Senior Policy Attorney · Public Affairs · Criminal Justice · Presidential Power & Federal Grants
I’m an attorney with 15 years of experience spanning research and writing on major public policy issues, appellate litigation, and complex investigations. Currently, I’m senior counsel in the Justice Program at the Brennan Center for Justice.
The Supreme Court restricted judges’ power to shorten unfairly long federal sentences. Congress should restore that discretion through legislation.
Brennan Center
Arbitrary cuts to federal science funding vastly expand presidential power at the expense of Congress, threatening the rule of law, our economy, and the future of scientific research.
Brennan Center
How New York built a winning coalition to pass automatic record-sealing legislation — and what other states can learn from it.
Brennan Center
A guide to the centuries-old legal tool protecting against unlawful detention, and how it’s being tested by the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Brennan Center
Attacking Donald Trump’s prosecutor Alvin Bragg — rather than probing crime — is the goal of congressional Republicans’ sudden interest in Manhattan.
New York Daily News
Even minor criminal records can sharply reduce someone’s earning potential — a hidden driver of inequality with costs in the hundreds of billions nationwide.
Brennan Center
The Atlantic Festival 2022 · “Following the Data: Understanding the Factors Driving Recent Crime Trends”