JURIST - Monitor: April 2007

Monday, April 30, 2007

Scott v. Harris police chase video [US SC]
12:42 PM ET

High speed chase at the center of Scott v. Harris, where the US Supreme Court held that a police officer who bumped his police car into a fleeing suspect's car in order end a high speed chase acted "reasonably" under the Fourth Amendment, April 30, 2007 [marking the first time the Supreme Court has provided a link to recorded video in an opinion]. RealPlayer, 16 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Thursday, April 19, 2007

Leahy statement at Gonzales US Attorney firings hearing [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
10:01 PM ET

US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) comments at the testimony of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, April 19, 2007 [cautioning against turning the Department of Justice into a political arm of the White House]. RealPlayer, 10 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Federal judicial pay [US House Judiciary Comm.]
2:20 PM ET

Oversight Hearing on Federal Judicial Compensation, US House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, April 19, 2007. RealPlayer, 125 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Friday, April 13, 2007

Supreme Court campaign finance cases press briefing [ACS]
5:20 PM ET

Press briefing for FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life and McCain v. Wisconsin Right to Life, American Constitution Society, April 12, 2007 [discussing the consolidated US Supreme Court cases to be argued on April 25 that consider whether the "electioneering communications" restrictions imposed by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) impermissibly limit the free speech rights of nonprofit corporations]. RealPlayer, 1 hr 25 mins. Watch recorded video. Click here for additional information.

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Interrogating Terrorists: Probing the Limits [Duke Law School]
11:29 AM ET

Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward?, 2007 LENS Conference: Panel 4: Interrogating Terrorists: Probing the Limits, Duke Law School, April 13, 2007. RealPlayer, 107 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Detaining Terrorists: Habeas Corpus Concerns [Duke Law School]
11:25 AM ET

Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward?, 2007 LENS Conference Panel 5: Detaining Terrorists: Habeas Corpus Concerns, Duke Law School, April 13, 2007. RealPlayer, 107 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Military Commissions [Duke Law School]
11:23 AM ET

Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward?, 2007 LENS Conference Panel 6: Military Commissions, Duke Law School, April 13, 2007. RealPlayer, 90 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Thursday, April 12, 2007

Leahy statement on US Attorney firings emails [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
8:33 PM ET

US Senate Judiciary Committee authorization of subpoenas for US Attorneys' firings, US Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), April 12, 2007 [Leahy discusses "lost" emails requested by the Committee, which authorizes subpoenas for J. Scott Jennings, Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs; and William E. Moschella, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General]. RealPlayer, 12 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Domestic Spying [Duke Law School]
11:17 AM ET

Confronting Terrorism Here and Abroad: Which Way Forward?, 2007 LENS Conference Panel 3: Domestic Spying, Duke Law School, April 12, 2007. RealPlayer, 105 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

The Military Commissions Act [UT Austin]
10:21 PM ET

Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift, University of Texas Austin School of Law, April 10, 2007. Windows Media Player, 57 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Fighting terrorism with the Immigration and Nationality Act [Heritage Foundation]
8:34 PM ET

Thwarting Terrorists While Protecting Innocents: The Material Support and Related Provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Heritage Foundation, April 11, 2007. Windows Media Player, 57 mins. Watch recorded video.

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Rule of Law in International Society [UN University]
1:16 PM ET

Towards a Better World: Rule of Law in International Society, H.E. Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice, United Nations University, April 11, 2007. Windows Media Player, 124 minutes. Watch recorded video.

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Supreme Court mentally ill death penalty case press briefing [ACS]
11:43 AM ET

Press briefing for Panetti v. Quarterman, American Constitution Society, April 10, 2007 [discussing a US Supreme Court case to be argued on April 18 that considers whether the Eighth Amendment permits a mentally ill person to be executed]. RealPlayer, 1 hr 4 mins. Watch recorded video. Click here for additional information.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

The Military Commissions Act [U. Texas Law School]
9:46 PM ET

Symposium on the legal and political consequences on the Military Commissions Act, the Texas International Law Journal at the University of Texas School of Law and the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, April 10, 2007. Windows Media Player. Watch recorded video: Keynote address, 57 minutes; Panel 1: Military Commissions, 84 minutes; Panel 2: Interrogation, 86 minutes; Panel 3: Defining the Role of Courts, 91 minutes; Panel 4: Standards and Procedures for Classifying "Enemy Combatants", 91 minutes. Additional event details here.

Supreme Court employer discrimination case press briefing [ACS]
6:58 PM ET

Press briefing for BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles v. EEOC, American Constitution Society, April 5, 2007 [discussing a US Suprreme Court case to be argued on April 18 that considers the circumstances in which an employer may be held liable under federal anti-discrimination laws when a supervisor, who harbors racial or other discriminatory bias toward a subordinate, influences the decision to fire that employee, though the decision is made by a more senior supervisor who harbors no such bias himself]. RealPlayer, 1 hr 27 mins. Watch recorded video. Click here for additional information.

Friday, April 06, 2007

The Future of Affirmative Action in Higher Education [W&L Law]
2:37 PM ET

Lani Gunier, Gail Heriot, and Rachel Moran, Powell Symposium: The Future of Affirmative Action in Higher Education, Washington and Lee University School of Law, April 6, 2007. Windows Media Player, 88 minutes. Watch recorded video.

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Constitutionality of the Military Commissions Act [Federalist Society]
11:48 AM ET

Is the Military Commissions Act Constitutional?, Federalist Society, April 5, 2007. MP3, 70 minutes. Listen to recorded audio.

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Landmines treaty adherence [UN SG]
11:28 PM ET

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, UN, April 4, 2007 [urged all countries to sign and abide by international treaties banning landmines]. RealPlayer, 7 mins. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The Supreme Court, global warming and the Clean Air Act [GULC]
11:00 PM ET

Global Warming and the Clean Air Act in the Supreme Court: The Massachusetts v. EPA and Duke Energy Decisions, Georgetown University Law Center, April 3, 2007. Quick Time Player, 1 hr 3 mins. Access recorded video here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.