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.
In a letter sent today by seven reform organizations to the six Commissioners who serve on the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the groups strongly criticized the agency for its misguided rulemaking priorities.
The Brennan Center and other national policy advocates sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting that President Obama reject the previous Administration's stance on the federal legal services restrictions and call on Congress to lift them in the FY10 appropriations process
