Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing, Day 4, Part 2
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 …
8,032 viewsAfter 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 …
8,032 viewsPanelists 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…
883 viewsLaw 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…
1,231 viewsLaw 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…
687 viewsWhite 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…
289 viewsParticipants 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…
544 viewsProfessor 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…
114 viewsSenator 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…
96 viewsParticipants 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…
108 viewsThe 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…
541 viewsAt 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.
141 viewsAfter 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…
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