Analysis
NYS 2008, Waiting for Campaign Finance Reform
Still waiting for needed CFR in New York State. Brennan Center research makes state’s serious shortcomings clear and provides road-map for key reforms.
Authored by: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
– 02/04/08
CSG Issue Brief and Report on Criminal Financial Obligations
Authored by: Karen Imas and Rachel McLean
– 01/25/08
Factsheet on Restoring Voting Rights
A two-page overview of the facts and figures involved in restoring the right to vote to people with criminal conviction.
– 01/01/08
Buying Time: Television Advertising in the 2004 State Supreme Court Elections
Leading up to the November 2004 election, the Brennan Center released real-time reports on television advertising in state Supreme Court elections. The 2004 reports continued the groundbreaking analysis first conducted in 2000 and 2002, examining the sponsorship, content and costs of televised state Supreme Court campaign ads.
Imperial March
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 12/12/07
Shadow Report to U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Brennan Center participated in a shadow report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, arguing that the United States’ failure to provide a civil right to counsel violates the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
– 12/10/07
Staff Member Ties to the Community Survey
Authored by: Brennan Center
Memo Affirming Constitutionality of Full Public Financing for Congressional Elections
The essential elements of full public financing systems are constitutional.
– 08/31/07
Summary of Supreme Court Decision in FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life
It is all but certain that corporations and unions will pour hundreds of millions of dollars in treasury funds into electioneering communications in the next election.
– 07/05/07