http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/39472 Walter Olson's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networks en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sat, 25 May 2013 07:02:20 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=39472&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/39472 136 728 Head shot of {$person->name} Legal scholars and same-sex marriage advocates talked about Supreme Court oral arguments in two same-sex marriage cases. [Hollingsworth v. Perry] concerned California's Proposition 8 law, which amended the state constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to get married. [United States v. Windsor] challenged the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311780-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311780-1 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:07:41 GMT Maya Rockeymoore and Walter Olson talked about the role of the federal government in setting nutrition guidelines for schools, and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included new White House dietary recommendations that replace the old food pyramid with a plate visual, obesity, and school meal requirements. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299876-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299876-4 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:34:45 GMT Walter Olson reports that many political leaders who influence what the author considers poor national policy are graduates of the nation's premiere law schools. Mr. Olson relays that lawyers hold approximately 60% of seats in the Senate and 40% in the House of Representatives and argues that poor policy ideas born in law schools have migrated to the status of national policy debates. Walter Olson discussed his book at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298735-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298735-1 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:01:30 GMT Mr. Olson and Mr. Bland debated proposals to change legislation governing class action lawsuits. Among the issues they addressed were consumer interests, lawyers fees in class action suits, and moving class actions suits to federal courts. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176964-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176964-1 Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:33:32 GMT Witnesses testified about gun liability legislation. The bill under consideration, H.R. 1036, the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act", was designed "to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others." Supporters of the legislation claimed it was necessary in order to protect companies from frivolous lawsuits designed to bankrupt the firearms industry. Opponents voiced concerns that the bill was unnecessary and could prevent legitimate claims against negligent gun makers and sellers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175911-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) House Committee http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175911-1 Thu, 03 Apr 2003 10:34:48 GMT Former Attorney General Thornburgh (1988-1991) introduced Mr. Olson. Mr. Olson discussed his book, [The Rule of Lawyers: How the New Litigation Elite Threatens America's Rule of Law], published by Truman Talley Books. Mr. Olson contended that the use of class action suits by private lawyers is out of control. He asserted that excessive settlements from lawsuits against the producers of tobacco, asbestos, automobiles and breast implants are inflicting damage on the nation's economy. He also said that lawyers receive large fees for themselves, relatively small awards for their clients, and drive entire segments of business into bankruptcy. A question and answer period followed Mr. Olson's remarks. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160219-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160219-1 Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:02:25 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/100302-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Television Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/100302-1 Fri, 13 Feb 1998 08:00:00 GMT Mr. Olson summarized the main arguments in his book, [The Excuse Factory]. He stressed that anti-discrimination laws protect many unsatisfactory employees at the expense of productivity and other employees. Ms. Silberman, who worked for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, then commented on the book. She highlighted her areas of agreement with Mr. Olson and areas which she thought he could have pursued more completely. They also took questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/84984-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/84984-1 Thu, 29 May 1997 06:09:00 GMT In a conference entitled, "Common Ground: Where Can Liberals and Conservatives Agree?" panelists spoke on current legal system problems,following which they took questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/64636-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/64636-1 Wed, 19 Apr 1995 18:17:00 GMT