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Legal scholars talked about the 112th Congress and setting constitutional limits on the federal government’s size and authority. Topics included spending earmarks, the new health care law,…

Judge Diane Wood talked about the meaning of citizenship and national identity. In her presentation she used a hypothetical construct of a nation-state to explore concepts of nationality,…

Roger Pilon moderated a panel discussion on the relationship between Congress and the federal judiciary. The panelists discussed the jurisdictional disputes between the legislative and…

Brooke Masters talked about her biography, Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer, published by Times Books. Ms. Masters reviewed the impact of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s…

Experts discussed the U.S. Supreme Court case Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency in which oral arguments will be heard on November 29. Several states and environmental…

The Brookings Institution held a forum on the independence of the judiciary. The forum focused on the appointment and confirmation process, filibustering of nominees, the efforts to strip…

Health policy analysts spoke about the administration of Medicaid. Among the issues they addressed were federal and state costs, expenditures by state and region, and future challenges in…

Participants talked about the Supreme Court’s recently completed term, the court’s view of cases relating to federalism, and the court’s treatment of federal statutes. Following their…