Find that last couple of sentences to get that out is certainly on the descent, which for me took a little longer without just as scalia on the bench, although it sure was there. So really quickly we have the television died going side going to be no justice quickly on our digital side because that is a big push at cnn and something that really interests me to be able to do that because now in the old days ive been in journalism for a while. Now if we put a story about Justice Scalia up, we can maybe link to some of the oral argument and then maybe link to the interview he gave with Justice Ginsburg for the talk that they gave and maybe a little bit about his sons memorial at the memorial service. It is a totally different world and it is fascinating that push on the digital side now. You actually need to get on air with a tv camera and finer view of the morning for decisions, for example. Ironman correspondent is pamela brown, so she is ready to go in front of the cameras out there wi
A panel who covered the Supreme Court for many years. Tony has covered the court since 1979 first for gwinnett news service and u. S. A. Today. He joined the washington legal times in 2000 and continued as a host correspondent after it merged into the national law journal. David next to tony has been with the Los Angeles Times since 1981 and covering the court since 1986. He started at the same time Justice Scalia started. And also in recent years he covered the courts for the chicago tribune. He wrote the latest decision of he guide to the Supreme Court. Adam on my immediate write covered the Supreme Court eight years ago but has a long history with the times which he first joined as a copy boy after graduating from college and then returned with a law degree in 1992 joining their Legal Department advising the paper and representing it in litigation. A decade later he became a reporter covering legal issues. And on my left aryan is a reporter and producer for cnn politics covering the
Every weekend on American History tv on cspan3. Next on American History tv, Supreme Court Justice Stephen breyer. He talks about cases featured in his book the court and the world, american law and the new global realities, include iing cases involving Guantanamo Bay detainees. The Supreme Court Historical Society is the host of this event. Its about an hour. Honored today to have as our lecturer Justice Stephen breyer, whose talk will be about the court and the world, american law and the new global realities. Justice breyer is a long standing friend of the society. He has delivered lectures, as he will be today. He has hosted dinners, hes introduced speakers, and were very fortunate hes giving us this lecture. He truly is a man that needs no introduction and theres not an introduction i could do that would be complete in the time allotted, but let me touch on highlights, if i may. He graduated with highest honors from stanford. He then went as a marshal scholar to oxford where he re
He knew it at the time. So they wouldnt sign the brief. They said were not signing it, were not going to defend this. Then they a big fight between departments and who was brought in to mediate, herbert j. Wexler. He was running the war part of the Justice Department was a Master Genius and he wrote a footnote, disowning the army on this issue and he wrote it in words that no one could understand. So he convinced burly to sign the brief and the Justice Departments position, i dont know, you read it and see if you can figure out exactly what it was. In fact, who won the case . The government. 63. Famous case. And who is it who upheld . The government. Black, douglas, frankfurter, the liberals who had, in fact, would sign brown versus board. And they were all on the government side. It was the three dissenters were be roberts, murphy and jackson. And there was 63. I thought for a long time maybe they didnt understand there was so little evidence. Footnote, who reads footnotes. [ laughter
Judgments that i believe will stand the test of time. [applause] i think we are out of time. Book tv is on facebook. Publishing news, behind the scene pictures, author information and to talk directly with authors during live program. Facebook. Com booktv. Now a program on the Supreme Court marks the beginning of a new term starting monday. Supreme Court Justice talks about the latest book the court and the world. [inaudible conversations] [applause] welcome to the Constitutional Center t most exciting day of the year. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis, and this really is a remarkable day because we have, first of all, the tremendous honor of a visit by Supreme Court Justice Stephen bryer. [applause] chief justice monk many distinctions, many books hes written including the one we are going to talk about today, he was essential to the creation of this B