United on eight justices who did endorse the disclosure current requirements. Only Justice Thomas dissented in that decision. I know it doesnt look very hopeful i think that congress is the way theyre on a deeing regulation trend until the Supreme Court. What can change normal terms of obama or anyone else couldnt even get through nominations for regular courts though Supreme Court. The president ial elections do matter. Hi, im jim. My question deals with roberts vote on the health care issue. Do you think he was motivated by the fear that the court began to look like a political entity rather than a jurisprudence entity . Youre welcome to speak to this too. Its probably one of the most common questions we get, isnt it . Yeah. Do i think so . No. I take him at the word. I take him as sincerely trying to grapple with the issues presented in that case. I think he was first inclined to vote with the four conservatives and strike the law down as violating the Commerce Clause. When they cam
Investigative agencies. With a raid into was a situation that was really upside down. Normally they would try to find evidence and then find out what is going on and they found nothing. They couldnt find any crimes. So they did file a report saying that we dont have anything on these guys and they had seen most of them as being like dirt farmers. Sort of an agricultural bounty of afghanistan. [inaudible question] is rhythmic that all of these legal issues arise in context with the situations for all of us. And its great that we can learn about our systems of justice from this. Particularly for the folks that are being prosecuted. Given that the administration has made clear that even if they are found innocent, they have shaped the case. And if you do conclude that this is theater for the entertainment of americans are we finding that the real aim for one of the things coming out of it is there is a use of these to control how this is told by the media and exemplified by how tightly th
Lawyer who brought sit Citizens United. At the Supreme Court, they said sorry, Citizens United applied even though two justice said it might be good to look at the law perhaps the premise which citizen united is based on is weak if you look at what is happening with money in election but the court didnt have a signed decision. It just said we are not going to hear the case. Citizens united applied. They overturned the montanas Supreme Courts ruling . Yes. I call this a bold conservative majority and this is a good example. There are no regrets. I am not sure what might happen if guns comes up again. But i would be surprised if they backtrack on the District Of Columbia gun decision. They will probably not backtrack on the individual holding rights. But i think it will be interesting to see what they say on questions that are coming about gun regulations and what kind of scrutiny the court should give to gun regulation. No, i think this court doesnt have many regrets yet. What surprised
You talk, i like that. So my question then would he part of what you are talking about Oliver Wendell holmes was sort of mentally above it all in a sense of like that. Is that a major area to freedom of speech across the world like you know this dictator, we dont like this that a good thing because they seem to be above it all and we can bring it down to our level by physical force as we can talk like Oliver Wendell holmes. We can ring it down to our level by physical force so was that a great narrative to freedom of speech back then and now . The detachment and the difficulty breaking through to people. I suppose it could be. On the one hand it seems like your question gets at, should we be engaged in more aggressive diplomacy is supposed to force as a country clacks on the other hand, the question might be taken to ask you now is what it takes to advance free speech or for free speech to become personal to people . To the extent that that is what youre asking i think that is kind of
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More than 43 years ago, a killer forced a married couple into the basement of their downtown San Diego clothing store then bound them with neckties taken from the sales floor.
James and Essie Effron, just weeks from retirement, recently had hired and then fired the man who became their assailant, a clerk who was supposed to help with a going-out-of-business sale. In November 1977, the ex-clerk returned with two accomplices and beat the couple to death. James Effron survived long enough to tell police what had happened.
This month, the man convicted in those murders has a hearing to determine whether he is suitable for parole. It’s his 15th try.