Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome provost strom. [applause] good evening. It is my very great pleasure to welcome you to Memorial Church for this years lecture on a Meaningful Life. Honored we are deeply to have as our speaker associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [cheers and applause] this event, as you may know, has a rich history at stanford. Lecture that in a inry rathbun, a professor the 1930s through the 1950s, decided to give on the last day of his class one spring. The lecture was such a success that it turned into an annual tradition at stanford for many years until professor rathbun retired. It was revised in 2008, supported by a generous gift to the office of religious life by the foundation for Global Community which established the henry and Amelia Rathbun fund for exploring what leads to a Meaningful Life. Each year, a rathbun visiting fellow selected to come to stanford to deliver the lecture and spend time with our faculty,
Turn this around. I dont think it looks good that the republicans would deny this president the right to exercise his constitutional responsibility. The simple fact is the next president needs to appoint someone with a conservative record similar to Justice Scalia. All in the newsroom. Hello again, everyone. Thank you for being with me. Im fredricka whitfield. A source tells cnn scalias family decided not to perform an autopsy. He died in his sleep during a visit to a hunting retreat in the state of texas. He was 79. Headlines across the country are calling are calling him a force in the courtroom, powerful voice on the bench and memorializing the Lasting Legacy he leaves behind. As the nation reacts to his unexpected death, the reaction has been what it will mean for the Supreme Court and the cases the justices are reviewing right now. It opens the opportunity for a liberal majority on the bench under president obama. Democratic appointees have not held the majority in the high kofrt
Supreme Court Reporter ariana devoe and ron brownstein. Can you first explain how the other justices will move forward until a replacement is appointed and confirmed. Well, since there are only eight justices on the court, there could be some cases coming up that are equally divided, 44. What that means is in this case, in this term where were hearing major cases, there could be uncertainty. The cases involve abortion, affirmative action. The president s programs on immigration, all of those are in play. And if the court ends up being evenly undecided, theres going to be uncertainty. The justices could hold off and not put down a decision right away but then the question is when they will get to these cases and when will they have nine justices on the Supreme Court. And of course, you know, its going to be difficult to see whether they will continue on or wait. Youve heard Mitch Mcconnell who says he doesnt think the president should even nominate. Dont even start the process. But the
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The Springfield Area Arts Council has produced summertime concerts downtown for over thirty years. The outdoor performance series is called <i>Artist on the Plaza</i>, and it features local talent. Funding this year comes from local businesses.<br/><br/><b>When:</b> Every Friday between Memorial Day and Labor Day (June 2 – September 1)<br/><b>Time: </b>12:00 – 1:00 P.M.<br/><b>Where:</b> On the Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701<br/><br/>Free! Family-friendly. Accessible. Sensory-friendly. Bring lawn chairs. All are welcome.<br/><br/><b>June </b><br/><ul><li>02 LuHi Band – instrumentalists</li><li>09 Monica Hay – vocalistt</li><li>16 Tom Irwin –Americana</li><li>23 Amy Benton – country</li><li>30 Fourth Dementia – barbershop</li></ul><b>July</b><br/><u