Research and Commentary

Patent Reform: A Guide For Tech Companies

March 8, 2012, John Villasenor

Gay Marriage Ruling in California is Politically Shrewd

February 10, 2012, Jonathan Rauch

The Impact of Density and Diversity on Reapportionment and Redistricting in the Mountain West

January 26, 2012, David F. Damore

Why the Supreme Court GPS Decision Won't Stop Warrantless Digital Surveillance

January 25, 2012, John Villasenor

Judicial Nominations and Confirmations after Three Years—Where Do Things Stand?

January 13, 2012, Russell Wheeler

Sizing Up the Obama Administration's Defense of the Health Reform Law

January 9, 2012, Henry J. Aaron

What’s So Hard About Regulating Supreme Court Justices’ Ethics? — A Lot

November 28, 2011, Russell Wheeler

@ Brookings Podcast: Targeting U.S.-Born Terrorists Abroad

October 28, 2011, Benjamin Wittes

• Video
• Audio

@ Brookings Podcast: The Supreme Court and the Presidential Election

October 7, 2011, Russell Wheeler

• Video
• Audio

Does America Need More Lawyers?

September 28, 2011, Clifford Winston

• Video

Options for Federal Judicial Screening Committees (Second Edition)

September 13, 2011, Rebecca Love Kourlis and Russell Wheeler

A Consistent Narrative of Jurisprudence

July 25, 2011, Benjamin Wittes

Regulating the Ethics of Supreme Court Justices?

March 21, 2011, Russell Wheeler

Do Judicial Emergencies Matter? Nomination and Confirmation Delay during the 111th Congress

February 16, 2011, Sarah A. Binder and Russell Wheeler

Rationalizing Government Collection Authorities: A Proposal for Radical Simplification

January 7, 2011, Rabea Benhalim, Wells C. Bennett and Benjamin Wittes

Confirming Evidence: The Breakdown in Advice and Consent

January 4, 2011, Sarah A. Binder

Judicial Nominations and Confirmations in the 111th Senate and What to Look For in the 112th

January 4, 2011, Russell Wheeler

@ Brookings Podcast: Obama's Nominees to Federal Judgeships Lag

December 24, 2010, Russell Wheeler

• Video

Judicial Cooperation Among State Courts in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Approach

December 13, 2010, Russell Wheeler

Judicial Nomination: Into the Home Stretch

September 27, 2010, Russell Wheeler

Constitution Day 2010 and the Supreme Court’s Docket

September 17, 2010, Russell Wheeler

Options for Federal Judicial Screening Committees

July 2, 2010, Rebecca Love Kourlis and Russell Wheeler

The Executive Office for Immigration Review: Improving Immigration Courts

June 17, 2010, Russell Wheeler

Web Chat: Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan

May 12, 2010, Sarah A. Binder

What Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan Should Expect

May 10, 2010, Benjamin Wittes