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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…

Panelists talked about a just-released National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers report outlining ways the judiciary obstructs fair evidence disclosure in criminal cases. “Fair disclo…

Sidney Powell talked about her book, Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice, in which she discusses prosecutorial misconduct and what can be done about it. During …

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco heard argument in Haskell v. Harris. The case focused on the constitutionality of California’s mandatory collection of DNA samples from in…

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco took up the issue of day laborers' First Amendment rights. A special Ninth Circuit 11-judge en banc panel reviewed a ruling that allows Re…

Participants spoke about press freedoms, the administration of justice, conduct of fair trials, and challenges posed to the process by the use of new media. They also responded to questions …

Legal experts spoke about political influences within and on courts. Among the topics they addressed were the influence of judicial elections, collegiality between judges of differing partie…

Justice Kennedy spoke at the annual Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Conference. Among the issues he addressed were the federal case load, the federal appeals process, and the qualifications o…

An 11-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument Tuesday on whether the state of Washington can ban felons and ex-felons from voting. This was the second time the …

U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan talked about what a solicitor general does, how she prepares to argue cases before the Supreme Court, and her thoughts on cameras in the Supreme Court. Chi…

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Veterans for Common Sense v. Shinseki. Veterans for Common Sense, and co-plaintiff Veterans United for Truth, asked the Court to ord…

Oral arguments were heard on Case #06-16727 Rahinah Ibrahim v. Department of Homeland Security, which concerns the constitutionality of the department’s No-Fly List. Present at the argument …

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…