Unusually high judicial vacancy levels coupled with unprecedented workloads are burdening federal district courts like never before. The President and Congress need to act now to fill these seats.
Unless Congress acts, there is a real risk that a significant number of discriminatory voting changes could be put in effect in jurisdictions previously covered by the law.
In response to the U.S. Sentencing Commission's call for comments on sentencing priorities, the Brennan Center suggests several reforms that could greatly reduce the size and severity of the federal justice system.
Black America's belief in the possibility of receiving justice from our legal system is eroded by every verdict that fails to hold a killer who is not black accountable for the death of a black man or boy.
As news of the government's broad surveillance programs develops, a host of unanswered questions arise. This fact sheet answers many of those questions, examining the legal and practical steps the government may have taken to secretly collect data.
The exoneration of Travyon Martin's killer is a stark reminder of the limitations of our judicial systems and the choices we make about the laws under which we live.
