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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…

In its second hearing chaired by Edward Madeira, Separation Powers & Judicial Independence Commission, the A.B.A. Commission on Judicial Independence and Separation of Powers heard testimony…

C-SPAN’s Washington Journal examined recent political events through reviews of newspapers, interviews, and viewer comments. In the first segment, The Hotline’s Robert Balkin talked about cu…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes,…

Robert Kastenmeier, chair of the National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal, discussed the commission’s recently released report on the judicial removal process. The report discu…

The Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress heard testimony from judges and legal scholars on the relationship between the federal court system and the legislative branch. The paneli…

The subcommittee heard testimony on a draft report from the National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal on the removal process for lifetime judicial appointments. Witnesses talked…

Legal scholars spoke in a forum on the impeachment and discipline process for federal judges, in which the regulations involving the removal of federal judges for misconduct in the operation…

The program analyzed the first year of a three-year “experiment” that allows television cameras to cover certain federal cases in six district courts and two appeals courts. The in-studio gu…

Former Representative Robert Kastenmeier, (D-Wisconsin), Timothy Dyk, an attorney, and James Eaglin, assistant director, Federal Judicial Center, discussed the historic process that resulted…

Representative Bob Kastenmeier (D-Wisconsin) discussed some of the changes in Washington politics and in his attitude towards his role as a congressman since his election in 1959. He discuss…

The House agreed to S. 3266, to reauthorize the Small Business Act of 1958. The House also agreed to H.Res. 538, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act, and H.Con.Res. 399, providing f…

The House passed H.R. 2065, to improve tropical forest management, by a voice vote. The House passed H.R. 5932, to improve educational equity and excellence, by a voice vote. The House agree…

The House agreed to H.Res. 527 to waive certain rules. The House agreed to the conference report on S. 605, enhancing consumer product safety. The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.…

The House agreed to the Murtha motion to close the conference committee meetings on H.R. 5803, Defense appropriations, to the public. The House agreed to the conference report on S. 2104, am…

The House continued consideration of H.R. 5269, to control crime, but came to no resolution.

The House passed H.R. 2039, the Job Training Partnership Act, to improve the delivery of services to hard-to-serve adults and youth. Representative Patsy Mink was also sworn in during the se…

The House agreed to H. Res. 443, the rule for H.R. 5355. The House passed H.R. 5355 to increase the statutory limit on the public debt. The House agreed to the Dorgan amendment to H.R. 5355 …

The House considered H.R. 3950, the “Food and Agricultural Resources Act of 1990” but came to no resolution. Five amendments were agreed to and two amendments were rejected. The Downey(D-NY)…