[applause] thank you. Its really an honor and a privilege to be here. I was asked to say a few words to introduce the next panel. I would start by saying something that we probably know. The court is a fairly powerful institution. It was not always so, one of the signs of how powerful it is, is that you do see, in any president ial election, people say it matters who you vote for because they will pick the next Supreme Court justices. If you think about why that really is so, the Court Decides about 80 cases a year. About 75 of them need to be decided but thats not the reason the court is powerful and not the reason people say that about who you should vote for for the president ial election. There typically five or six cases in any term which is why we care about the court. Those are the cases that have truly Significant Impact on our politics, society, and government. Part of the reason that makes them so important is that the law runs out before you get to the decision. So how do we
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
applause thank you. Its really an honor and a privilege to be here. I was asked to say a few words to introduce the next panel. I would start by saying something that we probably know. The court is a fairly powerful institution. It was not always so, one of the signs of how powerful it is is that you do see, in any president ial election, people say it matters who you vote for because they will pick the next Supreme Court justices. If you think about why that really is, the Court Decides about 80 cases a year. About 75 of them need to be decided but thats not the reason the court is powerful and not the reason people say that about who you should vote for for the president ial election. There is typically five or six cases in any term which is why we care about the court. Those are the cases that have truly Significant Impact on our politics, society, and government. Part of the reason that makes them so important is that the law runs out before you get to the decision. So how do we ju
Cities tour. You are watching American History tv. All weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] next, from the Ronald Reagan fact president ial foundation and institute, six former law clerks recall working with sandra day oconnor. This is part of an allday conference commemorate the 38th anniversary of Justice Oconnors senate confirmation. [applause] thank you. Its really an honor and a privilege to be here. Few wordsd to say a to introduce the next panel. I would start by saying something that we probably know. The court is a fairly powerful institution. It was not always so, one of the signs of how powerful it is is that you do see, in any president ial election, people say it matters who you vote for because they will pick the next Supreme Court justices. If you think about why that really is, the Court Decides about 80 cases a year. About 75 of them need to be decided but thats not the reason court is powerful and not the reason p
Working from the control room to make sure that that impacts not too severe. Drivers are advised only to travel if necessary. Judith moritz, bbc news, wakefield. Now, its time for the weather. After today brought snow for some of us, the weather is going to turn progressively less wintry. A band of rain pushing northwards and east was during the night. Some snow for high ground of wales, Northern England and maybe low levels in Northern Ireland. A mild night to the south but Northern Areas across scotland, north east england, it will turn cold enough for frost and perhaps icy stretches into tomorrow morning. A cold start in the north and then this band of wet weather turning to snow over high ground in scotland, bright sky is falling behind. A bit of rain into the far south west later, a blustery day and three in aberdeen and 13 in london. Into new years eve, a band of the very wet weather in the south east at first, strong wind with Gale Force Winds for ireland and scotland and things