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Harmed by Climate Change . Our dark tonight dartistinguished group are and extinguished group. Please welcome our wonderful panel and welcome them for us. [applause] we will ask bill to begin. We just saw, for those of you that have not heard, and amazing judicial feet today where the is in a 30t opinion, cap the temporary restraining order nationwide in place over the travel ban. [applause] it is wonderful news, and it is an excellent example but how are our courts, who serve as the third branch of government, branches,other two the congress and the executive, when they overstepped their bounds. Actions,nt just stop but they can cause actions. Courts can cause the executive branch to take steps, and that is the basis of our suit. That, im going to turn it over to julia olson, who is the colead counsel on our case. Thinks everyone to being here tonight and thanks for the club organizing the event for the young people involved in this case. The lawsuit you are about to see forere is abo
Globalization and International Affairs Program Welcome you this afternoon to the session. We had an incredibly interesting conversation just before about the state of the nation and we are moving into some challenging territory. Before we do that let me mention something. The day,e choice of today being april 1. When we announce this there were a few chuckles. Perfectols day is a day for conversation of this kind. As you will know, the role of we see in fool as plays and medieval history is to speak truth to power. It is not just about speaking truth to the powerful but the power that can reside in ideas and assumptions. Challenge and a open and respectful way. I will explain to you one thing about our process. You notice here that there are two empty chairs. You inhairs belong to the audience. At least temporarily. Joinprocess invites you to the table if you want to ask a question or make a comment. But yourmanent seat might want to come up and join the conversation. That is a chance
International affairs and the globalization of the International Fears program. We welcome you to the session. Weve had an incredibly interesting conversation just before about the state of the nation and were now moving into some very challenging territory. Before we do that, let me mention something about the choice of the day. Today being april 1 when we announce this there were of few tackles. April fools day, why would you do it . April fools day is a perfect day for conversation of this kind. As you all know, the role of the fool that we see in place throughout medieval history was to speak truth to power. Its not just about speaking truth to the powerful but that power can reside in conventional ideas and assumptions, all of which we want to challenge today in an open and respectful way. Im going to introduce the panel in a second but i want to explain one thing about our process. If you notice here there are two empty chairs. These chairs belong to you. At least they belong to