Legal scholar Laurence Tribe and Michael Luttig, a retired U.S. Court of Appeals judge, discussed the impact of recent Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, student loans, election la…
854 viewsHarvard Law professor Laurence Tribe and lawyer Joshua Matz explored the history of impeachment and its potential role in the 21st century.
1,680 viewsProfessor Laurence Tribe talked about his new book, To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment, which examines the process and the history of impeachment.
1,952 viewsLaurence Tribe talked about his book, Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution, in which he argues that the Supreme Court under Justice John Roberts was quietly rewriting co…
694 viewsAttorneys and victims of gun violence testified on proposals to reduce gun violence, such as universal background checks on gun buyers, banning assault weapons and limiting high capacity mag…
11,065 viewsParticipants talked about self-represented (pro se) litigants and the challenges they present to the justice system. Among the topics they addressed were the number of pro se litigants engag…
1,114 viewsWitnesses testified about the impact of violent television programming on children, including issues raised by the recently released Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report, Violent T…
653 viewsProfessor Tribe spoke on the topic “Two Invisible Constitutions, One Vanishing Attorney General and the Future of the Republic” at the Harvard Law School Worldwide Alumni Congress. He talked…
135 viewsThe panelists discussed the recent controversy surrounding the Bush administration’s surveillance by the National Security Agency without warrants. Topics included the legality of the domest…
119 viewsA panel of legal scholars testified about the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. Among the topics they addressed were his qualifications and experience as both a gov…
747 viewsJustices heard oral arguments in the case of George W. Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, docket number 00-836, focusing on whether manual recounts of votes in the presidential elec…
531 viewsThe Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Tallahassee on whether independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader’s name would be included on the Florida presidential ballot this year.…
162 viewsSupreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer spoke to the annual meeting of the American Constitution Society about “Liberty and Equality in the 21st Century.” Among the topics he addressed were pe…
165 viewsAn 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 …
628 viewsAdvocates talked to reporters outside the Supreme Court following a decision on the Gardner and Lawrence v Texas case overturning a Texas sodomy law. The 6-3 decision also reversed a 1986 de…
672 viewsWitnesses testified about the Bush administration’s policy of trying accused foreign terrorists in military tribunals. Among the issues addressed were the implications for national security,…
3,126 viewsLeaders of the legal community addressed the kickoff event of the American Constitution Society (formerly the Madison Society), a new national organization working to transform the legal deb…
142 viewsGuests who had appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press spoke outside their Washington D.C. studio with reporters. Guests included the attorneys representing George W. Bush and Al Gore as well as Ho…
60 viewsMr. Tribe talked to reporters about his oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in George W. Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board.
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