Court Cases

  • In re: Mortgage Foreclosure Cases (Amicus Brief)

    The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief in the First Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Rhode Island district court’s settlement conference process. The program, which is being challenged by some bankers, helps borrowers and lenders negotiate affordable loan modification that restore value to distressed mortgage loans and keep families in their homes.

    January 14, 2013
    Closing the Justice Gap

  • Turner v. Rogers (Amicus Brief)

    The Brennan Center, along with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Southern Center for Human Rights, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of a petitioner seeking the right to counsel in civil contempt proceedings where he or she faces incarceration.

    June 20, 2011
    Closing the Justice Gap

  • North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) Complaint

    The Brennan Center works to ensure access to legal representation and enforcement of labor rights for workers in the United States on H2-B visas.

    October 27, 2009
    Closing the Justice Gap
    Racial Justice

  • Lochren v. County of Suffolk (Amicus Brief)

    The Brennan Center and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison filed an amicus brief, on behalf of 30 public interest organizations and law firms asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for en banc consideration of the standard for awarding attorneys' fees that the Court adopted in Lochren v. County of Suffolk.

    October 27, 2009
    Closing the Justice Gap

  • Milavetz v. U.S.A. (Amicus Brief)

    The Brennan Center, along with the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, the Connecticut Bar Association, and AARP, filed an amicus brief in a case challenging the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, a law that contains provisions imposing various restrictions on the speech and activities bankruptcy attorneys.

    August 28, 2009
    Closing the Justice Gap

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