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Statement by the Brennan Center's Elizabeth Daniel Announcing Lawsuit Seeking to Open Connecticut's Primaries to More Candidates

For Immediate Release

March 21, 2002

Contact Information:

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6736

Statement by the Brennan Center’s Elizabeth Daniel Announcing Lawsuit Seeking to Open Connecticut’s Primaries to More Candidates
March 21, 2002
Voting Rights & Elections
Brennan Center and Coalition of Public Interest Groups Join with City of Berkeley in Defending Living Wage Law

For Immediate Release

October 11, 2002

Contact Information:

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6736

Brennan Center and Coalitoin of Public Interest Groups Join With City of Berkeley in Defending Living Wage Law
February 14, 2002
Justice for All
Racial Justice
February 15 Summary Judgment Hearing In Johnson v. Bush Cancelled

For Immediate Release

February 12, 2002

Contact Information:

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6282

Media Alert: February 15 Summary Judgment Hearing in Johnson v. Bush Cancelled

Judge James Lawrence King has cancelled the February 15 hearing on cross motions for summary judgment in Johnson v. Bush. The federal class action lawsuit seeks to overturn a lifetime voting ban affecting more than 600,000 ex-felons in Florida.
February 12, 2002
Voting Rights & Elections
Need for Campaign Finance Reform More Urgent Than Ever, According to New Study by the Brennan Center for Justice

As Congress prepares to return to the debate over campaign finance reform, new research from the Brennan Center shows again that the current system is urgently in need of repair.

February 4, 2002
Money in Politics
Foundation, Private Attorneys and Legal Services Lawyers Challenge Government Bar to Helping Low-Income Clients

For Immediate Release

December 14, 2001

Contact Information:

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6736

Foundation, Private Attorneys and Legal Services lawyers Challenge Government Bar to Helping Low-Income Clinets

First Amendment Lawsuit Challenges Federal Restriction Thwarting Community Support For Legal Aid Programs
December 14, 2001
Closing the Justice Gap
Media Advisory / Brennan Center for Justice for Justice At NYU School of Law Fifth Anniversary Awards Dinner

For Immediate Release

July 19, 2001

Contact Information:

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6736

Scott Schell, 212 998-6318

Media Advisory: Brennan Center for Justice for Justice at NYU School of Law Fifth Anniversary Awards Dinner
October 4, 2001
Low-Wage Workers in Suffolk County to Benefit from Broad Living-Wage Laws

For Immediate Release

August 2, 2001

Contact Information:

Jobina Jones, 212 998-6282

Low-Wage Workers in Suffolk County to Benefit From Broad Living-Wage Law

Suffolk Becomes First Republican-Majority Body to Join National Movement
August 2, 2001
Justice for All
Racial Justice
Missouri Court Declares that Cities Have Power to Enact Living Wage Laws

For Immediate Release

July 19, 2001

Contact Information:

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6736

Missouri court Declares that Cities Have Power to Enact Living Wage Laws

1998 Missouri Law Banning Local Minimum Wage Ordinances Found Unconstitutional; Poses No Obstacle to Living Wage Laws

Ruling Is Victory for Growing National Movement for Family-Supporting Jobs
July 19, 2001
Justice for All
Racial Justice
City of Buffalo Sued for Failure to Enforce Living Wage Law

For Immediate Release

July 17, 2001

Contact Information:

Amanda Cooper, 212 998-6736

Jobina Jones, 212 998-6282

City of Buffalo Sued for Failure to Enforce Living Wage Law

Economic justice advocates call on City to “stop placing the workers of Buffalo on the back burner”
July 17, 2001
Justice for All
Racial Justice
Top Scholars Say Shays-Meehan Legislation Will Benefit Political Parties, Strengthen Grassroots Activities

As the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to begin floor debate on campaign finance reform legislation, a group of leading political scientists called for passage of the Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform legislation.

July 10, 2001
Money in Politics

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Press Releases

Statement by the Brennan Center's Elizabeth Daniel Announcing Lawsuit Seeking to Open Connecticut's Primaries to More Candidates

Brennan Center and Coalition of Public Interest Groups Join with City of Berkeley in Defending Living Wage Law

February 15 Summary Judgment Hearing In Johnson v. Bush Cancelled

Need for Campaign Finance Reform More Urgent Than Ever, According to New Study by the Brennan Center for Justice

Foundation, Private Attorneys and Legal Services Lawyers Challenge Government Bar to Helping Low-Income Clients

Media Advisory / Brennan Center for Justice for Justice At NYU School of Law Fifth Anniversary Awards Dinner

Low-Wage Workers in Suffolk County to Benefit from Broad Living-Wage Laws

Missouri Court Declares that Cities Have Power to Enact Living Wage Laws

City of Buffalo Sued for Failure to Enforce Living Wage Law

Top Scholars Say Shays-Meehan Legislation Will Benefit Political Parties, Strengthen Grassroots Activities

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