Kiel Brennan-Marquez is the Wallace Stevens Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut. His teaching and research cover constitutional law, evidence, policing and technology. He earned a bachelor's degree in religious studies at Pomona College and a law degree at Yale. He clerked for U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin in New York. Before joining UConn, he held postdoctoral positions at New York University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center. His research examines how machine learning and artificial intelligence affect legal decision-making.
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Role at the time: UConn law professor, writing jointly with Riley Breakell
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Kiel Brennan-Marquez and Riley Breakell jointly urged repeal of Connecticut's incarceration lien, arguing that it undermines civil-rights remedies and imposes excessive, poorly disclosed punishment.
Connecticut charges incarcerated people up to $347 a day and can collect the debt for 20 years after release, including from settlements and inheritances. A 2026 investigation found the state collected about $21 million this way since 2020.
