New FBI Data Showing Decline in Crime Mirror Brennan Center Analysis
The FBI data released today mirror what we at the Brennan Center reported earlier this year: that rates of violent crime are on the decline.
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Floridians’ Broad Support for Second Chances Sends Voting Amendment to 2018 Ballot
The state is one of three that permanently denies voting rights to people with past felony convictions unless they receive clemency from the state government. This amendment is needed to move Florida more to the mainstream. -
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Confirms: State's Congressional Map Is Illegal Partisan Gerrymander
Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the state’s congressional map is an illegal partisan gerrymander, and must be re-drawn by February 9, ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. -
New Analysis: Voter Suppression Laws a Concern in 2018, Though Many States Looking to Expand Access
An initial look at laws introduced in state legislatures makes it clear that the fight continues against voter suppression across the country. But many states are looking to expand access to the polls and make a more inclusive democracy. -
Dr. Theodore R. Johnson Joins Brennan Center as Senior Fellow
Retired Navy commander and public policy scholar Dr. Theodore R. Johnson will join the Brennan Center this January as Senior Fellow. -
U.S. Senate Passes Bill Legalizing Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Emails, Phone Calls
Both chambers of the U.S. Congress voted to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with changes that, for the first time, explicitly endorse warrantless searches of millions of Americans’ communications. -
Trump Administration’s Fuzzy Math on Terrorist Origins is More than Misleading – It’s Dishonest
Today, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security released a report trumpeting that “three out of every four, or 402, individuals convicted of international terrorism-related charges in U.S. federal courts” since 9/11 were foreign-born. -
U.S. House Votes to Authorize Warrantless Domestic Spying on Americans
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), with changes that would for the first time endorse warrantless searches of millions of Americans’ online and phone communications. -
Experts Available: Oral Argument Friday in New York LLC Loophole Lawsuit
On Friday, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (3rd Department) will hear arguments in Brennan Center’s appeal in the infamous LLC loophole lawsuit. -
Court Orders Government Response for Information Used to Justify Muslim Ban 3.0 by February 9
The Brennan Center, Muslim Advocates, and Americans United praised a judge’s decision to order the government to produce materials related to the formulation of its third Muslim Ban.
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