Press Releases
TN

Ten Best Practices to Increase Women and Minority Jurists

Brennan Center releases Improving Judicial Diversity, a revealing examination of the appointive systems in ten states.

– 01/13/09

Study Exposes Lack of Standards for Appointing Defense Counsel

This report covers unfair practices in effect in states including Florida, Tennessee, Ohio, and Nebraska, and highlights best practices in others, like Massachusetts, Washington, and Vermont. People are often wrongly denied defense counsel, violating 6th Amendment.

– 09/16/08