These past few days have been painful and hard, and i, like you, have been heartbroken. Justice ginsburg was a giant in the law, a champion of justice ad equality, and she was also treasured member of the Georgetown Law Community for many years, beginning with her husband martys joining the faculty. She was remarkably generous with her time. I will never forget walking into on so many occasions. Every year she spoke to our first year class. Walking with her out onto the stage, looking out at hundreds of students, many of them wearing notorious rbg tshirts and seeing their faces light up and uploading ecstatically as , eventered the room though her Security Team always told us that she would leave right after her talk, she always stayed to talk to students and since friday, i have received so many photos from our students of the selfies they took with her. Notes about what a wonderful memory it was. It has been so lovely to see them. It is so hard to believe that she is gone. Askednight
Our next speaker will be one of the justices biographers, professor Wendy Williams of the georgetown law faculty. Professor williams . Ok, i think were having some technical problems. So just for a moment actually, f i could, call on professor bernstein, one of the justices clerks. Professor, youre a member of the georgetown law faculty, director of our Supreme Court institute. I clerked for her on the d. C. Circuit, i didnt get the job in a typical way. In 989, i was working as a staff attorney watching memos for motions and pro se appeals. I was seven years out of law school, living with a 1yearold insomniac. I got a call from r. B. G. s chambers, the judge wanted to speak to me. The judge picked up the phone said she noticed my writing and wanted to know if i wanted to clerk for her. To my eternal mortification i didnt immediately say yes. I said i wasnt sure i could work the hour she is expected of her clerks because i had a young child. What followed was a prolonged silence from t
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No tasting rooms. All of them will shut down for at least three weeks. That decision is because of the countys rising covid19 cases and hospitalizations. County supervisors have plans to discuss ways to crack down on anyone now not following the rules. Forget making lunch this afternoon if you live in marin county. Just head to the fairgrounds instead. They are selling some tasty treats but you wont find any rides there. Nbc bay area Sharon Katsuda is there to show us whats going on. Reporter people are already lined up. This is where you pay for your fair food. And you can get all sorts of things including kettle corn, caramel apple, cotton candy. They are paying for it here, and just down thee making the food for you. The marin county fair says it wants people to get a taste of the fun despite the fair being canceled this year due to covid19. Ticket sales alone this fair usually brings in a million dollars. It goes right back into funding next years fair. At least its hoped the food