MSNBC's Rachel Maddow speaks about Virginia Governor McDonnell's new requirement to require people convicted of non-violent felonies to write an essay in order to get their voting rights restored..
The Brennan Center and the National Institute for Law and Equity convened 12 former prosecutors to examine racial and ethnic disparities within the federal criminal justice system and craft a solution to this long-standing and troubling problem. This report offers draft guidelines in six distinct areas.
The New York State Court of Appeals is considering a case that goes to the heart of the values we hold dear----the right of indigent defendants to be represented by competent attorneys.
Brennan Center, CLASP, the Leadership Conference, NLADA, UAW, OMB Watch
An explanation of the harms created by the federal restriction on legal services programs' funding from state and local governments, private donors, and other non-LSC federal money.
