JURIST - Monitor: August 2005

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Hawaiian native sovereignty legislation [Heritage Foundation]
11:58 AM ET

Native Hawaiian Sovereignty Act: A Step Toward Secession?, Heritage Foundation, August 30, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr., 19 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Monday, August 15, 2005

Israel Gaza disengagement briefing [UN]
10:58 PM ET

Ambassador Dan Gillerman, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, briefs on Israel's disengagement from Gaza, August 15, 2005. RealPlayer 45 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005

Bolton on Iraq, Volcker report, UN reform [UN]
9:24 PM ET

US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton on Iraq, the Volcker report on the UN Oil-for-Food program, and UN reform, August 11, 2005. RealPlayer 7 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Independence of the Judiciary [ABA]
11:27 AM ET

Is the Independence of the Judiciary at Risk?, US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), former US Solicitor General Theodore Olson, Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree; American Bar Association 2005 Annual Meeting, August 9, 2005. RealPlayer, 65 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Sentencing after Booker and Blakely [ACS]
3:31 PM ET

Sentencing After Booker and Blakely: How Much Has Changed? Judges Michael McConnell, Joseph Bataillon, David Coar, Marsha Berzon, Nancy Gertner and David Hamilton discussing the practical impact of the Booker and Blakeley decisions on criminal sentencing at the 2005 American Constitution Society Convention, July 31, 2005. RealPlayer, 1 hr. 19 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Monday, August 08, 2005

Oil-for-Food report response [UN]
11:20 PM ET

Press briefing by Mark Malloch Brown, Chef de Cabinet, to respond to the Independent Inquiry Committee's interim report to the UN Secretary-General, August 8, 2005. RealPlayer, 50 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Thursday, August 04, 2005

Cox statement to staff [US SEC]
10:06 PM ET

Statement to SEC Staff by incoming SEC Chairman Christopher Cox, August 4, 2005. RealPlayer, 19 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

CAFTA trade pact signing [White House]
10:55 PM ET

Signing of the Central American Free Trade Agreemnt (CAFTA) into law, President George W. Bush, August 2, 2005. RealPlayer, 8 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.