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  • Johnson v. Bredesen

    The Center filed an amicus brief with the 6th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals in support of the plaintiff’s challenge to Tennessee’s voter restoration law denying voting rights to individuals with felony convictions. Individuals are not eligible to vote until they pay child support arrears and/or restitution.

  • DNC v. RNC Consent Decree

    In 1982, after caging in predominantly African-American and Latino neighborhoods, the Republican National Committee and New Jersey Republican State Committee entered into a consent decree with their Democratic party counterparts.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • November 5, 2016

  • Coronado v. Napolitano

    The Center filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit of the US Court of Appeals in support of the plaintiff’s challenge to Arizona’s statutory provision denying voting rights to individuals with felony convictions. Voting rights are withheld until those individuals have paid any court-ordered fees, fines, or restitution.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • February 6, 2009

  • Kiyemba v. Obama (Amicus Brief)

    The Brennan Center for Justice, along with a group of other organizations, has submitted three amici briefs in support of the D.C. District Court’s ruling that the government must release into the United States a group of Uighurs detained at Guantánamo Bay.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • December 11, 2009

  • Common Cause of Colorado, et al. v. Buescher

    A coalition of voting rights groups sued the Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman (who, upon leaving office, was replaced by Brian Buescher) claiming he illegally removed over 27,000 voters from the rolls. They filed a temporary restraining order to get those names reinstated and to ensure additional names cannot be removed before Election Day.

    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • January 22, 2010