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Judicial Nominations and Confirmations

February 27, 2003

A panel talks about the stark disagreements behind the Senate deadlock over federal judicial nominee Miguel Estrada, and the long-term consequences of political fighting over appointments to the federal bench.

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Judicial Nominations

January 14, 2003

A panel talks about the latest round in the judicial confirmation process in Congress and what's at stake for U.S. citizens and the law.

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Scott Turow: "Reversible Errors" (Farrar Strauss Giroux)

October 30, 2002

Lawyer and novelist Scott Turow talks about the fictional death-row case at the center of his new novel, and about his real-life role on a commission reviewing the use of the death penalty in the state of Illinois.

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Wendy Kaminer: "Free For All" (Beacon)

October 10, 2002

Lawyer and American Prospect columnist Wendy Kaminer talks about civil liberties post-9/11 and other issues covered in her new anthology.

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The Supreme Court

October 10, 2002

The Supreme Court began its new term this week. Several judicial watchers talk about current cases and some of the possible new rulings on immigration, criminal law and copyright issues.

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Albert DeMeo: "For The Sins of My Father"

September 3, 2002

From the Corleones to the Sopranos, fictional Mafia families have long been part of American entertainment. Albert DeMeo, son of a member of the notorious Gambino family, talks about what it was really like growing up in "the Mob."...

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Whistleblowers

July 16, 2002

A panel talks about the role of whistleblowers in government and the private sector, the ongoing campaign for more laws to protect them, and why it seems many whistleblowers in the media spotlight in the past few months have been women.

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International Criminal Court

July 8, 2002

A panel talks about the international criminal court: why the U.S. "unsigned" a treaty to establish the court, and a look at the repercussions for our foreign policy and for peacekeeping efforts around the world.

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Death Penalty Moratorium

May 13, 2002

Maryland is the second state to suspend the death penalty to allow for an examination of possible mistakes and racial bias in the system. A panel talks about this trend and what the data show so far about the reality of capital punishment...

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John Dean: "The Rehnquist Choice" (Free Press)

October 2, 2001

Former Nixon White House counsel John Dean tells the controversial story behind Justice William Rehnquist's appointment to the Supreme Court.

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