Pham v. Chavez Oral Argument
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Pham v. Chavez, a case on detention of non-U.S. citizens and bond hearings while they await immigration decision for protection from…
2,292 viewsThe U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Pham v. Chavez, a case on detention of non-U.S. citizens and bond hearings while they await immigration decision for protection from…
2,292 viewsCarol Steiker and Kent Scheidegger talked about the Supreme Court’s 1976 decision in Gregg v. Georgia, the landmark case concerning Troy Leon Gregg, a convicted armed robber and murderer who challenged his…
21,646 viewsJeff Rosen and Paul Cassel talked about the 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, in which the court ruled 5-4 that criminal suspects must be informed of their right against…
28,202 viewsBurning the Bridge: The Story of the Mountain Valley Pipline was one of the second-prize high school east division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Ava Lazar and Mia Lazar, tenth…
305 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Hernandez v. Mesa, a case regarding constitutional protections beyond U.S. boundaries and whether the parents of a Mexican national can sue a border patrol…
919 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Gamble v. United States, concerning an Alabama man, Terance Gamble, who was convicted of both federal and state gun charges arising from the same traffic stop.…
3,626 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Class v. United States. The case concerns whether a person who pleads guilty to a crime as part of a plea deal waives the right to challenge the…
1,993 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Murr v. Wisconsin, a case that concerns when the government must compensate private property owners for land-use regulations that prohibit how a person’s property can be used or sold.…
1,245 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in the consolidated cases Ziglar v. Abbasi, Ashcroft v. Abbasi and Hasty v. Abbasi, which concern whether Arabs and Muslims detained for immigration…
1,526 viewsThe U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Lynch v. Morales-Santana, a case testing the constitutionality of an immigration law from 1952 that made it easier for unmarried American mothers to pass…
1,734 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Nelson v. Colorado, a case questioning Colorado’s practice of not refunding court and other fees to people whose convictions of crimes were later reversed…
792 viewsLegal experts testified at a hearing on H.R. 1689, the Private Property Rights Protection Act. The bill would preserve constitutional protections for property owners following a Supreme…
1,362 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Jennings v. Rodriguez, which concerns whether detained immigrants facing deportation can be held for longer than six months without a bail hearing.…
1,176 viewsSenators debated an amendment offered by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) concerning FBI access to electronic records when doing terror investigations. The debate included concerns about due process,…
229 viewsIlya Somin talked about The Grasping Hand: “Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain.” The book is about the 2005 Supreme Court ruling that allowed the government to…
997 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Horne v. Department of Agriculture, docket number 14-275. The case concerns a federal government program that requires growers to turn over large…
678 viewsPanelists talked about a just-released National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers report outlining ways the judiciary obstructs fair evidence disclosure in criminal cases. “Fair…
1,405 viewsSenior judges talked about the challenge of maintaining their independence when judges are increasingly subjected to partisan election campaigns. Speakers included one of the Florida judges…
592 viewsThe District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Wagner v. FEC. The case concerns three independent contractors with various federal agencies who argued that the ban…
985 viewsSenator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke on the Senate floor against the nomination of David Barron to be a judge for the First Circuit Court. Senator Paul talked about his concerns with Mr. Barron’s…
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