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Save to My PortfolioU.S. Supreme Court: Landmark Decisions of the 2007-08 Term

Benjamin Wittes, Stuart Taylor, Jr., Miguel A. Estrada and Randolph D. Moss, June 27, 2008

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the District of Columbia’s 32-year-old ban on handguns; ruled that it is unconstitutional to execute someone who rapes a child; and backed Guantánamo detainees' habeas corpus rights. At a Judicial Issues Forum briefing on these rulings and other developments of the 2007-08 term, Benjamin Wittes and Stuart Taylor, Jr. were among the analysts who discussed the ramifications of these landmark decisions. Miguel Estrada of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; and Randolph Moss of WilmerHale also participated.

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Save to My PortfolioBriefing on U.S. Supreme Court Rulings

Friday, June 27, 2008
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Jonathan ErnstThis week, the Supreme Court struck down the District of Columbia’s 32-year-old ban on handguns and ruled that it is unconstitutional to execute someone who rapes a child. Earlier this month, the Court ruled in favor of Guantánamo detainees' habeas corpus rights. On June 27, Brookings Fellow Benjamin Wittes moderated a briefing on these rulings and other developments of the 2007-08 term. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioInternational Governance and American Law with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer

Strobe Talbott and Justice Stephen G. Breyer, June 24, 2008

International Governance and American Law with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen BreyerBrookings Senior Fellow William Galston has been named the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies. With the support of this Chair, Galston--its first holder--will tackle some of the hardest questions in the area of political and institutional reform. The Chair was announced at a Brookings event, with a keynote address on international governance and American law from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

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Save to My PortfolioInternational Governance and American Law

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Collapse of the Campaign Finance Regime?

Thomas E. Mann, April 2008, The Forum, Volume 6, Issue 1

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Save to My PortfolioProsecutorial Misconduct and Abuses

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
9:00 AM to 10:30:00 AM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWhy I'm Not Looking Forward to the New Supreme Court Term

Benjamin Wittes, October 01, 2007, The New Republic

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHow to Pay the Piper: It's Time to Call Different Tunes for Congressional and Judicial Salaries

Russell Wheeler and Michael S. Greve, April 2007, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDitch the Second Amendment

Benjamin Wittes, March 19, 2007, The New Republic

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Save to My PortfolioAre Judges Political?

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

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Save to My PortfolioScrutinizing Judge Alito: Does the Process Work?

Tuesday, January 17, 2006
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

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Save to My PortfolioCan an Independent Judiciary Be Accountable?

Friday, June 10, 2005
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioSenate Rules Changes: Filibustering of Judicial Nominees

E.J. Dionne, Jr., March 30, 2005, The Diane Rehm Show (WAMU)

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