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New Supreme Court Term

Tony Mauro spoke by phone about the announcement from the Supreme Court that it will release audio oral arguments at the end of each week....
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Diversity and the Legal Profession

Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke with Colorado high school and college students about her life experiences. She answered questions on a number of topics including her...
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Open Phones

Telephone lines were open for comments on the question, "Is the Supreme Court the most conservative in decades?" C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo previewed topics...
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Supreme Court Poll Results

Rob Green talked about the results of a new C-SPAN poll that looks at the public's awareness of & interest in the Supreme Court...
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Legal Rights of Terror Suspects

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft talked about the legal history concerning the right of "habeus corpus". A federal appeals court had recently ruled that detainees...
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C-SPAN's Supreme Court Book Launch at Book Expo

Susan Swain and Mark Farkas talked about the book they co-edited "The Supreme Court: A C-SPAN Book, Featuring the Justices in their Own Words"...
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Book Discussion on The Supreme Court

Lindsay Jones talked about the new C-SPAN book, "The Supreme Court", which she helped organize for Public Affairs Books. It is a collection of...
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Book Discussion on The Supreme Court

Mark Farkas talked about the new C-SPAN book, "The Supreme Court". It is a collection of original interviews with all nine sitting Supreme Court...
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Open Phones, Part 2

Telephone lines were open for comments on the Supreme Court's decision to close its front door entrance due to security concerns.
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Open Phones, Part 1

Telephone lines were open for comments on the Supreme Court's decision to close its front door entrance because of security concerns.
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Senators Reid and Leahy on Supreme Court Nomination

Following a meeting with President Obama to discuss potential replacements for Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court, senators spoke to reporters outside the...
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Presidential Remarks on Supreme Court Nominee

President Obama spoke to reporters before a meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee members about nominees to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
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The Supreme Court Appointment Process

Barbara Perry spoke about the Supreme Court appointment process as part of the 2010 Leon Silverman Lecture Series. She was introduced by Chief Justice John...
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Open Phones

Telephone lines were open for comments on the Securities and Exchange Commission fraud charges against Goldman Sachs. Louise Story, "New York Times" Business Reporter, talked...
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President Obama's Next Supreme Court Pick

Stuart Taylor talked about potential replacements for retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. He also discussed his April 10, 2010 "National Journal" article, "An Excellent Supreme...
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President Obama's Next Pick for Supreme Court

Amy Howe talked about the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens and the potential picks to replace him. She also responded to telephone calls and...
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Open Phones

Telephone lines were open for comments on the possibility of a Congressional battle over the replacement for the the seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice...
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Presidential Remarks on the Retirement of Justice Stevens

President Obama talked about Justice John Paul Stevens' retirement announcement and the West Virgina mining accident.
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Women and the Supreme Court Bar

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and other female Supreme Court experts talked about their career paths to appellate practices and their experiences as Supreme Court advocates....