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  • Washington Post v. McManus (Amicus Brief)

    The Washington Post and a group of other media organizations are challenging provisions of a Maryland law requiring increased transparency for sales of online political ads. A federal district judge in the District of Maryland preliminarily enjoined portions of the law as applied to the plaintiffs. The Brennan Center, represented by a team from the law firm Hogan Lovells led by partner Ira M. Feinberg, filed an amicus brief urging reversal of the trial court’s decision.

  • Heindel v. Andino (Amicus Brief)

    In a case challenging South Carolina’s use of the paperless iVotronic Direct Recording Electronic (“DRE”) system, the Brennan Center filed an amicus brief explaining the current threat to election infrastructure.

  • McDonough v. Smith (Amicus Brief)

    The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, the ACLU, and the New York Civil Liberties Union have filed an amicus brief in McDonough v. Smith arguing against the Second Circuit’s ruling that the statute of limitations for a Section 1983 claim alleging fabrication of evidence begins when a defendant first knows or should have known that the evidence being used to prosecute was falsified.

  • People v. Ali Cisse (Amicus Brief)

    The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and Cato Institute have filed an amicus brief in People v. Ali Cisse arguing that a police officer’s command to “stop!” is inherently intimidating and threatening, especially to communities of color, and should require a “founded suspicion” of criminality.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • December 11, 2018

  • Common Cause v. Lewis

    Common Cause, the North Carolina Democratic Party, and a group of North Carolina voters have filed a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s state legislative maps on partisan gerrymandering grounds.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • September 23, 2019

  • Common Cause Georgia v. Brad Raffensperger

    The Brennan Center and co-counsel filed a lawsuit on behalf of Common Cause Georgia (CCGA), seeking to protect Georgia citizens’ fundamental right to vote from malfeasance or tampering with Georgia’s voter registration database. CCGA has asked the Court to enter an injunction ensuring that all provisional ballots cast by eligible voters are counted.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • January 25, 2019