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    A Good Quarrel

    The panelists talked about recent noteworthy U.S. Supreme Court cases that they had covered for their respective media outlets. They all contributed to the book co-edited by Timothy Johnson,…

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    National Security Law Challenges

    Panelists discussed national security law challenges for the next administration. Topics included Guantanamo Bay detainees and the idea of establishing a National Security Court in place of …

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    Regulation of Carbon Dioxide

    Panelists talked about enforcement of federal regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency, global warming, and the Supreme Court case Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency,…

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    Judicial Independence

    Mr. DeGioia and Mr. Traynor gave opening remarks at a conference titled “Fair and Independent Courts: A Conference on the State of the Judiciary.” Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Sand…

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    Selection and Removal of Judges

    Moderated by Mr. Mauro, the panelists discussed judicial selection and removal. Topics included increased politicization of judicial elections, the differences in selection processes between…

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    Georgetown University Law Center Commencement Address

    U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Georgetown University Law Center on Healy Lawn. This was the first commencement ad…

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    Supreme Court Practices

    Former Supreme Court Clerk John Roberts spoke to high school teachers about how the Supreme Court works and its decision making process. The teachers were part of a seminar on the Supreme Co…

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    U.S. and International Law

    Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor spoke about the relationship of international law to the U.S. Supreme Court at the dedication ceremony of the Eric E. Hotung International Law Cente…

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    Federal Sentencing Procedure

    As part of a child protection bill, Congress passed the Feeney Amendment, which restricted the ability of federal judges to grant sentences that were less than the mandated minimum. It also …

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    America and the Courts

    As part of an oral history project conducted as he retired, Justice Blackmun conducted a tour of his chambers on July 7, 1994 and spoke about his experiences on the court. Mr. Archer ta…

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    America and the Courts: Americans with Disabilities

    The American Constitution Society’s Georgetown University chapter discussed the case, Tennessee v. Lane, which questions whether Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, passed by Co…

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    Constitution Society Opening

    Leaders of the legal community addressed the kickoff event of the American Constitution Society (formerly the Madison Society), a new national organization working to transform the legal deb…

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