Ears on Justice

Episode 14: Judicial Ethics

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:59:52 -0400

Earlier this year, the American Bar Association approved a new model code of judicial conduct. The model code provides suggestions to state judiciaries as they update ethics cannons for their judges. One of the thorniest issues the ABA had to confront was the issue of when a judge should disqualif

Episode 13: Lithwick on the Supreme Court

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:53:40 -0400

In this edition of Ears on Justice, we will be presenting you with more highlights from our Seventh Annual Justice at Stake Summer Workshop. We will hear from Slate Magazine’s Dahlia Lithwick. Lithwick gave an interesting discussion on the growing relationship between the Supreme Court and the medi

Episode 12: Mudslinging Judges

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:33:57 -0400

In this edition of Ears on Justice, we will be offering you some of the highlights from a May 23rd, 2007 conference presented by The Annenberg Political Fact Check. The conference called, “Mudslinging Judges,” included comments from a number of political consultants to judicial candidates. The panel

Episode 11: Ifill on Diversity

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:02:58 -0400

In this episode of Ears on Justice we will hear from Professor Sherrilyn Ifill of the University of Maryland Law School. Professor Ifill offered some interesting insights on the next steps towards achieving true diversity on America’s benches. These comments were taken from the Seventh Annual Justic

Episode 10: Habeas Corpus for Enemy Combatants

Fri, 1 Jun 2007 15:02:51 -0400

This edition of Ears on Justice features comments and remarks made by panelists at an May 17, 2007 program organized by Justice at Stake Campaign’s partner organizations, the Constitution Project and the Brennan Center for Justice. The panelists discussed Congress' current consideration whether to