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Federal Judicial Vacancies: The Trial Courts

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.

July 2, 2013

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IDC Has Power to Reform New York Government
Michael Waldman, Frederick A. O. (“Fritz”) Schwarz, Jr.

The Senate's "independent" bloc may block the most promising reform of its generation — campaign finance reform with public financing at its core — one its own members have introduced. In effect, they may filibuster themselves.

June 6, 2013
Money in Politics
Public Financing
New York Public Financing
New York Reform
The War on Food Stamps, Criminal Justice Edition
Andrew Cohen

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) quietly introduced an amendment to a pending farm bill that would bar food stamps to certain ex-offenders and reduce the amount of food stamps their families could receive.

May 31, 2013
Justice for All
Reducing Mass Incarceration
Brennan Center Applauds OMB Effort to Streamline Federal Grant Process
Nicole Fortier, Inimai M. Chettiar

The Brennan Center supports the OMB's proposal to streamline all federal grant processes into a uniform model and applauds the their efforts to hold government spending accountable.

May 30, 2013
Justice for All
Reducing Mass Incarceration
Closing the Justice Gap
NYPD Inspector General Bill: A Fact Sheet

Members of the New York City Council re-introduced a bill to create an inspector general for the New York City Police Department (NYPD).The following fact sheet explains the function, structure, and purpose of an inspector general for the NYPD.

May 28, 2013
Liberty & National Security
Transparency & Accountability
Foreign Law Bans Demonize Islamic Faith
Andrew Cohen

In the last two years, lawmakers in 32 states introduced bills outlawing religious, foreign, or international law, creating a host of unintended consequences. Ridding ourselves of these bans is going to be far tougher than many of us ever could have imagined.

May 24, 2013
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling

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Federal Judicial Vacancies: The Trial Courts

IDC Has Power to Reform New York Government

The War on Food Stamps, Criminal Justice Edition

Brennan Center Applauds OMB Effort to Streamline Federal Grant Process

NYPD Inspector General Bill: A Fact Sheet

Foreign Law Bans Demonize Islamic Faith

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