Primary when iowa caucus winner Pete Buttigieg endorsed Court Packing. Now it is back in the news again in the general elections following the passing of justice ginsburg. I am not writing this book because Court Packing is back in the news. I have always been interested in the new deal. It is a constitutionally significant error in our industry. It never received quite as much attention as it deserved on that front. Scholarshipeal there has not nearly been enough attention paid to the role the public paid played in shaping some of those constitutional developments. That is why im writing the book. I want to tell you a little bit more about it. We may as well get started with the powerpoint. Lets talk a little bit more about the new deal and the constitution and the role Public Opinion played. Couple of things today. First, i want to recap the standard history of the new deal. Discussion of the constitution that took place. The next thing i want to do is bring Public Opinion back to th
Some of fdrs initiatives, such as increasing the number of Supreme Court justices. This class took place online and the university of maryland Baltimore County provided the video. Prof. Blake we are going to be talking about the first two chapters of my book manuscript today. Which looks at the role Public Opinion played during the new deal and specifically the constitutional controversy of the new deal. It is worth telling you one thing about why i am not writing this book. Court packing has gotten back in the news, both during the democratic primary season when iowa caucus winner Pete Buttigieg endorsed Court Packing. Now it is back in the news again in the general elections following the passing of justice ginsburg. I am not writing this book because Court Packing is back in the news. I have always been interested in the new deal. It is a constitutionally significant error in our industry. It never received quite as much attention as it deserved on that front. In the new deal schola
Served on the Supreme Court for 35 years, hear a panel of judges and attorneys, all former Supreme Court law clerks talk about his legacy. The Bar Association of San Francisco hosted the event. High everyone, good evening, thank you so much for coming to a nice program the impact of Justice John Paul stevens. I am an appellate lawyer here in thefrancisco, i am also chairman of the appellate section of the Bar Association of San Francisco which organized this event. I would like to extend a warm welcome to members of a few groups who are cosponsoring tonights program, the ninth judicial the federal Bar Association, Northern District of california chapter and the American Constitution Society bay area chapter. I would also like to welcome cspan which is broadcasting the discussion tonight. I find that exciting, because in 10 years or so but i have been putting on programs like this, this is the first time cspan has come, so i have made it. It is some of the most awful programming when co
Protests against the president in peru but opposition lawmakers failed to win enough votes to impeach him for moral incapacity. Hello everyone u. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at the age of 87 she had been battling pancreatic cancer ginsburg a pioneer and champion of womens rights she was the leader of the courts liberal wing she served there for 27 years and was actually only the 2nd woman appointed to americas high as they go body and so people have gathered outside the Supreme Court in washington to mark the passing while both President Trump and democratic nominee joe biden have made statements expressing this sadness however her death does give President Trump a chance to expand the Supreme Courts conservative majority remember the president ial vote just over 6 weeks away. But its also been revealed ginsburg dictated i should say a statement to her granddaughter before her death and she said my most fervent wish is that i will not be replaced until a new p
Lists also weve heard from the chief justice of the Supreme Court john roberts he had this tribute nation has lost a justice of historic stature we the Supreme Court of last a cherished colleague today we mourn but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her tireless and resolute champion of justice alan fischer is outside the court in washington. With her passing that of course challenges the democratic minority and they could become an even bigger minority it could be a 63. 00 split on the one person Supreme Court here in the u. S. They started to gather just after news of her death brought you can see that there are no hundreds of people here on the steps of the Supreme Court where the very small Ruth Bader Ginsburg loom very large over proceedings here in fact the road in front of the Supreme Court has no being closed the flags flying at half staff people have been lighting candles and quietly talking well heres john markham now senior l