NJ
Visiting Homemaker Service v. Hudson County
Court of Appeals decision in living wage case
Garden State Voters Get Do-Over
From my home state, a court ruled that some absentee voters will get a “do-over” in the coming presidential primary…Given the substantial support for both Edwards and Giuliani, the decision may impact thousands of voters….
Large Number of People Who Face Foreclosures Don’t Have a Lawyer
New York - A new in-depth study by the Brennan Center for Justice released Oct. 6, 2009, shows that disturbing numbers of families face foreclosure proceedings without the aid of legal counsel.
Study: Recent Attacks on NJ’s Clean Elections Program are Unfounded & False
Brennan Center releases exhaustive analysis debunking a survey by the Center for Competitive Politics (CCP), an organization ideologically opposed to campaign finance reform, which claimed that New Jersey’s Clean Elections public funding program is unsuccessful.
Report Calls on N.J. to Raise and Index the Minimum Wage
Announces report by Brennan Center and allies seeking a minimum wage increase in New Jersey
Letter to Secretaries of States re: Potential “Vote Flipping” on DREs
Joint letter sent to Secretaries of State where DREs on how to address reports of “vote flipping.”
On Clean Elections in New Jersey
Presented to the State Government Committee of the New Jersey Assembly. Highlights two important areas of the clean elections pilot program the Assembly should consider amending: Section 8 and Section 11.
Statement of Professor Eileen Appelbaum in Support of New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Increase
Professor Eileen Appelbaum’s statement supporting a proposal by the Brennan Center and allies to raise the minimum wage in New Jersey
On August 5, 2008, the Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) issued a 4-page attack on New Jersey’s Clean Elections system. This analysis by the Brennan Center shows that CCP’s conclusions are unscientific and unsupported.
The Adequacy of New Jersey’s Minimum Wage
Policy Brief by the Brennan Center and Allies on the need to raise New Jersey’s minimum wage and annually adjust it for inflation.