Letter from the Brennan Center to Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel Elizabeth Warren regarding TARP transparency and the potential use of taxpayer funds for political purposes, including campaign expenditures and lobbying.
Testimony submitted as part of a coalition of advocates coordinated under the umbrella of the Michigan Campaign for Justice. The hearing was titled: "Representation of Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases: A Constitutional Crisis in Michigan and Other States?”
Testimony in support of a nonpartisan, independent commission of inquiry. Delivered before Senator Leahy's hearing, "Getting to the Truth Through a Nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry”
Two video clips from the question and answer portion of the hearing. Schwarz is asked about immunity and is briefly questioned by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).
Testimony before the New York State Senate Temporary Committee on Rules Reform on the findings of the Brennan Center's 2004, 2006, and 2008 reports on the New York State Legislature and the Center's recommendations for reform
The Brennan Center prepared a set of remarks for the Illinois Reform Commission concerning the constitutionality of contribution limits, voluntary spending limits, and limits on corporate independent expenditures and electioneering communications.
