Court Cases
Checks & Balances
Amnesty Int’l v. Clapper (Amicus Brief)
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that plaintiff's have standing to challenge the constitutionality of the FISA Amendments Act. In December of 2008 and 2009, the Brennan Center for Justice filed supplemental amici in the case, urging the court to overturn the law.
– 03/21/11
Committee on the Judiciary v. Harriet Miers (Amicus Brief)
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