System. Good morning, everyone. My name is winnie stack lburg, and im the executive Vice President of external affairs at the center for American Progress, and i want to thank each and every one of you for joining this very important event. Were here to discuss a fundamental issue, which strikes at the heart of our democratic values. If we truly believe that all americans deserve equal treatment in the eyes of the law, then we must ensure that our legal decisions are made by judges with backgrounds and perspectives that represent the experiences of all americans. Study after study has shown that Diverse Groups solve problems in a more thoughtful and innovative way and arrive at more efficient and effective decisions and solutions. So it comes as no surprise that diversity among our federal judges in terms of their race and ethnicity, their gender, their Sexual Orientation, their gender identity, their religious affiliation and their professional background helps produce a stronger just
Treatment in the eyes of the law then we must ensure that our legal decisions are made by thats with backgrounds represent the experiences of all americans. Study after study have shown that Diverse Groups solve problems in a more thoughtful and innovative way and arrive at more efficient and effective decisions and solutions. Surprise that diversity among our federal judges in terms of their race and ethnicity, their gender, their Sexual Orientation, their gender identity, or religious affiliation and a professional background else produce a stronger Justice System. It places greater power in the hands of People Better understand the struggles of communities that have suffered discrimination and whose voices have been pushed to the margins of our society for too long. It is Crystal Clear that our current judicial system fails to capture the breadth of the american experience. New report that i hope you all have copies of released just this morning by daniel roos, jake, and grace, find
Judges with backgrounds that represent the experiences of all americans. That after study has shown Diverse Groups solve problems in a more thoughtful and innovative way, and arrive at more efficient and effective decisions and solutions. It comes as no surprise that diversity among our federal judges in terms of race and ethnicity, gender, Sexual Orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, and professional background helps produce a stronger Justice System. It places greater power in the hands of people who better understand the struggle to community the struggles of communities that have suffered this combination, and whose voices have been pushed to the margins of society. It is Crystal Clear that our current judicial system fails to capture the breadth of our experience. Hope you report that i will have copies of just released this morning by daniel , and grace, finds that 80 of sitting federal judges are white and that more than 60 are white males. There is a disturbing l
Researcher in belgium, hoping to build a dirty bomb. At this hour, one of the three men, seen pushing the suitcases full of explosives at the airports before the attacks, remains unidentified. A massive manhunt under way for him. And weve got updated numbers on the human toll of this tragedy. The Belgium Crisis Center confirms 31 people are dead. We do not know if the suicide bombers are in included in that particular number. 316 people were injured in the attacks. 121 currently hospitalized. 63 of those are in intensive care. And their condition has been described as very grave. 12 of the injured are american citizens but the state department does not believe they were targeted. We dont, at this point, have any credible evidence suggests it was targeting americans. James comey said the fbi has so far found no connections between the brussels terrorists and anyone in the United States. And attorney general Loretta Lynch says the United States is ready to help, where needed. We are comm
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