Well, hello, everyone. Im bhan behalf of georgetown law, i want to welcome you to our conversation on constitutional priorities. My name is nean neal katyal. Im joined by general paul clement. Thank you for joining me. Paul this should be fun. Neal i think we should dig into how this transition might be different than past transitions. And maybe well talk a little bit about the specific cases that could be impacted by the change in the administration. Maybe we should talk a little about that too. Right before getting into all that, paul, would you just mind introducing yourself to the audience . Paul sure, i would be happy to neal. My name is paul clement. Ill just talk about two things that are relevant for todays presentation. First, is just the georgetown connection. Im a georgetown undergrad and somebody who has been teaching at the law school in various capacities since the clinton impeachment, since 1998. Thats when i featured a separation of powers class at the law school some o
Louisiana trials. But we need to place this into perspective. This laudable ruling would only apply to cases then pending or recent will i adjudicated. It meant nothing to mr mr. Edwards, the only place that would jail you for life on a nonunanimous verdict. Why should the 6th amendment mean something less to mr. Edwards. Members of the ramos court were divided how to reconcile the fractured decision with then existing precedent. This cleared two paths that ramos, two paths to remedy those jailed by a jury scheme we know was morally wrong at its i think so tension and is unconstitutional. For some, apdoca was dead on arrival. And with these, they provided no value and ramos is an old rule dictated by precedent that simply restored the 6th amendments full measure either through the due process clause or privileges or immunities clause of the 14th amendment. For other justices. Apadoca was such a wrong decision, it needed to be overruled. And this restores fairness to jury trials in loui
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Distance and fall other guidelines and regulations so thank you for your patience and following those. We have here today judge jeff sutton, he flew in last night, right through the storm, and so were grateful his flight made it here safely and were able to have this event today. Judge sutton is a judge of the u. S. Court of appeals for the six inch circuit where the served since 2003. Nominated by george w. Bush. He is a former solicitor general of ohio, hes been in private practice, has clerked for several judges, including justice ask Justice Scalia, the subject of his new book. The title of the occasion today is essentialal scalia. Were all about scalia in this chapter. Judge sutton revved hi ba from William College and law degree from the ohio state university. Chair of the federal Judicial Conference Committee on the rules of practice and procedure, appointed to that position by chief justice john roberts. He has taught constitutional law and other legal sums at a number of unive
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