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Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor talked about her book, Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court, in which she presents a history of the High Court and pro…

Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was interviewed as part of C-SPAN’s Supreme Court Week. She talked about the role the Founding Fathers envisioned for the Supreme Court. She also talked ab…

Sandra Day O’Connor talked about her book, Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court. She was interviewed while at the 2014 National Book Festival, which was held by th…

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor delivered the keynote address at “The Presidency and the Supreme Court” conference. She spoke about conflicts between the judicial and execut…

At an evening event titled “Constitutional Conversation” moderated by Tim Russert, justices talked about the role and operation of the Supreme Court, the state of civics knowledge and educat…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talked about her life and experience in the legal profession, and also focused on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, Roe vs. …

Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia, and Sandra Day O’Connor were interviewed as part of C-SPAN’s Supreme Court Week. Justice Kennedy gave his impressions on the r…

Former Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse talked about her career with retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Walter Dellinger made introductory remarks, and Ronald Collins mode…

Justice O’Connor and Chief Judge Kaye discussed their roles in the state and federal judiciary systems. The event was part of the 23rd annual conference of the association. Professor Herman …

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor spoke about the relationship of international law to the U.S. Supreme Court at the dedication ceremony of the Eric E. Hotung International Law Cente…

Justices heard arguments in the case of Bush v. Gore, docket number 00-949, regarding the manual recount of “undervote” ballots ordered by the Florida Supreme Court. Among the concerns of th…

Justices heard oral arguments in the case of George W. Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, docket number 00-836, focusing on whether manual recounts of votes in the presidential elec…

Justices heard oral arguments in two cases involving the detention of foreign nationals captured abroad and incarcerated at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba. The cases are Rasul v. Bush and Al-…

America and the Courts featured two commencement addresses: On May 16, 2004, Justice Clarence Thomas gave the 2004 commencement address for the Ave Maria School of Law in Ypsilanti, Mich…

Lawyers for the government, environmental groups, and watch dog organizations argued a case involving the disclosure of documents and information relating to Vice President Cheney’s energy p…

All nine Supreme Court justices posed for a group photograph.

Justices heard oral arguments on two cases involving affirmative action and college admissions practices. At 10 a.m. the justices heard arguments in Grutter v. Bollinger, a case involving ad…

Justices O’Connor and Breyer talked with high school students about how the Supreme Court works and what cases they address. They focused on how the cases they examine deal with discrepa…

Justices from the European Court and the U.S. Supreme Court discussed the work of their respective courts as well as the issues of federal power over states. They explored ways in which thes…

Justice O’Connor made brief remarks following the award of the American Bar Association’s woman lawyer of the year award. She spoke about her experiences and about the changes she had seen i…