Federal Laws and Local Control
Former Bush Administration Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo joined a panel of legal experts and law professors discussing when states can ignore or contradict federal laws involvin…
359 viewsFormer Bush Administration Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo joined a panel of legal experts and law professors discussing when states can ignore or contradict federal laws involvin…
359 viewsThe Federalist Society held their annual National Lawyers Convention in Washington, D.C. This portion of the event included a panel discussion with law professors and financial policy expert…
264 viewsThree judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals testified at a hearing on proposals to split the court, which is the largest of the 13 U.S. Courts of Appeals. The hearing began with …
2,806 viewsThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in U.S. v. Mohamed Mohamud, a case challenging the National Security Agency (NSA) warrantless surveillance program. Mohamed Mohamud is …
1,123 viewsA panel of conservative legal experts and U.S. Supreme Court observers discussed the nation’s highest court under Chief Justice John Roberts, the decisions it has made, and what aspects of h…
623 viewsAn en banc 11-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Edward Peruta v. County of San Diego. The case, consolidated with Adam Richards v. County of Yolo, conc…
1,635 viewsPanelists talked about Stanford University Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic and the types of cases the clinic would handle. Some of the issues they covered included the right to wear a …
271 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on immigration issues and various means to improve and streamline judicial review of immigration cases. Among the topics addressed were the role…
587 viewsLegal experts talked about the legality of the Bush and Obama administrations' efforts to curb the recent financial crisis, focusing on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the auto …
337 viewsPanelists talked about the constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations Reform Act. Topics included the non-delegation doctrine/separation of powers, the role of the Financial S…
299 viewsA panel of three judges at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of Arizona Senate Bill 1070. The bill requires state law enforcement officers to …
3,036 viewsThe U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco heard oral arguments in two cases on the use of God-related language. In the second case, the Court reviewed a district court’s ruling …
586 viewsThe U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco heard oral arguments in two cases on the use of God-related language. In Newdow v. U.S. Congress the plaintiff, Sacramento physicia…
952 viewsThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the case of Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District. The Seattle School Board adopted a plan to assign stud…
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