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Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor delivered the keynote address at “The Presidency and the Supreme Court” conference. She spoke about conflicts between the judicial and execut…

Panelists talked about the history of women lawyers, the challenges women face in the legal profession, and the role women lawyers have played in oral arguments before the Supreme Court. The…

At an evening event titled “Constitutional Conversation” moderated by Tim Russert, justices talked about the role and operation of the Supreme Court, the state of civics knowledge and educat…

The panelists explored whether the American justice system is flawed, and talked about why there is a disproportionate number of black men in prison. Topics included what the justice system …

Former Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse talked about her career with retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Walter Dellinger made introductory remarks, and Ronald Collins mode…

Justice O’Connor spoke at the dedication of Sandra Day O’Connor High School in the Deer Valley Unified School District in Phoenix, Arizona. Her legal career in Arizona spanned three deca…

Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Ginsburg, and others gave brief remarks. The NAWJ Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who then spoke…

The Philadelphia Bar Association invited Supreme Court justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg to speak about women in the law at its quarterly luncheon. Bar members also presen…

Mr. DeGioia and Mr. Traynor gave opening remarks at a conference titled “Fair and Independent Courts: A Conference on the State of the Judiciary.” Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Sand…

After an introduction by Justice O’Connor, Mr. Belknap talked about the use and history of military courts, tribunals, and commissions. This was the final lecture in a series hosted by th…

Attorneys made oral arguments in the case of Planned Parenthood of Southeast Pennsylvania v. Casey. Robert P. Casey was the governor of Pennsylvania. Ernest Preate argued the cause for the r…

Attorneys made oral arguments in the 1989 case of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. Then Missouri Attorney General William Webster argued the case for the respondents. Frank Susman ar…

Following some court business including the release of an opinion by Justice Thomas and admissions to the Supreme Court Bar, attorneys made oral arguments in the case of Rumsfeld v. Forum fo…

Attorneys made oral arguments in the case of Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. Justices questioned litigants as they mad arguments about the scope of New Hampshire legisl…

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor talked about her retirement and the recent Supreme Court term at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Justice O’Connor also responded to questions…

Supreme Court nominee John Roberts argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court. This is his Supreme Court oral argument in a case NCAA v. Smith, which he argued January 20, 1999. John Roberts w…

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta received the 2004 Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service from the Council for Excellence in Govern…

As part of a C-SPAN and Comcast project to encourage dialog between students and national leaders, Justice O’Connor spoke to high school students about the value of public service, law caree…

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor spoke about the relationship of international law to the U.S. Supreme Court at the dedication ceremony of the Eric E. Hotung International Law Cente…

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor received the 2004 Jefferson Award for Public Service from the American Institute for Public Service. In 1972, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was one of …