The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law has released a report detailing how federal funding cuts are undermining the 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act, which has led to increased risks for incarcerated individuals, including LGBTQ+ individuals, and has resulted in the closure of the National PREA Resource Center.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in Trump v. Cook, a case that could reshape the balance of power between the presidency and independent federal agencies, with major implications for the Federal Reserve and the broader economy.
The U.S. Department of Justice has frozen $72 million in funding for domestic violence services, which advocates warn could severely undermine the safety and care of survivors and their families.
The Brennan Center for Justice released its January edition of State Court Report, identifying several state Supreme Court cases scheduled for oral arguments this month that address major constitutional and civil rights issues across the country.
The Brennan Center for Justice has released a manual to help lawyers counter misleading historical arguments in legal contexts, as the Supreme Court has increasingly relied on originalism to interpret the Constitution.
The Brennan Center for Justice’s president and CEO, Michael Waldman, warned that the 2026 election will take place in a political system warped by Supreme Court decisions that have encouraged partisan gerrymandering and eroded protections for voters of color.
The League of Women Voters of Oregon and the ACLU of Oregon have filed a legal brief defending Oregon’s voter privacy protections in response to a federal lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking unredacted voter data.
The Federal Prison Oversight Act was passed to increase transparency and accountability in the nation’s largest prison system, giving the DOJ inspector general new authority to inspect federal prisons and allowing for an independent party to investigate claims made by incarcerated people, their families and prison staff.
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