The most recent programs for the Supreme Court Appointments Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=498 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 19:27:31 GMT Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talked about her autobiography, [My Beloved World], in which she recounts her life from her childhood in the Bronx to her education at Princeton and Yale Law School, as well as her legal and judicial career, which led to her appointment as the first Hispanic and third woman to sit on the Supreme Court. Justice Sotomayor spoke at the Wortham Center in Houston. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310616-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310616-1 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the nomination process for Supreme Court justices from Earl Warren through William Rehnquist. Panelists shared their personal experiences with the selection, qualifications and confirmation processes of potential justices. They also talked about the importance of preparing nominees for critical Senate Judiciary hearings. The Richard Nixon Foundation and National Archives co-hosted this event. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309424-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309424-1 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT In his 30 years representing Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate, Arlen Specter participated in the confirmation hearings of 14 U.S. Supreme Court nominees. Soon after leaving the Senate in 2011, Specter sat down for a series of extended oral history interviews with the Pennsylvania Cable Network. In this excerpt, he recounts his experience as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee as it considered the nominations of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306994-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306994-4 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT James Simon recounts the confrontations between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and United States Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes. The author reports that Roosevelt's New Deal proposals were consistently challenged by the chief justice as unconstitutional. Following President Roosevelt's reelection in 1936, he introduced legislation to restructure the Supreme Court, effectively packing the court with pro-New Deal justices. Chief Justice Hughes rebuked Roosevelt's plan and the proposed legislation was defeated in Congress. James Simon responded to questions from members of the audience at Pickwick Book Shop in Nyack, New York. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304756-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304756-1 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about lessons learned from Professor Anita Hill's 1991 congressional hearing that future Supreme Court Justice Clarence had sexually harassed her with his use of language while she worked for him. This program was part of a conference on the 20th anniversary of Professor Hill's testimony. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302079-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302079-5 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Anita Hill gave the keynote address at a conference on the 20th anniversary of her testimony to a congressional committee. She alleged that future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her with his use of language while she worked for him. This program was part of a conference on the 20th anniversary of Professor Hill's testimony. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302079-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302079-4 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the impact of Anita Hill's testimony at a 1991 Senate confirmation hearing that future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her with his use of language while she worked for him. This program was part of a conference on the 20th anniversary of Professor Hill's testimony. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302079-101 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302079-101 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Following opening remarks, panelists talked about what happened in the 1991 Senate confirmation hearing in which Professor Anita Hill testified that future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her with his use of language while she worked for him. This program was part of a conference on the 20th anniversary of Professor Hill's testimony. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302079-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302079-1 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Justice Kagan spoke about life as a Supreme Court justice, cameras in the court room, and interpreting the law. She was interviewed by Elliot Gerson, former law clerk to former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart. She also took questions from audience members. When asked, she declined to say if she will recuse herself if the 2010 health care law comes before the court. At the time of the program, Justice Kagan had recused herself from about 30 cases because she was previously the U.S. solicitor general. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300861-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300861-1 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ralph Reed talked about his book [The Confirmation] (Fidelis, 2010), a novelization about a contentious battle to confirm a nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. He was interviewed at the Conservative Political Action Conference held February 10-12, 2011, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298012-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298012-7 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Justice Elena Kagan was at the U.S. Supreme Court for a formal investiture as a Supreme Court justice. After the investiture she and Chief Justice John Roberts walked down the Supreme Court steps for a press photo opportunity. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295777-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295777-1 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama spoke at a reception for Elena Kagan, who was confirmed to the Supreme Court the previous day. In his remarks, in reference to the Court for the first time having three women serving at once, he said, "I am proud that the Supreme Court will be a little more inclusive, a little more representative and more reflective of us as a people than ever before." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294948-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294948-3 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Prior to a vote on the confirmation of Elana Kagan as a Supreme Court justice, senators spoke for and against the nominee. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294920-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294920-4 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Obama spoke about Solicitor General Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court. By a vote of 63-37 the Senate approved her as the 112th Justice of the Supreme Court. He spoke at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294922-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294922-5 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on Senate confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294920-101 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294920-101 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Susan Collins spoke in favor of Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294899-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294899-4 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senate Republicans spoke against Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294899-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294899-3 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Arlen Specter spoke in favor of Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294899-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294899-2 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senators McCain and Sessions spoke about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's military recruitment policy at Harvard University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294899-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294899-6 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Al Franken spoke in support of Solicitor General Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-7 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-101 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-101 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Kyl spoke in opposition to Solicitor General Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-5 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Cardin spoke in support of Solicitor General Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-4 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions spoke about his opposition to the confirmation of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-3 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy spoke in favor of Elena's confirmation to the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-2 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294881-1 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Bunning announced that he would not support Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294666-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294666-3 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Committee members spoke about the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court and their opposition or support for her confirmation. Following their statements committee members voted 13 to 6 to recommend confirmation by the Senate. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham was the only minority member to vote in favor of confirmation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294632-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294632-1 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Seth Stern spoke by phone about upcoming the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294573-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294573-1 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Durbin spoke in the Senate about a delay in a Judiciary Committee vote on the confirmation of Elena Kagan as Supreme Court justice. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294460-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294460-5 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on pending legislation and the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Republican members requested that the nomination be held over for one week. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294493-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294493-1 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Judiciary Committee held its fourth day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. Witnesses called by both the majority and minority members testified about their impressions of Solicitor General Kagan, her record, and their views of her qualifications for a place on the Supreme Court. Witnesses addressed a number of issues including civil rights, gun control, abortion, campaign finance, military recruiting, and Solicitor General Kagan's temperament. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294266-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294266-2 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the third day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Solicitor General Elena Kagan. Topics included the question "Should Elena Kagan be confirmed?" http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-110 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-110 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senators spoke to reporters following the third day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Elena Kagan. Joined in progress. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-108 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-108 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the third day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Solicitor General Elena Kagan. Topics included the question "Should Elena Kagan be confirmed?" http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-109 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-109 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Judiciary Committee held its third day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. In the second round of questioning, senators were allotted 20 minutes each. Part 4 consisted of questions from Senators Whitehouse, Coburn, Klobuchar, and Franken. Question topics included judicial philosophy, the Commerce Clause, gun rights, Solicitor General Kagan's work in the Clinton administration, gender disparities, and antitrust law. In the third round of questions, Senators Sessions, Grassley, and Coburn focused on Judge Miguel Estrada (whose Court of Appeals nomination was filibustered in 2003 by Senate Democrats to prevent a final confirmation vote), military recruiting at Harvard Law, foreign law, same-sex marriage, original intent, and abortion law. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294265-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294265-5 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on Solicitor General Elena Kagan's comments on judicial philosophy during the third day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-107 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-107 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Judiciary Committee held its third day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. In the second round of questioning, senators were allotted 20 minutes each. Part 3 consisted of questions from Senators Kyl, Graham, Cardin, and Cornyn. Questions focused on [habeas corpus] for enemy combatants, the Commerce Clause, same-sex marriage, abortion law, constitutional interpretation, foreign law and judicial philosophy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294265-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294265-4 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-106 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-106 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senate Judiciary Chair Patrick Leahy spoke to reporters about the third day of the Supreme Court nomination hearing for Solicitor General Elena Kagan. In his remarks, he stated, "Solicitor General Kagan will be confirmed." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-105 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-105 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the third day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Solicitor General Elena Kagan. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-104 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-104 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Judiciary Committee held its third day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. Committee members began a second round of questioning with each member allotted 20 minutes to question the nominee. Part 2 consisted of questions from Senators Sessions, Hatch, Feinstein, Grassley, and Specter. Questions focused on the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the Commerce Clause, campaign finance, abortion law, property rights, gun control, and same-sex marriage. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294265-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294265-3 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on Solicitor General Kagan's responses to questions in the third day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on campaign finance and corporations. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-103 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-103 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Republican Senators Kyl, Cornyn, and Coburn spoke to reporters on the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Joined in progress. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-101 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-101 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on Solicitor General Kagan's responses to questions in the third day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on campaign finance and corporations. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-102 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294269-102 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Judiciary Committee held its third day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. Senators were allotted 30 minutes each in the second day of the first round of questioning. Part 1 contained questions by Senators Whitehouse, Klobuchar, Kaufman, and Franken. Senator Whitehouse addressed the role of the judge, judicial precedent, the ideologically-divided nature of the current Court, and findings of fact. Senator Klobuchar's questions covered judicial philosophy and the experiences Solicitor General Kagan would bring to the Court. Senator Kaufman asked about antitrust laws, results-oriented judging, punitive liabilities, and Justice Thurgood Marshall. Senator Franken focused on arbibration, and campaign finance and environmental law. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294265-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294265-2 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Andrew Cohen, participating by phone, reviewed the second day of the Elena Kagan Supreme Court confirmation hearings. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294316-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294316-3 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Judiciary Committee held its second day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. In the first round of questioning, senators were allotted 30 minutes each. Part 4 contained questions by Senators Cornyn and Durbin. Senator Cornyn focused on the Second Amendment, the role of the federal government, and Miguel Estrada (whose Court of Appeals nomination was filibustered in 2003 by Senate Democrats to prevent a final confirmation vote). Senator Durbin questioned her on mandatory sentences and disparities in crack and powder cocaine offender sentences. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294264-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294264-5 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's decision to ban military recruiters from Harvard University during her tenure as dean of the Law School because of the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294268-105 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294268-105 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Judiciary Committee held its second day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. In the first round of questioning, senators were allotted 30 minutes each. Part 3 contained questions by Senators Grassley, Specter, Graham, and Schumer. Senator Grassley asked Solicitor General Kagan about a speech she made while dean of Harvard University Law School in which she called Israeli Judge Aharon Barak a "judicial hero." He also questioned her about her judicial philosophy, gun control, and foreign law. Senator Specter questioned her on judicial philosophy and independence, cameras in the Supreme Court, and campaign finance in relation to [Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission]. Senator Graham focused on military commissions, Miranda rights, enemy combatants, and Judge Miguel Estrada (whose Court of Appeals nomination was filibustered in 2003 by Senate Democrats to prevent a final confirmation vote). Senator Schumer referenced her opening statement on "judicial modesty," as well as asking about judicial activism, her experience at Harvard Law School, and the [Citizens United] case. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294264-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294264-4 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT