Television spending in Wisconsin Supreme Court race this year topped $1.1 million, with nearly 70 percent of spending coming from conservative interest groups. Incumbent Justice Pat Roggensack defeated Marquette law professor Ed Fallone in the April 2 election, maintaining the Court’s 4-3 conservative majority.

A New York ethics commission revised rules governing disclosure of sources of funds for lobbying campaigns. The media, citizens, and policymakers in New York must receive full and complete information on who is funding lobbying campaigns.

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.