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  Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
February 8, 2020 at 1:03 PM

How We Prevent Another Iowa

We still have time to make sure public officials running upcoming primaries are prepared. Donate   Dear John,   The Iowa caucus is a wake up call. Technology fails, but we still have time to make sure public officia…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
February 7, 2020 at 4:05 PM

Fair Courts E-Lert: Colorado and Washington Considering Bills to Prohibit ICE Courthouse Arrests

*|SUBJECT|* This Fair Court’s E-Lert highlights bills introduced in Colorado and Washington to stop ICE courthouse arrests, a proposed constitutional amendment in Utah that would replace the state’s judicial nominating commissions with nonpartisan statewide elections, and more. Donate …
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
February 6, 2020 at 10:15 PM

The Insider Special Edition: After Iowa

*|SUBJECT|* The failures of the Iowa caucus show that resiliency planning is a must. Donate [INSIDER] Iowa Was a Mess – and a Warning The Iowa caucus is a wake-up call. Technology fails, but we still have time to make sure publ…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
February 5, 2020 at 4:11 PM

The Briefing: Iowa was a mess — and a warning

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law The Briefing The Iowa caucus was a mess, painful to watch. But at least we will know who won soon enough. That’s because paper backup…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
January 28, 2020 at 10:30 PM

The Briefing: The Muslim Ban’s Cruel Anniversary

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law The Briefing This week marks the third anniversary of President Trump’s Muslim ban. It’s as clear today as it was then: the policy is…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
January 27, 2020 at 7:07 PM

Upcoming Events with Martin Garbus, Adam Cohen, and Alexis Coe

*|SUBJECT|* Brennan Center Live brings you compelling conversations on democracy and justice from today’s most influential leaders.   Stop the Bleeding: Bold Plans to Prevent Violence Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Time: 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Loc…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
January 24, 2020 at 4:54 PM

Fair Courts E-Lert: SCOTUS Considering Cases Challenging California’s Donor Disclosure Law

*|SUBJECT|*This Fair Courts E-Lert highlights the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of cases challenging California’s Donor Disclosure Law, the Kansas Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the state legislature over court funding, and more.Donate [FAIR COURTS] Federal CourtsU.S. Sup…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
January 23, 2020 at 7:01 PM

The New Voter Suppression

*|SUBJECT|* Strict voter ID laws and risky voter purges based on unreliable data threaten our democracy. Donate [INSIDER]   Emily Haasch The New Voter Suppression Voter suppression is still alive in today’s electoral politi…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
January 22, 2020 at 6:01 PM

The Briefing: Citizens United, 10 Years Later

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law The Briefing It is a decade since the Supreme Court upended a century of campaign finance law in Citizens United. This notorious case…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
January 15, 2020 at 4:29 PM

The Briefing: 10 Years of Citizens United

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law The Briefing Next week will mark a decade since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a decis…
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  Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
January 10, 2020 at 11:08 PM

Thank You For Fighting For Democracy

Together, we’re building a more democratic, just, and free America Donate   Dear John,   Thank you. You read our work, attended an event, or followed us on social media. Many of you have generously donated to our fu…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
January 10, 2020 at 4:05 PM

Fair Courts E-Lert: Chief Justice Roberts Releases 2019 Year-End Report on Federal Judiciary

*|SUBJECT|* This Fair Courts E-Lert highlights Chief Justice Roberts’s year-end report on the federal judiciary, a new Brennan Center analysis of legislative assaults on state courts in 2019, and more. Donate [FAIR COURTS]   Federal Courts …
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
January 9, 2020 at 8:17 PM

Automatic Voter Registration Passes NY Senate

*|SUBJECT|* Plus, a closer look at the Electoral College + how to fix state and federal justice systems. Donate [INSIDER]   Automatic Voter Registration Passes New York State Senate This afternoon, the New York State Senate passed an auto…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
January 8, 2020 at 9:44 PM

The Briefing: An Impulsive Strike Tests the Constitution

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law The Briefing The U.S. government’s assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassim Suleimani last week risked plunging the United States into an…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
January 6, 2020 at 9:36 PM

Coming Up at the Brennan Center: Adam Cohen, David Harris, Alexis Coe

*|SUBJECT|* Brennan Center Live brings you compelling conversations on democracy and justice from today’s most influential leaders.   Legal Scholar David A. Harris on Police Violence Date: Thursday, January 16, 2020 Time: 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Loc…
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  Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
January 1, 2020 at 1:02 AM

Making sure you saw this

Make 2x the impact for democracy before the year closes, keep up the fight against unfair voter purges in 2020... The clock is ticking!   Dear John,   Now is the time to make your year-end gift to the Brennan Center! …
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  Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 1:05 PM

Last day and last chance to double your gift in 2019

Your gift will have two times the power to protect and advance our democracy. Dear John,   This is it … the last day of the year and your last chance to double your gift — and your impact — before 2019 ends.   …
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  Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 11:05 AM

⏳COUNTDOWN: 48 hours to double your gift

*|SUBJECT|* We’re fighting for the critical fixes that will restore our systems--and we’re winning. Dear John,   Just a brief reminder … we’re at the end of the year, and our democracy needs you! Please make your gift right now, when it will be matched …
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  Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
December 28, 2019 at 1:04 PM

Only 3 Days Left ⌛

*|SUBJECT|* Time is running out to double the power of your gift to the Brennan Center. Democracy is worth fighting for. Dear John,   Just three days left before 2020 arrives — and time is running out to double the power of y…
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  Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
December 26, 2019 at 1:02 PM

Double Down on Democracy

*|SUBJECT|* Brennan Center is making a difference ahead of the 2020 election, leading the charge for democracy reform. Democracy is under attack. Fight back with us!   Dear John,   In the last election, too many voters faced bro…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
December 26, 2019 at 11:03 AM

Two Major Voting Rights Victories

*|SUBJECT|* Over 180K Americans had their right to vote restored, funds for election security included in 2020 budget... Donate [INSIDER]     L-R, Myrna Perez, Director, Voting Rights & Elections; Governor Phil Murphy; Eliza …
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  Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 1:02 PM

Is your right to vote under attack?

*|SUBJECT|* With your support we’ll work to protect every vote, fighting for free and fair elections. Dear John,   As we begin the last year of President Trump’s first term, the right to vote is under attack. The Constitution…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 8:36 PM

Upcoming Events Featuring Adam Cohen, David Harris, Alexis Coe

*|SUBJECT|* Brennan Center Live brings you compelling conversations on democracy and justice from today’s most influential leaders.   Legal Scholar David A. Harris on Police Violence Date: Thursday, January 16, 2020 Time: 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Loc…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 4:03 PM

Brennan Center Releases New Report, The Politics of Judicial Elections 2017-18

*|SUBJECT|* This week’s Fair Courts E-Lert highlights a new Brennan Center report, The Politics of Judicial Elections 2017-18, SCOTUS’s decision to hear a case on whether states can impose a partisan balancing requirement on their courts, and more. Donate …
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 11:05 PM

The Briefing: Big Win for Voting Rights and Racial Justice in Kentucky

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law The Briefing Author’s Note: The Briefing will go on holiday vacation for the next two weeks, returning on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. O…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 1:02 PM

December Redistricting Round-Up: Virginia’s Chance to Reform Redistricting

*|SUBJECT|* A new majority in Virginia considers redistricting reform, and North Carolina voters have new electoral maps [REDISTRICTING]   Featured Stories Virginia Democrats Must Follow Through on Redistricting Reform In November, Virginia De…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
December 12, 2019 at 8:06 PM

Social Media Surveillance, Voter Suppression, Impeachment

*|SUBJECT|* We’re suing to stop unconstitutional social media surveillance. Plus, two new reports. Donate [INSIDER]   We’re Suing to Stop Unconstitutional Social Media Surveillance The Trump administration’s policy of requiring visa appl…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
December 11, 2019 at 5:37 PM

New Report: The Politics of Judicial Elections

*|SUBJECT|* Dark money, interest groups, and big donors play a major role in races for state supreme courts. Today, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released a new edition of The Politics of Judicial Elections, detailing spending in elections…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
December 10, 2019 at 8:39 PM

The Briefing: Why Impeachment?

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law The Briefing For only the fourth time in history, the House of Representatives is moving to impeach a president. The articles announc…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 5:47 PM

The Briefing: SCOTUS To Decide 1st Gun Case in a Decade

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law The Briefing It was only a decade ago that the Supreme Court first ruled that the Second Amendment protected the right of an individu…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
November 28, 2019 at 1:05 PM

Unfair Fines, States vs. ICE, Lies on Voter Fraud

*|SUBJECT|* Our latest report finds that fees and fines fail to improve public safety and are extremely inefficient at raising revenue. Donate [INSIDER]   NEW REPORT: The Steep Costs of Criminal Justice Fees and Fines This firs…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 4:29 PM

The Briefing: The True Cost of Unfair Fines

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law The Briefing Courts have increasingly imposed fees and fines on criminal defendants — a practice that disproportionately hurts people…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
November 22, 2019 at 8:45 PM

Hear from Neal Katyal on Impeachment, Dec. 3

*|SUBJECT|* Brennan Center Live brings you compelling conversations on democracy and justice from today’s most influential leaders.   Impeachment: A Conversation with Neal Katyal and Michael Waldman Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
November 22, 2019 at 4:04 PM

Fair Courts E-Lert: New Brennan Center Report: The Steep Costs of Criminal Justice Fees and Fines

*|SUBJECT|* This week’s Fair Courts E-Lert highlights a New Brennan Center Report on Criminal Justice Fees and Fines, the Oregon Supreme Court’s New Rule Limiting ICE Courthouse Arrests, and more. Donate [FAIR COURTS]   Brennan Center Release…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
November 19, 2019 at 5:28 PM

The Briefing: For Trump, No Shortage of Legal Battles

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice The Briefing Last week, lost amid the turmoil of the impeachment investigation, an ominous development played out in Kentucky. Matt Bevin, the incumbent g…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 11:05 PM

Colored Pencils Are More Regulated Than Election Infrastructure

*|SUBJECT|* A groundbreaking report from the Brennan Center details how Congress can secure elections. Donate [INSIDER]   Doug Smith Public Elections, Private Companies NEW REPORT: The federal government regulates colored p…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
November 12, 2019 at 4:05 PM

The Briefing: For Trump, No Shortage of Legal Battles

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice The Briefing Even as impeachment proceedings continue to unfold, President Trump faces perhaps more significant challenges with more consequences to his p…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
November 8, 2019 at 4:38 PM

Fair Courts E-Lert: Trump Advances Toward Milestone in Appointments to the Federal Judiciary; Delaware Governor Nominates First Black Justice to State’s Supreme Court

*|SUBJECT|* Our latest Fair Courts E-Lert highlights Trump’s unprecedented quantity of appointments to the federal judiciary, the first Black Nominee to the Delaware Supreme Court, and more. Donate [FAIR COURTS]   Trump Advances Toward Milest…
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  Lawrence Norden, Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
November 7, 2019 at 1:03 PM

Congress has a job to do: Secure our elections.

*|SUBJECT|* Congress needs to pass a new budget by November 21. We have until then to make sure Congress provides funds and ensures accountability to secure our elections ahead of 2020. Donate Stop Foreign Interference in Our Elections Dear…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
November 5, 2019 at 10:15 PM

The Briefing: The Countdown to 2020

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice The Briefing One year from now, the nation votes in the 2020 election. Every four years, we hear the well-worn claim that this is one of the most importan…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
November 4, 2019 at 4:02 PM

Reproductive Rights with Melissa Murray, Kate Shaw, Reva Siegel, Rebecca Traister

*|SUBJECT|* Brennan Center Live brings you compelling conversations on democracy and justice from today’s most influential leaders.   Blessed Be the Fruit: Threats to Reproductive Rights in 2019 Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m.–…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
October 31, 2019 at 7:25 PM

House Endorses Impeachment Inquiry

*|SUBJECT|* How to secure our elections for 2020, who deserves credit for the drop in crime, and more. [INSIDER]   Impeachment Past, Present, and Future The House voted to formally authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, …
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
October 29, 2019 at 7:24 PM

The Briefing: A Chance to Revive the Voting Rights Act

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice The Briefing The Supreme Court made a huge mistake when it gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013. Now Congress has the opportunity to right that historic w…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
October 22, 2019 at 7:50 PM

The Briefing: Court Win for Voting Rights in Florida

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice The Briefing A federal judge has limited the application of a Florida law that stops people from voting if they can’t pay money owed in relation to past f…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
October 18, 2019 at 7:03 PM

Urge Congress to Fund Election Security

Urge Congress to Fund Election Security Congress must act now to secure our elections from foreign interference before the 2020 election. Donate [INSIDER]   Stop Foreign Interference in Our Elections Sign ou…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
October 18, 2019 at 5:01 PM

Fair Courts E-Lert: Former Delaware Governors and State Supreme Court Justices Urge SCOTUS to Overturn Ruling Striking Down State’s Political Balancing Requirement for Courts

Fair Courts E-Lert: Former Delaware Governors and State Supreme Court Justices Urge SCOTUS to Overturn Ruling Striking Down State’s Political Balancing Requirement for Courts This week’s Fair Courts E-Lert highlights the support of former government officials for SCOTUS to overturn a…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
October 15, 2019 at 6:00 PM

The Briefing: What It’s Like to Be a Whistleblower

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice The Briefing For 16 years, Brennan Center Fellow Michael German served as an FBI special agent before eventually leaving the bureau as a whis…
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
October 8, 2019 at 10:00 PM

The Briefing: A Crisis Point for Scientific Integrity

*|SUBJECT|* Your weekly source for analysis and insight from experts at the Brennan Center for Justice The Briefing When it comes to the integrity of government research, we are now “at a crisis point, with almost weekly violations of previously respected s…
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  Brennan Center for Justice · [email protected]
October 4, 2019 at 8:20 PM

Fair Courts E-Lert: Brennan Center Calls for SCOTUS Ethics Code; Lawsuits Filed Against ICE for Courthouse Arrests

*|SUBJECT|* This week’s Fair Courts E-Lert highlights Chief Justice’s Robert’s rejection of allegations of partisanship, a lawsuit in Iowa over changes to the state’s judicial nominating commission, an upcoming Brennan Center event on judicial diversity, and more. Donate …
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  Michael Waldman · [email protected]
October 3, 2019 at 9:31 PM

Congress Must Act Now to Prevent Abuses by the Executive Branch

*|SUBJECT|* How to curb political interference with government science and fix a broken appointments process. [INSIDER]   Lincoln Agnew How Congress Can Stop Violations of Scientific Integrity and Misuses of Presidential Appointments …
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