Justice ginsburg when i was growing up, the first branch was very different than it is today. And that persisted. I think back to 1993, when president clinton nominated me for the good job i now hold. I had been general counsel to the American Civil Liberties union for several years. The vote was 963 in my favor. My biggest supporter on the Judiciary Committee was not senator biden, although he was certainly in my favor, but it was orrin hatch. I think today he would not touch me with a 10 foot pole. [laughter] we are still friends, but if it came to a vote on me, i dont think he would be the supporter he was in 1993. It was similar with Stephen Breyer when he was nominated the next year. This was well into the 90s, a vote in his favor. It has not been that way for the four most recent members of the court. On both sides of the aisle. I wish there was a way i could wave a magic wand and put it back to when people were respectful of each other and congress was working for the good of th
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The latest campaign 2020 initiative. And Oakland University Political Science professor will talk about michigan is a key battleground state in november. Good morning. Its friday, september 20 fifth. We begin with your reaction to President Trumps remarks this week about a peaceful transfer of power. Supporting the biden harris ticket dial in at 202 7488000. If youre supporting the president and Vice President pence, bite dial in at 202 7488001. If you are undecided or supporting another candidate, 202 7488002. ,lso text us with your comments first name, city, and state at 202 7488003. Or join the conversation on twitter and facebook. Call,we wait for your heres a question and answer from the president on a peaceful transfer of power from wednesday evening. Inits win, lose, or draw this election, will you commit today for a peaceful transferral of power after the election. There has been rioting in many cities across this country, and your socalled red and blue states. Will you commit
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Washington and this is bbc world news america. More angry protests across america following a decision not to pursue a murder charge in the case of Breonna Taylor. The fbi says it is still investigating and federal charges are still possible. A big coronavirus outbreak at a university in scotland as students are told they will be breaking the lawand the names bt bond. The reallife secret agent who sounds kind of familiar. Welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. Authorities in kentucky have charged a suspect over the shooting of two Police Officers during protests in louisville. Nearly 130 people have been arrested after protests turn violent last night. They took of the streets after a grand jury announced it would not rescue the officers who killed Breonna Tayl
We are honored to have as our lecturer john sexton of nyu, whose topic tonight is Warren Burger, Warren Burger is the founder of our society and of immense importance to us. There is no one more qualified than president sexton to deliver this lecture. He was a Warren Burger clerk, but he had a long history before that. It is worth a moment. President sexton earned his ba in history and his ma and phd in religion, and taught religion in brooklyn before he went to harvard law school. He went to harvard law school, graduating 1979 magna cum laude, and was the Supreme Court editor of the harvard law review. He then clerked for judge basil on and judge leventhal on the d. C. Circuit court before he clerked for chief Justice Burger. After his clerkship, he went to nyu in 1981, and by 1988, he was dean of the law school. His tenure there was extremely successful. The law school is firmly ensconced in the rankings as one of the top five in the country. By 2002, he had been elevated to presiden