Two questions, one is my observation and he echoed it that this was a federal right in terms of the court split in ways that conservative justices were joining the liberal justices in the majority of the cases. You agree that this term was a quiet interlude for my comp . And then maybe talk about what might come. And please talk about your area of expertise to the gerrymandering case. And does it portend other future decisions that we should be aware of . Like everybody else i want to say it like nikki rooney, im happy to be in the show. [laughter] right that the term is characterized in part by the cases that court took and partly by the cases the court postponed or did not take. To hide too cases tdap the beginning of the term and one set of them were on the summer conference list for last year where the cases about the scope of title vii, whether covers discrimination based on Sexual Orientation or on gender identity. The court could have taken those cases last september and did not
Kind of a quiet interlude to what might come . And then maybe talk about very much your area of expertise, the gerrymandering case. And does it portend other future decisions that we should be aware of . So i can but else i just want to say like mickey rooney, im just happy to be in the show. I think kannon is right, that the term mischaracterized in part by the cases the court took them by the case the court postponed taking. To make very high cases that were key to pry the beginning of the term and i think one set of them were actually on the summer from last year were cases about the scope of title vii, whether it covers discrimination based on Sexual Orientation or an gender identity. The court could have taken those cases last september and it didnt. It held off on those until april. It once again dodged a question that it had up in front of it in Masterpiece Cakeshop by sending the flowers case back in light of Masterpiece Cake shop which i think it of interest because Masterpiec
Eastern on cspan and cspan. Org and if you are on the go, listen to our live coverage using the free cspan radio app. Attorneys and legal experts talk about the Supreme Courts recent term, preview upcoming cases and the impact the president had on the system. Due to a technical issue, we are joining the panel in progress. To questions. Observationhat my aat i think echoed it, was light term in terms of expectations and had the court split in ways that conservative justice were joining the liberal justices in cases. See you agree this was kind of a quiet for what might come. Case. Rrymandering future portend other decisions that we should be aware of . Like everybody else, i want to say like mickey rooney, im just happy to be in the show. I think canon is right. The term is characterized in part by the cases the court took in the cases they didnt take or postponed taking. Two very high ticket cases were teed up right at the beginning of the term and i think one set of them were actually
Would begin the first in a series of hearings on the state of the federal judiciary in the 21st century. In this hearing we will investigate ideas for promoting ethics, accountability, and transparency in the federal courts. We focus on these ideas in our first hearing on the judiciary because they flow from two foundational principles of due process. First that no one can be a judge in his own case. Second, to form a Supreme Court Justice Felix frankfurter , justice must satisfy the appearance of justice. Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice. Both rules embody the understanding that the constitutions implicit promise of equal justice under law depends on at least two things that our court must be fair, independent and impartial and that we must also believe that our courts are fair, independent, and impartial. Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice it might take a second but we intuitively understand that. It means that as the Supreme Court recently explained both th
Mornings hearing on the federal judiciary in the 21st century for promoting, accountable, ethics and trips. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Today we begin the first in a series of hearings on the state of the federal judiciary in the 21st century. In this hearing we will investigate ideas for promoting ethics, accountability an transparency in the federal courts. We focus on these ideas in our first hearing on the judiciary because they flow from two foundational principles of due process. First, that no one can be a judge in his own case. Second, to quart felix frankfurter, quote, justice must satisfy the appearance of justice, end quote. Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice. Both rules embody the understanding that the constitutions implicit promise of equal justice under law depends on at least two things that our court must be fair, independent and impartial, and that we must also believe that our courts are fair, independent and impartial. Justice must satis