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  • North Carolina NAACP v. McCrory

    The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief urging a federal court to block a series of North Carolina voting restrictions before the November election.
  • Kohls v. Martin (Amicus Brief)

    The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief arguing Arkansas’ restrictive photo ID law violated the state constitution and must be struck down by the state’s supreme court.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • August 11, 2014
  • O’Keefe v. Chisholm (Amicus Brief)

    The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief urging the Seventh Circuit to reverse the district court’s preliminary injunction order and uphold Wisconsin’s treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions subject to regulation.
  • Hassan et al. v. City of New York (Amicus Brief)

    The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief in support of Mr. Syed Hassan, a New Jersey resident who challenged the constitutionality of the NYPD’s Muslim surveillance program, arguing the Third Circuit should reverse a lower court’s decision dismissing the case.
  • Wolfson v. Concannon (Amicus Briefs)

    In this Ninth Circuit case, the Brennan Center argues that several judicial canons restricting judges and judicial candidates from certain types of political activities are constitutionally protected by a state’s compelling interest in preserving judicial integrity.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • January 27, 2016
  • Delaware Strong Families v. Biden (Amicus Brief)

    The Brennan Center, along with co-counsel Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, representing Delaware League of Women Voters and Common Cause Delaware, filed an amicus brief urging the Third Circuit Court to recognize the constitutionality of Delaware’s disclosure requirements for pre-election spending.
  • Riley v. California (Amicus Brief)

    In this amicus brief, the Brennan Center argues that law enforcement officers should not be allowed to search the contents of a cellphone without a warrant.
  • Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.(Amicus Brief)

    In a friend-of-the-court brief, the Brennan Center explained that the Supreme Court’s expansion of corporate political speech in Citizens United provides no basis for recognizing religious rights in for-profit corporations.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • January 30, 2014