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New York State Commissioners Now Appointed, Ready to Establish Small Donor Public Financing

Selected by state leaders, the commission now has a deadline of Dec. 1, 2019 to set up a small donor match program for the public financing of campaigns for state office.
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- July 3, 2019
Brennan Center Releases Report on Far-Right Violence and Hate Crimes

With the next tragic hate crime being a matter of when, not if, a new report by the Brennan Center for Justice calls for more effective federal policies that properly prioritize the investigation of far-right violence targeting racial, religious and other vulnerable communities and for an alternative restorative justice approach to dealing with the trauma and fear these crimes inflict on victims and their communities.
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- July 1, 2019
Brennan Center Statement on Supreme Court Decisions on Gerrymandering and Census Citizenship Question

Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice, issues a statement on the Supreme Court decisions on gerrymandering and census citizenship question.
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- June 27, 2019
Maine Becomes 16th State to Adopt Automatic Voter Registration

Governor Janet Mills signed a bill into law making Maine the 16th state to adopt automatic voter registration (AVR).
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- June 20, 2019
Final Brennan Center Analysis Shows Crime and Murder Rates Declined in 2018

If final estimates hold when the FBI releases its data in September, 2018 crime rates will remain near record lows.
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- June 12, 2019
Groups Sue to Block New Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration

The ACLU, ACLU of Florida, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Brennan Center for Justice filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new state law that creates wealth-based hurdles to voting and undermines Floridians’ overwhelming support for Amendment 4.
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- June 28, 2019
Government Expands Social Media Surveillance with Little Evidence of Effectiveness

An analysis by the Brennan Center of the Department of Homeland Security’s harvesting and use of social media information shows that the agency is expanding collection and monitoring programs, despite scant evidence that such broad-scale surveillance strengthens national security.
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- May 22, 2019
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Incentivize Reductions in Prison Populations

The legislation would use the power of the purse to support states in efforts to decrease the number of people in prison – while keeping crime low.
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- May 21, 2019
New Brennan Center Book: Candidates, Lawmakers, and Activists Offer Bold Solutions to End Mass Incarceration

The transformative solutions offered in this book make it clear that what’s possible in criminal justice reform has shifted massively in just a few years.
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- May 16, 2019
Florida Legislature Attempting to Turn Back the Clock on Voting Rights

Brennan Center calls for Florida governor to reject curtailments of Amendment 4, reaffirm will of Floridians to protect voting rights
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- May 6, 2019

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New York State Commissioners Now Appointed, Ready to Establish Small Donor Public Financing

Brennan Center Releases Report on Far-Right Violence and Hate Crimes

Brennan Center Statement on Supreme Court Decisions on Gerrymandering and Census Citizenship Question

Maine Becomes 16th State to Adopt Automatic Voter Registration

Final Brennan Center Analysis Shows Crime and Murder Rates Declined in 2018

Groups Sue to Block New Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration

Government Expands Social Media Surveillance with Little Evidence of Effectiveness

Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Incentivize Reductions in Prison Populations

New Brennan Center Book: Candidates, Lawmakers, and Activists Offer Bold Solutions to End Mass Incarceration

Florida Legislature Attempting to Turn Back the Clock on Voting Rights

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