Analysis & Commentary
Privacy & Profiling
The NYPD Needs Policing
The Police Department has the formidable responsibility of keeping New Yorkers safe from a terrorist attack. It is entrusted with significant powers and broad discretion in how to use them. It has done an admirable job in preventing violence. But last week, we were reminded that no government entity with such powers should operate free from independent oversight.
Authored by: Faiza Patel and Elizabeth Goitein
– 01/30/12
RIP: “Live Free or Die”
The GOP candidates in New Hampshire seem to have forgotten the state's motto.
Authored by: Elizabeth Goitein
– 01/09/12
Supreme Court Preview, Second Session: Access to Justice, National Security, and Civil Liberties
In advance of the second session of the Supreme Court's 2011 term, the Brennan Center calls attention to five cases involving important issues of access to justice, national security, and civil liberties.
Authored by: Sidney S. Rosdeitcher and William J. Taylor, Jr.
– 10/26/11
When Did It Become Legal to Spy on Americans?
Congress and the public should demand more oversight of changing FBI rules on domestic surveillance.
Authored by: Emily Berman
– 10/26/11
NYPD Goes Too Far in Monitoring Muslims
The NYPD has done a tremendous job keeping us safe in the decade since 9/11. But recent reports call into question some of the tactics it may use - tactics that may pose a risk to both our safety and our right to live free of undue government scrutiny.
Authored by: Faiza Patel
– 10/14/11
Unchecked NYPD Operations In Need Of Oversight
An Associated Press investigation uncovered numerous examples of racial profiling by the NYPD. The City Council should immediately undertake a full, public accounting of the NYPD’s intelligence activities and set up a system for ongoing oversight of these activities.
Authored by: Faiza Patel and Michael Price
– 10/06/11
They Have Undermined Our Historical Commitment to Human Rights
The "war on terror" has brought fundamental changes to America's place in the world, our international priorities and our system of laws. Although people may disagree about whether the past decade's changes have made us safer, there is no doubt they have undermined our historical commitment to human rights.
Authored by: Faiza Patel
– 09/05/11
Counter-Radicalization Lessons From the United Kingdom
To correctly assess our counter-radicalization policies, the United States can learn from mistakes made in the United Kingdom.
Authored by: Faiza Patel and Arun Kundnani
– 07/28/11
FBI: Fact or Fiction?
After reports that FBI officials will receive "significant new powers" for domestic investigations, the Brennan Center analyzed the accuracy of several FBI and Justice Department statements on the changes, finding false or misleading information in all of them.
Authored by: Emily Berman
– 07/27/11
Patriot Act Video from the Bill of Rights Defense Committee
The Brennan Center's Emily Berman participated in an online video from the Bill of Rights Defense Committee titled, "The unPATRIOTic Act & COINTELPRO 2.0."
– 07/13/11