Commentary
A Loss for ‘We the People’
The high court's ruling in the Arizona public financing case is no win for free speech. It actually stifles speech by creating a new right to speak without response.
Authored by: Mimi Marziani
– 07/18/11
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
Arizona Free Enterprise and the Future of Public Financing
Last month, a bitterly divided Supreme Court issued the latest in a string of ideologically-driven decisions that have struck down a series of legislative attempts to reduce the influence of money and special interests in our elections.
Authored by: Adam Skaggs and Mark Ladov
– 07/11/11
America’s Judiciary: Courting Disaster
Severe budget cuts are coming at precisely the time when courts desperately need more, not fewer, resources.
Authored by: Adam Skaggs and Maria da Silva
– 07/08/11
State Should Not Move Backward on Disclosure
Secretive political spending is on the rise in Wisconsin’s elections, but last week a legislative committee voted to roll back disclosure rules that will bring this spending to light.
Authored by: Mark Ladov
– 07/06/11
Try Public Financing on the State Level
Government corruption keeps making headlines. Such news makes the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision striking down part of Arizona's public financing law particularly troubling. Fortunately for New Yorkers, the Empire State still has plenty of weapons to fight corruption in government.
Authored by: Mark Ladov and Lawrence Norden
– 07/06/11
Three Reasons Not to Profile
Commonly held assumptions about terrorism and stereotypes of terrorists are often incorrect. Instead of focusing resources on young, Muslim men, law enforcement must pay most attention to behavior indicating terrorist activity, such as travel patterns.
Authored by: Faiza Patel
– 07/05/11
Michael Waldman on MSNBC Discussing McComish v. Bennett
The Brennan Center's Executive Director Michael Waldman appeared on MSNBC's The Daily Rundown to discuss McComish v. Bennett and the future of campaign finance law.
– 06/24/11
Money, Politics, and the Constitution: A Public Conversation
The Brennan Center and The Century Foundation examined what could be next for the First Amendment, how to advance a new jurisprudence that combats the rise of unfettered money in politics, and how to advance a vision of the Constitution as a charter for a vibrant, participatory democracy.
– 06/22/11
Emily Berman Participates in Panel Discussion on Material Support for Terrorism Law
Emily Berman participates in a panel discussion hosted by the Charity & Security Network on the law prohibiting material support for terrorism.
– 06/21/11