Past Events

  • Promoting Small Dollar Democracy

    The Brennan Center for Justice hosted a discussion with prominent business and civic leaders in Buffalo, NY on the role of money in politics in New York State. This event is co-sponsored by NY LEAD, Americans for Campaign Reform, Common Cause New York, and SUNY Buffalo Law School.

    Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 5:30pm

  • Foreign Law Bans in a State Near You?

    The Brennan Center for Justice and the Center for American Progress will co-sponsor a panel discussion about the unintended legal difficulties and practical problems of recent bans on foreign law.

    Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 12:00pm

  • Money and Democracy: Campaign Finance Reform Today

    Ian Vandewalker will speak at NYU School of Law's 2013 Reunion on an academic panel about recent steps taken in the name of campaign finance reform, and whether any of the efforts afoot might work.

    Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 11:00am

  • And We Are Not Saved: Law and Civil Rights in America

    Roopal Patel will speak on a panel about the politics of race and law in America, sponsored by NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

    Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 6:30pm

  • The Legal and Civil Policy Implications of Leaks

    Elizabeth Goitein will moderate a panel discussion about the history of national security leaks at a conference hosted by the Washington College of Law's Collaboration on Government Secrecy.

    Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 9:30am

  • Jailing for Dollars: The Moral Costs of Privatizing Justice

    Thomas Giovanni joins experts at Fordham University's Center for Ethics Education to discuss whether public-private prison contracts have a perverse effect on police and judicial actions. CLE credit available.

    Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 1:00pm

  • Leveling the Playing Field: Campaign Finance Reform in New York State

    Ian Vandewalker will speak on a panel about public financing in New York State sponsored by Westchester for Change.

    Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 7:00pm

  • Paying for Punishment: The Crippling Realities of Criminal Justice Debt

    Roopal Patel will participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the NYU School of Law Debtors' Rights Project about the crippling financial problems that excessive fines and fees can have on indigent individuals who interact with the criminal justice system. Speakers will also examine potential avenues for reform.

    Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 4:00pm

  • Reforming Gideon at 50

    The Brennan Center for Justice co-sponsored a panel discussion with The New Press and the Center on Media, Crime, and Justice on 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright and how to reform our public defense system.

    Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 5:30pm

  • Harvard Law Symposium: The Importance of Legal Counsel in Preventing Foreclosure

    Mark Ladov will discuss the need for legal assistance in the prevention of foreclosures on a panel at a Harvard Law Symposium. The symposium will focus on the future of legal services.

    Saturday, April 6, 2013 - 10:45am

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