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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan spoke with Margaret Marshall, retired chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, about the influence of former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the car…

An international panel discussed human rights law, how human rights are enforced in different countries, and how the rule of law itself becomes part of a culture over time. They also discuss…

Justice Stephen Breyer and former Massachusetts Supreme Court Chief Justice Margaret Marshall talked about individual constitutional rights with Elliot Gerson. They discussed Massachusetts a…

Justice Stephen Breyer and others read the letters between John Adams and his wife Abigail.

Four female chief justices of state supreme courts talked about their careers at the forefront of the wave of female law school graduates as the “concrete ceiling” changed into a “glass ceil…

As part of the annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law, chief justices talked about their experience in the law. This program is the second hour of a pa…

As part of the annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law, this program is the first hour of a panel discussion by women chief justices. Ms. Schafran moder…

Justice Marshall talked to graduates about facing the challenges of the future, social justice, and the rule of law.

Chief Justice Margaret Marshall of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court spoke to members of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Her subject was why an independent judiciary is good f…

Justices spoke to reporters about a report on state judicial selection. Among the topics they addressed were building diversity on the courts, the influence of political parties on the selec…

The panelists discussed judicial independence and how it is decreasing in the judicial process. They focused on the institutional hostility for independent judiciaries and if politics sway j…

The fourth day of Judge Stephen Breyer Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Committee members heard testimony from 21 witnesses for and against his confirmation. In this portion, the fourth …