Mr. Harry Schneider and Mr. Joseph McMillan of Perkins Coie LLP share their experience litigating Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in the United States Supreme Court and subsequently defending the first enemy combatant prosecuted before a military tribunal at Guantanamo.
Category Archives: Historical Society
The Trial of Salim Hamdan (Part 1)
Mr. Harry Schneider and Mr. Joseph McMillan of Perkins Coie LLP share their experience litigating Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in the United States Supreme Court and subsequently defending the first enemy combatant prosecuted before a military tribunal at Guantanamo.
EXTRAS: The following audio clip from the oral argument in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld features an exchange between Solicitor General Paul Clement and Justice David Souter, and was one of the more electrifying moments during the 90 minute argument. Continue reading
The Japanese Internment Cases
Professor Lorraine Bannai, Director of the Fred Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at Seattle University School of Law, and Mr. Craig Kobayashi, Co-CEO of EVDense Corp., discuss the military orders that culminated in the removal of over 110,000 Japanese Americans from their homes, the United States Supreme Court cases that upheld their constitutionality, and the efforts to reopen those cases.
The Fort Lawton Court Martial
Mr. Jack Hamann, author of On American Soil, discusses the murder of an Italian soldier at Fort Lawton during World War II and the subsequent trial that played a role in the eventual decision to desegregate the U.S. Armed Services and revise the military’s Code of Justice.
Limits on Recovery For Injury
Mr. Mike Madden, Esq., discusses Sofie v. Fireboard Corp. Justice Robert Utter (retired), the author of the opinion, provides closing remarks.
Searching and Seizing in the Dorm
Mr. Ron Carpenter, Esq., Washington Supreme Court Clerk, discusses:
- State v. Chrisman, 94 Wn.2d 711 (1980)
- Washington v. Chrisman, 455 U.S. 1 (1982)
- State v. Chrisman, 100 Wn.2d 814 (1984)
When To Apply The State Constitution
Justice Charles Johnson discusses State v. Gunwall.
The School Funding Case
Judge Robert J. Doran (retired) discusses Seattle School District No. 1 v. State.
Girls of the Gridiron—Washington’s Equal Rights Amendment
Justice Debra Stephens discusses Darrin v. Gould.
Presentation by Mr. Egil Krogh
Mr. Egil Krogh, Senior Fellow on Leadership, Ethics, and Integrity, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress discusses lessons learned during his time in the Nixon administration.