Research

  • Approaching the Whites-Only Bench

    Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

    The most cowardly thing about our justice system: The lack of racial diversity on the bench. And it exists whether judges are appointed or elected, and is found on every level of our justice system.

    February 25, 2009
    Racial Justice
    Fair Courts

  • MSNBC | Michael Waldman on President's Speech

    The Center's executive director discusses President Obama's appearance before Congress with Chris Matthews on Hardball.

    February 24, 2009
    Liberty & National Security
    Racial Justice

  • Voter Purges

    Myrna Pérez

    This report is one of the first systematic examinations of voter purging, a practice — often controversial — of removing voters from registration lists in order to update state registration rolls. After a detailed study of the purge practices of 12 states, Voter Purges reveals that election officials across the country are routinely striking millions of voters from the rolls through a process that is shrouded in secrecy, prone to error, and vulnerable to manipulation.

    September 30, 2008
    Voting Rights & Elections
    Restricting the Vote
    Racial Justice

  • The Price of Rushing Regulatory Reform

    Laura Abel

    As Bush leaves office, there's a rush to issue last-minute regulations for the nation's executive agencies. As a result, we face the specter of starting 2009 with an ill-considered regulatory regime that will be hard for the next president to alter.

    June 19, 2008
    Closing the Justice Gap
    Racial Justice

  • Diversion

    At a time when incarceration costs are eating up large percentages of limited state budgets, lawmakers, judges, police, prosecutors and defenders all agree – diverting people from the criminal justice system is a good thing. In addition to avoiding unnecessary expense, diversion also helps people avoid criminal convictions and the many negative consequences that flow from them. For community defenders diversion programs aid in both addressing the needs of individual clients and establishing problem-solving policy reforms that benefit entire communities.

    January 4, 2008
    Reducing Mass Incarceration
    Racial Justice

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