Analysis & Commentary
Civil Justice
The Price of Rushing Regulatory Reform
As Bush leaves office, there’s a rush to issue last-minute regulations for the nation’s executive agencies. As a result, we face the specter of starting 2009 with an ill-considered regulatory regime that will be hard for the next president to alter.
– 06/19/08
Civil Justice Blog
Each month, Brennan Center staff contribute the Drum Major Institute’s Civil Justice Blog
Unleash Legal Aid (New York Times Op-Ed)
“Legal aid lawyers are among the few allies of poor homeowners caught in the subprime-mortgage meltdown. But these lawyers are hamstrung by federal regulations that limit homeowners’ access to speedy, low-cost legal relief.”
Authored by: Joseph Sant
– 04/14/08
Shadow Report to U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Brennan Center participated in a shadow report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, arguing that the United States’ failure to provide a civil right to counsel violates the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
– 12/10/07
Fact Sheet: How the Legal Services Restriction Creates a Wasteful System
State examples of the inefficiencies created by the legal services restriction on state, local, and private money.
– 06/16/07
Egalitarianism and Exclusion
In the article, Andrew J. Elmore examines current guest worker programs and recommends their reform through a “non-subordination” approach that balances the interests of nonprofessional foreign nationals and U.S. workers.
Authored by: Andrew J. Elmore
– 06/01/07
Congress Should Fix Law That Hurts Those Most Vulnerable
Authored by: Rev. C. Douglas Smith, Virginia Interfaith Center
– 12/22/05
NY Times, Bob Barr, Chuck Colson, and NCC Agree
They all believe “it’s time to stop restricting legal aid.”
– 12/13/05
Let’s Heal Legal Services
Fmr. U.S. Rep. Bob Barr calls restriction “wasteful, anti-libertarian, downright dangerous.”
Authored by: Congressman Bob Barr
– 12/12/05