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The Federalist Society hosts a legal panel to discuss recently revealed documents used by prosecutors investigating Watergate and suspected wrongdoing by President NIxon and his administrati…

Witnesses testified about the applicability of federal criminal laws to the interrogation of detainees.

As part of the judicial conference, the panelists discussed highlights of the 2006-2007 U.S. Supreme Court term, including the effects of the retirement of Justice O’Connor, the death of Chi…

The panel talked about the current status of detainee treatment after the Supreme Court ruling on Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. Topics included the role of tribunals and habeas corpus, media access to…

Members of the American Bar Association Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements and the Separation of Powers Doctrine released a report on the constitutional and legal issues surroundi…

The subcommittee holds a hearing on military justice and detention policies in the global efforts to combat terrorism. Among the issues addressed were allegations of mistreatment and torture…

One year after Justice Kennedy asked the American Bar Association for recommendations on the state of federal sentencing and incarceration in U.S. prison, the Justice Kennedy Commission rele…

Professor Saltzburg discussed the role of expert witnesses in legal proceedings. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail.

Professor Saltzburg talked about recent U.S. Supreme Court cases and criminal law. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail.

The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from military officers, federal judges, and legal scholars. Witnesses spoke about whether President Bill Clinton’s attempt to conceal his sexual…

Georgetown Law School hosted a panel discussion on the Independent Counsel Act. Participants debated the role of independent counsel in the legal and political systems.

Georgetown Law Journal sponsored a panel discussion on whether to change the law that created independent counsel which was established in 1978 and was up for reauthorization by Congress the…

The guests looked back at the U.S. Supreme Court case, “Chandler v. Florida,” which was decided 15 years ago. The case permitted states to televise criminal trials, and the results are explo…

Participants in this day-long conference discussed the use of cameras in criminal court cases. This hearing examined the testimonies and results of a three year experiment of their use. Judg…

The witnesses testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the historical background of the ban on homosexuals in the military and the legal issues raised by the proposal to chang…

Jamin Raskin of the National Rainbow Coalition and Stephen Saltzburg, Professor of Trial Advocacy at George Washington University Law Center reacted to the Los Angeles Police trial verdict. …

Guests discussed the military justice system from evidence to conviction to appeals. They answered audience questions.

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held a hearing to gather testimony about plans by Filipino radical and former dictator Ferdinand Marcos to invade the Repu…