Next, from the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute, six former law clerks recall working with Supreme Court Justice Sandra day oconnor. This is part of an allday conference commemorating the 38th anniversary of Justice Oconnors senate confirmation. [ applause ] thank you. Its really an honor and a privilege to be here. So, i was asked just to say a few words to introduce the next panel. And i think i would start by saying something that probably we all know, which is the court is a fairly powerful institution. Now, of course, it wasnt always so, though. One of the signs of how powerful it is is that you really do see in any president ial election people saying it matters who you vote for. You should vote for x rather than y because theyre going to pick the next Supreme Court justices. But if you think about why that really is so, the Court Decides about 80 cases a year. And about 75 of them need to be decided, but theyre not the reason the court is such a powerful inst
Really is so, the Court Decides about 80 cases a year. But and about 75 of them need to be decided but theyre not the reason the court is such a powerful institution and not the reason people say that about who you should vote for in the president ial election. In any given term theres typically five or six cases really the reason we care about the court. And those are the cases that have truly Significant Impact on our politics, on our society, on our government. There are also, though, typically cases, the reason theyre so hard and part of the reason that makes them so important is the law runs out before you get to the decision. So how do we justify giving so much power to what amounts to a kind of monarchal institution in cases like that . And its not actually so easy to do if you think about it. But one of the ways we do it is by who we appoint. Who we give that kind of power to. So we look ideally for people who have experience in politics, who have been in a position where theyv
Every performance. He would come up to me, very close to my face, and very clearly say, patricia, do you have to go home tonight . Reporter she had heard the rumors that domingo relentlessly pressured women to sleep with him. Is there any doubt in your mind that thats what he was doing with you . Oh, no. He was putting pressure on you to sleep with him . Yeah. I dont think he wanted to play dominoes or cards. I feel very sure it was sexual harassment. Reporter wulf says she said no every time, and a male colleague who witnessed the interactions backs up her account. Domingo was so powerful, she thought that reporting his actions then would be futile. In a statement, domingo said the allegations against him are inaccurate, and, quote, i believed that all of my interactions and relationships were always welcomed and consensual. The los angeles opera where domingo is now the director said it will hire outside counsel to investigate the allegations, and, norah, both the philadelphia orches
Abuse of minors and athletes they are responsible for protecting. [chatter] [bangs gavel] i would like to call this hearing back to order. At this time i vitamins witness, mysteries cologne, ceo of the u. S. Center for safe sport to join us on i like to call this hearing back to order. At this time i like to call the ceo for you is safe sports. Join us at the table. In 2017 Congress Gave safe sport jurisdiction to process all types of abuse and develop policies to prevent all forms of abuse and harassment. Both physical and emotional within sports. This was in the aftermath of horrific abuse cases coming to the publics attention across several sports along with some governing body efforts to minimize or even cover up abuse and the refusal to take action against abusers or even promptly notify Law Enforcement. Safe sport was launched to fix the broken system. We are very grateful to have the seal with us today share safe sports view with the commission and i will now yield five minutes
Above. The it will stay there. It will get warmer. I will tell you when we can approach a record and how long these temperatures will last. For now, back inside to you. Warm weather could not come at a belter time foresee aisle city. In the big weekend in the shore town thanks to a popular event, our cleve bryan is live in sea isle to explain, cleve. Reporter ukee and jessica you know this, it is polar bear weekend in sea isle. They have got the big sign here, welcoming, everybody, into town, and the party tents are set up, and some very enthusiastic guests have arrived. Wear jean shorts frank reid has a look of the man who doesnt let a little thing like winter kill his beach buzz. He is two time polar king. What is that . For 23rd year Sea Isle City makes frigid fun with the Polar Bear Plunge and related activities that draw tens of thousands of visitors. It is mardi gras in Sea Isle City. Everybody dresses up, everybody is coming out, everybody has a great time. It is an exciting eve