My name is robert barnes. I cover the Supreme Court for the washington post. Thanks for coming on this crisp, fall day to hear about the Supreme Court. Id like to thank the federalist society, particularly the Facility Division and practice groups for putting together what we think will be an interesting panel on what looks to be a very interesting term at the Supreme Court. After the trauma of last years confirmation hearings, theres been a thought from those who watched the court that it went out of its way not to look partisan last term, to look for ways to bust up the ideological divide on the court in some cases and to slow walk some controversies to keep them off that years docket. Its been welldocumented that each of the conservative justices at least once joined the four liberals to make up a majority in a case. And it went the other way, too. Each of the liberals at least once abandoned his or her usual voting partners and joined the conservatives in a case. Harmony could be h
[reporters shouting questions] we continued the conversation on impeachment in the whistleblower complaint against President Trump. The complaint against donald trump. Paul worsens wide paul the senior counsel during the whitewater investigation. Ou worked for ken starr do you see any legal similarities between that investigation and the investigation against President Trump . As it is being conducted by the Intelligence Committee . A differentnk it is kettle of fish that present its own level of issues. At the highest level, the legal question of what constitutes a high crime and misdemeanor and what are Congress Investigative authorities, that does not change. But there is a significant difference in the nature of two levels ats on least. The first is that the congress in the clinton investigation really did not conduct any independent investigation of its own. It relied almost exclusively on the input of the independent counsel, ken starr. That was not necessarily inappropriate. He
Authorities, that does not change. But there is a significant difference in the nature of two levels ats on least. The first is that the congress in the clinton investigation really did not conduct any independent investigation of its own. It relied almost exclusively on the input of the independent counsel, ken starr. That was not necessarily inappropriate. He had spent over a year investigating the lewin ski y matter. The lewinsk by contrast, there has not been a real outside investigation at least of the trumpukraine allegations, so that gives congress a real job to do in uncovering what they think might or might not turn out to be impeachable. Host let me ask about the whistleblower himself. A piece in the atlantic ran over the weekend the atlantic ran over the weekend. Small details that help to confirm his credibility. Explain that. Well, in evaluating a witness, you want to understand other or not what they are telling you it is true, whether or not they are biased, whether thei
High crime and misdemeanor and what are Congress Investigative authorities, that does not change. But there is a significant difference in the nature of two levels ats on least. The first is that the congress in the clinton investigation really did not conduct any independent investigation of its own. It relied almost exclusively on the input of the independent counsel, ken starr. That was not necessarily inappropriate. He had spent over a year investigating the lewin ski y matter. The lewinsk by contrast, there has not been a real outside investigation at least of the trumpukraine allegations, so that gives congress a real job to do in uncovering what they think might or might not turn out to be impeachable. Host let me ask about the whistleblower himself. A piece in the atlantic ran over the weekend the atlantic ran over the weekend. Small details that help to confirm his credibility. Explain that. Well, in evaluating a witness, you want to understand other or not what they are telli
Hello. My name is robert barnes. I cover the Supreme Court for the washington post. Thanks for coming on this crisp, fall day to hear about the Supreme Court. Id like to thank the federalist society, particularly the Facility Division and practice groups for putting together what we think will be an interesting panel on what looks to be a very interesting term at the Supreme Court. After the trauma of last years confirmation hearings, theres been a thought from those who watched the court that it went out of its way not to look partisan last term, to look for ways to bust up the ideological divide on the court in some cases and to slow walk some controversies to keep them off that years docket. Its been welldocumented that each of the conservative justices at least once joined the four liberals to make up a majority in a case. And it went the other way, too. Each of the liberals at least once abandoned his or her usual voting partners and joined the conservatives in a case. Harmony cou