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Andrew Weissman, a former federal prosecutor and FBI general counsel, analyzed the indictments against former President Trump and the potential impact on democracy during a virtual conversat…

Political analysts including David Plouffe, senior adviser and campaign manager to President Obama’s 2008 campaign, and Rob Jesmer, former executive director at the National Republican Senat…

Judge Jed Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York talked about the U.S. legal system and offered his thoughts on how to reform it. This virtual program was ho…

New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice held a virtual discussion with former Senate staffer Adam Jentleson on his new book, Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Cripp…

New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice and Federal Hall held a discussion on presidential power and transition. Experts discussed the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol and how it m…

Legal experts talked about the rule of law and how its protections have eroded over the last few years from its original intent of protecting the public from abuses of power. They addressed …

Attorney Martin Garbus talked about the case of the Cuban Five, who were charged by the U.S. government with espionage and conspiracy to commit murder in the 1990s.

The Pennsylvania State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences held an election security conference featuring former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, current and former governmen…

The Pennsylvania State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences held an election security conference featuring former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, current and former governmen…

The Pennsylvania State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences held an election security conference featuring former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, current and former governmen…

Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal talked about his book, Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump.

Former FBI agent Mike German talked about his book, The Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy, in which he argued that the FBI has shifted its focus from law enfo…

The Brennan Center for Justice hosted a symposium to consider the history, application, and scope of presidential emergency powers. In this portion, University of Virginia Law Professor Saik…

The Brennan Center for Justice hosted a symposium ito consider the history, application and scope of presidential emergency powers. This portion featured former administration officials who …

The Brennan Center for Justice hosted a symposium to consider the history, application, and scope of presidential emergency powers. This portion featured legal and policy experts who provide…

The Brennan Center for Justice hosted a discussion on foreign contributions in U.S. elections with a focus on what federal and state lawmakers could do to restrain overseas influence. Two re…

Panelists talked about government ethics regulations for federal employees in relation to President Trump’s decision to maintain control of his business operations while in office. Among the…

Former Attorney General Eric Holder spoke about voting rights, saying that measures taken against voter fraud were unnecessary and cumbersome. He talked about the advantages of laws to autom…

Panelists talked about automatic voter registration laws enacted in Oregon, California, Vermont, and West Virginia where eligible citizens are automatically registered to vote when obtaining…

Michael Waldman talked about his book The Fight to Vote, in which he provides a history of voting rights in the United States, from the initial debates between the Founding Fathers to discus…