Upcoming Events

  • The State of Surveillance

    The Brennan Center will co-sponsor a discussion with the New York Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Public Knowledge about the legal, technological, and cultural implications of government surveillance.

    Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 6:30pm

  • The New Politics of Judicial Elections 2011-12

    The Brennan Center for Justice and Justice at Stake will release the latest edition of The New Politics Of Judicial Elections. Former Chief Justices Marcia Ternus and Randall T. Shepard will join the report's co-authors for a candid discussion about the threat special interest spending on judicial races poses to fair and impartial justice in America.

    Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 10:00am

  • The Future of Voting Rights

    The NYU School of Law's 2013 annual conference will explore the Supreme Court's Shelby County v. Holder decision and the future of voting rights in the United States.

    Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 6:00pm

  • Brennan Legacy Awards Dinner 2013

    The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law will hold its annual benefit and awards dinner. This year's honorees are Avon CEO Sherilyn McCoy and Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson.

    Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 6:30pm

Past Events

  • A Politics of Confrontation: The Shutdown, the Debt Ceiling, and Its Effects

    The world’s most powerful government has gone offline. What happened and what are the potential effects in the long as well as the short term? Are there plausible structural reforms that would avert or limit recurrence, or mitigate the effects, of government deadlock? A panel of NYU Law experts will examine these and related issues.

    Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 4:00pm

  • Caught in the Net: What Does the Government Do with Americans' Data?

    The Brennan Center will host a discussion about the federal government’s policies and practices for the use, retention, and sharing of non-criminal information about Americans. Experts will discuss the types of data that exists and the major data centers where they are housed, as well as steps that can be taken to tighten controls on the government’s use, retention, and sharing of innocuous information about Americans.

    Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 9:00am

  • Civil Rights and Social Justice Luncheon Series

    The Brennan Center for Justice will host the inaugural luncheon for the Civil Rights and Social Justice Luncheon Series. Professor William Robinson will be speaking about the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, highlighting one of the most significant large-scale civil rights and civil justice protests in our nation's history.

    Friday, September 27, 2013 - 12:00pm

  • The Power of Three: A Supreme Court Preview

    Andrew Cohen, award-winning journalist and Brennan Center Fellow, moderated a panel discussion looking forward to the upcoming Supreme Court term.

    Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 12:30pm

  • Foreign Law Bans in a State Near You?

    The Brennan Center for Justice hosted a panel discussion about the unintended legal difficulties and practical problems of recent bans on foreign law.

    Monday, September 23, 2013 - 6:30pm
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