And the new global realities. Justice breyer is a longstanding front of the society. He has delivered lectures at the will be today. He is dinners, introduced speakers and we are fortunate that he is giving us this lecture. He truly is a man that needs no introduction and there is not an introduction i could do that would be complete in the time allotted. Tummy tuck on some highlights, he graduated with highest honors in stanford. And went to oxford where he received firstclass honors with a ba degree in philosophy and economics and politics. He went to Harvard Law School where he also excel. Articles editor of the law review. He then clerked for Justice Arthur goldberg and bike all caps, is very circumspect about his work. He doesnt knowledge that he contributed to the first draft does acknowledge that he contributed to the first draft of the griswold versus connecticut case. It is the case that recognized the right to marital privacy. After cooking for justice goldberg, he worked in
Very fortunate that he is giving us this lecture. He is a man who these know introduction. There is not an introduction that will be complete in the time allotted. He graduated with highest honors from stanford. He then went as a marshall scholar to oxford where he received firstclass honors with a ba degree in philosophy and economics. He went to harvard law school, where he excelled and was articles editor of the log review. He then clerked for Justice Arthur goldberg. He doesnt knowledge that he conjured it to the first draft that he contributed to the first draft of griswold versus connecticut case. For those of you who are not lawyers was the case and recognized the right of marital privacy. After clerking for justice goldberg, he worked for the department of justice and taught at harvard, both in the law school and the Kennedy School of government. He was chief counsel to the Senate Judicial committee. He was nominated by president carter to the first circuit, 90s after carter lo
Case, greg . Reporter jim, good afternoon, this is the preliminary hearing stage which could decide whether or not Comedian Bill Cosby heads to trial for the alleged Sexual Assault charge. The hearing right now is still going on here at the Montgomery County courthouse. Both sides calling witnesses who interviewed both the comedian and his alleged ac kuester, andrea constand, former temple employee, the 78 year old comedian arriving at the Montgomery County courthouse shortly before 9 30 this morning, his attorneys entering minutes before. The focus on this hearing today is there enough evidence to send a case to trial . Notably absent cosbys accuser andrea, who alleges cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her at his cheltenham home back in 2004. Now, pennsylvania law a laws hearsay to be admitted during preliminary hearings. So without andrea, the District Attorney first called former cheltenham, catherine heart to the stands, heart took con stands statement about the alleged assault
Every weekend on American History tv on cspan3. Next on American History tv, Supreme Court Justice Stephen breyer. He talks about cases featured in his book the court and the world, american law and the new global realities, include iing cases involving Guantanamo Bay detainees. The Supreme Court Historical Society is the host of this event. Its about an hour. Honored today to have as our lecturer Justice Stephen breyer, whose talk will be about the court and the world, american law and the new global realities. Justice breyer is a long standing friend of the society. He has delivered lectures, as he will be today. He has hosted dinners, hes introduced speakers, and were very fortunate hes giving us this lecture. He truly is a man that needs no introduction and theres not an introduction i could do that would be complete in the time allotted, but let me touch on highlights, if i may. He graduated with highest honors from stanford. He then went as a marshal scholar to oxford where he re
He knew it at the time. So they wouldnt sign the brief. They said were not signing it, were not going to defend this. Then they a big fight between departments and who was brought in to mediate, herbert j. Wexler. He was running the war part of the Justice Department was a Master Genius and he wrote a footnote, disowning the army on this issue and he wrote it in words that no one could understand. So he convinced burly to sign the brief and the Justice Departments position, i dont know, you read it and see if you can figure out exactly what it was. In fact, who won the case . The government. 63. Famous case. And who is it who upheld . The government. Black, douglas, frankfurter, the liberals who had, in fact, would sign brown versus board. And they were all on the government side. It was the three dissenters were be roberts, murphy and jackson. And there was 63. I thought for a long time maybe they didnt understand there was so little evidence. Footnote, who reads footnotes. [ laughter