it is a prized position. i have a place for it on the wall, and today i will add it next to this award here. now that i have two earlier, dean gave me another signed copy of to kill a mockingbird. i have two kids, and i love to collect old books. and they re constantly wickerring about who gets bickering about who gets what. now i have two copies thanks to you. [laughter] thank you all for this award. [applause] thank you, john. appreciate your remarks very much. it s now time for a panel discussion comparing the two books, exploring their place in legal literature and their impact. it ll be moderated by david ball catch shi baldacci. dahlia lithwick writes supreme court dispatches at slate and has been a guest columnist for the new york times op-ed page. and also thane rosenbaum, the distinguished lecture and law and director of the forum on law, culture and society, and himself the author of several highly-regarded novels, so i ll turn it over to david at this