Brennan Center for Justice
Defend Democracy. Reform Justice. Protect the Constitution. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law works to build an America that is democratic, just, and free.
About Us - Brennan Center for Justice
The Brennan Center for Justice is a nonpartisan law and policy institute. We strive to uphold the values of democracy. We stand for equal justice and the rule of law. We work to craft and advance reforms that will make American democracy work, for all.
Our Work - Brennan Center for Justice
Our Work. As an independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization, the Brennan Center conducts rigorous research to identify problems and provide in-depth empirical findings and compelling analyses of pressing legal and policy issues. We also pioneer and champion policy solutions, such as automatic voter registration and small donor public ...
Our Issues - Brennan Center for Justice
End Mass Incarceration. The United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population, yet nearly 25 percent of its prisoners. Mass incarceration has crushing consequences — racial, economic, social — and it doesn’t make us safer. The Brennan Center creates innovative solutions, driven by data, to end mass incarceration.
Programs - Brennan Center for Justice
The Justice Program advances data-driven, innovative, practical legal reforms; seeks new empirical analyses; crafts innovative policy solutions; and advances legislation and litigation in its efforts to end mass incarceration. Our view: We can end mass incarceration when the broad public understands that mass incarceration exists.
How Bad Could the 2024 Election Be? - Brennan Center for Justice
2022年2月1日 · For the first time, a national leader argues that our democracy is fake. Over a year after the election, 70 percent of Republicans think Trump really won. That’s new and scary. But something else — something more encouraging — is also happening. A democracy movement, galvanized by Trump’s lies, mobilized around the campaign for federal ...
The Alien Enemies Act | Brennan Center for Justice
4 天之前 · But the Alien Enemies Act, an authority that permits summarily detaining and deporting civilians merely on the basis of their ancestry, goes too far and must be reconsidered. Passed in 1798 as a part of the notorious Alien and Sedition Acts, the Alien Enemies Act is a deeply flawed authority with a sordid history.
How to Reform the Electoral College - Brennan Center for Justice
2016年12月9日 · The Electoral College has survived more efforts to reform or abolish it than any other American political institution. “There have been more proposals for Constitutional amendments on changing the Electoral College than on any other subject,” according to the National Archives. It may surprise you to learn, however, that there is one ...
News & Analysis - Brennan Center for Justice
4 天之前 · The Alien Enemies Act, Explained. This detention and deportation power poses an alarming risk of abuse and rights violations in both wartime and peacetime. Katherine Yon Ebright. October 9, 2024. Read More.
Mission & Impact - Brennan Center for Justice
The Brennan Center for Justice works to build an America that is democratic, just, and free — for all. The Brennan Center for Justice is an independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization that works to reform, revitalize, and when necessary, defend our country’s systems of democracy and justice. Today, we are in a great fight for the ...