The 14th Amendment and Race
Civil rights scholars and leaders talked about the historical significance of the 14th Amendment and recent proposals to repeal it. They also responded to questions from the audience. This p…
1,220 viewsCivil rights scholars and leaders talked about the historical significance of the 14th Amendment and recent proposals to repeal it. They also responded to questions from the audience. This p…
1,220 viewsSpeakers including Chief Justice William Rehnquist spoke at the memorial service for the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. They praised Justice Marshall’s pioneering efforts for …
3,933 viewsAt a dinner at the National Constitution Center, the 2004 We The People Award was given to William T. Coleman, Jr. for his lifetime achievement in civic engagement. The award was presented b…
233 viewsSecretary Slater spoke about the accomplishments of the Department of Transportation during the Clinton administration and outlined future challenges for the department. He was followed by s…
94 viewsThis panel of respected legal minds, which was moderated by Dean Kathleen Sullivan of Stanford Law School, discussed the question of technology and its appropriate use in court rooms. Widesp…
141 viewsRepresentative Bono talked about her decision to run for office after her husband, the late Representative Sonny Bono, died in a skiing accident. She also talked about her experiences on the…
79 viewsParticipants Honored the late Judge Collins Seitz by talking about his life, career and his contribution to the understanding of the law. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, Senator Joseph B…
217 viewsMayer, Brown & Platt Senior Partner Philip Lacovara and former White House Counsel Lloyd Cutler argued a hypothetical case in which the Federal Election Commission wished to reverse the 1975…
199 viewsWilliam T. Coleman was the first black law clerk in the U.S. Supreme Court. He clerked for Justice Felix Frankfurter, after which he worked for the NAACP. In 1995 he received the Presidentia…
290 viewsThe first meeting of the Aviation Safety and Security Commission, an 18-member, presidentially-appointed board which was formed after the ValuJet and TWA crashes, was held. The commission, w…
126 viewsThe committee emerged from closed session and heard testimony from members of special interest groups and legal scholars on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The…
2,090 viewsCongressional Republicans spoke during a forum on broadening the base of the Republican party. The speakers discussed the state of politics in America, and the 1992 presidential election.
75 viewsSeveral speakers gave evening session speeches on the second night of the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, LA. Speakers included former Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Do…
415 viewsThe committee discussed revision of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and other such civil rights acts in order to eliminate existing labor relations discrimination and racial discrimination.
99 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus honored the influential former civil rights lawyer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who argued the landmark 1954 desegregation case Brown v. Boar…
1,248 viewsThe committee opens the second week of hearings with four civil rights leaders testifying against the nomination of Judge Bork. Mr. Coleman expresses concern over Bork’s criticism of civil r…
1,060 viewsWitnesses testified about South Africa and ways to end apartheid through education, foreign aid, boycotts and removing foreign influence in the country.
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