Videos

Former Chief Judge Richard Posner was shown appearing on the radio program “Extension 720 with Milt Rosenberg” to discuss his book Breaking the Deadlock: The 2000 Election, the Constitution,…

Judge Posner talked about the role of intelligence in counterterrorism, as well as possible changes to U.S. intelligence agencies and the foreign intelligence surveillance act (FISA). He res…

Judge Richard Posner spoke on the topic, “The Role of Intelligence in Counterterrorism.” In his remarks he talked about intelligence gathering and sharing methods, the role of the National …

Richard Posner and Geoffrey Stone discussed their books with David Hiller and responded to audience members' questions. Richard Posner is the author of Uncertain Shield: The U.S. Intellig…

A panel discussion was held on the future of the appellate courts. The panelists discussed the scope and work of appellate courts, the volume of cases sent to appeals courts, resources avail…

Heather Gerkin, Assistant Professor of Law, Harvard University, moderated a debate at American University Washington, DC between Udge and Author, Richard Posner, and Jamin (Jamie) Raskin, Pr…

Richard Posner and Geoffrey Stone discussed their books with David Hiller. They talked about how the nation responds to war, terrorism, and catastrophe. They discussed whether the nation has…

Judge Posner talked about his book Catastrophe: Risk and Response, published by Oxford University Press. He used cost-benefit analysis to explain why people focus on some potentially catast…

Judge Richard Posner talks about his book, "Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline", published by Harvard University Press. The book is a study of the modern American public intellectual, …

U.S. Supreme Court Justice, John Paul Stevens and Solicitor General, Seth Waxman, addressed members of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals at the annual judicial conference in Chicago. They…

Panel members discussed animal rights particularly concerning Professor Wise’s book Rattling the Cage: Towards Legal Rights for Animals, published by Perseus. The author argues that basic l…

Author/Judge Richard Posner talked about his book An Affair of State: The Investigation, Impeachment and Trial of President Clinton, published by Harvard University Press. He focused on the …

Justice Stevens reflected on his judicial career and on some memorable Supreme Court cases.

Panelists examined a variety of issues surrounding legal education, including the role of law professors in the judicial process, the future course of legal education and its role in shaping…

Marc Pachter of the Smithsonian Institution interviewed Chief Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th District about his life and legal career. Judge Posner commented o…