The Brennan Center and other amici defended Montana’s ban on corporate independent expenditures, arguing that the State presented a factual record of the corrupting influence of corporate spending in Montana elections.
The Brennan Center recently filed an amicus brief on behalf of former intelligence professionals and scholars of evidence and criminal procedure, urging the Supreme Court to hear the case of Latif v. Obama.
The Brennan Center and other amici and its pro bono partner in defending provisions of West Virginia’s disclosure law, arguing that the law is well within the mainstream among states that have adopted similar laws; laws which have been upheld repeatedly by the federal courts.
The Brennan Center for Justice is partnering with Colorado Common Cause in its litigation to ensure that all registered and eligible Colorado voters have ability right to participate fully in Colorado elections.
The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief arguing that the prolonged, warrantless use of GPS tracking devices to monitor a suspect’s behavior is unconstitutional.
The Brennan Center participated as a friend of the court in an important right to counsel case pending before Maryland’s highest court, which will determine how early in a criminal case counsel must be provided to a low-income person facing criminal charges.