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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Saturday
This week, an interview with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He talks about his upbringing and education, his family of 9 children and 28 grandchildren, and his new book, "Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges," which he wrote with Bryan Garner.
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On Thursday, June 26 the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to own a gun for self-defense. The Court's decision struck down the District of Columbia's 32-year old ban on handguns.
Washington, DC
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| From Saturday, June 28 |
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Associate Justice Stephen Breyer talked with Bill Press about good legal writing at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. This discussion is part of the Burton Awards ceremony. The Burton Award was established in 1999 to reward effective legal writing. The program honors partners in law firms and law school students who use plain, clear and concise language in briefs and other legal writing.
Washington, DC
: 58 min.
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| From Saturday, June21 |
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California Western Law School Professor Michal Belknap discussed the Supreme Court landmark case Dennis v. United States, which argued on the constitutionality of the 1940 Smith Act. In the case, Eugene Dennis, the general secretary of the Communist Party USA, was convicted for conspiring and organizing the overthrow and destruction of the United States government by force and violence. The Supreme Court in 1950 affirmed this conviction.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr.
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| From Saturday, June 14 |
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This week on America & the Courts, Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner speaks on immigration and the increasing number of immigration cases in the U.S. before the Chicago Bar Association. President Reagan nominated Richard Posner to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in 1981. Judge Posner also served as the Seventh Circuit's Chief Judge from 1993 to 2000.
Washington, DC
: 53 min.
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| From Saturday, June 7 |
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U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement spoke about the role of the General's Office at the Federal Circuit Judicial Conference. He's introduced by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Clement announced his resignation as solicitor general, he will step down on June 2. He was nominated by President Bush on March 14, 2005 and confirmed in June 2005. Clement has argued 49 cases before the Supreme Court.
Washington, DC
: 58 min.
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| From Saturday, May 24 |
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City heard oral argument in the U.S. Department of Defense v. the Associated Press, the issue facing the Court is if the Department of Defense must release the identities of hundreds of Guantanamo Bay detainees. Later, professor Thomas Goldstein gives a speech on building an appellate practice.
Washington, DC
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| from Saturday, May 17 |
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco heard oral arguments in Ibrahim v. Homeland Security. The Court must decide the constitutionality of the no-fly list. In 2005 Stanford University student Rahinah Ibrahim was handcuffed and detained at the San Francisco International Airport while trying to fly home to Malaysia. After arriving in Malaysia, the U.S. Embassy revoked her visa, and she has not been allowed in the United States since.
Washington, DC
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| From Saturday, May 10 |
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The United States Court of Military Commission Review hears the case of United States v. Omar Ahmed Khadr.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 35 min.
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The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco heard oral arguments in two cases on the government's warrantless wiretapping program. Hepting v. AT & T is a class action on behalf of a group of AT and T customers who allege that the company intercepted their phone calls and electronic mail, then disclosed the information to the NSA.
San Francisco, CA
: 1 hr. 34 min.
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About the Series
America and the Courts airs Saturdays on C-SPAN at 7pm (ET)
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