Detroit Mayoral Inauguration
Former City Council President Ken Cockrel, Jr., was formally sworn in as mayor of Detroit in a ceremony held in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. He had taken the oath of office at midn…
286 viewsFormer City Council President Ken Cockrel, Jr., was formally sworn in as mayor of Detroit in a ceremony held in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. He had taken the oath of office at midn…
286 viewsSupreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer and nine U.S. appeals court judges presided over a moot court reconsideration of Dred Scott v. Sandford. After hearing from lawyers and academics from…
2,643 viewsAn inauguration ceremony was held for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at the Fox Theater. Judges Damon Keith and Karen Fort Hood administered the oath of office. Following remarks by campaign…
595 viewsFollowing a period during which Ms. Parks was honored by lying in repose in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, a memorial service was held to honor her life and legacy prior to her funeral scheduled …
5,874 viewsPast and present elected officials, Congressional Black Caucus members, civil rights leaders, noted clergy, and other dignitaries attended the funeral of Rosa Parks, who died October 24, 200…
26,916 viewsDistinguished jurists heard a re-argument of Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court case in which the Court found that Louisiana did not discriminate against Homer A. Plessy when it refu…
1,937 viewsSenator Levin spoke about the war in Iraq, the Bush administration’s approach to operations in Iraq, and the current security situation in the country. Following his remarks he answered ques…
37 viewsIn his speech to black attorneys, U.S Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas answered criticisms of some of his Supreme Court decisions by asserting his right to think for himself. …
2,801 viewsThe panelists discussed judicial independence and how it is decreasing in the judicial process. They focused on the institutional hostility for independent judiciaries and if politics sway j…
116 viewsJustice Clarence Thomas paid tribute to Judge Damon Keith’s distinguished career. After receiving a Distinguished Service Award, Judge Keith made some remarks about minorities in the judicia…
58 viewsThe Judicial Conference of the U.S. and the Committee on the Bicentennial of the Constitution sponsored a forum on the Bill of Rights, focusing on contrasting the perspectives of the writers…
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