On January 21, 2010, Brennan Center counsel Adam Skaggs, along with Justice at Stake's Bert Brandenburg, submitted a letter to the Wisconsin Supreme Court urging it to reject recently proposed revisions to the state Code of Judicial Conduct.
The Committee asked: “Looking at the current trends in appellate and Supreme Court campaign finance laws, is there anything in HR. 1826 that may be subject to constitutional scrutiny?”
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“Aside from public financing, could pay-to-play laws and bans on contributions from lobbyists and federal contractors as some states have done help to reduce perceived corruption of House members? Would such bans be constitutional on a federal level?”
Adam Skaggs submits written testimony to the House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy regarding the state of judicial recusals after Caperton v. A.T. Massey
Justice Program Director, David Udell, testifies at a New York Senate hearing on the future of IOLA and civil legal services, offering recommendations for funding strategies, infrastructure developments and new ways to help low-income individuals access justice.
The Brennan Center's Rebekah Diller submitted written testimony for a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law regarding the Legal Services Corporation.
Wendy Weiser and Nicole Austin-Hillery submit written testimony in support of H.R. 1719, the Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2009, to the Subcommittee on Elections of the Committee on House Administration. H.R. 1719 would require states to provide for online completion and submission of voter registration applications.
Brennan Center, NLADA and National Organization of Legal Services Workers/UAW write to the Office of Management and Budget, requesting federal funding through the Department of Housing and Urban Development for foreclosure-related legal representation in Fiscal Year 2011.
