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As part of a conference titled, “Fair and Independent Courts: A Conference on the State of the Judiciary,” Chief Justice Roberts delivered the keynote address. Justices O’Connor and Breyer, …

Mr. DeGioia and Mr. Traynor gave opening remarks at a conference titled “Fair and Independent Courts: A Conference on the State of the Judiciary.” Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Sand…

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor talks about her book The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice, published by Random House. In the book, she writes about important court cas…

In an overview of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s life and career, Professor Viet Dinh, a former law clerk to Justice O’Connor, talked about his impressions of her. Professor Nancy Maveety, au…

After an introduction by Justice O’Connor, Mr. Belknap talked about the use and history of military courts, tribunals, and commissions. This was the final lecture in a series hosted by th…

Mr. Post discussed the life and career of William Howard Taft, the only man in the history of the United States to serve as President of the United States and Chief Justice of the United Sta…

Former Justice O’Connor and former Governor Romer announced a new National Advisory Council for the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, a national effort to increase and strengthen ci…

Frank Murray discussed the case before and after the audio tapes of the oral arguments for Raines v. Byrd were played with corresponding courtroom drawings. The case was the first Supreme Co…

Oral Arguments were heard in the U.S. Supreme Court case Stenberg v. Carhart. Nebraska Attorney General Donald Stenberg and Simon Heller, who represented Dr. Leroy Carhart, argued whether a …

Attorneys made oral arguments in the case of Planned Parenthood of Southeast Pennsylvania v. Casey. Robert P. Casey was the governor of Pennsylvania. Ernest Preate argued the cause for the r…

Attorneys made oral arguments in the 1989 case of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. Then Missouri Attorney General William Webster argued the case for the respondents. Frank Susman ar…

Students from the University of Denver (CO) participated by video feed in a distance learning class. Ms. Biskupic talked to the students about the history of the U.S. Supreme Court confirmat…

Three U.S. Supreme Court Justices talked about the role of the judiciary in the U.S. Topics included the rule of law, equal protection, that each human being has a core of spirituality and d…

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor talked about her children’s book, Chico: A True Story from the Childhood of the First Woman Supreme Court Justice, published by Penguin Group Young…