Category Archives: Weekly Round-Up

Judicial Performance and Elections The American Constitution Society reports on a speech by Eric Holder at the NAACP Convention about the DOJ investigations of voter identification laws. Criminal Justice The Center for Court Innovation has an overview of  the Midtown Community Court's STARS p...

Criminal Justice The Just Policy Blog of the Justice Policy Institute had a thoughtful post on solitary confinement. The post links back to video of testimony before a hearing of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights (Senate Committee on the Judiciary) entitled on Ju...

  Judicial Performance and Elections Wendy Weiser of the Brennan Center participated in a US News and World Report Debate Club forum about voter fraud claims, "Voter Fraud Claims are Smoke without Fire." Earlier this week, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the State of Florida...

Judicial Performance and Elections Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens spoke (.pdf) at the University of Arkansas Little Rock this week, referencing his dissent in Citizens United and its impact on campaign finance. Lyle Denniston analyzes the speech at SCotUSBlog. Politico ran three...

Judicial Performance and Elections Justice at Stake's Gavel Grab reports on how partisan politics which can block the filling of Federal judicial vacancies impact the administration of justice. Earlier this week, the American Constitution Society reported on a White House meeting of legal experts...