Reflections on U.S. Supreme Court
Chief Justice William Rehnquist with Harvard Law professor and clerk for Justice Brandeis, Paul Freund, address several questions regarding … read more
Chief Justice William Rehnquist with Harvard Law professor and clerk for Justice Brandeis, Paul Freund, address several questions regarding the Supreme Court, and various legal issues. Some of the questions addressed are extra-judicial activity, influences on legal decision making, as well as ramifications of future developments in science and technology. Some of the legal topics addressed are separation of powers and ex post facto law. Also addressed are the use of constitutional history in legal decision making, court packing and the role of dissent and concurrence in legal decision making. close
People in this video
- Paul Freund Professor Harvard Law School
Hosting Organization
Related Video
-
Reflections of Justice Ginsburg
At a judicial conference, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talked about how being a Supreme Court Justice has changed her lif…
-
Chief Justice John Marshall and the U.S. Constitution
The chief justice delivered the keynote address at a dinner that will kick off of the college’s five-month celebration o…
-
Supreme Court Issues
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Bush v. Gore, in which the court decided by 5 to 4 to deny a Flori…
-
The Supreme Court
Chief Justice William Rehnquist was interviewed about the updated version of his 1987 book The Supreme Court, published …