Court Cases

Committee on the Judiciary v. Harriet Miers (Amicus Brief)

The Brennan Center filed an amici brief asking the D.C. District Court to allow Congress to proceed with its efforts to enforce the subpoenas issued against Joshua Bolten and Harriet Miers in the executive privilege case related to the contentious 2006 firing of nine U.S. Attorneys

July 31, 2008
Checks & Balances
Liberty & National Security
Transparency & Accountability
Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc. (Amicus Brief)

On July 10, 2008, the Brennan Center filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court brief) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a group of former United States ambassadors and diplomats in the case of Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.

July 10, 2008
Liberty & National Security
Transparency & Accountability
Detainee Policy

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