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American University Law College hosted a panel discussion analyzing the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Panelist discussed the ongoing legal issues involving family separation i…

American University hosted a conversation between Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz. They discussed the role of inspecto…

American University’s Washington College of Law hosted a discussion with legal scholars, professors, and politicians on Puerto Rico’s political status and debt crisis. They presented the his…

Legal analysts talked about government surveillance and data gathering technologies and argued they were outpacing laws intended to regulate them. “New Developments in Surveillance Techno…

Joseph Nacchio spoke about government and law enforcement use of surveillance and data collecting technologies and what it means for Americans' constitutional rights. In 2007, Mr. Nacchio wa…

Panelists talked about how the state of digital technology and government surveillance has outpaced privacy protection laws, including the Fourth Amendment. Speakers include Google’s senior …

Legal analysts talked about government surveillance and data gathering technologies in the digital age. They also discussed the roles of Congress, courts, and the administration in enacting …

Legal advocates talked about the impact of the U.S. immigration system on the Hispanic community. Topics included the status of immigration reform legislation; the effects of immigration law…

Hispanic legal advocates talked about difficulties related to providing undocumented immigrants with effective representation. Among the issues they examined were people offering fraudulent …

Stephanie Schriock talked about the challenges related to women running for and getting elected to public office. She detailed the history EMILY’s List, which was formed because the Democrat…

American University’s College of Law hosted a discussion and debate of Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum after the U.S. Supreme Court reheard the case.

Panelists talked about different aspects of the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act, the health care law. Panelists included faculty in the areas of constitutional law, he…

Kenneth Feinberg talked about the role of the federal government in executive pay. He had been appointed as a special administrator to oversee executive compensation of financial firms and a…

Liberal and conservative veterans of past Supreme Court battles talked about the confirmation process. Topics included the nomination process, the types of questions asked in confirmation he…

Major General John D. Altenburg, Jr. talked about military commission practice and jurisprudence. This was the luncheon keynote address of a day-long conference examining the jurisprudence o…

The panel focused on the implication of President Obama’s election on military commissions, specifically the tribunals for Guantanamo Bay detainees. They said that the commissions as they ha…

A panel discussion was held on discovery and evidentiary issues of military commissions. They talked about the tribunals of Guantanamo Bay detainees as a case study in explaining the procedu…

A panel discussion was held on jurisdictional issues of military commissions. Topics included why military commissions exist, who can be tried under the military commission process, the effe…

After welcoming remarks, panelists gave an overview of military commission operations and practices. Among the topics they addressed were the rules and precedents for conducting military tri…

Linda Greenhouse spoke about gender and justice. Among the topics she addressed were the history of women in the judiciary and the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Cou…