Federal Courts Structure and Oversight
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts held an oversight hearing to examine the structure, size, and operations of federal appeals courts and their respective circuits. A topic …
1,161 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts held an oversight hearing to examine the structure, size, and operations of federal appeals courts and their respective circuits. A topic …
1,161 viewsNinth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain talked about the Constitution and the rule of law. He focused on the legacy of the Commentaries on the Constitution of the United St…
736 viewsProfessor Neuborne spoke about judicial interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, and specifically the Bill of Rights. He argued that the Bill of Rights could be read better as a structural w…
375 viewsThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals head oral arguments in the case of Nordyke v. King et al. in which gun show operators Russell and Sallie Nordyke appealed a ban of firearms from the Alamed…
1,003 viewsThe 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…
385 viewsOn C-SPAN’s “America and the Courts” Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit talks about his life and career.
857 viewsFirst Senators Grassley and Schumer testified. Then judges, attorneys and television executives testified about the use of cameras in the courtrooms of various federal courts. Among the topi…
428 viewsFormer White House Counsel Abner Mikva and Judge Shirley Abrahamson from the Wisconsin Supreme Court spoke about the status of the judiciary as an equal branch of the federal government thro…
104 viewsJudges testified about the possible split of the 9th judicial circuit into two parts. Among the topics they addressed were the case load in the circuit, the pace of appeals hearings and case…
445 viewsThe panelists debated the complexities of the proper relationship between government and religion. They talked about the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act and its constitu…
113 viewsMembers 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…
113 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 viewsWitnesses testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee about proposed legislation to reorganize the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. At issue were the size of the court in geographic are…
170 viewsThe Ninth Circuit Court heard a case on whether enforcement of Alaska housing laws prohibiting apartment owners from refusing to rent to unmarried couple infringes on Christian landlord’s ri…
340 viewsWitnesses testified in front of this Senate Judiciary Subcommittee about a potential division of jurisdiction of the ninth circuit of the U.S. court of appeals. The circuit covers most of th…
162 viewsOral 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.
823 viewsBates v Jones is a case that dealt with California state term limits, specifically California Proposition 140. A three-judge panel of this court overturned the law in August 1997 after heari…
237 viewsThe committee heard testimony on the role of the American Bar Association in the selection of federal judges from attorneys, legal scholars and ABA officials. The ABA rates and provides guid…
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