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Fiscal Year 2011 Supreme Court Budget

Justices Breyer and Thomas testified about the proposed fiscal year 2011 budget for the U.S. Supreme Court. In his opening remarks Justice Thomas said major...
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Original Intent and a Living Constitution

Justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia participated in a discussion on the constitutional theories of original intent and the Constitution as a living document. They...
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Chief Justice John Roberts Remarks

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts addressed students at the University of Alabama Law School about the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. Following his...
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Moot Court on the Rationing of Health Care

A moot court hearing was held testing the constitutionality of rationing health care in a hypothetical case of a non-citizen being denied a life-saving vaccine....
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The Constitution and Protracted Wars

Yale Law School Professor Bruce Ackerman, former Army vice chief of staff General Jack Keane, and Brigadier General H. R. McMaster talked about maintaining a...
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CBS v. FCC Oral Argument

Oral arguments were heard at the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in "CBS v. FCC". The case concerned the CBS television network's appeal of...
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Diversity and the Judiciary

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Roger Gregory spoke about the importance of diversity in the federal judiciary, his recess appointment by President Clinton, and...
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Free Speech, Human Rights, and Counterterrorism Laws

On February 23, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court would hear oral argument in "Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project" and "Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder", a...
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Role of the Media in Covering National Security Issues

Panelists talked about the role of the media in covering national security issues. Among the topics they addressed were sourcing, presentation of classified or sensitive...
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Supreme Court and Popular Opinion

Panelists discussed the relationship between U.S. Supreme Court decisions and American popular opinion. They focused on Mr. Friedman's thesis that the justices and the people...
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Women's Participation at the Supreme Court

Panelists talked about the history of women lawyers, the challenges women face in the legal profession, and the role women lawyers have played in oral...
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Reactions

In America & the Courts were reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the campaign finance case "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission". On...
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The Use of Foreign Law in Domestic Courts

Panelists discussed the use of foreign law in domestic courts. Topics included the political as well as the legal issues and the consequences of using...
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Fox Television v. FCC

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City heard oral argument in Fox Television v. FCC. The Court will decide if the Federal...
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Freedom of Information Cases

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in appeals against the decisions in lower courts of "Fox News Network LLC v. Board of...
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Women and the Law

U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer delivered the Annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law. She talked about...
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Office of the Solicitor General

A panel of former U.S. solicitors general discussed the role of the solicitor general, the duties associated with the job, and arguing before the Supreme...
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Supreme Court 2009 Term Preview, Part 2

A portion of a forum examining upcoming Supreme Court cases was shown. A discussion on recent changes at the U.S. Supreme Court included the retirement...
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Supreme Court 2009 Term Preview, Part 1

A portion of a forum examining upcoming Supreme Court cases was shown. The cases previewed included one on Gun Rights, and an Appeal by Former...
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Media and the Supreme Court

Legal scholars and journalists discussed the nomination of Justice Sonia Sotomayor to the Court, the public's understanding of the Court, and the media's role in...
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