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In his new book, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer cautioned against attempts to reform the high court. He was in conversation with CNN legal analyst Joan Biskupic. Smithsonian…

Legal journalist and Yale Law Professor Linda Greenhouse examined how the Supreme Court has changed in the past two years. This virtual program was part of the 2021 Miami Book Fair.

The American Bar Association hosted its annual meeting in San Francisco. In this portion, a panel of appellate attorneys and legal experts discussed the Supreme Court’s recent and upcoming…

Joan Biskupic talked about her biography of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia and Barry Friedman discussed the thesis that the Supreme Court responds as much to popular opinion…

A panel discussion was held on the current U.S. Supreme Court to coincide with the release of the book The Supreme Court: A C-SPAN Book, Featuring the Justices in Their Own Words…

Joan Biskupic spoke by phone about Elena Kagan, President Obama’s pick to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. She also talked about the timing of the confirmation…

Lawyers 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…

Journalists and authors Lyle Denniston and Joan Biskupic talked about their impressions of covering the Court, the process that unfolds there, the role of the Chief Justice, and the impact…

Joan Biskupic talked about First Amendment issues involved in the Supreme Court case of a public park in Utah that displays religious monuments by some private citizens but not all. Ms.…

A panel of journalists who cover the Supreme Court talked about the major cases and issues before the Court in the recent term, as well as the personalities and interactions among the…

Supreme Court correspondents spoke about the recent Supreme Court term in which decisions affected affirmative action, a Texas sodomy law, the death penalty, and freedom of speech.…

A moot court debated the U.S. Supreme Court case Ferguson v. City of Charleston. At issue in the case is whether public hospitals can test pregnant patients for drug use and inform police…

Journalists and legal scholars talk about some of the federalism cases the U.S. Supreme Court has chosen to hear in its new term, including discrimination and environmental cases.

Joan Biskupic talked about major decisions handed down by the Supreme Court this term. She also discussed her recent article which explored the personal lives of the current justices. She…

David Savage of The Los Angeles Times and Joan Biskupic of The Washington Post participated in a mid-term review of the Supreme Court. They talked about cases on grandparents' rights,…

Supreme Court scholars and journalists participated in a moot court argument regarding the case Mitchell vs. Helms, which the Supreme Court heard on December 1, 1999. The case focused on…

Participants talked about the upcoming Supreme Court case, Food and Drug Administration v. Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company. They focused on if the Food and Drug Administration has the…

The William and Mary Law School hosted a panel discussion of the potential cases that the Supreme Court could hear in the 1999-2000 session. They focused on cases regarding separation of…

In this segment of AMERICA and the COURTS correspondents and law professors discussed legal cases to be reviewed by the Court during the current term. Panelists: Joan Biskupic,Supreme Court…

Supreme Court reporters and law professors discussed cases dealing business, commerce and property law on the Supreme Court 1997-98 docket. They examined several particular cases and the…