Federal judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled today that the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk program violates the United States Constitution. The judge created a court-appointed monitor to oversee reforms to the practice.
A military judge found Bradley Manning guilty of violating the Espionage Act but acquitted him on the more serious charge of “aiding the enemy.” Manning already has pled guilty to some charges, for which he faces up to 20 years in prison.
Today, 23 good government groups sent a letter to the DOJ urging the Attorney General to make public any reports by the Department’s Inspector General regarding the collection of Americans’ telephone records under Section 215 of the Patriot Act.
The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to pass two bills focused on improving community safety this week, one of which creates an inspector general to oversee the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
The government obtained a secret court order to collect records about all the phone calls of a Verizon subsidiary’s customers over a three-month period.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed a measure that would have banned the use of foreign law in the state’s courts. The Brennan Center applauds the governor’s decision and urges other states with similar bans to reject them.
A new report by the Brennan Center and Center for American Progress highlights the unintended consequences of the recent wave of anti-Muslim driven foreign law bans.
The Brennan Center for Justice, along with other groups, urged the White House to create a presidentially-appointed steering committee to provide a mechanism for identifying and coordinating needed changes to our classification system and for overcoming internal agency obstacles to change.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that border agents need "reasonable suspicion" to perform an extensive search of electronic devices, such as cellphones, tablets and laptops, of travelers entering the country.
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is pleased to welcome as a new Fellow Andrew Cohen, a Murrow Award-winning journalist and one of the nation’s leading legal analysts.
