Justice System

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

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

Resources on Impeachment

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Injustice: Tracking Bill Barr’s Misconduct as Attorney General

analysis | September 25, 2020

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Pretrial Detention in a Pandemic

analysis | June 23, 2020

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Poisoning Our Police: How the Militarization Mindset Threatens Constitutional Rights and Public Safety

analysis | June 9, 2020
How to Respond to Risk of Surveillance While Protesting

analysis | June 4, 2020
Statement on the Recent Police Violence against Black People and Peaceful Protesters

analysis | June 2, 2020
The Justice Department’s Unconvincing Explanation for Its Reversal on FISA

analysis | May 29, 2020
How to Preserve Civil Liberties in a Pandemic

analysis | May 27, 2020
Simple Reforms to Improve Transparency and Public Trust in the Federal Judiciary

analysis | March 2, 2020
Sexual harassment by judges operating with impunity shows courts need their own #MeToo

analysis | February 19, 2020
Double Standards at DOJ

analysis | February 19, 2020