Started. Welcome to politics and pros. I am justin, the programs manager at the store, i receive classrooms, books, and clients and i can try to speak closer. So thank you all for coming out tonight. Were honored to have Linda Hirshman speaking about sisterinlaws. Now would be the time to turn off any Electronic Devices that may be tempted to beep or buzz throughout the proceedings. Next, linda will be taking questions during the second half of the event. For that we ask that you use one of two microphones. Looks like theres just one tonight on my left. That way everyone here can hear it and it will be on recordings. At the end if you could help us out by folding up your chairs, that will help the cleanup process greatly. Linda hirshman, former professor and law degree from the university of degree and ph. D. In philosophy and practiced law for 15 years, during which she appeared before the u. S. Supreme court for three different cases. Since she has published several nonfiction works,
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 93, the nays are 2. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the bill. The clerk calendar 552, h. R. 8337, making continuing openings pros for fiscal year 2021 and for other purposes. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i call up amendment 2663. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk the senator from kentucky, mr. Mcconnell, proposes an amendment numbered 2663. At the end, added following this act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment. Mr. Mcconnell i ask that the reading be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. There appears to be. The yeas and nays are ordered. Mr. Mcconnell i have a seconddegree amendment at the desk.
Landmark cases produced in partnership with the National Constitution center. Exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 Historic Supreme Court decisions. Mr chief justice. Good evening, welcome to see spencers landmark cases. Tonights case is the New York Times Company Versus the United States, in this 1971 case, the Supreme Court ruled six to three against the knicks this Nixon Administration in a big win for journalism. The decision upheld the New York Times in the Washington Post, which you just saw depicted in this recent movie, the right to project published classified information on the history of the vietnam war over significant objections from the pentagon and the white house. We have to terrific guests at the table tonight, to help us understand how this case unfolded. And what it means for us today in our society. Let me introduce you to flloyd abrams, the bestknown First Amendment lawyer counsel in the New York Times case and he is the attorney in new y
Good morning, everyone and welcome on the second day of the 2023 national convention. After last night, i hope youre all feeling half as engaged and inspired as i do. Im sure youre telling me the truth. You loved this program. Its marchous and we thank the speakers. As i and many other speakers last night talked about this, this country is facing a tremendous challenge in which a small group whose hands remain firmly on levers of institutional, economic and political power, and if you like the rules and the laws to maintain that policy, despite, really, a lack of real popular support, this manipulation of and sometimes outright disregard for the rule of law will have serious consequences unless we respond. You have to call it out for what it is. And we seek to shore up and reform and in some cases, transform our political, legal, and economic institutions. And if any of you have already heard, which were going to have a great presentation to kick us off on this this morning, but unfort
Please, do not approach the panelists while in the building. Thank you. Good afternoon. My name is ivan bates, and i will serve as the moderator for todays panel, black in america. One of the things thats very interesting here at the key school, we have the opportunity to look and listen to the schools leader. Once we sit down we understand his book, basically, is a definition of the racist ideas in america, and this book was ai book that he spent a great deal of time researching. Its a book that chronicles the entire story of the antiblack racist ideas and their power over the course of American History. Dr. Kendi has done this through a number of ways throughout his book in which he uses the life of five major americans. These were intellectuals throughout the time period of history. The first one is a puritan minister. He sits down and talks about that and how he looked at some of his ideas. The next individual in the book is an individual, thomas jefferson, talks about him as well