House Hearing on Presidential Transitions
The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing on the Biden-Harris transition and what could be improved for future presidential transitions. The witness…
473 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing on the Biden-Harris transition and what could be improved for future presidential transitions. The witness…
473 viewsFormer White House officials and scholars talked about the presidential transition. Speakers included Joshua Bolten, former chief of staff to President George W. Bush; Lisa Brown, former age…
1,374 viewsPanelists talked about the White House transition and how a new administration picks cabinet secretaries and personnel to staff federal agencies. Participants included officials who have hel…
335 viewsA panel discussion was held on making chage in the current political environment. Topics included the Obama Administration’s policy on Guantanamo Bay, the role of Vice President, and the sig…
310 viewsA panel discussion was held on law and justice policies in the next Administration. Panel members focused on how an Obama or McCain Administration should differ from the Bush Administration…
822 viewsEric Holder contrasted the Bush administration’s legal policies to what he expects from a new presidential administration.
318 viewsThe panelists discussed the U.S. Supreme Court case, District of Columbia v. Heller, which concerns the constitutionality of the District of Columbia’s ban on the private possession of handg…
337 viewsA 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…
314 viewsFormer Vice President Al Gore spoke about domestic surveillance and other policies of the Bush administration, saying that the president had been “breaking the law repeatedly and insistently…
197 viewsProfessor Marshall moderated a panel, titled “The Alito Nomination: What the Senate Needs to Learn,” on the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Legal scholars spoke a…
114 viewsSenator Schumer spoke about the nomination of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court. He compared the confirmation process for Justice Ginsburg to those expected for Judge Roberts. Sen…
94 viewsFormer Senator Edwards delivered the keynote address, titled “Trials and Effects on Two Americas,” to the American Constitution Society national convention. Among the topics he addressed wer…
70 viewsSenator Schumer spoke about the choice of a Supreme Court nominee. On July 1, Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor had announced her plan to retire before the start of the nex…
95 viewsWalter Dellinger, Former Solicitor General in the Administration of President Bill Clinton, moderated a panel discussion about the future of the U.S. Supreme Court. The panelists discussed t…
86 viewsThe American Constitution Society’s Georgetown University chapter discussed the case, Tennessee v. Lane, which questions whether Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, passed by Co…
282 viewsFormer Vice President Gore talked about civil liberties and efforts to combat terrorism. In his remarks he criticized the Bush administration for exploiting the September 11, 2001 terrorist …
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