Trump v. Vance Oral Argument
The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Trump v. Vance, a case concerning whether an accounting firm must comply with the Manhattan district attorney’s subpoena for c…
54,029 viewsThe U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Trump v. Vance, a case concerning whether an accounting firm must comply with the Manhattan district attorney’s subpoena for c…
54,029 viewsChief Judge Robert Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit talked about the court’s mission to educate the public on the role of the judiciary in society and democracy. …
240 viewsJustice Sonia Sotomayor talked about her life and career during an event hosted by the Law Library of Congress. She spent much of the event discussing the differences between her work in a d…
4,074 viewsProfessor Thomas Merrill talked about Learned Hand’s interpretation of statutory law, which are laws generated by a legislative body. Judge Learned Hand served on the U.S. Second Circuit Cou…
1,453 viewsFormer law clerks and colleagues, including Chief Justice John Roberts and D.C. Circuit Court Chief Judge Merrick Garland, talked about the legacy of the late Second Circuit Appeals Court Ju…
2,065 viewsFormer law clerks to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall spoke about his legacy. He served from 1967 to 1991. Panelists, including Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, remembered their tim…
2,801 viewsSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talked about her life and career at a forum to promote her recently released book, My Own Words, a collection of her writings and speeches dating ba…
1,339 viewsJudge Abner Mikva spoke about the role of the federal government within the U.S. Constitution and described attempts to reduce and reform the federal government. After his prepared remarks, …
176 viewsJudge Robert Katzmann talked about his book, Judging Statutes, which explores his views on federal judges' interpretations of the the laws passed by Congress. His belief in deciphering the i…
2,616 viewsJustice Sonia Sotomayor talked about her career as a prosecutor, district judge, appellate judge, and Supreme Court justice. She stressed the importance of relationships and public service. …
1,900 viewsPanelists talked about the impact of federal courts of appeals and how the new media may be changing their anonymity and their public face. Because the Supreme Court hears so few cases, the…
271 viewsA Judicial Issues Forum was held on the problems aliens suspected of being in the United States illegally face as they encounter state and federal courts in various ways. Panelists talked ab…
205 viewsSenate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy talked about the committee’s agenda. In his remarks he spoke about detainee interrogations, U.S. detention facilities, and hiring practices …
672 viewsA panel discussion was held on the relationship between the appellate courts and other areas of government. Panelists spoke about the role of appeals courts in government and society, public…
128 viewsPanelists examined Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s prolific career as a senator, ambassador, scholar and author. Moynihan served as a Democratic senator from New York from 1977-2001. He died in 20…
1,238 viewsJustice Breyer and others talked about the relationship between Congress and the federal judiciary. Among the topics they addressed were the judicial confirmation process, communications bet…
107 viewsAt a meeting of the Continuity of Government Commission formed by the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings institution, participants talked about the continuity of government followin…
263 viewsAuthor Charles Jones discussed his book Passage to the Presidency: From Campaigning to Governing. The book deals with the crucial ten-week period in which the winning candidate must form the…
50 viewsSenator Moynihan, who headed the congressional Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy spoke to students at Georgetown University the day before the commission released its …
208 viewsIn its second hearing chaired by Edward Madeira, Separation Powers & Judicial Independence Commission, the A.B.A. Commission on Judicial Independence and Separation of Powers heard testimony…
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