julie: other top candidates include amy coney barrett, you just mentioned, raymond kethledge, also served as federal appeals court judges, also thomas hardiman sits on the philadelphia based 3rd circuit court of appeals. barrett is young, catholic, a conservative, especially when it comes to her stance on antiabortion. she is also a woman. she was a front-runner up until days ago, you know, the sentiment might be that she might be falling behind. how might she appeal to the president s base? well, there s no question that she would be a big win for social conservatives. they would love her. she would be a rallying cry, especially how she performed in hearings when she was confirmed. a judge just a year ago where she was kind of attacked for her catholic views, and she, you know, that made her a favorite among conservatives. they felt she was treated unfairly. so i think she would be a big you know, the base would love it. the problem is, i think she has a record as an academic that
julie: other top candidates include amy coney barrett, you just mentioned, raymond kethledge, also served as federal appeals court judges, also thomas hardiman sits on the philadelphia based 3rd circuit court of appeals. barrett is young, catholic, a conservative, especially when it comes to her stance on antiabortion. she is also a woman. she was a front-runner up until days ago, you know, the sentiment might be that she might be falling behind. how might she appeal to the president s base? well, there s no question that she would be a big win for social conservatives. they would love her. she would be a rallying cry, especially how she performed in hearings when she was confirmed. a judge just a year ago where she was kind of attacked for her catholic views, and she, you know, that made her a favorite among conservatives. they felt she was treated unfairly. so i think she would be a big you know, the base would love it. the problem is, i think she has a record as an academic that
and wear them defiantly. after years of litigation about free speech rights the 3rd circuit court of appeals ruled in favor of the kids. by making this a point of contention and saying you can t do it, they ll perpetuate it. and now it will be about who is staying in the locker room? who is standing in a slouched position? the only thing certain is that the nfl just extended the knee controversy. still to come it s commencement season. and speakers seem to be mostly going out of their way to send a message to graduates about the current administration without saying the president s name. is that the right way to go? listen to people you disagree with, without trying to censor them or shout over them and have the courage to say things that your own side doesn t want to hear.
finally tonight, the last thing before we go has to do with the importance of federal judges and a story in the news right now. short of sending troops into battle, it s been theorized that the most powerful thing a president can do is appoint members to the federal bench. federal judges serve for life, and therefore they can carry out the will and the ideology of a president for generations after that president is out of office. the president s own sister is in fact a federal judge, nominated to the 3rd circuit court of appeals by none other than bill clinton. the american bar association has always given a rating of judicial nominees. so it got our attention when they gave a trump nominee the rare rating of not qualified. the nominee in this case is brett talley. he is 36 years old. he s been practicing law for give or take three years. and importantly, he has never tried a case in court. he also did not initially disclose the fact that his wife is the chief of staff for white house
right now. short of sending troops into battle, it s been theorized that the most powerful thing a president can do is appoint members to the federal bench. federal judges serve for life, and therefore they can carry out the will and the ideology of a president for generations after that president is out of office. the president s own sister is in fact a federal judge, nominated to the 3rd circuit court of appeals by none other than bill clinton. the american bar association has always given a rating of judicial nominees. so it got our attention when they gave a trump nominee the rare rating of not qualified. the nominee in this case is brett talley. he is 36 years old. he s been practicing law for give or take three years. and importantly, he has never tried a case in court. he also did not initially disclose the fact that his wife is the chief of staff for white house counsel don mcgahn. so that would kind of keep it all in the family. as luck would have it, talley is nominated for a