Court Cases
State of Ohio ex rel. Myles v. Brunner
Brennan Center filed an amicus brief in a case challenging Ohio’s rejection of absentee ballot request forms created by the McCain campaign.
– 10/02/08
Davis v. Federal Election Commission
This case challenges a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) known as the Millionaire’s Amendment that raises the limits on contributions to congressional candidates if their opponent spends above a threshold amount of $350,000 of personal funds on his or her campaign.
– 08/13/08
North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) Complaint
The Brennan Center works to ensure access to legal representation and enforcement of labor rights for workers in the United States on H2-B visas.
– 08/13/08
League of Women Voters of Florida v. Browning
Case challenging restrictions on third-party voter registration drives.
– 08/06/08
Committee on the Judiciary v. Harriet Miers
The Brennan Center filed an amici brief asking the D.C. District Court to allow Congress to proceed with its efforts to enforce the subpoenas issued against Joshua Bolten and Harriet Miers in the executive privilege case related to the contentious 2006 firing of nine U.S. Attorneys
– 07/31/08
Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri
The Center is defending a Qatari national detained as an “enemy combatant” in the United States. Mr. al-Marri has been imprisoned without trial and without due process since 2003. The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled arguments in Mr. al-Marri’s case for April 27. A separate, ongoing case is challenging Mr. al-Marri’s conditions of confinement.
– Ongoing
Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.
On July 10, 2008, the Brennan Center filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court brief) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a group of former United States ambassadors and diplomats in the case of Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.
– 07/10/08
Rothgery v. Gillespie County, Texas
In this case, the Court holds that the right to counsel under the 6th Amendment exists when the charges are first presented against the defendant in a court of law, even if a prosecutor is not yet involved in that specific proceeding.
– 06/23/08
Common Cause/Georgia v. Billups
Case challenging the constitutionality of a Georgia law requiring voters to present photo ID as a condition of voting.
– 06/05/08