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Boumediene v. Bush (Amicus Brief)
In August 2007, the Brennan Center filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of habeas corpus scholars in the United States and in the United Kingdom, explaining why habeas corpus rights must be granted to individuals held in Guantánamo Bay.

March 10, 2006
Detainee Policy
Liberty & National Security
Avery v. State Farm Automobile Ins. Co.
The case involved an Illinois Supreme Court justice who declined to recuse himself, and then ruled for one of his biggest campaign contributors. The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief.

February 3, 2006
Fair Courts
In Re: Adoption/Guardianship of Gerald M. (Amicus Brief)
The Brennan Center was a signatory on a brief filed on behalf of a father who lost custody of his son after being incarcerated. The brief argued that by failing to facilitate reunification and the address the unique circumstances of parental incarceration, the child placement agency violated federal and state law.

February 2, 2006
Reducing Mass Incarceration
Justice for All
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (Amicus Brief)
In January of 2006, the Brennan Center and Professor William N. Eskridge Jr. filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court in support of the petitioner, arguing that there is no statute authorizing Hamdan to be tried by a military commission.

January 6, 2006
Detainee Policy
Liberty & National Security
New Mexicans for Free Enterprise v. City of Santa Fe (Amicus Brief)
Amicus brief and decision in case defending the City of Santa Fe minimum wage ordinance.

November 29, 2005
Justice for All
Racial Justice

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Avery v. State Farm Automobile Ins. Co.

In Re: Adoption/Guardianship of Gerald M. (Amicus Brief)

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (Amicus Brief)

New Mexicans for Free Enterprise v. City of Santa Fe (Amicus Brief)

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