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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…

Chief 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. …

Justice 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…

Professor 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…

Former 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…

Former 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…

Supreme 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…

Judge 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, …

Judge 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…

Justice 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. …

Panelists 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…

A 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…

Senate 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 …

A 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…

Justice 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…

In 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…

The Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress heard testimony from judges and legal scholars on the relationship between the federal court system and the legislative branch. The paneli…