Supreme Court Issues
This interview was held at the Burton Awards For Legal Achievement, given in association with the Library of Congress and the Law Library of Congress, at the Library of Congress.
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer talked with Bill Press about recent Supreme Court cases and the direction of the Court. Topics included Bus… read more
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer talked with Bill Press about recent Supreme Court cases and the direction of the Court. Topics included Bush v. Gore, the recent Guantanamo Bay detainees decision, and the origin of the term “activist judges.”
This interview was held at the Burton Awards For Legal Achievement, given in association with the Library of Congress and the Law Library of Congress, at the Library of Congress. close
People in this video
Hosting Organization
Series
Related Video
-
2007-2008 Supreme Court Term Review, Part 2
Journalists who cover the U.S. Supreme Court discussed the major cases from the 2007-2008 term. Topics included the deat…
-
America and the Courts
America and the Courts included: On May 5, 2008, oral arguments in U.S. Department of Defense v. the Associated Press…
-
Executive Power in Combating Terrorism
A panel of Supreme Court experts talked about the Boumediene v. Bush case scheduled for oral argument before the U.S. Su…
-
Guantanamo Detainees
A moot court on “Guantanamo Detainees and the Military Commissions Act” was held in the McGlothlin Court Room as part of…