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After a short lunch break, the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch continued before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Former law clerks and civil rights advocates …

Panelists talked about the differences between liberal and conservative interpretations of freedom of speech. Topics included free speech on college campuses, campaign donation privacy and d…

Law professors talked about the Obama administration and separation of powers focusing on President Obama’s use of executive orders. They discussed whether the president overstepped executiv…

Law professors discussed the Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program created by the Department of Homeland Security to exercise prosecutorial discretion in favor of certa…

White House Counsel Robert Bauer spoke about the Obama administration’s judicial nominees and the confirmation process. He noted a number of stalling tactics that Senators had used to slow o…

Participants talked about the relationship between the U.S. and China. Among the topics they addresses were trade relations, China’s role as a global power, regional security, and internatio…

Professor Marshall moderated a panel, titled “The Alito Nomination: What the Senate Needs to Learn,” on the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Legal scholars spoke a…

Senator Schumer spoke about the choice of a Supreme Court nominee. On July 1, Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor had announced her plan to retire before the start of the nex…

Participants at this American Enterprise Institute event talked about the judicial nominating and confirmation process in the Senate, President Bush’s likely judicial nominations in his seco…

The panelists talked about conservative judicial activism. They discussed whether or not a new era of conservative judicial activism was beginning, and the possible implications of such a ph…

At this meeting of the American Bar Association in Toronto, Canada, this panel discussed the recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to deem the Line Item Veto as unconstitutional.

After an event at the White House, several of those in attendance talked to reporters about religious expression in federal offices. Representatives from the National Council of Churches, th…