Videos

Authors Tim Alberta ("The Kingdom, The Power, And The Glory"), Tina Nguyen ("The MAGA Diaries") and Stephen Vladeck ("The Shadow Docket") discussed American political and social divides and …

Authors Steven Levitsky (Tyranny of the Minority) and Stephen Vladeck (The Shadow Docket) discussed the future of democracy and the role of the Supreme Court. This event was part of the 2024…

Former Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron (Collision of Power) and University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck (The Shadow Docket) discussed the impact of power, politics, a…

Law professor Stephen Vladeck argued that the Supreme Court increasingly uses obscure rulings to change the law with no accountability to the public. BookPeople in Austin, Texas, hosted this…

University of Texas law Professor Stephen Vladeck talked about his new book, The Shadow Docket, on the Supreme Court’s increasing use of emergency actions to change the law without public he…

University of Texas constitutional law professor Stephen Vladeck talked about the FBI’s search of former President Trump’s Florida home and the legal and constitutional questions surrounding…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the recently-passed Texas law that bans abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law through its use o…

The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States held its first public hearing on the debate over expanding the Court and other potential changes. This portion includes …

Legal experts testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts on the Supreme Court’s case load and “shadow docket,” which consists of emergency orders and decisions not heard in …

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Hernandez v. Mesa, a case regarding constitutional protections beyond U.S. boundaries and whether the parents of a Mexican national can sue a border …

In light of several Iranian attacks on oil tankers, the Koch Institute held a discussion on congressional war powers regarding Iran. Experts looked at past Authorizations for Use of Military…

Professor Stephen Vladeck talked about President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border emergency declaration. He spoke via video link from Austin, Texas.

Professor Stephen Vladeck talked about reaction to the Trump administration’s release of a secret memo written by House Intelligence Committee Republican aides on the FBI’s investigation of …

Law experts and professors testified at a hearing on the role of special counsels and separation of powers. Many of the questions from committee members centered around Robert Mueller, the s…

Stephen Vladeck previewed the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals oral argument on the Trump Administration’s revised travel ban executive order issued in March 2017. The court was considering a…

The Constitution Project held a discussion on Senate Republicans' successful efforts to block President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee D.C. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland. Constitutional…

Professor Stephen Vladeck talked about the legal issues involved following the FBI’s October 28 announcement it would examine new evidence in its probe into 2016 Democratic presidential nomi…

Stephen Vladeck talked about U.S. refugee policy. Topics included the federal, state and United Nations role in the refugee process; how officials monitor potential wrongdoing by refugees; a…

Professor Stephen Vladeck and Steven Groves talked about the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the CIA’s detention and interrogation practices in response to the terrorist at…

Panelists discussed national security issues including the threat from *ISIL, Iran’s nuclear program, the immigration debate, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Russia-Ukraine, conflict and National Sec…