Court Cases
Madison v. Washington
This case challenges a Washington State law preventing people with felony convictions who cannot pay their legal financial obligations from regaining their right to vote.
– 07/26/07
Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
This case concerns an effort to obtain an exemption from the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 for radio ads aired by Wisconsin Right to Life during the 2004 election campaign of Senator Russ Feingold.
– 06/25/07
Gooden v. Worley
The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief in support of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s lawsuit to compel the Secretary of State to register eligible Alabama voters.
– 06/01/07
Arbor Hill v. Albany Amicus Brief
The Brennan Center and allies filed an amicus brief emphasizing the importance of attorneys’ fee awards in enabling law firms to take cases benefiting low-income people.
– 05/22/07
G.R. Restaurant, Inc. v. Missouri Department of Labor
Litigation defending the minimum wage for tipped employees in Missouri.
– 05/04/07
Hepting Amicus Brief (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)
The Brennan Center filed in the Ninth Circuit Court an amicus brief for a group of civil rights organizations working on behalf of ethnic minorities in a case dealing with the legality of domestic surveillance programs.
Sole v. Wyner
– 04/03/07
Long Island Care at Home v. Coke
Brennan Center amicus brief asking U.S. Supreme Court to recognize minimum wage rights of home care workers
– 03/27/07