justice
Laura Abel examines the lack of an evidence based approach in efforts to expand access to the justice system for people facing such civil legal problems as foreclosure, eviction, child custody disputes and more.
Authored by: Laura Abel, in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change
– 01/21/11
Communities of Interest
This summary captures the provisions of state law that require consideration of “communities of interest.”
Authored by: Justin Levitt
– 11/26/10
Secrecy, Fear, and the National Security State: A lecture on American democracy
Fritz Schwarz delivered a lecture entitled "The National Security State and Other Dangers to Democracy" on November 11, 2010, at the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies at the Free University of Berlin.
"Crisis and its cousin fear always make it tempting to ignore the wise restraints that keep us free. That is not new. But America has been living in an atmosphere of crisis for an unusally long time."
Authored by: Frederick A.O. "Fritz" Schwarz, Jr.
– 11/22/10
Voting Challenges 2010 - Media Webinar
On October 27, 2010, the Brennan Center presented a webinar on challenges to the 2010 vote for the media. The presentation is updated from an October 13, 2010, briefing at the National Press Club.
Authored by: Voting Rights and Elections Team
– 10/27/10
Presentations on Voting Rights
Each year, the Brennan Center hosts briefings and delivers presentations on annual trends in voting rights. On this page you can access and download each presentation we have delivered.
Authored by: Voting Rights and Elections Team
– 10/22/10
“Ballot Security” Operations
The Brennan Center for Justice is compiling media coverage of threatened "ballot security" operations in 2010.
– 10/20/10