The Role and Responsibility of the Court

In the final panel of the conference, three judges and two media relations officials discuss the role of the court in protecting the judicial process. The three judges presided over a plethora of high-profile cases including that of the D.C. sniper, John Wayne Bobbitt, Kobe Bryant, and Lewis Scooter Libby and they share their experiences with those cases and the methods they used to ensure fair trials. The media relations officials analyzed the changes in the media landscape and what appear to be some effective solutions for providing the media with information, but at the same time protecting the trial procedure. Questions/themes/discussion topics Tools judges may use to protect the trial process from corruption--change of venue, gag orders, anonymous juries, sequestering juries, etc Are these traditional tools appropriate when the media is no longer traditional

Federal Courts and National Security: A View From the Judiciary

The federal judiciary plays an important role in shaping and answering emerging questions about national security law. This panel, moderated by LENS Director Emeritus Scott Silliman, a deputy chief judge in the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review, features three federal judges discussing the difficult national security issues heard in courts like theirs.Moderator: Hon. Scott L. Silliman, Deputy Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Military Commission Review, and Professor of the Practice of Law, Duke Law SchoolHon. Andre M. Davis, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitHon. David B. Sentelle, Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitHon. Reggie B. Walton, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; and Presiding Judge of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance CourtPanel title: Federal Courts and National Security: A View from the Judiciar

Federal Courts and National Security: A View From the Judiciary

The federal judiciary plays an important role in shaping and answering emerging questions about national security law. This panel, moderated by LENS Director Emeritus Scott Silliman, a deputy chief judge in the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review, features three federal judges discussing the difficult national security issues heard in courts like theirs.Moderator: Hon. Scott L. Silliman, Deputy Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Military Commission Review, and Professor of the Practice of Law, Duke Law SchoolHon. Andre M. Davis, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitHon. David B. Sentelle, Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitHon. Reggie B. Walton, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; and Presiding Judge of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance CourtPanel title: Federal Courts and National Security: A View from the Judiciar

National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC) Report

Commissioner Brenda V. Smith Commissioner Brenda V. Smith is a Professor at American University’s Washington College of Law, where she teaches community and economic development law, legal ethics and women, and crime and law. Her research interests center on women in conflict with the law and on sexual abuse of individuals in custody. Professor Smith is also Project Director and Principal Investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Corrections Cooperative Agreement on Addressing Staff Sexual Misconduct with Offenders. She is an expert on issues affecting women in prison, a topic about which she has widely published and spoken. Before her appointment to the faculty of the Washington College of Law, Professor Smith was Senior Counsel for Economic Security at the National Women’s Law Center. She has also served as the Director of the Center’s Women in Prison Project and its Child and Family Support Project. Professor Smith earned her Bachelor of Arts from Spelman College and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center

National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC) Report

Commissioner Brenda V. Smith Commissioner Brenda V. Smith is a Professor at American University’s Washington College of Law, where she teaches community and economic development law, legal ethics and women, and crime and law. Her research interests center on women in conflict with the law and on sexual abuse of individuals in custody. Professor Smith is also Project Director and Principal Investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Corrections Cooperative Agreement on Addressing Staff Sexual Misconduct with Offenders. She is an expert on issues affecting women in prison, a topic about which she has widely published and spoken. Before her appointment to the faculty of the Washington College of Law, Professor Smith was Senior Counsel for Economic Security at the National Women’s Law Center. She has also served as the Director of the Center’s Women in Prison Project and its Child and Family Support Project. Professor Smith earned her Bachelor of Arts from Spelman College and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center