Wendy Weiser directs the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, a non-partisan think tank and public interest law center that works to revitalize, reform and defend the systems of democracy and justice. Her program focuses on voting rights and elections, money in politics and ethics, redistricting and representation, government dysfunction, rule of law and fair courts. She founded and directed the program’s Voting Rights and Elections Project, directing litigation, research and advocacy efforts to enhance political participation and prevent voter disenfranchisement across the country.
She has authored a number of nationally-recognized publications and articles on voting rights and election reform; litigated ground-breaking lawsuits on democracy issues; testified before both houses of Congress and in a variety of state legislatures; and provided policy and legislative drafting assistance to federal and state legislators and administrators across the country.