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    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 …

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    Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain on Judicial Restraint

    Ninth 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…

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    Constitution and the Bill of Rights

    Professor 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…

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    Nordyke v. King Oral Argument

    The 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…

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    Keshishian v. Gonzales Oral Argument

    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…

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    Judge Diarmuid O`Scannlain Interview

    On 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.

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    Cameras in the Courts

    First 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…

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    Judiciary as an Equal Branch of Government

    Former 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…

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    Splitting the 9th Judicial Circuit

    Judges 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…

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    Federal Government and Religious Organizations

    The 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…

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    Ninth Circuit Court Reorganization

    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…

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    California Recall Election Oral Arguments

    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 …

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    Breakup of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court

    Witnesses 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…

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    Kevin Thomas v. Anchorage Equal Rights Commission

    The 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…

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    Ninth Circuit Reorganization Act

    Witnesses 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…

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    Tolbert v. Gomez

    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.

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    Bates v. Jones Oral Argument

    Bates 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…

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    The ABA and Federal Judge Selection

    The 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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