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Bessie margolin. Bessie was born in a jewish orphanage in new orleans that shaped her life profoundly with social justice values. Id like to say that before there was a notorious rpg, as Justice Ginsburg is affectionately known, there was an audacious essie martin. We over essentially the fair labor standards act and equal pay. Shes championed those laws in her 30 years as the associate solicitor at the Labor Department and she was a mentor to me. What were some of the significant cases she was involved in as well as the fair labor act . All her time for the Labor Department was stamped on the fair labor standards act and so it was really the whole body of work that caused chief Justice Earl Warren to say that she had put the flesh and send you on the bare bones of the fair labor standards act and to count her work, the barebones would have been wholly inadequate. Her most perhaps significant case standing alone was the first piece under the equal pay act. She will be weakening laugh e
And how everyday items and occurrences can help explain physics. That all happens this weekend on booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books, television for serious readers. Marlene trestman, your other of fair labor lawyer the remarkable life of new deal attorney and Supreme Court advocate bessie margolin. Tell me about her. I would love to. Bessie was born in a jewish orphanage in new orleans that changed her life profoundly with social justice values. I like to say before their was a notorious are bg as Justice Ginsburg is affectionately known there was an audacious bessie margolin. We are the first stable act and the equal pay act, she championed those laws in her 30 years as an associate solicitor at the Labor Department and she was a tour to me. Host what were the significant cases she was involved in as well as the fair labor act . Guest all her time at the Labor Department was spent on fair labor standards act, but it was the body of work that caused chief Justice Earl Wa
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Disturbing details in the case. Congresswoman Jackie Speier has heard already from a number of republicans and democrats, men and women, who will all read portions of the victims impact statement outloud. She said this is nearly unprecedented and she hopes it is just the first step. Congresswoman Jackie Speier said the victims letter communicates agony of Sexual Assault better than anyone else can and reading it on the house floor is more than a symbol. It is my intention we will be able to move some of the legislation that has been introduced. I have a bill called the hulk act dealing with Sexual Assault on campuses. Brock turner is the face are campus Sexual Assault and today two of his defenders apologize for the letters of support they sent to the judge. The High School Guidance counselor in he admitted she made a mistake. On facebook the friend would she is deeply sorry, venues have canceled venues of her band as management do not want to be affiliated with someone would down play