Accessibility A Key To Federal Courtrooms (2:55)
A renewed effort to make federal courtrooms accessible to all members of the public attracts people to a courtroom mock-up.

Fair and Impartial Judiciary Highlighted at Seminar (4:01)
Nationally recognized leaders in law, government, business, journalism, academia, and the nonprofit sector discuss the independence of the nation's courts. Details.

Compensation Woes Hamper Federal Judiciary (3:04)
Salary erosion threatens the recruiting and retaining of federal judges and Judiciary employees, a Judicial Conference representative has told Congress. News Release.

Chief Justice Praises Judicial Independence (4:01)
Chief Justice John Roberts warned of attacks against judicial independence, citing a threat to the rule of law. Details. Transcript.

Judge Wesley E. Brown On the Bench at Age 99 (4:59)
Not every federal judge receives birthday wishes from the President and the Chief Justice of the United States. But Judge Brown is, well, extraordinary. Details.

Mandatory Minimum Sentences Result in Injustices, Congress Told (3:30)
A federal judge, representing the judiciary's policy-making entity, tells Congress that minimum sentences made mandatory by federal law result in penalties that are inequitable and unduly harsh. News Release | Testimony

Immigration-Related Criminal Cases Flooding Southwest Border Courts (10:52)
Federal courts along the southwest border are in crisis mode, contending with criminal caseloads that have skyrocketed since the late 1990s. Details

Judiciary Seeks Funding To Maintain Course (:36)
The federal courts are asking Congress to provide a fiscal year 2007 appropriations sufficient to build on the gains achieved in FY 2006, or risk creating the funding problems of past years. Details

Courts Down But Not Out After Katrina (11:29)
There was plenty of coverage of Hurricane Katrina, but one story you didn't hear was how the federal courts along the Gulf Cost survived the storm and got back to business within days. Details

Judiciary Asks Congress To Use Care on Sentencing (1:08)
The Judiciary is telling Congress there is no need for immediate legislation because federal judges' practices in sending convicted criminals to prison remain much the same as they were before the Supreme Court invalidated mandatory sentencing guidelines. Details. Judge Cassell testimony (pdf).