Commentary
How Defenders Can Secure Racial Justice Policy Reform
Working through the Community Oriented Defender movement.
Authored by: Melana D. Clark
– 03/01/09
NPR’s The Takeaway | Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy appears on “The Takeaway” to discuss judicial diversity in a segment titled, “Making the judiciary look more like America.”
– 02/27/09
Approaching the Whites-Only Bench
Piece explores the most cowardly thing about our justice system.
Authored by: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
– 02/25/09
Will Courts Allow More Transparency?
This piece discusses important campaign finance cases working their way through the court system.
Authored by: Laura MacCleery
– 02/25/09
Illinois Has Much to Teach PA.
Op-ed notes the Blagojevich debacle should be a warning to other states.
Authored by: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
– 02/25/09
MSNBC | Michael Waldman on President’s Speech
The Center’s executive director discusses President Obama’s appearance before Congress with Chris Matthews on Hardball.
– 02/24/09
Passing on Privilege
Editorial explores why President Obama needs to rethink Bush’s claims against Congress.
Authored by: Emily Berman
– 02/16/09
Accountability . . . and its Opposite
Observers of the current political scene may be forgiven if they suffered a sinking sense of déjà vu this past Monday.
Authored by: Elizabeth Goitein
– 02/13/09
Reforms Needed to Eliminate Pay-to-Play Cases
Politicians continue to have problems turning down favors and bribes.
Authored by: Monica Youn
– 02/03/09
Letter to OMB Asks President Obama to Change Administration’s Stance on Legal Services Restrictions
The Brennan Center and other national policy advocates sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting that President Obama reject the previous Administration’s stance on the federal legal services restrictions and call on Congress to lift them in the FY10 appropriations process
– 01/30/09