The Courts

Yale Law School
The Courts

This collection features Yale Law School professors and distinguished guests speaking on the topic of the Court system and justice.

Episodes

  1. 03/26/2012

    Climate Change in the Courts

    The following panel discussion on “Climate Change in the Courts” features Yale Law School Professor Douglas Kysar; Benjamin Ewing ’11; New York University School of Law Professor Richard Epstein; and Berkley Law Professor Daniel Farber, who debate the role of courts in responding to global warming.

    2 sec

  2. 02/17/2011

    Whatever Happened to Freedom of Association?

    Stanford law professor Michael W. McConnell, an expert on freedom of speech and religion, delivered the 2011 Ralph Gregory Elliot Lecture on February 7, 2011, at Yale Law School.

    3 sec

  3. 08/17/2010

    An Interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer

    On Feb 16 2010, the Hon Stephen G. Breyer, Assoc Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court sat down for a question and answer interview with Yale Law Professor Paul Gerwirtz. Justice Breyer was visiting Yale Law School to deliver a two-part lecture series titled " Making the Constitution Work: A Supreme Court Justice's View."

    1 sec

  4. 08/17/2010

    History: Challenges the Court Has Faced

    The Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, delivered the following lecture, entitled “History: Challenges the Court Has Faced” at Yale Law School on February 15, 2010. This lecture was the first in a two-part series titled “Making the Constitution Work: A Supreme Court Justice’s View.”

    3 sec

  5. 08/17/2010

    Future: Will the People Follow the Court?

    The Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, delivered the following lecture, entitled “Future: Will the People Follow the Court?” at Yale Law School on February 16, 2010. This lecture was the second in a two-part series titled “Making the Constitution Work: A Supreme Court Justice’s View.”

    5 sec

  6. 11/12/2008

    Connecticut Supreme Court at Yale Law School: Opening remarks by Hon Ellen Ash Peters

    Hon. Ellen Ash Peters gives a welcome speech before the day's sessions by the Ct. State Supreme Court's "On Circuit" visit to Yale Law School.

    1 sec

  7. 12/18/2007

    An Improbabale Career: Doing What You Think is Right

    Judge Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Court, Massachusetts, a 1971 graduate and visiting lecturer at Yale Law School discusses career choices she made on the path to becoming a federal judge.

    2 sec

  8. 08/06/2007

    Life as President of the International Court of Justice

    Rosalyn C. Higgins a 1962 J.S.D. graduate of Yale Law School and President of the International Court of Justice at The Hague, gives an informal talk on what life is like as the head of the Court.

    3 sec

  9. 08/06/2007

    Jury Trials in Complex Intellectual Property Cases: Do They Work?

    Attorney William F. Lee discusses issues surrounding the effectiveness of jury trials in complex intellectual property cases. Lee's extensive trial lawyer experience includes lead trial counsel roles in patent litigation surrounding a genetically engineered tomato product, and federal court cases involving laser optics, video conferencing, remote data storage, high-speed chromatography, and medical devices.

    3 sec

  10. 08/06/2007

    The Importance of the Rule of Law

    Judge Marshall discusses the importance of the rule of law recounting re-life examples from her days as an activist in South Africa to current day US law. She is currently the Chief Justice of the Massachusettes Supreme Court.

    15 min
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    This collection features Yale Law School professors and distinguished guests speaking on the topic of the Court system and justice.

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    • Creator
      Yale Law School
    • Years Active
      2010 - 2012
    • Episodes
      10
    • Show Website
      The Courts

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