This week the US Supreme Court is hearing three days of oral arguments surrounding challenges to the Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to as "ObamaCare"). Discussions have focused particularly on the Commerce Clause and the individual mandate.
In December the Justice and Society Program (JSP) served as a consultant to the Saudi Judicial Engagement Project, administered by the Institute of International Education and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. JSP lent its unique expertise to the initiative, which provided twenty high-ranking Saudi Arabian judicial representatives, including judges and Ministry of Justice officials, with exposure to legal experts, various types of courts, and several models of judicial procedure...
Featuring syndicated columnist Michael Gerson and Constitutional Lawyer and writer Asma Uddin, moderated by Justice and Society program director Meryl Chertoff.
During a program at the Aspen Institute's Ideas Festival, Justice Stephen Breyer and retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor both rejected the hoary notion that the "Supreme Court follows the election returns." In a panel discussion with Dean Larry Kramer of Stanford Law School, moderated by Jeff Rosen of the New Republic, the two former High Court colleagues—one appointed by a Republican and
Panel 1: Telling the Story of Religious Pluralism: The Media’s Role• Maria Ebrahimji, Director/Executive Editorial Producer, Network Booking, CNN• Zarqa Nawaz, Creator, The Little Mosque on the Prairie• Sally Quinn, Founder and Moderator, “On Faith,” The Washington Post• Paul Raushenbush, Religion Editor, Huffington Post
