Judicial Decision Making
A panel of U.S. judges gave candid insight into the judicial decision-making process among appellate courts.
November 12, 2011 : 1 hr. 3 min.

Constitutional Role of Judges
Justice Breyer and Justice Scalia testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the role of judges in the American republic and democratic systems within the US.
October 5, 2011 : 2 hr. 24 min.

Conversation with Associate Justice Elena Kagan
Justice Kagan spoke about life as a Supreme Court justice, cameras in the court room, and interpreting the law.
August 23, 2011 : 1 hr. 1 min.

Challenges to the 2010 Health Care Law
Neera Tanden talked about the recent legal challenges to the 2010 health care law, including the previous day's oral arguments in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
June 9, 2011 : 29 min. 11 sec.

Goodwin Liu Judicial Nomination
National Law Journal reporter David Ingram talked by phone about Berkeley Law School Associate Dean Goodwin Liu's nomination to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
May 18, 2011 : 4 min. 3 sec.

Johnson v. Poway Unified School District
A panel of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges heard oral arguments in Johnson v. Poway Unified School District, involving a teacher's free speech rights.
May 5, 2011 : 33 min. 6 sec.

Judge Vaughn Walker on Cameras in the Courtroom
Judge Vaughn Walker spoke about the history of cameras in the courtroom, focusing on precedents set by the Ninth Circuit, and reaction to several highly publicized trials.
March 22, 2011 : 42 min.

Ruling on Health Care
Ethan Rome reacted to a federal judge ruling in Virginia declaring the Obama administration's health care law unconstitutional.
December 14, 2010 : 43 min. 22 sec.

Impeachment of Judge G. Thomas Porteous
The Senate convened and considered the articles of impeachment against Judge G. Thomas Porteous of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
December 8, 2010 : 2 hr.

Perry v. Schwarzenegger Oral Arguments
The 9th Circuit heard an appeal of a ruling by U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who presided over a trial that found the ban on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional.
December 6, 2010 : 2 hr. 33 min.