2015-2016 Supreme Court Term Review
Reporters who cover the Supreme Court reviewed some the major cases and issues that came before the court in the 2015-16 term. Topics included the impact of Justice Scalia’s death February 2…
562 viewsReporters who cover the Supreme Court reviewed some the major cases and issues that came before the court in the 2015-16 term. Topics included the impact of Justice Scalia’s death February 2…
562 viewsSupreme Court correspondents reviewed the 2014-15 Court term, including key decisions and the personalities and interactions among the nine justices. Other topics included the process for ha…
802 viewsSupreme Court reporters reviewed the cases of the 2013 term and gave a behind-the-scenes look on covering major cases. They also talked about their personal experiences of covering the cases…
495 viewsNational reporters who cover the U.S. Supreme Court assessed the court’s past term, which included decisions on voting rights, same-sex marriage, and affirmative action. They also responded …
359 viewsSupreme Court reporters reviewed the 2011-12 term. Among the topics they covered were the consistency of the justices on First Amendment issues, rulings against the government in life senten…
629 viewsHarold Koh and John Bellinger spoke about the Obama administration’s foreign policy goals and international law. Among the topics they addressed were the role of international legal advisers…
659 viewsJournalists who cover the U.S. Supreme Court held a panel discussion about the major cases and issues before the Court in the 2007-2008 term, as well as the personalities and interactions am…
215 viewsA panel of journalists who cover the Supreme Court talked about the major cases and issues before the Court in the recent term, as well as the personalities and interactions among the justic…
132 viewsA panel of correspondents discussed the relationship between the Supreme Court and the press, as well as prominent Supreme Court cases, including those involving prisoner detentions, federal…
100 viewsSupreme Court correspondents spoke about the recent Supreme Court term in which decisions affected affirmative action, a Texas sodomy law, the death penalty, and freedom of speech. Following…
74 viewsCongressional staffers talked about environmental priorities and proposals for the 2000 legislative session. The discussion included the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Endangere…
123 viewsFormer White House counsels as well as current White Hose counsel Charles Ruff talked about the role of the White House counsel. They discuss the position and its significance, especially du…
132 viewsFrank Lorson, Chief Deputy Clerk, U.S. Supreme Court, talked about the most effective ways to write an “amicus curiae,” or friend of the court brief, for the United States Supreme Court. He …
850 viewsEnvironmental advocates from the Washington, DC, bar talked about issues that will confront the 105th Congress regarding that issue during its second session. Staff members from House and Se…
114 viewsDistrict of Columbia Bar Association sponsored a discussion to that reviewed the U.S. Supreme Court’s recently completed term. They discussed gerrymandering, cable indecency and other cases …
89 viewsThe participants discussed the court’s latest decisions, the Supreme Court operations, and the fall term. They also answered questions from the audience.
61 viewsDeputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick spoke about her career as a private attorney in the D.C. area and in the Justice Department at a meeting of the D.C. Bar Association.
41 viewsRoger Newman, Justice Black’s Biographer addressed members of the DC Bar Association concerning the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. Justice Black served for 34 years on …
554 viewsIn a mock trial, the title character of Shakespeare’s Hamlet was tried for the murder of the king’s attendant, Polonius. The purpose of the trial was to determine the mental state of the pri…
2,460 viewsAt a luncheon sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar Association, panelists discussed the recently completed Supreme Court term and the changes that have taken place on the court, includi…
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