The Brennan Center joined civil rights, criminal justice reform, and faith-based organizations on a letter opposing the punitive aspects of the Trump Administration's plan to combat the opioid crisis.
On March 8, the Brennan Center testified to the Prince George’s County Council in support of establishing a small-donor public financing program in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Citing concerns raised by the Brennan Center and other civil liberties and civil rights organizations about the Extreme Vetting Initiative in letters submitted in November 2017, the Congressional Black Caucus today called on Secretary Nielsen to suspend all activities related to ICE's Extreme Vetting Initiative (aka Visa Lifecycle Vetting).
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.
The Center testified before the Ways and Means Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates in support of the Online Electioneering Transparency and Accountability Act.
The Center testified before the Judiciary Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates in support of H.B. 578, which would establish a task force to study law enforcement surveillance technologies.
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.
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.
