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.
Supporters of the Voting Rights Act are hoping for the best and preparing for the worst as the days count down to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder. See the Brennan Center's research on what to expect.
Restrictive voter registration laws — like the one the Supreme Court struck down this week in Arizona — should remind us that America needs to modernize voting. It is clearly time to replace the paper system thereby admitting more voters.
The Brennan Center and 33 other groups sent a letter to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board asking them to urge the administration to make public any information regarding the legal authorities used to collect and use the data of Americans.
Members of the Muslim community filed a complaint against the New York Police Department this morning alleging that the department’s surveillance of Muslims based on their religion is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
If the U.S. charges Edward Snowden under the Espionage Act, they may not be able to extradite him back to the U.S. due to a 1996 treaty with Hong Kong that exempts extradition for political offenses.
