Latest News: Government Shutdown, Justice Department to Sue North Carolina, and More
The Government Shutdown — How Is This One Different?
As the federal government shuts down for the first time in almost two decades, Michael Waldman joined MSNBC’s “The Cycle” to discuss how this crisis is different than the one in 1996, when he helped lead President Clinton’s communications strategy. Read the Brennan Center’s report on government dysfunction. Watch Waldman here.
Department of Justice to File Lawsuit in North Carolina
On Monday, the Justice Department announced plans to sue North Carolina over the state’s restrictive voting law. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the state’s attempt to do away with seven days of early voting and implement strict voter ID requirements would disproportionately affect minority voters. Keesha Gaskins spoke with Al Jazeera America about North Carolina’s restrictive voter bill. Read more about voting restrictions across the country here.
- Six-Figure Contribution Caps Aren’t High Enough for Shaun McCutcheon – Ian Vandewalker
- Michigan Should Update Disclosure Rules for Judicial Elections – Matthew Menendez and Allyse Falce
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Caught in the Net: What Does the Government Do with Americans' Data?
After the attacks of September 11, 2001, the government’s authority to collect, keep, and share information about Americans, with little or no basis to suspect wrongdoing, dramatically expanded. What do our intelligence and law enforcement agencies do with this data? In the search to find the needle, what happens to the rest of the haystack? Brennan Center counsel Rachel Levinson-Waldman addresses these questions and more in her forthcoming report on Tuesday, October 8 in Washington, D.C. with a panel discussion featuring Laura Donohue from Georgetown University Law Center, Julian Sanchez from The Cato Institute, and moderator Julia Angwin of The Wall Street Journal. RSVP here.
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- Elizabeth Goitein joined The Christian Science Monitor’s One Minute Debate to discuss ways the NSA should be reformed after the Snowden leaks.
- Campaign contribution limits are once again before the Supreme Court this coming session. Lawrence Norden spoke to The Washington Post about how dangerous doing away with aggregate campaign contribution limits could be in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Committee.
