University of Chicago law professor William Baude and former U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Michael McConnell debated the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause, and how it relates to former Pres…
3,828 viewsThe Hudson Institute holds a panel discussion on the pros and cons of the disinformation governance board housed within the Homeland Security Department.
104 viewsThe Heritage Foundation hosted a symposium on the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. During this session, a panel of judges, academics, and legal experts examined Justice Thoma…
236 viewsThe 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 …
915 viewsFrench and American political scientists and law professors compared religious freedom in the American and French republics. They focused on recent court cases and the influence of constitut…
190 viewsSenator Mike Lee (R-UT) talked about executive power under the Constitution.
196 viewsLaw professors Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez provided a history of America’s immigration policy. This was a virtual event hosted by the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
208 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Carney v. Adams, concerning a Delaware constitutional provision requiring that appointments to the state’s major courts reflect a political balance. …
1,937 viewsFormer Defense Secretary James Mattis and former Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Michael McConnell joined a panel discussion about citizenship and democracy at Stanford University’…
810 viewsAttorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of a new religious liberty task force at a Religious Liberty Summit hosted by the Justice Department.
3,093 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Horne v. Department of Agriculture, docket number 14-275. The case concerns a federal government program that requires growers to turn over large qua…
749 viewsJess Bravin talked about his book, The Terror Cours: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay, in which he discusses the challenges facing military prosecutors as they work to prosecute suspected ter…
277 viewsPanelists talked about Stanford University Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic and the types of cases the clinic would handle. Some of the issues they covered included the right to wear a …
271 viewsLaw professors reviewed the major Supreme Court decisions of the October term at the 4th Circuit court of appeals 77th annual judicial conference. Panelists discussed the makeup of the Supre…
931 viewsLegal experts talked about the legality of the Bush and Obama administrations' efforts to curb the recent financial crisis, focusing on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the auto …
339 viewsLegal scholars spoke about the future of the Supreme Court and potential issues for the court in 2020. Among teh topics they addressed were business and economic law, federalism, and social …
273 viewsU.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was joined in conversation about standards of excellence in legal reasoning and how the law’s coherence is principally advanced or impeded in opinion …
706 viewsA moot court on “Guantanamo Detainees and the Military Commissions Act” was held in the McGlothlin Court Room as part of the College of William and Mary School of Law 20th Annual Supreme Cou…
296 viewsIn a portion of a four-hour hearing, committee members heard testimony from Professor McConnell, a University of Utah professor nominated by President Bush to serve on the 10th Circuit Court…
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