Was expressly modeled on it. After trial the District Court ruled 620 is unconstitutional finding no material differences between this case and Womens Health. Unburdened it found act 620 would leave louisiana with just one clinic and one doctor providing abortions. At the same time it found act 620 would do nothing for Womens Health. In reversing the District Court decision the fifth circuit committed two fundamental errors. First, it usurped the role of the District Court and disregarded all of its factual findings. Second the fifth circuit accepted legal arguments that this court rejected four years ago. Nothing has changed that would justify such a legal aboutface. Even more medical organizations joined the a and 8 is admitting privileges impose barriers to abortion with no benefit patients and this impact the states Eleventh Hour objection to thirdparty standing runs up against still more binding precedent. The court squarely held that it is waivable in the state liberally and stra
Entity, and that the purpose of this program, and the others we do is not to advocate for any particular policies, but to provide Historical Context that can help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. Toore handing this over james banner, i want to thank the support of the mellon foundation, which makes this series possible, and i want to , who hashel wheatley organized the arrangements, and i want to thank the office of jerry connelly, who looked room for a booked the room for us. We will be collecting questions on note cards. If you have not received one, and need one, let me know. In the second half of the hour, a, if you could write out your questions, i would appreciate it. And now, Professor James banner. Banner morning. Briefly set the context for this discussion and introduce our speakers. Session is devoted to the subject of congressional oversight of president ial behavior, but it originates from a book that was published last summer on presid
Oversight and president ial misconduct. This is part of an ongoing series by the National History center that brings historical issues thatto congress is currently addressing. Centerd stress that the is a strictly nonpartisan entity and is the purpose of this program and the others we do in the series are not to advocate for any particular policies, but to provide Historical Context that can help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. Toore handing this over james banner, i want to thank the support of the mellon foundation, which makes the series possible. I also want to thank rachel at the back of the room, the assistant director who has organized this. And i want to thank the office of congressman Jerry Connolly who booked the room today. Will beo note that we collecting questions on note cards. If you have not received one and need it, let me know. The second half of the hour q a, we have q1 day, write down your question. James banner good morning. I
Day. Good morning. I am dane kennedy, director of the National History center. I want to welcome you to this briefing on congressional oversight and president ial misconduct. This is part of an ongoing series by the National History center that brings Historical Perspective to issues that congress is currently addressing. I should stress that the center is a strictly nonpartisan entity and is the purpose of this program and the others we do in the series are not to advocate for any particular policies, but to provide Historical Context that can help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult ssues. Before handing this over to ames banner, i want to thank the support of the mellon foundation, which makes the series possible. I also want to thank rachel at the back of the room, the assistant director who has organized this. And i want to thank the office of congressman Jerry Connolly who booked the room today. I want to note that we will be collecting questions on not
The oversight committee. He address Election Security and fbis response to domestic terrorism and white supremacist violence and other topics are chinese espionage and threats from an official. This is just under three hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] come to order we appreciate you coming over director ray we will try to get out of here by 1 00 oclock you have an agency to run and if there is any cleanup we will try to accommodate. Very briefly the oversight hearing comes at an important time even though there is no evidence the russians change the tally of the 2016 election they exceeded their wildest expectations or interfere with the 2016 elections. All of us are very interested in what we can do to make sure this doesnt happen again in 2020 and after what china is doing section 2015 authorities are about to expire to hear from the director what that means to the country with a pfizer warrant investigation we that is coming also media leaks at the fbi. Hav