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  • Republican Party of Ohio v. Secretary Brunner

    The Ohio Republican Party sued Ohio’s Secretary of State alleging that various policies adopted by the Secretary violated federal and state law. Among the claims was that Ohio was not in compliance with provisions of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (“HAVA”).
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • October 13, 2008

  • Van Hollen v. Government Accountability Board

    Wisconsin AG, J.B. Van Hollen, claims the state’s Government Accountability Board(GAB) is incompliant with HAVA by not retroactively running database matches and purging voters from registration rolls.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • October 23, 2008

  • Caperton v. Massey

    Justice Brent Benjamin of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia refused to recuse himself from the appeal of a $50 million jury verdict in this case, even though the CEO of the lead defendant spent $3 million supporting his campaign. Did Benjamin’s failure to recuse violate the Due Process Clause?

  • AAPD v. Herrera

    Case challenging New Mexico’s restrictions on voter registration drives.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • September 18, 2008

  • Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc. (Amicus Brief)

    On July 10, 2008, the Brennan Center filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court brief) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a group of former United States ambassadors and diplomats in the case of Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.

  • Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri

    The Center defended a Qatari national detained as an “enemy combatant” in the United States in his habeas corpus action that challenged the Executive’s claim to unchecked authority to indefinitely detain a legal reesident of the U.S. without any charge of wrongdoing. Mr. al-Marri was imprisoned without trial and without due process between 2003 and 2009.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • February 28, 2009

  • Davis v. Federal Election Commission

    This case challenges a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) known as the Millionaire’s Amendment that raises the limits on contributions to congressional candidates if their opponent spends above a threshold amount of $350,000 of personal funds on his or her campaign.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • August 13, 2008

  • FOIA Request to EAC Re: Commissioned Reports

    In 2006 and 2007, the Brennan Center filed a FOIA request with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to obtain documents pertaining to commissioned reports on voter fraud and voter intimidation and on voter ID.

  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights - Immigrant Rights

    The Brennan Center participated in an amicus brief in support of a Mexican government petition to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights alleging that various types of U.S. discrimination against undocumented immigrants violate international human rights instruments.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • September 17, 2003