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Brennan Center events feature fascinating conversations with thought leaders on issues including democracy, justice, race, and the Constitution. Join us for virtual and in-person events that inform and inspire.

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

2025: Year in Review

Speakers: Katherine Yon Ebright, Sean Morales-Doyle, Wendy Weiser, Daniel I. Weiner, Michael Waldman

The Treatment and Selection of Law Clerks

Recording Available

This is a virtual event

Friday, March 5, 2021

Behind the Bench: The Treatment and Selection of Law Clerks (Day 2)

Speakers: Justice Goodwin Liu, Jocelyn Frye, Amrita Mallik, Natasha Merle , Caroline Frederickson

Recording Available

This is a virtual event

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Behind the Bench: The Treatment and Selection of Law Clerks (Day 1)

Speakers: Deeva Shah, Chai Feldblum, Emily Martin, Molly Coleman, Elizabeth K. Peck

This is a virtual event

Friday, February 19, 2021

A Persistent & Lethal Threat: White Supremacy in the United States

Speakers: Naureen Chowdhury Fink, Mike German, Vida Johnson, David E. Kirkland, Hannah Allam

After the Insurrection: How to Build a More Resilient Democracy

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This is a virtual event

Thursday, February 18, 2021

After the Insurrection: How to Build a More Resilient Democracy

Speakers: Preet Bharara, Michael Steele, Michael Waldman, Christine Todd Whitman, Nia-Malika Henderson

Recording Available

This is a virtual event

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

America’s Broken Legal System

Speakers: Hon. Jed S. Rakoff, Hernandez Stroud

Why Local Law Enforcement Should Leave FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces

Recording Available

This is a virtual event.

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Bad Partners: Why Local Law Enforcement Should Leave FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces

Speakers: Zahra Billoo, Javeria Jamil, Brandon Mayfield, Mike German

The Broken Chamber: The Modern Senate and the Crippling of Democracy

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This is a virtual event.

Monday, February 8, 2021

The Broken Chamber: The Modern Senate and the Crippling of Democracy

Speakers: Adam Jentleson, Victoria Bassetti

CRISIS: Harrowing Presidential Transitions from Lincoln to Biden

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This is a virtual event

Friday, January 15, 2021

CRISIS: Harrowing Presidential Transitions from Lincoln to Biden

Speakers: Ted Widmer, Jonathan Alter, Hon. Donna F. Edwards, Michael Waldman

Recording Available

This is a virtual event

Thursday, January 14, 2021

The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty

Speakers: Maurice Chammah, Taryn A. Merkl

Presidential Power & Presidential Transition

This is a virtual event

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Debate Defends Democracy: Presidential Power & Presidential Transition

Speakers: Michael Waldman, Franita Tolson, David Frum, John Avlon

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Behind the Bench: The Treatment and Selection of Law Clerks (Day 2)

Behind the Bench: The Treatment and Selection of Law Clerks (Day 1)

A Persistent & Lethal Threat: White Supremacy in the United States

After the Insurrection: How to Build a More Resilient Democracy

America’s Broken Legal System

Bad Partners: Why Local Law Enforcement Should Leave FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces

The Broken Chamber: The Modern Senate and the Crippling of Democracy

CRISIS: Harrowing Presidential Transitions from Lincoln to Biden

The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty

Debate Defends Democracy: Presidential Power & Presidential Transition

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