Strikes at the heart of our democratic values. If we truly believe that all americans deserve equal to men in the eyes of the law. Must ensure that our legal decisions made by judges who backgrounds and perspectives that represent the experiences of all americans. Study after study has shown that Diverse Groups solve problems in a more thoughtful and innovative way and arrived at more efficient and effective decisions. And solutions. So it comes as no surprise that diversity among our federal judges, in terms of their race and ethnic city in the gender and Sexual Orientation or gender identity, the really religious affiliation and the professional backgrounds, helps produce a stronger Justice System. Places greater power in the hands of people who better understand the struggles of communities that have suffered discrimination and his voices have been pushed to the margins of our society for is it too long. It is Crystal Clear that our current judicial system fails to capture the birth
Good evening. This quake was considerably larger even more powerful than the deadly and destructive northridge quake in 1994. The epicenter of the quake is in the valley about 100 miles north of los angeles. It could be felt as far away as san diego fresno and las vegas. Video posted on social media shows the force of this quake. You see a Swimming Pool in bakersfield. The water splashing back and forth spilling out of the pool. A resident posted photos of the damage inside their home including broken glass and furniture. Seismologist a tonights quake was the main event and that yesterdays six point for quake was actually a for shock. Default is growing. We ruptured a piece in the first earthquake. We ruptured more on the 5. 4. We are rupturing more now. It is moving towards the northwest. Away from the metropolitan area. As far as we can tell. By definition because the seven point one is the largest we give it the name main shock. Yesterday or an hour ago recalling the 6. 4 the main s
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaud Center Fisher i are dealing with votes going on but i called the hearing to order and good afternoon. I would like to thank Ranking Member fisher and her colleagues for joining us. Our witnesses who i will introduce shortly for secr of state issac cramer executive carolina support of Voter Registrations and elections Jimmy Nilsson present director of the Naacp Legal Defense Fund and well hear from her other witnesses because senator fisher will be introducing them including alabama secretary of state wes allen and brian kruse commissioner for the depth county election commission. More americans than ever have cast a ballot in recent elections in large part because of the work of state and local officials in these elections have run smoothly and top Security Officials in both republican and democratic administrations alike have elections including last weeks primaryec elections. 18 states have a ready h
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.
Its good. We are missing a few people so they will start to fill in and please be nice and show them where their seats available. Tonight is a lecture and we thank our sponsor ambassador and mrs. Nelson for supporting this program. Tonight angela davis, just a really clear, this is Angela J Davis for anyone who is confused, okay, is going to be talking and she the edit of policing the black man arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment which shall be discussing this evening. Surround her career as a lawyer, author and professor, Angela J Davis has dedicated effort to studying and bettering the criminal Justice System in america. Particularly as relates to prosecution of power and racism within the system. Nice program is being broadcast for cspan, so thisll probably show up in about a week but that does me if you have a question you should go to a microphone to ask it. I forgot to say thats an good to go back to her bio that i was like living make sure i get that in. Angela davis is, she w