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Allison v. Vilsack
This case is a challenge to Iowa's Executive Order No. 42, which restored voting rights to approximately 80,000 Iowans who had fully served their criminal sentences by July 4, 2005.

October 27, 2005
Voting Rights & Elections
Restoring Voting Rights
Visiting Homemaker Service v. Hudson County
Court of Appeals decision in living wage case

October 7, 2005
Justice for All
Racial Justice
Colorado Right to Life Committee v. Davidson
This case, filed in July 2003, involved a challenge to Colorado's regulation of electioneering communications.

September 30, 2005
Money in Politics
Republican Party of Minnesota v. White
Republican Party of Minnesota v. White
Fair Courts

In June 2002, the Supreme Court ruled that a provision of Minnesota’s Code of Judicial Conduct that prohibits a candidate for judicial office from discussing his or her views on a political issue violates the First Amendment. The Center’s amicus brief argued that the provision helped ensure judicial impartiality.
August 2, 2005
Fair Courts
Padilla v. Hanft (Amicus Brief)
In 2005, the Brennan Center filed with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals an amicus brief, urging the court to prohibit the executive branch from detaining individuals indefinitely in a military setting.

June 14, 2005
Detainee Policy
Liberty & National Security