Event:
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press will host a panel discussion with judges, legal experts and journalists on “Today’s Supreme Court: Tradition v. Technology and Transparency” on Oct. 25, 9:30-11:00 a.m., at the National Press Club.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will focus on the real and perceived transparency gaps at the Court and how technology could be utilized to offer more insight into the Court’s proceedings – especially given the Court’s increasing power amid the growing dysfunction in American politics.
Topics will include financial disclosures, codes of conduct, recusals and whether the Court should consider video or audio live-streaming oral arguments. Panelists also will be asked about the release of opinion announcements, whether justices’ papers should be public by law, health disclosures, out-of-town appearances and improvements to the Court’s online presence.
Panelists:
Judge Ken Starr, president of Baylor University and former U.S. solicitor general
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, Supreme Court of Ohio
Neal Katyal, Hogan Lovells partner and former acting U.S. solicitor general
Alan Morrison, George Washington Law associate dean
Moderator:
Tony Mauro, Supreme Court correspondent for the National Law Journal
Welcome:
Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Details:
“Today’s Supreme Court: Tradition vs. Technology and Transparency”: Friday, October 25, 2013, 9:30-11:00 a.m., National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.
RSVP:
The event is free, but space is limited. Please register by Oct. 17 at http://www.evite.com/l/Nt2drWxmV1. Refreshments will be served.
For more information:
Debra Gersh Hernandez, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, [email protected], 703-807-2104