Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law
‘Midterm Monitor’ Captures U.S. Election Narratives on Social Media
Photos: YouTube Washington, D.C. – The Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Brennan Center ...
2021 Was Awful For Voter Suppression, 2022 May Not Be Better
Photo: YouTube More than once this year, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell responded to his party’s voter suppression efforts by pretending they didn’t exist. ...
Brennan Center: The Senate Must Act On Voting Rights
Photo: People For The American Way Thursday Senate Republicans, with the exception of Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), voted to block debate on the John ...
Vote On John Lewis Voting Rights Bill Scheduled For Wednesday
Photo: Twitter Yesterday evening, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) filed cloture on the motion to proceed to the John R. Lewis Voting Rights ...
Criminal Justice: Governor Hochul Signs “Less Is More Act”
Photos: Video Screenshots Today, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Less Is More Act, which passed the state legislature in June and will remove incarceration ...
Brennan Center: We’re Suing Texas Over Its Voter Suppression Law
Photo: YouTube On Tuesday afternoon, Senate Bill 1, a dangerous and sweeping voter restriction bill, passed both houses of the Texas Legislature. This piece ...
Republicans Trying To Block Voting Rights Legislation While Enacting Voter Suppression Bills
Photos: Twitter Washington, D.C. — Tuesday, members of the Senate Democratic Caucus unanimously voted to begin debate on legislation to strengthen U.S. democracy. Known ...
Vice-President Harris to Lead Efforts to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Photos: Wikimedia Commons\YouTube WASHINGTON – During a speech Tuesday marking the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, President Joe Biden announced he was tapping ...
Report: Nearly $1.9 Billion in Annual Earnings Lost by Former Prisoners in New York State Prisons
Photo: Twitter\Youtube A report published today by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law finds that people who were formerly imprisoned in New ...
Brennan Center: We Support the “For the People Act” Voting Reform Legislation
Photos: Twitter\ACLU Monday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren, and Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Representative John Sarbanes introduced the For ...
