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The Seventh Circuit Court reviewed a three-judge panel’s ruling that police can legally detain and search a person whose car is parked illegally. The dissenting judge in the 2-1 decision sai…
1,490 viewsThe Seventh Circuit Court reviewed a three-judge panel’s ruling that police can legally detain and search a person whose car is parked illegally. The dissenting judge in the 2-1 decision sai…
1,490 viewsThe Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Farmer-Paellmann v. Brown and Williamson, a case involving slavery reparations. The program began with a telephone interview from…
2,133 viewsThe panelists discussed the use of foreign and international law sources in domestic constitutional interpretation. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Columbia Law …
189 viewsAmerica and the Courts included: On Thursday, February 16, 2006 Justice Samuel Alito was at the U.S. Supreme Court for a formal investiture as a Supreme Court justice. After the investitu…
236 viewsInterview with 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Frank Easterbrook. He spoke about some of his past opinions, his personal life and professional life, among other topics.
1,167 viewsAttorneys and Legal scholars talked about the role lawyers play in American society and the role they should play in combating social justice. They also talked about the role of fashioning a…
230 viewsSeveral judges spoke in a forum during the 1993 national workshop for Judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals on the Constitutional separation of powers. The judges discussed the court’s role in…
194 viewsThe forum was called Presidential Lawmaking Powers: Vetoes, Line-Item Vetoes, Singing Statements, Executive Orders and Delegations of Rule Making Authority. The Federalist Society is chaire…
139 viewsJudge Easterbrook was interviewed about his career, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, what it is like to be a judge, and the recent discussion of judicial salaries.
1,246 viewsThis is a panel discussion of the Basic Plan of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. The plan, which was adopted by Congress in November 1987, establishes guidelines for all federal offenses. Hen…
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