Violation of the right to free speech. Your argument first this morning, john walker vs. The Texas Division of the sons of confederate veterans. Thank you mr. Chief justice. May it please the court. Messages on texas plans plates are government speech. The state of texas etches its name on each license plate and texas law gives the state sol control and Approval Authority of everything that appears on a lance license plate, texas is not abridging free speech rightsful motorists me remain free to speak with a Bumper Sticker or window decal but the First Amendment does not mean a motorist can compel any government to place its imprimatur on a battle flag. One of the problems of the standard whether it is regarded as offensive to many people. Is it government speech to say mighty fine bourbon to advertise a project . Yes the government can approve the messages just because it has endorsed messages or is accepting and generating revenue to proven gait the messages doesnt defeat the fact it
Back. The communicators. Nmed [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] visit ncicap. Org] guest good morning. We are welcoming you here today to talk about the president plus commission on Election Commission which a little over a year ago issued recommendations, and here we will talk about progress being made and where to go from here. My role is very simple, to introduce the commissioners and quickly introduce and then turp it over to them. Turn it over to them. Thank you. This past year, you have actually been and honor privilege and pleasure to work with bob and nate and all the pleasure to come up with our series of recommendations and best practices. The truth of course is that bob and i have battled over many very partisan battles over more years than bob cares to admit. And it really was a tremendous opportunity for us to be able to come together over these issues. Because republicans and democrats agree th
Actually told investigators he was involved in that gun battle. Candles, signs, and flowers show the concern of the community over the mother that lost her life trying to save her children. 19yearold sims was arrested after going to the hospital with injuries after the gun fight. Sims is in jail now, charged with pierces murder. Per witness statements and statements made by sims himself, he was present and participated in a gun battle which led directly to the death of the victim. Reporter police say it happened about 4 45 p. M. Monday when a group of girls got into a fight, and young men got involved pulling out guns. One group of individuals were coming to the aid, and the other Group Feeling disrespected, the two groups, clashed. Firearms on both sides. Reporter leaving bum cases scattered bullet cases scattered around the area. I came out, and they ran down and street and were gone. Reporter today people came by the spot and mourned her. It says a lot about her because she loved he
First ladies is an inspiring read, now available in hardcover and as an ebook. Here are a few of the book festivals we will be covering this spring on book tv. We will visit maryland for live coverage of the gaithersburg book festival with tom davis and mark frost. Along with david axelrod. We will close out may at books expo new york city, where the Publishing Industry showcases upcoming books. In june, we are live for printers row, including a threehour indepth program with lawrence wright. That is this spring on cspan2s book tv. The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a case involving samesex marriage. Coming up, we get a preview of the case with a group of attorneys. That is followed by conservative religious leaders talking about opposition to samesex marriage and how the Supreme Court decision could impact religious freedom. Later, a look at issues important to progressives in the 2016 president ial election. The American Constitution Society for law and policy recentl
I guess its just odd to me that state legislatures dont get a little bit of the benefit of the doubt in terms of when the pacing is right for them. Ms. Stanyar again, in michigan it doesnt matter what the legislators do anymore. Its a constitutional ban. Judge sutton four of the states did this through initiatives. In other words, four of the states ruled that it came out the right way in your clients perspective through initiatives. Initiatives are just as effective as legislation on this point. Ms. Stanyar ourselves would have to be repealed. We talked about that already. In addition, judge freedman found that the constitution is for the here and now. This court doesnt have the luxury of dodging a constitutional dodging a constitutional challenge. I understand that the court in perry didnt decide the ultimate question. The court looks to be telegraphing in windsor in terms of some doctrinal change, and if the court was intending on telegraphing, it worked. But 20 straight decisions w