1,emberg, germany, june 1946. Grace, my dearest, it is now but not 00 p. M. And i am here with you. I prefer to pass my time if you rather than reading or doing anything. You are so much on my mind at all times. I had a nice letter from judge wine thanking me for a picture i sent. He said he showed it to judge jennings, who showed interest but made no comment. Wind said this is the greatest trial in history and while it seems long now, in a few years i would look back with great satisfaction. Reade way, be sure to walter lipmans article in the ladies home journal for june. It is a good thing and give you some idea of how important this proceeding is. There is a great satisfaction of doing whats job, particularly a job like this. It is of great importance to everyone and as lit lippmann says, someday it will be recognized as a great landmark. It is the highest calling of the legal profession, and i am proud of my part in it. It continues to mean sacrifice and struggle, and i feel even b
But were not here to talk about that, were here to talk about something more interesting, and that is the First Amendment jurisprudence of the Roberts Court. More than any other Supreme Court justice in recent history, john roberts has played a defining role in shaping our free speech laws. Hes written more than twice as many majority opinions in this area than any of his colleagues, and theres a certain resolve there, at once philosophical and tactical. In 95 of the Free Expression cases decided in his 15year tenure, roberts has been in the majority. Td hes taken the lead opinion nearly 30 of the time. So theres Something Special about this area of cases, something that speaks to how john roberts sees the court. In the First Comprehensive report on the Roberts Courts free speech jurisprudence, ron collins and david hudson examine the 56 such causes handed down by the6 Roberts Court from 20052020. The authors eyeopening study provides a detailed look at the cases and the justices diffe
Indigenous peoples lived here and go to the end of the 20th century. We are standing in our exhibit the first peoples. It talks about the Indigenous People who lived in michigan for thousands of years before the arrival of europeans. It is one we just recently renovated. The first is this mural that is painted. Of thes the story anishinaabe people through four seasons. Is of the things it tells the advanced society they had before europeans arrived. It was just a little different than the western civilization. They chose to live off of the land and not try to control the land. They engaged, spends a lot of their time really working in harmony with the lands to meet all their basic needs. In this mural, things to point out is the structures. There are a lot of concessions that native americans all lived in teepees. In michigan, they lived in structures called wigwanms. We have an illustration of one here. And we have a mock one here. They would use saplings of birch or maple to make thi
Have on dday, if you get an opportunity, i hope you will go over and visit it while you are here. It looks at the relationship between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill as they prepared for dday. The special exhibit will be up through the end of the year. How many people here are members of the library . Raise your hand. That is fantastic. It is your support that allows us to do programs like this. We really appreciate it. I think it is important Public Programs allow us to bring authors and experts in from around the country. Today we have a real remarkable historian and author with us. William casto has written a series of books. He is a Paul Whitfield one professor at texas tech. His scope of Historical Books range from Foreign Affairs and the constitution of age of fighting sale. And the Supreme Court in the early republic. He jumped ahead in his latest book about robert jackson. Robert jackson is truly a remarkable figure in the era. The solicitor general, attorney general
Professor talks about her book, constructing cultural memory. She highlights some of the tutes of pioneer mom pioneer mothers in the kansas city area. Welcome everyone, thank you for being here. I manager of the Missouri Valley special collection. Our Research Room was headquartered across the hall. Otherll find journals and Research Materials document and kansas citys early histories the frontier town, and out better for traveler setting out on the santa fe trail. It was november 12, 1927 when the sculpture was dedicated. It not only celebrates kansas citys pioneer history, but is also a tribute to those who suffer great hardship and loss while traveling across the plains in search of a better life. In her new book, constructing historiandentity, the and rediscovering Pioneer Monuments erected across the nation, including those in the kansas city region. We are honored to have her here today to discuss her research. Dr. Prescott is an associate professor of history at the university o