Challenges our society has had trouble with in recent years this is a time that makes us wonder how strong institutions will be how we rise to a challenge like this but because at the time of testing but also think of americas strength what we are good i had as a country and to address the enormous problems. Host how did we get here . Thats a complicated question. Our country has always tried to strike a balance between the dignity and quality of the individual on one hand and some strength of community on the other our society in the past halfcentury has emphasized the individual, liberty, freedom, dy that has brought some enormous advantages and benefits but there is another side to the coin that can look like fragmentation and isolation and alienation and loneliness and we have seen all that and era marked by a crises to the financial crisis to a pandemic that forces us to look to the sources of our strength and ways to drive us to the history and politics is not always good at doin
Oyez oyez oyez all persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the court is now sitting. God save the United States and this Honorable Court argument first this morning, number matt, state mac, may it please the court, this the is revolves by decisions about sovereign rights are about congress to make an Congress Makes those decisions by speaking clearly with the decision below must be reversed because the text makes clear Congress Never terminated the creek reservation and never transferred federal your stiction to oklahoma. I have four basic points. First, the creek nation has the the texton, and expressly identifies the land as a reservation good nothing more was needed. Second congress did not disestablish that reservation. Congress considered the language that rejected it. Congress initially provided only for allotment, and then when congressional inaction wouldve dissolved the trib
Decisions about sovereign rights are about congress to make an Congress Makes those decisions by speaking clearly with the decision below must be reversed because the text makes clear Congress Never terminated the creek reservation and never transferred federal your stiction to oklahoma. I have four basic points. First, the creek nation has the the texton, and expressly identifies the land as a reservation good nothing more was needed. Second congress did not disestablish that reservation. Congress considered the language that rejected it. Congress initially provided only for allotment, and then when congressional inaction wouldve dissolved the tribe, congress preserved the tribe for all purposes authorized by law. The backdrop of existing authority that legislate over legislation land. Those should be respected. Third congress did not transfer terminal jurisdiction to oklahoma. Eight stated the major crimes act exclusive jurisdiction over enumerated crimes in a state of the United Sta
At the tenure of justins clarion thomas by his many written opinions. [applause] good evening, everyone and welcome to the New York Historical society. I am louise New York Historical president and ceo and im thrilled to see all of you and her beautiful auditorium this evening. Tonights program the life and Turbulent Times of chief Justice John Roberts of the speaker series. Ias always i like to think is tremendous support which is enabled us to bring so many fine speakers to the stage. [applause] i would also like to recognize and take a number of trustees who have joined us this evening, barry barnett, judy berkowitz, susan, pat, suzanne, joe, jean inside. I would like to think each and every one of you and michael westberg, how to do not appear on a list. In any event, i would like to thank each and every one of you for joining us this evening and for all the work that you do on behalf of New York Historical. And i should say leading up to our we can with history in just a couple of
How long will gladly hold on to power the russian leader has named a new Prime Minister and promise to introduce constitutional reforms but whats motivating him then what are his plans for the future of russia this is inside story. Hello im Richelle Carey welcome to the program russias parliament has overwhelmingly approved the nations new Prime Minister the former head of the federal tax Service Becomes used and will succeed to me free medvedev that the resigned along with the entire government on wednesday after president Vladimir Putin announced major constitutional changes the reforms could see putin keep influence over policy even after his final term as president and in 2024 so how will putin retain his grip on power and what does this political transition mean for russia will be tried guests in a moment 1st lets take a closer look at some of those proposed changes in a state of the nation speech putin said parliament and the state council will get more powers and m. P. s will ge