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Former Solicitors General Drew Days, Paul Clement, and Justice Elena Kagan recounted the experiences and challenges of the position, which represents the United States government before the …

The Supreme Court: Home to America’s Highest Court takes an unprecedented look into the Supreme Court, its role, traditions and history of the Court featuring interviews with all the sitting…

A panel of former U.S. solicitors general discussed the role of the solicitor general, the duties associated with the job, and arguing before the Supreme Court. The moderator was former Depu…

A panel discussion was held on the U.S. Supreme Court term that ended that day. Experts from both a progressive and conservative perspective examined the Court’s most noteworthy 2006-2007 de…

Justice Ginsburg talked about the Rehnquist Court and her personal experiences with the Chief Justice. She introduced a panel of former solicitors general who talk about the Rehnquist Court …

Panelists and four Washington, DC students talk about how the U.S. Constitution has preserved freedoms, especially those listed in the first amendment. Hypothetical situations were created f…

Current and former Solicitors General spoke about the duties of solicitor general, the relationship between the solicitor general and the president, and their experiences in the position. Fo…

Legal experts talked about the past Supreme Court term and several cases that had been decided in the previous year, including cases on affirmative action and a Texas sodomy law. Following t…

Chief Justice Rehnquist presided over this mock trial of Thomas Jefferson, which explored alleged inconsistencies between his ideas and actions. The participants examined constitutional, pol…

Speakers honored retired Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, who died in March 1999. Blackmun was nominated to the Court by President Nixon in 1970 and served 24 years before retiring in 1…

Members of the Supreme Court Bar memorialized the late Chief Justice Warren Burger at a traditional memorial meeting. They voted to adopt a commemorative resolution honoring him, which they…

Solicitor General Days spoke about how his office protects individual rights and freedoms against government and other institutional encroachment. After his prepared remarks, he took questio…

Deputy Solicitor General of the U.S. Lawrence Wallace talked about his 28 years in the Justice Department arguing cases before the Supreme Court. He has argued 132 cases before the Court. In…

C-SPAN’s Washington Journal examined current news events and political issues through reviews newspapers, interviews, and viewer comments. U.S. The program’s first segment focused on the Sup…

The panelists examined the importance of maintaining and preserving affirmative action policy. Following prepared remarks, they took questions from the audience.

Solicitor General, Drew Days, gave the Commencement address to American University.

Solicitor General Drew Days delivered the keynote address at the 16th annual Ollie May Cooper Award ceremony of the Washington, D.C. Bar Association. He spoke about the legacy and traditions…

Mr. Days spoke on providing legal services to those unable to afford them. He said that being the “good guy” and profiting from the legal profession are not mutually exclusive. Before his ap…

The Supreme Court Bar convened to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Former colleagues and law clerks of Justice Marshall described his career and his contributions, thr…

Mr. Days described his duties as the new U.S. Solicitor General. Speaking to the Freedom Forum, he also talked about the nearly 3,000 cases and the First Amendment cases before the U.S. Supr…