The History of the D.C. Circuit Courts
1952
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During the Korean War, President Truman issued an Executive Order to take possession of a number of companies in order to stabilize the steel supply in furtherance of the war effort.
The Steel Seizure Cases, 1952
During the Korean War, President Truman issued an Executive Order to take possession of a number of companies in order to stabilize the steel supply in furtherance of the war effort.
1952
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The for first 20 years of the D.C. Circuit, judges held court in taverns, hotels, homes, and, when possible, in the Supreme Court chamber in the Capitol.
The Courthouses
The for first 20 years of the D.C. Circuit, judges held court in taverns, hotels, homes, and, when possible, in the Supreme Court chamber in the Capitol.
1952
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On June 2, 1952, the Supreme Court decided in Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579, that President Truman's seizure of most of the nation's steel mills to avert a nation-wide strike of steelworkers and keep the mills operating during the Korean War was an unauthorized, unconstitutional executive action that could not stand. The steel companies presented their claims initially to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which ruled against the Government on all points and issued a preliminary injunction.
The Steel Seizure Case in Historical Perspective
On June 2, 1952, the Supreme Court decided in Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579, that President Truman's seizure of most of the nation's steel mills to avert a nation-wide strike of steelworkers and keep the mills operating during the Korean War was an unauthorized, unconstitutional executive action that could not stand. The steel companies presented their claims initially to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which ruled against the Government on all points and issued a preliminary injunction.
1953
Reminiscences of an Old-Time Washington Lawyer
Courts and judges cannot be separated from the communities in which they are located and the lawyers who appear before them. In "Reminiscences of an Old-Time Washington Lawyer" published in this 1953 article in the Journal of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, lawyer Grant W. Wiprud recounts memories of a lawyer, who preferred to remain anonymous, had about the city and courts stretching back to the end of the Civil War.
1954
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Listen as James Forman of Yale Law School moderates a discussion on the significance of Bolling v. Sharpe and Brown v. Board of Education as well as key public education issues and challenges presented by the twin goals of achieving integration and improving education in public schools.
Sixty Years After Bolling v. Sharpe: Public Education and the D.C. Federal Courts
Listen as James Forman of Yale Law School moderates a discussion on the significance of Bolling v. Sharpe and Brown v. Board of Education as well as key public education issues and challenges presented by the twin goals of achieving integration and improving education in public schools.
1954
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Five African-American schoolchildren filed suit to challenge segregation as unlawful. The Supreme Court heard the case together with Brown v. Board of Education.
In School, 1954
Five African-American schoolchildren filed suit to challenge segregation as unlawful. The Supreme Court heard the case together with Brown v. Board of Education.
1955
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A ruling in the mid 1950's by a federal judge in the D.C. Circuit almost single-handedly started turning the judicial tide against the "red scare" generated by Senator Joseph McCarthy and others, according to a panel presented by the Historical Society of the D.C. Circuit in May 2011.
The D.C. Circuit in the McCarthy Era: United States v. Lattimore
A ruling in the mid 1950's by a federal judge in the D.C. Circuit almost single-handedly started turning the judicial tide against the "red scare" generated by Senator Joseph McCarthy and others, according to a panel presented by the Historical Society of the D.C. Circuit in May 2011.
1956
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Edgerton's Court in 1956.
The Edgerton Court 1956
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Edgerton's Court in 1956.
1957
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Find out about the 1957 trial of Jimmy Hoffa, Vice President of the Teamsters Union and a reputed mobster.
Jimmy Hoffa
Find out about the 1957 trial of Jimmy Hoffa, Vice President of the Teamsters Union and a reputed mobster.
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Following presentation of the tape of the argument he made in Mallory v. United States before the U.S. Supreme Court, District Judge William B. Bryant talked about his experiences in preparing for the argument and in its presentation.
Mallory v. United States
Following presentation of the tape of the argument he made in Mallory v. United States before the U.S. Supreme Court, District Judge William B. Bryant talked about his experiences in preparing for the argument and in its presentation.
1958
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The House Committee on Un-American Activities held hearings on communist activity in the United States, calling PulitzerPrize-winning playwright Arthur Miller to testify about his attendance at Communist party meetings.
Arthur Miller, 1958
The House Committee on Un-American Activities held hearings on communist activity in the United States, calling PulitzerPrize-winning playwright Arthur Miller to testify about his attendance at Communist party meetings.
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge F. Dickinson Letts' Courts from 1958 to 1959.
The Letts Courts 1958 – 1959
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge F. Dickinson Letts' Courts from 1958 to 1959.
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Prettyman's Court in 1958.
The Prettyman Court 1958
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Prettyman's Court in 1958.
1958
Bar Association Stance on House UnAmerican Activities
Communists were the enemy during the Cold War. On appeal from the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the Supreme Court ruled in 1958 that regulations denying passports to Communists were invalid.
1959
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge David Pine's Courts from 1959 to 1961.
The Pine Courts 1959 – 1961
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge David Pine's Courts from 1959 to 1961.
1960
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Miller's Courts from 1960 to 1962.
The Miller Courts 1960 -1962
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Miller's Courts from 1960 to 1962.
1961
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Matthew F. McGuire's Courts from 1961 to 1966.
The McGuire Courts 1961 – 1966
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Matthew F. McGuire's Courts from 1961 to 1966.
1962
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Bazelon's Courts from 1962 to 1977.
The Bazelon Courts 1962-1977
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Bazelon's Courts from 1962 to 1977.
1962
A Fortuitous Blackball
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy intended to elevate a federal judge in Louisiana, J. Skelly Wright, to the U.S Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. When Louisiana's U.S. Senators moved to block the nomination, the President named Wright to the D.C. Circuit instead.
1962
The Repossessed Stereo That Struck the Conscience of the Court
In a case from Washington, D.C., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit drew national attention 50 years ago for its strong voice for consumer protection. In 1962, when Ora Lee Williams, an uneducated mother of seven, defaulted on an installment contract for a stereo she had purchased for $515 (leaving $ 164 not yet paid) from the Walker-Thomas furniture store at 7th & M Streets, N.W., the company came to the Court of General Sessions to repossess not only the stereo but -- under a fine-print, lengthy contract -- all the items she had purchased from the store since 1957.
1966
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Richmond B. Keech's Court in1966.
The Keech Courts 1966
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Richmond B. Keech's Court in1966.
1966
Bail Reform
Articles by lawyers on matters that would later come before them as judges and justices can provide insight into their judicial rulings. In 1966, future judge Patricia M. Wald and co-author Daniel J. Freed wrote on the Bail Reform Act of 1966 in an article reprinted in the Journal of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
1966
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Edward M. Curran's Courts from 1966 to 1971.
The Curran Courts 1966 – 1971
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Edward M. Curran's Courts from 1966 to 1971.
1968
Judge Greene on Riots
Harold Greene, Chief Judge of the D.C. Court of General Sessions and later Federal District Court Judge, remarked on the 1968 riots in Washington D. C. to the Judicial Conference of Indiana in this reprint in the Journal of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
1969
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Over 240 students came to the Courthouse in December to watch the re-enactment of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case involving high school students' free speech rights.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District Video
Over 240 students came to the Courthouse in December to watch the re-enactment of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case involving high school students' free speech rights.
1969
Judge Curran on Crime
Judge Edward Curran, Chief Judge of the District Court, outlined his views on crime in the District of Columbia in this 1969 article reprinted in the Journal of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
1970
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In the 1970's influential judges on the D.C. Circuit engaged in a well-publicized debate about the appropriate scope of judicial review of federal agency rulemaking.
Review of Agency Rules in the D.C. Circuit: Back to the Future?
In the 1970's influential judges on the D.C. Circuit engaged in a well-publicized debate about the appropriate scope of judicial review of federal agency rulemaking.
1970
Charles Duncan on Translating Brown v. Board of Education into lasting Social Change
Most people know Brown v. Board of Education ended school segregation, but they may not realize it was really just the start of decades of litigation and legislation to secure civil rights in a wide spectrum of activities.
1970
Paul Warnke on the Ideological Divide of the Vietnam Era
Writer Genevieve Beske relies on the oral history of lawyer Paul Warnke, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary in the Defense Department during this period, and tells about his recounting of the bureaucratic casualties from "friendly-fire" in one of America's most controversial periods.
Warner Gardner and the Court-Packing Plan
Writer Genevieve Beske relies on the oral history of lawyer Warner Gardner to show what was happening behind the scenes in this clash with the courts including Roosevelt's so-called "court packing" proposal to name additional justices to the Supreme Court.
Strange Bedfellows: Judge Harold M. Stephens and the New Dealers in the Age of Administrative Law Reform
Although Judge Harold M. Stephens was appointed to the D. C. Circuit by President Franklin Roosevelt, parts of the New Deal bothered him. In particular, he worried that the new administrative agencies were being given judicial functions traditionally handled by the courts.
1971
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge John J. Sirica's Courts from 1971 to 1974.
The Sirica Courts 1971 – 1974
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge John J. Sirica's Courts from 1971 to 1974.
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The EPA is charged with enforcement of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and other federal environmental statutes. On reviewing final regulatory actions, the D.C. Circuit regularly grapples with complex statutory, scientific, and technical issues.
The Environment
The EPA is charged with enforcement of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and other federal environmental statutes. On reviewing final regulatory actions, the D.C. Circuit regularly grapples with complex statutory, scientific, and technical issues.
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Attorneys directly involved in the Pentagon Papers cases and law professors who have written about the cases talked with moderator Carl Stern about their experiences in a panel discussion sponsored by the Historical Society on November 30, 2006.
Panel Discussion on The Pentagon Papers: Did the Courts Get it Right?
Attorneys directly involved in the Pentagon Papers cases and law professors who have written about the cases talked with moderator Carl Stern about their experiences in a panel discussion sponsored by the Historical Society on November 30, 2006.
1971
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A class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of 1,200 arrested Vietnam protestors, alleging that officials violated their First Amendment rights.
The Mayday Protestors, 1971–1981
A class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of 1,200 arrested Vietnam protestors, alleging that officials violated their First Amendment rights.
1971
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Amidst the tumult of the Vietnam War, Department of Defense employee Daniel Ellsberg leaked a 7,000-page top-secret study of U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.
Pentagon Papers, 1971
Amidst the tumult of the Vietnam War, Department of Defense employee Daniel Ellsberg leaked a 7,000-page top-secret study of U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.
1972
Recollections of the First Watergate Judge
D.C. Superior Court Judge James A. Belson recalls the Watergate trials, including talks of escaping the courtroom. Historical Society member Carl Stern interviewed Judge Belson on August 11, 2021.
1972
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Five men were arrested while attempting to burglarize the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate complex. They were put on trial before Judge John Sirica.
The Watergate Burglary
Five men were arrested while attempting to burglarize the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate complex. They were put on trial before Judge John Sirica.
1972
Lawrence Walsh’s Report on the Judiciary
Noted lawyer Lawrence Walsh, when serving as Deputy Attorney General, delivered a talk to the National Conference on Judicial Selection and Court Administration that was carried in the Journal of the Bar Association of the District Columbia.
1973
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A shift in appointments was part of the fallout of President Nixon's refusal to turn his secret tapes over voluntarily. Read the original subpoena for these tapes.
The Nixon Tapes
A shift in appointments was part of the fallout of President Nixon's refusal to turn his secret tapes over voluntarily. Read the original subpoena for these tapes.
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Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Historical Society presented a program at the D.C. Circuit's Judicial Conference on June 9, 2010. Panelists, all active participants in the Watergate drama, probed the conflicts, tensions and personalities of the individuals who, and institutions that, played a role in the Watergate events.
Who Solved Watergate? A Panel Discussion
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Historical Society presented a program at the D.C. Circuit's Judicial Conference on June 9, 2010. Panelists, all active participants in the Watergate drama, probed the conflicts, tensions and personalities of the individuals who, and institutions that, played a role in the Watergate events.
1973
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Circuit Judges J. Skelly Wright and Roger Robb and District Court Judge George L. Hart, Jr., hearing argument on June 14, 1973, as depicted by artist Aggie Whelan.
Judges Wright, Robb and Hart Hear Arguments
Circuit Judges J. Skelly Wright and Roger Robb and District Court Judge George L. Hart, Jr., hearing argument on June 14, 1973, as depicted by artist Aggie Whelan.
1973
Judge Richey on Prison Reform
Federal District Court Judge Charles Richey addressed the need for prison reform in an article by the same name in a 1973 article for the Journal of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
Sherman L. Cohn on Court Reorganization
Professor Sherman Cohn commented on Congress' reorganization and reorder of the courts at a 1972 symposium organized by the Bar Association of DC. Congress has reorganized and reordered the courts in the District of Columbia on several occasions. The most recent of these was in 1970.
1973
Judge Holtzoff on Federal Rules
Judge Holtzoff was born in Riga, Russia in 1886 and served as federal district judge from 1945 until his death in 1969. During his prior career in the Justice Department, he helped write the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Report on Atomic Attack
Concerns with a nuclear attack were so pervasive during the Cold War that even the lawyers of the Bar Association of DC felt the need to take a position on the issue.
1974
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President Nixon resigned on Friday, August 8, 1974, and was later pardoned by his successor, President Gerald Ford.
The Resignation of a President
President Nixon resigned on Friday, August 8, 1974, and was later pardoned by his successor, President Gerald Ford.
1974
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge George L. Hart, Jr.'s Courts from 1974 to 1975.
The Hart Courts 1974 – 1975
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge George L. Hart, Jr.'s Courts from 1974 to 1975.
Judge Gerhard Gesell and Pearl Harbor’s Wake
Judge Gerhard Gesell was no stranger to the spotlight by the time he presided over the Watergate Seven trials in 1974. Decades earlier, as a young lawyer in Washington D.C., he participated in the controversial post-war congressional inquiry into who was at fault for allowing the sneak attack at Pearl Harbor.
1975
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge William B. Jones' Courts from 1975 to 1977.
The Jones Courts 1975 – 1977
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge William B. Jones' Courts from 1975 to 1977.
1976
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Female employees sued Northwest Airlines alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
In Flight, 1976
Female employees sued Northwest Airlines alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
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Nearly 30 years after the jury returned its verdict finding President Nixon's closest advisors guilty of obstruction of justice, the key participants in that historic trial came together for the first time since the trial to discuss its historic significance and the lessons learned.
The Watergate Cover-Up Trial – A Panel Discussion
Nearly 30 years after the jury returned its verdict finding President Nixon's closest advisors guilty of obstruction of justice, the key participants in that historic trial came together for the first time since the trial to discuss its historic significance and the lessons learned.
1977
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge William B. Bryant's Courts from 1977 to 1981.
The Bryant Courts 1977 – 1981
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge William B. Bryant's Courts from 1977 to 1981.
1978
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Female sailors challenged a federal statute that barred the Navy from assigning women to sea duty on its vessels.
On the High Seas, 1978
Female sailors challenged a federal statute that barred the Navy from assigning women to sea duty on its vessels.
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The FERC regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, electricity, and other forms of energy, with issues that range from complex ratemaking questions, to pipeline construction and placement, to market structure.
Energy
The FERC regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, electricity, and other forms of energy, with issues that range from complex ratemaking questions, to pipeline construction and placement, to market structure.
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For decades, AT&T owned the phone inside the home; wiring inside the home; and nationwide complex of wires, cables, and switches that made up the network. They were later charged with unlawfully monopolizing the manufacture of telephone equipment and the provision of long distance telephone service.
The Era of “Ma Bell”
For decades, AT&T owned the phone inside the home; wiring inside the home; and nationwide complex of wires, cables, and switches that made up the network. They were later charged with unlawfully monopolizing the manufacture of telephone equipment and the provision of long distance telephone service.
1979
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On May 4, 2006, the Historical Society put on another in its series of panel discussions on historic cases that were heard in the D.C. Circuit Courts: The Landmark AT&T Divestiture Case and its Economic and Regulatory Repercussions.
Panel Discussion on The Landmark AT&T Divestiture Case and its Economic and Regulatory Repercussions
On May 4, 2006, the Historical Society put on another in its series of panel discussions on historic cases that were heard in the D.C. Circuit Courts: The Landmark AT&T Divestiture Case and its Economic and Regulatory Repercussions.
1980
The Gentleman Lawyer: David Isbell
Anyone who worked with, or against, David Isbell would likely say the same thing: a fine lawyer and, above all else, a gentleman. Isbell was a long-time partner with the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington D.C.
1981
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge William B. Bryant's Courts from 1977 to 1981.
The Smith Courts 1981 – 1982
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge William B. Bryant's Courts from 1977 to 1981.
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John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, see what an expert witness presented at trial about his mental state.
The Attempted Assassination of President Reagan
John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, see what an expert witness presented at trial about his mental state.
1981
Jodie Bernstein: The Efficient Leader
Jodie Bernstein, chair of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians that recommended reparations to Japanese Americans interned during World War II, is perhaps one of the best examples of efficiency and assertiveness under pressure.
1982
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr.'s Courts from 1982 to 1992.
The Robinson Courts 1982 – 1992
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr.'s Courts from 1982 to 1992.
1984
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Learn about the 1978 FBI sting operation, Abscam, that caught six members of Congress accepting bribes.
Abscam, 1984–1986
Learn about the 1978 FBI sting operation, Abscam, that caught six members of Congress accepting bribes.
1984
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On June 13, the Society took a retrospective look at the Chevron Doctrine, 35 years old this year. The program, the first of the newly announced “Judge Patricia M. Wald Programs on Life and Law in the Courts of the D.C. Circuit,” featured a re-enactment of the arguments over EPA’s interpretation of an ambiguous provision of the Clean Air Act presented in NRDC v. Gorsuch, 685 F .2d 718 (1982).
The Historical Society Revisits The Chevron Doctrine
On June 13, the Society took a retrospective look at the Chevron Doctrine, 35 years old this year. The program, the first of the newly announced “Judge Patricia M. Wald Programs on Life and Law in the Courts of the D.C. Circuit,” featured a re-enactment of the arguments over EPA’s interpretation of an ambiguous provision of the Clean Air Act presented in NRDC v. Gorsuch, 685 F .2d 718 (1982).
1985
Selma and the Voting Rights Act in Oral History, The Civil Rights Division
You hear the name John Doar fleetingly in the recent film, Selma, which portrays the dramatic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to build support for passage of the Voting Rights Act. The story is told from the perspectives of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Lyndon Johnson.
Uniting the Two Courts
Until 1952 the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court operated under separate roofs in fact, many roofs. Previously, the Court of Appeals occupied a Greek Revival structure built in 1909 near the former City Hall at John Marshall Place and D Street, N.W.
1986
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In the fall of 1986, the Senate and House convened special committees to investigate covert sales of U.S. arms to Iran and the diversion of proceeds to fund rebel groups in Nicaragua.
Iran-Contra, 1986
In the fall of 1986, the Senate and House convened special committees to investigate covert sales of U.S. arms to Iran and the diversion of proceeds to fund rebel groups in Nicaragua.
1987
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Read about the contribution of the DC Circuit to Administrative Law, with keynote speaker Judge Patricia Wald and contributors Professor Jeremy Rabkin, Lloyd Cutler and Paul Verkuil.
The Contribution of the D.C. Circuit to Administrative Law
Read about the contribution of the DC Circuit to Administrative Law, with keynote speaker Judge Patricia Wald and contributors Professor Jeremy Rabkin, Lloyd Cutler and Paul Verkuil.
1988
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A reenactment of the D.C. Circuit argument in Morrison v. Olson on October 28, 2015. Senior Judge Laurence Silberman presided over the argument, with Theodore B. Olson (representing himself) and Catherine E. Stetson (representing the Independent Counsel).
Separation of Powers and the Independent Counsel: Morrison v. Olson Revisited
A reenactment of the D.C. Circuit argument in Morrison v. Olson on October 28, 2015. Senior Judge Laurence Silberman presided over the argument, with Theodore B. Olson (representing himself) and Catherine E. Stetson (representing the Independent Counsel).
1988
Life in the Trenches
Think a trial judge's job is mainly to ride herd on what happens in the courtroom? Think again. In the Iran-Contra case, lawyers for Oliver North filed over 100 motions before the trial even began, and the judge, U.S. District Judge Gerhard Gesell, was obliged to issue 193 separate written opinions before a verdict was reached.
1989
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Attorneys and journalists who were there, playing lead roles in Iran-Contra, were the featured panelists in the first of the Society's "Historic Cases" panels on December 3, 2003. Discussing the roles, activities, and perspectives that the three branches of government and the press played during Iran-Contra, panelists revealed what went on in front of, and behind, the cameras, shedding new light on a complex matter that captured the attention of prosecutors, courts and the public in the late 1980's.
Iran-Contra
Attorneys and journalists who were there, playing lead roles in Iran-Contra, were the featured panelists in the first of the Society's "Historic Cases" panels on December 3, 2003. Discussing the roles, activities, and perspectives that the three branches of government and the press played during Iran-Contra, panelists revealed what went on in front of, and behind, the cameras, shedding new light on a complex matter that captured the attention of prosecutors, courts and the public in the late 1980's.
1992
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge John Garrett Penn's Courts from 1993 to 1997.
The Penn Courts 1992 – 1997
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge John Garrett Penn's Courts from 1993 to 1997.
1995
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During this April 2012 program, University of Pennsylvania professor Stephen J. Morse described the insanity defense as giving legal life to the moral values of fairness and responsibility that the Supreme Court should uphold as a constitutional right.
Madness or Badness: Duran and the Evolution of the Insanity Defense in the D.C. Circuit
During this April 2012 program, University of Pennsylvania professor Stephen J. Morse described the insanity defense as giving legal life to the moral values of fairness and responsibility that the Supreme Court should uphold as a constitutional right.
1997
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Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Norma Holloway Johnson's Courts from 1997 to 2001.
The Johnson Courts 1997 – 2001
Read about the judges and history of Chief Judge Norma Holloway Johnson's Courts from 1997 to 2001.
1998
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The Library of Congress, which celebrates the 222nd anniversary of its founding on April 24th, 2022, is one of the world’s greatest cultural institutions. The bulk of the collections consists of chambers papers, which are considered to be the personal property of the individual judges who generated them.
The Library of Congress and the D.C. Circuit
The Library of Congress, which celebrates the 222nd anniversary of its founding on April 24th, 2022, is one of the world’s greatest cultural institutions. The bulk of the collections consists of chambers papers, which are considered to be the personal property of the individual judges who generated them.
1998
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The Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit against software giant Microsoft in the District Court for the District of Columbia alleging Microsoft’s “Windows” program dominated the market for “Operating Systems,” and used its dominance in that market to destroy competition in markets for other software.
Technology
The Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit against software giant Microsoft in the District Court for the District of Columbia alleging Microsoft’s “Windows” program dominated the market for “Operating Systems,” and used its dominance in that market to destroy competition in markets for other software.
1998
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On July 26, 2006, the Historical Society staged a reenactment of the cross examination of a government witness from the Independent Counsel prosecution of former Secretary of Agriculture, Michael Espy. The Honorable James Robertson presided over this unique program and moderated a discussion among the participants afterward on the art of cross examination and the unusual challenges presented by the Espy trial.
The Art of Cross-Examination: Historical and Current Perspectives
On July 26, 2006, the Historical Society staged a reenactment of the cross examination of a government witness from the Independent Counsel prosecution of former Secretary of Agriculture, Michael Espy. The Honorable James Robertson presided over this unique program and moderated a discussion among the participants afterward on the art of cross examination and the unusual challenges presented by the Espy trial.
2000
John D. Aldock, a Master of Reinvention
2000
From Tyler TX to the White House: Harry C. McPherson
Now On Exhibit:
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