Commentary
Bruno Breezes Through State’s Revolving Door
Discusses Sen. Joseph Bruno’s quick and questionable transition into the private sector after years of service in the New York Senate. Bruno now works for an information technology company that has contracts with several executive branch offices and agencies.
Authored by: Andrew Stengel and Susan Lerner
– 08/26/08
FBI Seeks Sweeping New Powers
Lame-duck administrations with abysmal poll ratings and no legislative agenda attract little attention. But to ignore the Bush Administration at this point is perilous: in its waning days, the Administration is turning the Federal Bureau of Investigation into a domestic intelligence agency with sweeping powers to profile and spy on law-abiding Americans.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 08/22/08
Larry Norden on Lou Dobbs—Voting Software Flaw
Voting technology expert Larry Norden appears on Lou Dobbs to discuss voting machine software flaws in Ohio.
– 08/21/08
Federal Court Again Finds Content-Based Restrictions on HIV Prevention Funding Unconstitutional
Authored by: Arthur S. Leonard, Professor, New York Law School (Leonard Link)
– 08/17/08
Fixing Congress: Oil Companies Out, Voters In
In light of Sen. Ted Stevens, piece notes Congress should act quickly next spring to pass the Fair Elections Now Act.
Authored by: Laura MacCleery and Jafreen Uddin
– 08/11/08
Ends & Means in War Crimes Trials
Unpacking two war crimes trials presently taking place—former leader of Bosnia’s wartime Serb government, Radovan Karadžić, and Osama bin Laden’s alleged driver, Salim Hamdan.
Authored by: Aziz Huq and Garth Schofield
– 08/06/08
Court Fees As Revenue?
Money grabbing imperils justice when state legislatures view the courts as another revenue stream.
Authored by: Rebekah Diller
– 07/30/08
Disenfranchisement in the News
A listing of recent news articles and commentary about felony disenfranchisement.
– 07/22/08
Michael Waldman on Dan Abrams
Dan Abrams discusses Karl Rove’s pending testimony scheduled for this Thursday with the Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman and former counsel to the House Judiciary Committee Julian Epstein.
– 07/08/08