The program started. Im the executive director of the Supreme Court institute and a professor here at georgetown. I want to welcome you to todays program, a preview of the cases that are set for the second half of this term. Hadfirst half of the term more blockbusters than we have seen in a long time. The second half promises to be even more exciting than the first half. Fortunately, we have an incredible panel today to discuss these cases. Before i get out of the way, i want to thank the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society for cosponsoring this event. Maine, thehank in an special events score nader appeared i want to introduce our howe, onceany the editor of the scotus blog. Now she is just an independent contractor and a reporter for the scotus blog. Probably knows more about the Supreme Court than any person alive. With that, i will turn the program over to amy. That isis a tough a tough introduction to live up to. Nametags pointing to and have you google. What
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Unconstitutional. Current and former lawmakers including former california governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke before the Supreme Court and also the plaintiff in the case spoke at the rally. When do we want it . No. Good morning and thank you for coming out to our rally. My name is joanne antoine, and i am the manager of outreach for common cause maryland. We are a nonpartisan Grassroots Organization dedicated to upholding the core values of our american democracy. We have over 30 state chapters and over a million members throughout the country. Common cause is just one of three groups that is hosting todays event, so please join me in giving a round of applause to represent us and center for American Progress. [applause] i also want to give a special thank you to all the groups who took different actions like filing amicus briefs and supporting the movement in a number of different ways. And also a special thank you to all of the volunteers who came out early and are helping out toda