Past Events

  • Criminal Justice in the 21st Century

    The Brennan Center co-hosted a three-day convening examining racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

    Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 5:00pm

  • Electoral Dysfunction: Film Screening

    The Brennan Center for Justice presented a film screening and panel discussion for the new documentary, Electoral Dysfunction.

    Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 9:45pm

  • Author Richard L. Hasen Dicusses The Voting Wars

    Richard L. Hasen, nationally-recognized expert in election law, visited the Brennan Center to discuss his new book, The Voting Wars. Watch the video.

    Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:00pm

  • COD Conference 2012

    At the 2012 conference of the Community-Oriented Defender (COD) Network, sessions focused on listening to client voices, developing holistic internal office culture, discussion and demonstrations of low-cost Holistic Defense Practices ready for implementation, and recent legal developments relevant to Holistic Defense.

    Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 12:30pm

  • Briefing and Panel Discussion on the Democracy Restoration Act

    The Brennan Center and the office of Senator Benjamin Cardin co-hosted a briefing and panel discussion on the Democracy Restoration Act.

    Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 1:15pm

  • 2011-12 Brennan Center Jorde Symposium

    Judge Diane P. Wood is a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School. She delivered part two of the Brennan Center Jorde Symposium lecture.

    Monday, April 16, 2012 - 6:00pm

  • The Man Nobody Knew and the Importance of Intelligence Oversight

    The Brennan Center for Justice presented a screening of the film The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby, as well as a conversation with director and producer Carl Colby and Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Chief Counsel at the Brennan Center. Watch the video.

    Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 6:00pm

  • The Benefits of Public Financing in NY State

    Panelists explored the benefits of public financing in New York state at this event -- the first of a series of panels on public financing for political campaigns. Watch the video.

    Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 6:30pm

  • To Protect or to Prosecute? National Security Whistleblowers

    The Brennan Center for Justice and the Government Accountability Project presented a discussion of the legal, practical, and ethical issues raised by national security whistleblowing. Watch the video.

    Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 4:30pm

  • DOJ's Glenn Fine Discusses Government Oversight

    Glenn Fine, who served as the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice from 2000 to 2011, discussed his experience overseeing the FBI and lessons learned about the oversight of intelligence operations. Watch the video.

    Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 6:30pm

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