Minimizing Special-Interest Power by Maximizing Participation
Fighting back against restrictive voting-rights laws and empowering small donors can help reclaim elections.
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National Survey: Super PACs, Corruption, and Democracy
Americans’ attitudes about the influence of Super PAC spending on government and the implications for our democracy.
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The Crime of Aggression: Is it Amendable to Judicial Determination?
As international criminal law ripens into a discipline with practical application, the Brennan Center’s Faiza Patel analyzes the current debates on the international crime of waging aggressive war. Her essay in the Research Handbook on International Criminal Law considers whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) is equipped to decide whether a particular use of force constitutes a crime of aggression.
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Secrecy, Fear, and the National Security State: A Lecture on American Democracy
Fritz Schwarz delivered a lecture entitled “The National Security State and Other Dangers to Democracy” on November 11, 2010, at the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies at the Free University of Berlin.
“Crisis and its cousin fear always make it tempting to ignore the wise restraints that keep us free. That is not new. But America has been living in an atmosphere of crisis for an unusally long time.”
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Fair Courts E-Lert: Youngest Federal Judge in Over 15 Years Confirmed Despite Ties to SPLC-Designated “Hate Group”
Our latest Fair Courts E-Lert highlights the Tenth Judicial Circuit’s dismissal of complaints against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a new study that analyzes the impact of race, gender, and age of state supreme court justices on authorship of majority opinions, and more. -
Fair Courts E-Lert: New Study Finds that Race, Gender, and Age of State Supreme Court Justices Impacts Authorship of Majority Opinions
Our latest Fair Courts E-Lert highlights the Tenth Judicial Circuit’s dismissal of complaints against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a new study that analyzes the impact of race, gender, and age of state supreme court justices on authorship of majority opinions, and more. -
Fair Courts E-Lert: ABA Recommends Article I Court for Immigration Court System; Wisconsin Holds Supreme Court Election
Our latest Fair Courts E-Lert highlights a new ABA report on the immigration court system, spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, and more. -
Fair Courts E-Lert: New Rules to Limit ICE Arrests in New York State Courthouses
Our latest Fair Courts E-Lert highlights new rules set to limit ICE arrests in New York State courthouses, the Department of Justice’s ruling that some asylum seekers cannot be released on bail, and more. -
Fair Courts E-Lert: The Washington Post Analyzes Leonard Leo’s Influence on the Federal Judiciary
Our latest Fair Courts E-Lert highlights a Washington Post article on Leonard Leo’s influence on the federal judiciary, a recent report by Court Watch NOLA, and more.
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