Educational Freedom in Urban America
Panelists talked about the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the current state of public education. Educational Freedom in Urban America: Brown v. Board after Half a Century, co-edite…
667 viewsPanelists talked about the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the current state of public education. Educational Freedom in Urban America: Brown v. Board after Half a Century, co-edite…
667 viewsGuests talked about interstate and Internet wine sales. The following Tuesday the Supreme Court was scheduled to hear a case to decide whether wineries may sell and ship wine across state li…
76 viewsThe panelists talked about and debated state laws regulating the shipment and importation of alcoholic beverages. The specific issue addressed was the internet sale and subsequent interstate…
87 viewsClint Bolick, Vice president of the Institute for Justice, and Elliot Mincberg of People for the American Way talked about school voucher issues and failing urban public schools. The U.S. Su…
90 viewsParticipants from various justice associations talked about the judicial nomination process and potential issues with any nominee that President Bush was likely to put before the Senate for …
53 viewsMr. Clint Bolick talked about the nomination of John Ashcraft as attorney general and about his support to his confirmation in the Senate. He also responded to audience phone calls, faxes, a…
48 viewsParticipants talked about the process and politics involved in nominating supreme court justices. Among the issues addressed were the levels of media scrutiny and partisan politics in the Se…
77 viewsThe Institute for Justice held a news conference where speakers gave their report on Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Bill Land Lee’s work. Clint Bolick said that Mr. Lee n…
37 viewsAuthor Clint Bolick talked about his book, Transformation: The Promise and Politics of Empowerment, published by the Institute for Contemporary Studies. The book focused on the current state…
43 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing on the oversight of the Justice Department Civil Right Division. Subcommittee members heard testimony regarding the civil rights division of t…
121 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from Mr. Lasorda and others who testified regarding a proposed constitutional amendment that would outlaw the desecration of the American flag.
474 viewsClint Bolick, Vice President of the Institute For Justice, and Professor Roger Wilkins, of George Mason University, discussed race relations in the U.S. and debated the need for affirmative …
76 viewsRepresentatives of several groups expressed their opposition to Bill Lann Lee, President Clinton’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights nominee. They stressed that he is an advocate o…
45 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
69 viewsThe Coalition to Educate America held a news conference on to outline their views on public education. Talk show host Armstrong Williams and others talked with reporters about the National E…
74 viewsCommittee members heard testimony concerning education reform, especially on ways to increase choices for parents between public and private schools.
115 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes,…
219 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on the 1995 Equal Opportunity Act. Members heard testimony from other members of Congress, legal scholars, and public inte…
364 viewsAs a part of the preview of the Republican National Convention, President Bush’s Supreme Court nominations were reviewed on "America & the Courts". The panel discussed how the president’s Su…
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