as the new york times points out, there s a dispute over whether she signed the document. a smiley face paired with franklin, represents her signature on the final page of the document. the other has disagreed, what do you think? i know in notes to me and other things that i have seen, aretha had signed franklin and put a smiley face. that was definitely a moniker that she used in the past, certainly with me and probably other people, so it wouldn t surprise me if a court said, no, that constitutes her signature. are you taking any role here in this trial? it sound like a jury or a judge might want to hear from you. no, i ve not been approached by either side nor the court to have any input. what options does the family have as this unfolds in court? well, i think the best option would be to settle the matter
action instate college admissions, our conservative majority u.s. cream court was issuing its ruling, dismantling race based affirmative action in college admissions. i read where the task force members condemned that decision, encouraging our supreme court justices to read your report. speaking as an attorney and task force chair, how does the court s decision impact a proposed reversal of your states affirmative action ban and are you worried that opponents might sue the state to impede a repaired of action if they pass? yes, i think there will be a challenge no matter what but the task force set ourselves up with success and again constructing our recommendations, not on the basis of race, but on the basis of lineage or being a descendant of slaves. in fact, the majority of our