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SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer Announces Retirement, Dems Go To The Wall for Voting Rights & More: Jan. 27 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces retirement: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, NPR reports. Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra…
Seeking: Tech Policy Consultant
Request for Proposals January 24, 2022 Tech Policy consultant from Feb. 10-July 31, 2022 Reporting To: Joint Center vice president of Policy Work Location: Remote (in the United States) Organizational…
Voting Rights Blocked in the Senate, Election of Cherfilus-McCormick Restores Democratic Majority in House & More: Jan. 20 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Voting rights blocked in the Senate, despite President Biden’s MLK stand: Democrat efforts to pass voting rights legislation in the Senate failed, The New York Times reports. Republicans prevented progress on…
Joint Center Joins Public Knowledge Panel on ‘How Public Interest Values Shape a Better Internet’
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined a Public Knowledge webinar entitled “How Public Interest Values Shape A Better Internet.” The conversation focused on “how public interest values have shaped the…
Joint Center President Joins Congressman Raskin for Discussion on Voting Rights
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) about the federal action needed to guarantee voting rights and strengthen our democracy. Watch the conversation below. No one better…
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Joint Center Commends President Biden for the Nominations of Dr. Lisa Cook and Dr. Philip Jefferson
The selection comes on the heels of our urging the president to appoint multiple Black candidates to the Fed WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joint Center President Spencer Overton issued the following…
Biden To Endorse A Filibuster “Carve-out” In Senate Voting Rules, Fourth Lawsuit Filed To Fight Congressional Redistricting in Georgia & More: Jan. 13 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration President Biden supports changing Senate voting rules to advance voting rights legislation: President Biden endorses changing Senate rules to pass new legislation to protect voting rights, The Washington…
Joint Center Joins Open Gov Hub Panel on Lack of Transparency in Congressional Staff Diversity
Joint Center Senior Researcher Dr. LaShonda Brenson appeared on an Open Gov Hub panel discussing the need to modernize Congress, “From Contested to Continuity to Collaborative? The Silver Lining of…
Joint Center Welcomes Three New Board Members
The Joint Center grows its Board of Governors with experts on voting rights, education, and tech policy Washington, D.C. – The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is pleased…
Biden Challenged to Defend Democracy, Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush Announces Plans to Leave Congress & More: Jan. 6 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Anniversary of assault on the U.S. Capitol building fuels calls for the president to defend democracy: President Biden is facing mounting concerns from other world leaders about the…