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American Law Institute Annual Meeting

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens spoke at the American Law Institute annual meeting. He talked about more recent Court decisions, such as "Bush...

Book Discussion on FDR and Chief Justice Hughes

James Simon recounts the confrontations between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and United States Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes. The author reports that Roosevelt's New Deal...

Open Phones, Part 2

Telephone lines were open for comments on the question, "Should the Supreme Court allow camera coverage of oral arguments on the 2010 health care law?"...

Book Discussion on Courtwatchers

Clare Cushman talked about her book "Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History". In her book she gives a behind-the-scenes look at the people, practices,...

2011-2012 Supreme Court Term Preview

Constitutional scholars and attorneys previewed the upcoming Supreme Court term. Among the topics they addressed were cases involving Federal Communications Commission decency rules, the constitutionality...

Q&A with John Paul Stevens

Former Justice John Paul Stevens discusses his memoir detailing the workings of the Supreme Court, including his personal views of and interactions with the five...

In Depth with Eric Posner

Eric Posner talked about his life, work, and career. He is the Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School....

Supreme Court Mistakes: Introduction

Pepperdine University Law School hosted a symposium exploring the worst United States Supreme Court mistakes. After the welcoming remarks, Professor Edward Larson delivered opening remarks...

Supreme Court Mistakes: Plessy v. Ferguson

Professor Amar delivered his argument for including "Plessy v. Ferguson" in the "Hall of Shame" as one of the worst United States Supreme Court decisions....

Book Discussion on The Confirmation

Ralph Reed talked about his book "The Confirmation" (Fidelis, 2010), a novelization about a contentious battle to confirm a nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court....

Supreme Court Case on the Use of Search Warrants

Orin Kerr talked about the Supreme Court case "Kentucky v. King", The case tests the strength of the 4th Amendment in only allowing police to...

The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court, 2010 Edition

"The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court" takes an unprecedented look into the Supreme Court, its role, traditions and history of the Court featuring...