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Criminal defense attorney Alan Dershowitz debated Democratic consultant Robert Shrum on the politics of impeachment, the #MeToo movement and antisemitism. Former Ninth Circuit Court of Appea…

Mr. Kavanaugh testified at a hearing on his nomination as a judge on U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Among the issues he addressed were his qualifications and ser…

Judges, journalists, and law professors reviewed the 2016-17 Supreme Court term. Topics included key decisions from the recent year, the impact of President Trump’s appointment of Justice Ne…

Three judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals testified at a hearing on proposals to split the court, which is the largest of the 13 U.S. Courts of Appeals. The hearing began with …

Two Court of Appeals judges, one from the Ninth Circuit and one from the Fourth Circuit, debated the pros and cons of criminal justice issues such as mandatory minimums and over-criminalizat…

The panelists discussed “content convergence” regarding the First Amendment in the new world of entertainment and information. Topics included separating commercial speech from First Amendme…

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the case of Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District. The Seattle School Board adopted a plan to assign stud…

The Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Keshishian v. Gonzales. The case involved the denial of asylum to an Iranian chemical engineer who alleged she was threa…

The full panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Padilla v. Lever over allegations that Orange County, California, election officials violated the Voting Rights Ac…

Moderated by Mr. Dellinger, federal judges talked about morality and how it factors into interpreting the Constitution. Topics included whether judges should take into account what they see …

At the 13th Annual California Court Panel, Ninth Circuit Judges Alex Kozinski and Stephen Reinhardt discussed the topic, “Where Will Another Right Turn Take Us?” The panelists analyzed and …

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the case of Harper v. Poway Unified School District in Pasadena, California. The case involved a high school student suspended for w…

As part of a project sponsored by C-SPAN Television Networks and Time Warner Cable to encourage dialog between students and national figures, Judge Kozinski spoke to high school students abo…

As part of a 25-year retrospective of the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the speakers examined the Court’s legacy, the Justices and its historical impact. Judge Kozinski…

Members of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts heard testimony from witnesses on legislation to split up the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit was the largest o…

An 11-member panel heard arguments in the appeal of a ruling by a three-member panel of the court delaying the California gubernatorial recall election. Arguments focused on outdated voting …

Two U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges, Judge Kozinski and Judge Reinhardt, talked about their experiences on the court. The judges were appointed by presidents Reagan and Carter, re…

Judge Alex Kozinski talked to law students about the debate over anti-trust lawsuits, providing examples of how anti-trust legislation can do serious harm to business in its quest to prevent…

Oral arguments were heard in the case of Tolbert v. Gomez. The case concerned when and how race could be used to dismiss a potential juror in trial courts.

The Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress heard testimony from judges and legal scholars on the relationship between the federal court system and the legislative branch. The paneli…