Press Releases
Brennan Center Applauds Shelby County Ruling Upholding Voting Rights Act
The Brennan Center released the following statement on today’s D.C. Circuit decision upholding Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder.
– 05/18/12
Supreme Court: Uphold Montana’s Ban on Corporate Election Spending, Revisit Citizens United
The U.S. Supreme Court should uphold Montana’s 100-year-old ban on corporate election spending, and use the case challenging the state’s law as an opportunity to revisit the disastrous ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, which opened the door to unlimited corporate and union spending in American elections.
– 05/17/12
House Bill Includes Voter Registration Modernization, A Brennan Center Proposal
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released the following statement on the Voter Empowerment Act, a bill introduced by House Democratic leaders today to help ensure all eligible Americans have the opportunity to vote. For the first time in a federal bill, the Voter Empowerment Act includes steps to modernize voter registration, a proposal first introduced by the Brennan Center in 2008.
– 05/17/12
Study: Public Financing Contributes to Greater Diversity of Participation in NYC Elections
A new report jointly released today by the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law and the Campaign Finance Institute of Washington DC offers powerful evidence that New York City's public financing system has contributed to a fundamental change in the relationship between candidates and their donors. With the program in place, there has been a dramatic increase in the number and diversity of the city’s residents who participate in the process.
– 05/14/12
Poll: Super PACs Leave Americans Less Likely to Vote
A new national poll finds that the outsized spending of super PACs and other groups in the 2012 election cycle has given rise to significant, bipartisan fears of corruption and heightened distrust in government. The poll also finds that one in four Americans are less likely to vote this year due to fears that candidates cater to the interests of super PAC donors over the public interest.
– 04/24/12
New Setbacks for Voting Rights Restrictions..And Yet
Today's news that a prominent backer of voter ID laws is responding to growing public opposition and no longer focusing resources on elections or social policy is a welcome announcement. Yet the right to vote for millions of Americans is more threatened now than it has been in decades, and the numerous new voter ID policies are just one part.
– 04/17/12
Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines Voter ID Appeal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court today refused to take up the appeals of rulings blocking the state's controversial voter ID law. The law, passed by the Wisconsin legislature and signed by Governor Scott Walker, was blocked last month by two Dane County Circuit Court judges.
– 04/16/12
Brennan Center Opposes Minnesota Voter ID Amendment
Voter ID will officially be on the ballot this fall in Minnesota, after the Senate passed the measure this afternoon. Read a statement from the Brennan Center's Keesha Gaskins.
– 04/04/12
Brennan Center Submits Testimony in Support of DISCLOSE Act of 2012, Urges More Election Reforms
In advance of a Senate Rules Committee hearing on the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, the Brennan Center for Justice submitted written testimony supporting the measure, which would bring much-needed transparency to elections.
– 03/29/12
Supreme Court Should Uphold Montana Campaign Finance Law, Revisit Citizens United
The Brennan Center released the following statement from Senior Counsel Adam Skaggs urging the Supreme Court to uphold Montana's campaign finance law and revisit Citizens United.
– 03/27/12