The federal judiciary in the 21st century

Oct 11, 2022, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Hutchins Hall, Honigman Auditorium (Room 100)
A conversation between Jeffrey Minear, counselor to Chief Justice John Roberts, and the Hon. Jeffrey Sutton, chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, about the constitutional roles and responsibilities of the U.S. federal courts to American government and its democratic institutions. 
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