Letter Opposing Closure of the Office for Access to Justice
The Department of Justice has notified Congress that it intends to close its Office for Access to Justice. The Brennan Center joined other groups in opposing the move.
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Justice Roundtable Coalition Supports the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law joined other civil rights and criminal justice reform advocacy organizations on a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leadership, supporting the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017. -
Brennan Center, Protect Democracy, and Lawfare Request Corrections to DOJ-DHS Section 11 Report on Terrorism Data
The Brennan Center, in collaboration with Protect Democracy and Lawfare, filed a request for correction of a misleading report prepared by the Departments of Justice (“DOJ”) and Homeland Security (“DHS”) purporting to provide evidence of the security threats posed by foreign-born people in the United States. -
Testimony on Maryland H.B. 314: Criminal Procedure - Cell Site Simulator Technology
The Brennan Center testified before the Judiciary Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates regarding H.B. 314. -
Brennan Center Files FOIA Request Seeking Terrorism Data Maintained By the National Security Division of the Department of Justice
The Brennan Center for Justice submitted a Freedom of Information Act request seeking records about public/unsealed international terrorism and terrorism-related convictions from September 11, 2001, through December 31, 2016. -
Brennan Center Sues Department of Justice for Terrorism Data
The Brennan Center for Justice, in conjunction with Charles Kurzman, a professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act against the Department of Justice for the release of non-sensitive court docket information for publicly filed terrorism-related prosecutions. -
#NYCAlgorithms Coalition Letter to Mayor de Blasio
The Brennan Center as a member of the #NYCAlgorithms Coalition Campaign wrote a letter to Mayor de Blasio offering recommendations for appointments to the new Automated Decision System Task Force in New York City. -
Testimony Supporting Washington State DISCLOSE Act
The Brennan Center commends the sponsors of the Washington State DISCLOSE Act of 2018 for their efforts to increase transparency in state election spending. -
Coalition Letter on Section 702 Legislation
The Center and 31 organizations have joined forces to protest bill H.R. 4478. This amended piece of legislation not only inadequately addresses the surveillance abuses that have occurred under Section 702, but risks expanding them. -
Letter to West Virginia Secretary of State: Enforce Transparency Rules for Electoral Advocacy
The Brennan Center wrote to West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner to defend the constitutionality of a state law requiring those who make electoral communications to identify themselves when doing so.
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