Videos

Ruth Wedgwood moderated a discussion on the implications of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Military Commissions Act of 2006. This court ruling said that…

Legal experts talked about the role of the White House counsel and the rules and regulations for government lawyers. Among the issues they addressed were special concerns in representing the…

The Brookings Institution held a forum on the independence of the judiciary. The forum focused on the appointment and confirmation process, filibustering of nominees, the efforts to strip fe…

Mr. Onek talked about a recent federal court decision in the case of Jose Padilla who was being held as an enemy combatant. The court ruled that the classification was improper and he should…

The speakers talked about the U.S.A. Patriot Act, focusing on the violations of civil liberties and constitutional rights they felt it authorized. They also discussed what citizens could do …

Committee members heard testimony from other senators on greater enforcement of the Vacancies Act, which had last been amended in 1988. The act required temporary executive branch appointmen…