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 …
228 viewsFollowing opening remarks, panelists talked about what happened in the 1991 Senate confirmation hearing in which Professor Anita Hill testified that future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Tho…
3,129 viewsThe National Association of Women Judges honored Justice Ginsburg, Justice Sotomayor, and Lady Hale of Richmond at its 2010 midyear meeting and leadership conference. They spoke about their …
2,865 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the appointment of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist.…
717 viewsJudge Martin and others addressed the national convention of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy on the topic, “Law or Politics: Is There a Progressive Constitution?” Legal…
283 viewsParticipants talked about judicial independence and provided an overview of the doctrine of separation of powers. Among the topics they addressed were the role of federal judges, interaction…
167 viewsWitnesses testified about the confirmation process and whether judicial nominees needed to affirmatively demonstrate they merit lifetime appointments to the federal bench, or whether the Sen…
570 viewsPanelists discussed the process of appointing U.S Supreme Court Justices. The forum was sponsored by Northwestern University.
366 viewsThe panel of law professors expressed opposition to the nomination. Professor Fiss called Bork’s judicial philosophy -majoritarianism- because of its de-emphasis of individual liberties. Pro…
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