Politics, Supreme Court, and the Constitution

Legal scholars spoke about the current make up and operations of the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as its future direction. They also talked a… read more

Legal scholars spoke about the current make up and operations of the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as its future direction. They also talked about the growing influence of conservative legal theory on the federal judiciary and Erwin Chemerinsky’s book The Conservative Assault on the Constitution. Professor Eastman is the chairman of the Federalist Society’s Federalism and Separation of Powers practice group. The discussion was moderated by Jim Newton, author of Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made. They responded to questions from members of the audience.

“Is There a Conservative Assault on the Supreme Court?” was an “ALOUD at Central Library” program presented by the Los Angeles Library Foundation in the Mark Taper Auditorium of the Central Library. close

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Politics, Supreme Court, and the Constitution

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Los Angeles, California, United States
First Aired:
Feb 22, 2011 | 10:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Aug 23, 2011 | 1:58pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Feb 22, 2011 | 10:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Feb 23, 2011 | 3:54am EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Feb 23, 2011 | 1:38pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Feb 23, 2011 | 6:38pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 23, 2011 | 1:58pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
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