Past Events

  • Strength, Security, and Shared Responsibility: Preventing Terrorist Attacks a Decade after 9/11

    The 9/11 attacks dramatically altered the nation’s response to threats from terrorism. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discussed important questions about the lessons we have learned from our national security efforts. Watch the video.

    Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 6:15pm

  • Accountability After Citizens United

    This symposium explored various strategic “pressure points” across a number of institutional contexts: corporate governance structures, regulatory bodies, executive agencies, and interest groups. Watch the video.

    Friday, April 29, 2011 - 12:30pm

  • Author Eric Alterman Discusses Progressive Change and the Obama Presidency

    Eric Alterman visited the Brennan Center for Justice to discuss his new book, Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama. Watch the video.

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 11:15am

  • 2010-11 Brennan Center Jorde Symposium

    Judge Richard A. Posner, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, delivered the 2011 Jorde Symposium Lecture at the University of Chicago Law School.

    Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 4:30pm

  • Author Jacob Hacker Examines Our Fixed Political System

    The Brennan Center for Justice hosted Jacob Hacker to discuss his new book, Winner-Take-All Politics. Watch the video.

    Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 11:30am

  • Intelligence Collection and Law Enforcement: New Roles, New Challenges

    The Brennan Center for Justice hosted a symposium on Intelligence Collection and Law Enforcement at Atlantic Philanthropies. Watch the video.

    Friday, March 18, 2011 - 11:30am

  • Behind the Dream: The Making of the Speech that Transformed a Nation

    The Brennan Center for Justice invited Clarence Jones to speak about his new book, Behind the Dream: The Making of the Speech that Transformed a Nation.

    Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 11:30am

  • Legacy Awards Dinner 2010

    The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law holds its annual benefit and awards dinner.

    Monday, November 15, 2010 - 7:30pm

  • 2010-11 Brennan Center Jorde Symposium

    Judge Richard A. Posner, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, will deliver a lecture on the history of the theory of judicial self-restraint as articulated primarily by Thayer, Holmes, Brandeis, Frankfurter, and Bickel (the "Thayerians"). He will discuss and evaluate the various grounds on which the theory (or tradition) has been defended, describe its virtual abandonment by the academy and rejection by both wings of the U.S. Supreme Court, and examine the reasons for its rise and fall.

    Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 5:00pm

  • COD Network Conference 2010

    The Brennan Center for Justice hosts the 8th Annual Community Oriented Defender (COD) Network Conference at NYU Law School in New York City. During the two days, defenders, social workers, and researchers discuss ways to better serve their clients, participate in policy advocacy and systemic reform, and build the capacity of their organizations.

    Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 12:15pm

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