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Profile of Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor
Today
This week America & the Courts takes a look at the life and career of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor through childhood friends, colleagues and former college classmates.
on C-SPAN at 7pm ET
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Supreme Court 2008-2009 Term
Elected Judges & Campaign Contributions Case
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FCC "Fleeting Expletives" Case
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Read Oral Argument Transcript
Tobacco Damages Case
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Drug Company Lawsuits
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Marketing of "Light" Cigarettes
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Navy Sonar Case
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Supreme Court 2007-2008 Term
DC Gun Law Case
Listen to the Oral Argument
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Guantanamo Bay Detainees Case
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Lethal Injection Case
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Supreme Court Justices: Profiles and Q&A Sessions
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Students & Leaders with Supreme Court Justices
Assoc. Justice Antonin Scalia (4/9/2008)
Assoc. Justice Stephen Breyer (5/26/2003)
Assoc. Justice Clarence Thomas (5/20/2003)
Assoc. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (5/1/2003)
Assoc. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1/30/2002)
Assoc. Justice Clarence Thomas (12/13/2000)
Assoc. Justice Anthony Kennedy (12/14/1999)
Assoc. Justices Sandra Day O'Connor & Stephen Breyer (12/10/1998)
Assoc. Justice Stephen Breyer (1/16/97)
Courts News
Judiciary Cmte. Questionnaire for Judge Sotomayor
Supreme Court throws out Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction Case
Iowa Supreme Court Rules Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional:
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President Obama Nominates First Federal Judge
Justice Ginsburg Statement on Post-Surgery Treatment
Supreme Court Dismisses Suspected Terrorist Detention Challenge
Justice Ginsburg released from Hospital
Justice Ginsburg Undergoes Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
President Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into Law:
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President Obama Statement on Roe v. Wade
Obama Taps Harvard Law School Dean as Solicitor General
2008 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary
C-SPAN Covers the Courts
Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit by Former Detainees
Supreme Court Won't Review Obama's Eligibility to Serve as President
Judge Orders 17 Detainees at Guantanamo Freed
Update:
Appeals court blocks release
Passengers Can Challenge No-Fly List:
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"Military Jury Convicts Bin Laden's Driver"
"Bush's Aides Can Be Subpoenaed"
California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban:
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Court Backs Bush on Military Detentions:
Listen to the Oral Argument
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9th Circuit Chief Judge Linked to Porn Webpage.
Gomez-Perez v. Potter:
Read Decision.
CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries:
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California is Second State to Allow Same-Sex Marriage:
Watch CA Supreme Court Oral Argument
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Mildred Loving, VA Wife Who Ended Interracial Marriage Ban, Dies:
Watch Interview with Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post Staff Writer
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Law.com: Supreme Court News
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Recent Programs
A&C: Profile of Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor
(July 4, 2009)
This week America & the Courts takes a look at the life and career of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor through childhood friends, colleagues and former college classmates. Among them is New York District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, who hired Judge Sotomayor as a prosecutor for the District Attorney's Office.
Washington, DC
on C-SPAN at 7pm ET
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts at Judicial Conference
(June 27, 2009)
Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Roberts is attending the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Judicial Conference. He holds a conversation with Judge Harvie Wilkinson at this event from White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The Fourth Circuit covers Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, North & South Carolina.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 3 min.
Chief Justice Roberts
Entire Fourth Circuit Conference
A&C: Commencement Addresses by Judicial Officials
(June 20, 2009)
This year Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy gave the commencement address at Stanford University, U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan spoke to graduating students at Harvard Law School, and Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School ceremony.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr.
From Saturday, June 20
A&C: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
(June 13, 2009)
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg looks back at the Supreme Court cases decided this term. Justice Ginsburg appeared at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference in Bolton Landing, New York. Following her remarks, Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals & DC's U.S. District Court Chief Judge Royce Lambert give addresses on the state of the Judiciary.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr.
From Saturday, June 13
Justice Ginsburg's Speech
A&C: Judge Sotomayor's Capitol Hill Visits with Senators
(June 6, 2009)
Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor spent most of this week on Capitol Hill visiting with U.S. Senators. We followed her as she visited with the Senate Leadership and Judiciary Committee members in preparation for the confirmation hearings.
Washington, DC
: 54 min.
From Saturday, June 6
More Info: C-SPAN's S.C. Webpage
A&C: Thomas Goldstein, SCOTUSblog Founder, on Judge Sonia Sotomayor
(May 26, 2009)
President Obama has nominated Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Thomas Goldstein, SCOTUSblog founder and head of Supreme Court Litigation at the Akin Gump Law Firm, discussed Judge Sotomayor's strengths and weaknesses on C-SPAN's "America and the Courts."
Washington, DC
: 10 min.
Discussion on Judge Sotomayor
A&C: Thomas Goldstein, SCOTUSblog founder, on Potential Supreme Court Nominees
(May 23, 2009)
Thomas Goldstein, SCOTUSblog founder and head of Supreme Court Litigation at the Akin Gump Law Firm, discusses potential Supreme Court nominees, their strengths and weaknesses and some of the characteristics President Obama is looking for in a nominee. Among the names discussed are: U.S. Solicitor Gen. Elena Kagan, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI) and Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
Washington, DC
: 58 min.
From Saturday, May 23
SCOTUS Blog
A&C: ABC News Jan Crawford Greenburg on the Supreme Court Vacancy
(May 16, 2009)
ABC News Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg & Former Bush Administration Special Assistant for Legal Affairs Jamie Brown talk about the process of filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court. They also go through a list of potential nominees to replace Justice Souter and describe the vetting & confirmation process.
Washington, DC
: 57 min.
From Saturday, May 16
A&C: Address by Supreme Court Justice David Souter
(May 9, 2009)
Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced last week that he plans to retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the term in June. Justice Souter took part in a panel discussion on how history explains why current judges see the facts of court cases differently from their predecessors. This event took place at George Washington University in Washington, DC on March 9th.
Washington, DC
: 50 min.
From Saturday, May 9
Justice Souter Letter to President Obama
Justices Statements on Retirement
A&C: Supreme Court Oral Argument in Voting Rights Provision
(May 2, 2009)
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder. The Court will decide if certain states and localities, mostly in the South, must continue to obtain Justice Department approval before changing voting districts, polling locations or other election procedures.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr.
Oral Argument
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