In brown vs. The board of education. In that case the Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation of schools. Good evening and welcome to everybody. Im a Vice President of the Supreme Court Historical Society and delighted to see everybody here tonight in our second lecture of the leon silverman series on dissents in the Supreme Court. Were very privileged tonight to have as our host Justice Kagan. She will be introducing our distinguished speaker very shortly. Let me just tell you a few things about Justice Kagan. You may or may not know. Born in new york, raised in new york, educated at princeton, oxford, and Harvard Law School. Then became a clerk to judge abner mikva on the d. C. Circuit followed by a clerkship with justi Justice Thurgood marshall here at the Supreme Court. Then a law practice and in 1991 entering academia teaching at the university of Chicago Law School where she met professor barack obama. Two years later invited back to washington to work for the Senate Judiciary
Thank you, jerry, so much. As you can tell from that introduction, before coming here, i couldnt keep a job. Jerry, thank you for everything you do for the Supreme Court Historical Society and everything that the Supreme Court Historical Society does for the Supreme Court. The Historical Society does extremely important work in reminding people of the importance of our constitution and our judicial system and its history. And were deeply appreciative. This evening marks the second of the societys 2019 leon silverman lecture series, which is devoted this year to dissents and the spupreme court. On my way over here, professor driver and also jerry libin reminded me that ive written a few of those. Tonights speaker is professor justin driver, professor of law at yale law school. He teaches and writes in the area of constitutional law, and hes the author, most recently, of a book called the schoolhouse gate public education, the Supreme Court, and the battle for the american mind. That boo
May or may not know already. Born in new york. Raised in new york. Educated at princeton, oxford and Harvard Law School. Then became a clerk to judge abner mickva on the d. C. Circuit, followed by a clerkship with Justice Thurgood marshall here at the Supreme Court. Then a couple of years of law practice, and then in 1991, entering academia teaching at the university of Chicago Law School where she met professor barack obama. Two years later, invited back to washington to work for the Senate Judiciary committee as special counsel at the request of the chairman, then senator joe biden. Two years later, judge mickva becomes white House Counsel for president clinton. Justice kagan is asked to come to the white house. Serve as associate white House Counsel. Stays there for a couple of years in that role and then two more years in domestic policy roles on behalf of the clinton administration. In the white house. And then president clinton nominates Justice Kagan to be a judge on the d. C. C
Shortly. Let me tell you a few things about Justice Kagan you may not know already. Born in new york, raised in new york, educated at princeton, oxford, and Harvard Law School, then became a clerk to judge admiral mick flip on the d. C. Circuit followed by clerk justice, and a couple of years of law practice, then in 1991, i can be mia teaching at the university of chicago law school, where she met professor barack obama. Two years later, invited back to washington to work for the Senate Judiciary committee of the special counsel, at the request of the chairman and senator joe biden. Two years later judge make the becomes white House Counsel for president clinton. Justice kagan is asked the come to the white house to serve as an associate white House Counsel. Stays there for a couple of years and that rule, and two more years and domestic policy rolls on behalf of the Clinton Administration in the white house. And president clinton nominates Justice Kagan, but the republicans have no i
A group of firefighters. Details in the skinny on this monday, february 24th. Good morning, everyone. Great to have you on this monday. Its great to have Mona Kosar Abdi in the room, everyone. Good to be here. Is jack here this morning, everybody . Yes. Okay. Jack, i was going to say, could you give us a slow clap . Yes. From the other room. Yes. I was like, where is this voice of reason coming from . Jack . Its the voice of jack, definitely not the voice of reason. No, jack, i love you. Shade. We begin with news, President Trumps vit to india, treated to what appears to be his biggest rally yet. The president and first lady were greeted by the indian Prime Minister and cheering onlookers before heading to a welcome rally at the Worlds Largest cricket stadium packed with 100,000 people. Before leaving the white house the president weighed in on the democratic race and lashed out at his own intelligence reports of russian interference in the 2020 election. David wright has more. Reporte