Legal Policy in the Obama Administration

Past Event

Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror

Monday, June 23, 2008
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

Obama's Guantánamo Blueprint and America's Enemies

Benjamin Wittes, The New York Times, May 21, 2009

Research and Commentary

Justice Souter and the Supreme Court’s Church-State Balance

Melissa Rogers, The Brookings Institution, May 19, 2009

Research and Commentary

Closing Guantanamo

Benjamin Wittes, CBS Evening News, November 14, 2008

Research and Commentary

American Interrogation Policy in the War Against Terrorism

Benjamin Wittes, House Committee on the Judiciary, July 17, 2008

Research and Commentary

The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror

Benjamin Wittes, Andrew McCarthy and Josh Patashnik , The New Republic, July 03, 2008

Research and Commentary

Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror

Benjamin Wittes, Penguin Press, June 23, 2008

Research and Commentary

State of Civil Unions: California Court Strikes Down Marriage Ban

Benjamin Wittes, The New Republic, May 20, 2008

Research and Commentary

Unusual Nonsense: Supreme Court's Decision about "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"

Benjamin Wittes, The New Republic, April 28, 2008

Research and Commentary

John Yoo Interrogation Memo

Benjamin Wittes, The New Republic, April 05, 2008

Research and Commentary

Judicial Nominations in the Bush and Obama Administrations’ First Nine Months

Russell Wheeler, The Brookings Institution, October 23, 2009

Research and Commentary

The Changing Face of the Federal Judiciary

Russell Wheeler, The Brookings Institution, August 17, 2009

Research and Commentary

Seeking Fair and Effective Administration of Immigration Laws

Russell Wheeler, The Brookings Institution, July 21, 2009

Video

Will Judge Sonia Sotomayor be Confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice?

Russell Wheeler, May 26, 2009

Past Event

Immigration and the Courts

Friday, February 20, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

Restore Civility to the Selection of Federal Judges

Russell Wheeler, The Miami Herald, September 09, 2008

Past Event

The Next Administration and the Future of the Judiciary

Thursday, September 04, 2008
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

What is the Role of Courts in Making Social Policy?

Stuart Taylor, Jr. and Russell Wheeler, NewTalk, July 08, 2008

Past Event

Are Judges Political?

Tuesday, June 20, 2006
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC

Expert

Robert M. Chesney