Impeachment of Judge G. Thomas Porteous
The Senate convened and considered the articles of impeachment against Judge G. Thomas Porteous of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
December 8, 2010 : 2 hr.

Perry v. Schwarzenegger Oral Arguments
The 9th Circuit heard an appeal of a ruling by U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who presided over a trial that found the ban on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional.
December 6, 2010 : 2 hr. 33 min.

United States v. State of Arizona
A panel of three judges at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of Arizona Senate Bill 1070.
November 1, 2010 : 1 hr. 7 min.

Justice Sotomayor on Diversity and the Legal Profession
Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke with students about her life experiences, her education, and her role as a justice.
August 28, 2010 : 57 min. 30 sec.

Overturn of California's Proposition 8
Journalist Joe Garofoli, of the San Francisco Chronicle, spoke by phone about a federal court judge's ruling that overturned California's ban on gay marriage.
August 5, 2010 : 4 min. 32 sec.

Overturning the FCC's Indecency Policy
Carter Phillips and Patrick Trueman spoke separately about the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision vacating the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency policy.
July 17, 2010 : 35 min. 37 sec.

Confirming Federal Judicial Nominees
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) conducts a news conference to discuss the Senate's role during the 110th Congress in confirming U.S. federal court judicial nominees.
June 4, 2008 : 4 min.

Penalty Trial Verdict for Zacarais Moussaoui
Announcement that a jury ruled that the confessed al Qaeda operative Zacarias Moussaoui should not receive the death penalty for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
May 2, 2006 : 10 min.

Role of the Courts, II
Justices Breyer and O'Connor discuss the role of the courts, state v. federal law, role of the Constitution, Congress, appeals court, and the Supreme Court as final arbiter.
December 10, 1998 : 11 min.