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The Supreme Court May Be Ready to Further Limit Warrantless Access to Communications

Americans live more and more of their lives online. Risks to privacy will only grow unless the Court speaks out in Carpenter v. United States. The Justices seem ready to act, but how bold will they be?
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- November 30, 2017
It's Not About the Flag or the Anthem. It's About Justice.

These protests have never been about disrespect. Players have always been clear about their goal: to draw attention to and change systemic injustices that plague America’s criminal justice system.
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- November 29, 2017
2017 Brennan Legacy Awards Dinner

At the Brennan Legacy Awards Dinner on November 16, 2017, the Brennan Center for Justice honored Rev. Dr. William Joseph Barber, II, National President of Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of the upcoming 2018 Poor People’s Campaign, and Dan Schulman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PayPal, for their contributions to American democracy. The Dinner is the Center’s largest annual event and celebrates leaders in our communities who advance what Justice Brennan called “common human dignity.”
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- November 27, 2017
The Party Is Broken – Because It's Broke

Donna Brazile’s criticism of the DNC should spur talk about addressing party fundraising.
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- November 21, 2017
Extreme Vetting by Algorithm

Algorithms are inherently subjective and inadequate to predict whether an individual intends to commit terrorist or criminal acts after entering the United States.
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- November 20, 2017
Off-Year Election Takeaways for Money in Politics

Last week’s off-year elections provided a window into the role money plays in our politics, and the possibilities for campaign finance for reform across the country.
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- November 15, 2017
The Losing Politics of Fear

Gillespie’s defeat in Virginia shows voters are wising up to 'tough-on-crime’ grandstanding.
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- November 14, 2017
States: Seize this Moment to Compel Congress’ Help in Shoring Up Voting Systems

Since last year’s election we’ve learned disturbing details about Russia’s attempts to interfere with American democracy. The scope and sophistication of the attack demands urgent action from Congress, and state election officials can help make that happen.
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- November 10, 2017
The USA Liberty Act — aka Don’t Let the Constitutional be the Enemy of the Unconstitutional

The USA Liberty Act would codify a large swath of backdoor searches and introduce the notion that Americans’ rights deserve less protection when the government wants to obtain foreign intelligence or find terrorists.
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- November 10, 2017
Q&A: Lauren-Brooke Eisen Talks Private Prisons, Mass Incarceration, and X-Box's

Lauren-Brooke Eisen talked with The National Book Review about the rise of private prisons, the growing movement to divest from prison companies’ stock, and why prisoners do not like private prisons.
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- November 8, 2017

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Analysis

The Supreme Court May Be Ready to Further Limit Warrantless Access to Communications

It's Not About the Flag or the Anthem. It's About Justice.

2017 Brennan Legacy Awards Dinner

The Party Is Broken – Because It's Broke

Extreme Vetting by Algorithm

Off-Year Election Takeaways for Money in Politics

The Losing Politics of Fear

States: Seize this Moment to Compel Congress’ Help in Shoring Up Voting Systems

The USA Liberty Act — aka Don’t Let the Constitutional be the Enemy of the Unconstitutional

Q&A: Lauren-Brooke Eisen Talks Private Prisons, Mass Incarceration, and X-Box's

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Pagination

Informed citizens are democracy’s best defense