Surviving Autocracy
New Yorker staff writer Masha Gessen provided her take on life in the U.S. since the election of President Trump. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose bookstore.
966 viewsNew Yorker staff writer Masha Gessen provided her take on life in the U.S. since the election of President Trump. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose bookstore.
966 viewsJohn Grisham accepted the inaugural Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction for the way his novel The Confession exemplifies the role of lawyers in society. After accepting the award the author…
861 viewsIn 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’Connor to be the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Panelists including author Evan Thomas and one of O’Connor’s sons discussed the…
482 viewsAdvice columnist E. Jean Carroll, author of What Do We Need Men For?: A Modest Proposal, took part in a panel discussion in which she discussed her experiences of sexual assaults throughout her life,…
702 viewsFormer Virginia Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe recounted events that led up to the tragedy in Charlottesville following the Unite the Right rally in 2017. He was interviewed by Slate…
562 viewsSenator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) delivered the keynote address at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy’s 2019 convention. She criticized Republicans for packing the federal courts with…
504 viewsThis portion of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) membership conference included a panel discussion focusing on the rule of law. Speakers included the ACLU’s David Cole, former White…
721 viewsSupreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer talked about his book, The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities, about the challenges facing the judiciary and the application…
1,268 viewsTelephone lines were open for viewer comments on the question: “WillHillary Clinton’s use of a personal email account during her time as secretary of state affect her possible 2016 presidential…
683 viewsSupreme Court reporters, former law clerks, and scholars talked about increasing transparency in the U.S. Supreme Court. They focused on ways the Court could modernize, including cameras in the courtroom, a…
484 viewsDahlia Lithwick was interviewed by phone about the Supreme Court decision on campaign finance, McCutcheon v FEC, which struck down overall limits on campaign contributions.
484 viewsDahlia Lithwick reviewed the previous day’s Supreme Court oral argument in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores. The case involves the provision of the Affordable Care Act that mandates…
731 viewsDahlia Lithwick and Tony Mauro previewed the second day of Supreme Court oral arguments on the 2010 health care law, and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.…
561 viewsNoah Feldman profiles the life and legal contributions of President Franklin Roosevelt’s Supreme Court appointees Felix Frankfurter, Hugo Black, Robert Jackson, and William Douglas. The…
820 viewsDahlia Lithwick talked about her Slate.com opinion piece, “Empty Chambers: Why the Judicial Vacancy Crisis Matters.” She asserts that the American public is not adequately concerned enough…
225 viewsDahlia Lithwick talked by phone from Charlottesville, Virginia, about the news report that the White House is working behind the scenes to get ready for the possibility that two Supreme…
55 viewsThe panelists talked about recent noteworthy U.S. Supreme Court cases that they had covered for their respective media outlets. They all contributed to the book co-edited by Timothy Johnson, A Good Quarrel:…
842 viewsLegal scholars and journalists discussed the nomination of Justice Sonia Sotomayor to the Court, the public’s understanding of the Court, and the media’s role in educating the public about…
341 viewsLawyers and scholars participated in a Moot court session to argue the case Graham v. Florida. The case focused on sentencing juveniles to life in prison without parole for crimes other…
1,331 viewsLegal scholars spoke about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term and the possible impact that Justice Sotomayor would have on the court. Following their remarks they answered questions from…
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