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Fifteen judges of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in two lawsuits filed by the District of Columbia and Maryland that claim President Trump violated the Emoluments C…

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts spoke with Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III at the Federal Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Among the topics…

Federal Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, III, talked by video from Richmond, Virginia, about his book, All Falling Faiths: Reflections on the Promise and Failure of the 1960s, in which he argues t…

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, heard oral argument on police stop and frisk policies. A West Virginia police department received an anonymous tip that a black man…

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts addressed fellow judges and legal scholars at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference. He talked about how he and his colleagues find…

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…

Chief Justice John Roberts talked about his time on the Supreme Court. He talked about some of the lesser-known cases from the 2012-2013 term and how sequestration and budgetary concerns wou…

Chief Justice John Roberts spoke about the workings of the Supreme Court, his role as chief justice, federal court budgets, and cameras in the courtroom. He also responded to questions from …

Panelists talked about government and wealth redistribution. They responded to questions from audience members following their remarks. This program was part of the Federalist Society 2009 N…

The panel of sitting federal judges talked about the state of the federal judicial system. They focused on the challenges facing each federal circuit and solutions for overcoming them. The p…

Chief Justice John Roberts held a conversation on stage with Judge Harvie Wilkinson at the Fourth Circuit’s Judicial Conference at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Chi…

Panelists spoke about the concept of life tenure for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States instead of a fixed term of years or a mandatory retirement age. No other western democ…

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Al-Marri v. Wright. The Court will decide if an alleged Al Qaeda operative arrested in the United States and detained in military c…

Judge Harvie Wilkinson spoke about the legacy of Chief Justice John Marshall. He discussed the fourth U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice’s life, decisions, and impact on both the nation and th…

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Harvie Wilkinson gave the commencement address to the graduates of Duke University Law School. He talked about facing the challenges of the future and t…

On America and the Courts, Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist talked about some of the decisions made by the Supreme Court during the recently completed October 2001 term. He comm…

Lawyers, authors, and judges talked about the legal system from the local to the federal level, and attempted to answer the question, “Did the law cause Columbine?” They assessed the rule of…

Chief Justice Rehnquist spoke about the recently finished Supreme Court term, followed by a panel that discussed the significant cases decided by the Court this term.

Federal judges, former law clerks and friends of Justice Powell paid tribute to his achievements while on the Supreme Court and his relationships with members of his staff.

Chief Justice Rehnquist reviewed the major decisions of the 1997-98 U.S. Supreme Court term during his address to the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. He talked about the rationale behind…