To the United States Supreme Court on january 28th 1916. In june of that year, he became the first jewish person to sit on the nations highest court. The third until 1939. Up next on American History tv, and commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his nation a Panel Including u. S. Supreme court Ruth Bader Ginsburg discusses his contribution to american democracy. This program in massachusetts, is about two hours. applause ladies and gentlemen please welcome, lisa m. Lynch interim president of Brandeis University. Good evening, it gives me great pleasure to welcome everyone, students, faculty, alums, trustees staff, and distinguished panelist and friend to this remarkable gathering here at brandeis the university. I want to welcome in particular some of our special guests. Massachusetts attorney general, congressman catherine clark, applause they senator michael baron, james elbridge, and karen silica applause , they representative david and jake offman, applause our very own mayor j
Quite often in our most famous decisions are ones that the court took that were unpopular. Lets go to a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who stick together because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening and welcome to landmark cases and 2 3 of the way of 12week series looking at Historic Supreme Court zigs. Brown v. Board of education and listen to linda brown on the roots of this case. My memory of brown began in the fall of 1950. In the quiet kansas town of topeka, where a mildmannered man took his 7yearold daughter by the hand and walked briskly to the allwhite school and tried without success to enroll his child. That parent in topeka child to enroll their children was long overdue. Many evenings my father would arrive home to find my mother upset because i had to take a walk like she did many years before and catch a school bus and debus two miles across town. I can remember that walk.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome the president of brandeis university. [applause] ms. Lynch good evening, it brings me great pleasure to welcome everyone. Students, faculties, alum, staff, distinct panelists and friends to this remarkable gathering here at brandeis university. I want to welcome in particular some of our special guests. Massachusetts attorney general marla healy. [applause] congresswoman katherine clark. [applause] state senators michael barrett, james eldridge, and karen socha. [applause] ms. Lynch state revenues and state representatives david linsky and dave kaufman. [applause] our very own jeannette mccarthy. [applause] counselorscity Kathleen Mcmenamin and george darcy. [applause] and i want to give a very special warm welcome to a member of our audience, frank brandeis gilbert, grandson of Justice Brandeis. [applause] our centennial celebration of our namesake, Louis Brandeis, has to made possible by people too numerous to name. But i must give a special shout out to
Nominated boston attorney Louis Brandeis to the u. S. Supreme court on january 28th, 1916. In june of that year, he became the first jewish person to sit on the nations highest court. He served until 1939. Up next on American History tv, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his nomination, a Panel Including u. S. Supreme Court Justice ruth bader begins fwurg discusses his contributions to american democracy. This program at Brandeis University in massachusetts is about two hours. [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome lisa m. Lynch, interim president of Brandeis University. Good evening. It gives me great pleasure to welcome everyone, students, faculty, alums, trustees, staff and distinguished panelists and friends to this remarkable gathering here at Brandeis University. I want to welcome in particular some of our special guests, Massachusetts Attorney general mara healey. Congresswoman katherine clark. State senators michael barrett, James Eldridge and k
David brooks i thought it was going to be a humor column. Either i was not funny enough or the audience is further to the left and are not rooting for you so that changed. Maybe every other column is political. That is where my interests have gone. I learned you have to trust your interests, what are you passionate about this week. That is what you want to share with readers. I have come to believe that religious, cultural, and moral investigations or what i care most about at this stage in life and what we need in the culture. We have a tone of political commentary but how to think about internal life, we do not have public figures. Brian lamb one thing that got my attention is your sidney awards that you give out. This interview is going to be about your writing and your thinking but when did that start . David brooks it is the best articles from that year. The idea is that they come out around the christmas week, between christmas and new years, and that that is a good week to step