Justice System

databases

No More Lines: Millions Stream Live Supreme Court Arguments

documents

Andrus v. Texas Amicus Brief of Former U.S. Attorneys Office of Legal Counsel Memo List, 1998-2019 List of Federal Lawsuits Filed Against Correct Care Solutions and Companies It Has Acquired Correct Care Solutions Proposal to Lancaster County, Nebraska, March 2018 ICE Detainee Death Review - Osmar Epifanio Gonzalez-Gadba - Died March 2017 ICE Detainee Death Review - Sergio Alonso Lopez - Died April 2017 Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Report on the Adelanto Immigrant Detention Center, September 2018 Family Separation Case Document

letters

Promoting Judicial Ethics with the 21st Century Courts Act Amicus Brief: Andrus v. Texas (2021) Broad Coalition Supports Bill to Hold Federal Officials Responsible for Rights Violations Amicus Brief: Ex Parte Cathey Amicus Brief: Reed v. Goertz POGO and Fix the Court Urge Senate Judiciary Committee to Consider Reforming the Supreme Court Shadow Docket Amicus Brief: Shinn v. Ramirez 87 Organizations Urge Supreme Court to Make Live Audio Streaming Permanent and Accessible POGO Urges Improvements to Justice Department Death Data Collection Coalition Urges Congress to Reject Police “Reforms” That Would Take Us Backward Organizations Across Ideological Spectrum Call for Government Accountability Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Ensure Federal Officials Can Be Held Accountable POGO Calls on Attorney General to Support Accountability at DOJ Cross-Partisan Coalition Calls on Senate to Enact DOJ Accountability Bill POGO Asks Attorney General Nominee Garland to Restore Rule of Law Amicus Brief: United States v. Johnson Amicus Brief: Bourgeois v. Watson Former Federal Judges Urge Senate Not To Rush SCOTUS Nominee Amicus Brief: Jury Trial Protections Should Apply to Everyone Law Enforcement Officers Support Military Equipment Limits Diverse Coalition Urges Action to Bring Accountability to Justice Department Coalition Applauds Congressional Leaders for Powerful Hearing on Protecting Judicial Employees Amicus Brief: Prosecutors Say Unreliable Evidence Requires New Trial Amicus Brief: Challenging the Constitutionality of Oklahoma’s Death Penalty Statute Amicus Brief: Sixth Amendment Requires New Trial for Rodney Reed Amicus Brief: There's No Shortcut in the Sixth Amendment Advocates Support Inspector General Access Act for DOJ Attorney Accountability Former Intelligence Community Inspectors General: Protect the Critical Role of the Whistleblower Congress Must Ensure that All Officials Respect Court Orders Congress Must Increase Judicial Accountability and Transparency POGO Voices Support for Bipartisan Bill to Increase Court Record Transparency POGO Calls for Congressional Investigation and Oversight of “Zero Tolerance” and Border Crisis Letter to U.S. Attorneys in Border States on the Prosecutor's Duty to Ensure Justice and Protection of Constitutional Rights under new "Zero Tolerance" Policy Letter to Attorney General Sessions on Effect of Zero Tolerance Policy on Border Prosecutions on Constitutional Rights The Constitution Project at POGO Supports Reforms to Virginia’s Criminal Discovery Rules POGO Urges DHS to Abandon Problematic Social Media Collection Plan Law Professors Tell Congress: Protecting the Special Counsel is Constitutional The Constitution Project at POGO Objects to the Department of Justice’s Proposed Closure of the Office for Access to Justice

resources

Improve Data about Deaths in Custody and Excessive Use of Force Promoting Accountability and Transparency in the Federal Judiciary Resources on Impeachment

Latest

Congress, Don’t Lose the Plot on Judicial Ethics

analysis | May 23, 2022

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Building Confidence in the Supreme Court Through Ethics and Recusal Reforms

testimony | April 27, 2022

A Potential Watershed Moment on Supreme Court Ethics

analysis | March 31, 2022
The Injustice Department

analysis | March 17, 2022
No More Lines: Millions Stream Live Supreme Court Arguments

database | January 13, 2022
Commonsense Reforms for the Supreme Court

analysis | December 10, 2021
Ending the Constitution-free Zone for Federal Officials

analysis | December 8, 2021
POGO Testimony: Increasing Transparency and Accountability in the Judicial Branch

testimony | October 26, 2021
Seven-Year Contractor Whistleblower Case Meets a Sad End

analysis | September 9, 2021
Above the Fray: Changing the Stakes of Supreme Court Selection and Enhancing Legitimacy

report | July 8, 2021