Media Center
The Brennan Center for Justice
The Brennan Center welcomes media inquiries regarding our research, policy proposals, litigation, legislative analysis and public education efforts.
For more information or to schedule an interview with one of our experts, please contact:
Susan Lehman
Director of Communications & Strategy
Brennan Center
212-998-6318
Recent Press Releases
- Court Declines to Block Florida's No-Match No-Vote Law (6/25)
- Sixth Amendment Upheld in Rothgery (6/24)
- BC Responds: Boumediene & Omar and Munaf Decisions (06/12)
- Challenging The Constitutionality of Florida's No-Match No-Vote Law (06/05)
- NAMUDNO v. Mukasey: Victory for Voting Rights Act (05/30)
Brennan Center Press Clips
Brennan Cener staffers and core issues covered, quoted and mentioned in the media. Links to articles, videos and audio have been made available when possible.
- Week of June 27 – The Boston
Globe, ran an editorial praising Erika Wood's "compelling"
report, "Restoring the Right to Vote." There was also an editorial in
the Washington
Post supporting the right to vote for people with felony convictions. AP
covers the disappointing "no-match, no vote" decision in Florida,
quoting Justin Levitt: "The ruling puts thousands of real Florida citizens
at risk this November based on bureaucratic typos. Also,
- Week of June 9 – Supreme Court decisions regarding habeas were much in the news, and Jonathan and Aziz were quoted often. Newsweek ran an exclusive interview with Mr. Hafetz, the New York Times quoted him here and the AP here The Nation also ran Mr. Hafetz's take, "Supreme Court Deals Death Blow to Gitmo," while Aziz Huq discusses the Court's decisions at altmuslim. Larry Norden was quoted in a Rocky Mountain News article discussing problems surrounding the review of Colorado voting systems by state officials. Michael Waldman's Fix the Vote presented a Universal Voter Registration in a Newsweek Web Exclusive. Mr. Waldman also posted an article at AlterNet entitled "Flunk the Electoral College: Getting Rid of the Exploding Cigar of American Politics," which has ignited a hearty debate in the comments section. In a New York Times article piece on a NY justice's decision to order pay raises for the state's judge, the reporter quotes James Sample.
- Week of June 2 – BC Press Clips staff on vacation.
Recent Media Appearances
- Michael Waldman, "First 100 Days of the Next Presidency," CSPAN (6/27)
- Emily Berman on "The Conversation," KUOW On Firing ofUS Attorneys (06/24)
- Aziz Huq on "Lawyer 2 Lawyer," Legal Talk Network On SCOTUS Boumediene decision (06/19)
- Jonathan Hafetz on"The World," BBC, PRI, WGBH – On Rep. Delahunt's Guantanamo hearing (05/22)
- Wendy Weiser on the "Dianne Rehm Show," WAMU – On Crawford with guest John Fund (04/30)
- Michael Waldman on the "Brian Lehrer Show," WNYC – "Much Ado About an ID" (04/29)
Media Guide Book
Call Susan for a media guide. We're working on posting an updated file on the site.
Stay tuned.
Past Web Site Top Stories
June 12 – In a huge blow to the Bush Administration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Guantanamo Bay detainees do have a right to habeas corpus and may challenge their detention in court. The Center's Jonathan Hafetz filed an amicus brief in the case Boumediene v. Bush. This opinion will bear heavily on the nation's detention policy in the post-Bush era. ¶In the related cases of Munaf and Omar, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of their right to habeas corpus but allowed their transfer to a foreign jurisdiction. ¶After studying both decisions, the Brennan Center released the following. Additional media reaction posted here.
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