Roberts and d. C. Circuit court judge Merrick Garland talk about the legacy of the lake Second Circuit appeal Appeals Court jue Henry Friendly. This is just under two hours. Good evening everyone. Im robert katzmann, chief judge of u. S. Court of appeals for the Second Circuit. I welcome each of you on behalf of my court, and where especially honored to have with us are chief justice, John G Roberts junior. [applause] today nearly 500 strong, we celebrate an american judicial giant, henry j. Friendly compuserve for 27 years on the Second Circuit court of appeals, including three years as chief judge. It is a wonderful coincidence, today is the 58th anniversary of judge friendlys appointment by president Dwight D Eisenhower to this court. Our gathering today is at the intersection of two initiatives which have engaged us for two years. The first is the one and 25th Anniversary Commemoration of the Second Circuit court of appeals chaired by circuit judge richard wesley, comprising a seri
Precedents in europe or the United States for what became so common after the civil war. That is, monuments where rankandfile soldiers lay buried or monuments put up by the communities or the institutions where from where the soldiers went to war. To the best of my knowledge, none of the american precedents predates the obelisk that the town of massachusetts installed on town green, inscribed with the names of local residents who died a quarter century earlier in the opening engagement of the revolutionary war. Almost four decades passed before the town of concorde placed a similar obelisk that gained attention through Ralph Waldo Emersons dedicatory program. The biblical allusions in that program were described as a replacement for the rude arch, where once the embattled farmers stood and fire the shot heard round the world. So it is biblical illusions that illustrate a millennial promise to Americans Associated with revolutionary legacy. It is worth noting that emerson refers to this
Phd from Harvard University but also got his law degree from harvard. I will spare you any lawyer jokes. Suffice it to say the thatgement of this program we even invite lawyers to participate. More important than professional credentials is expertise and all varieties of civil war monuments , africanamerican and confederate. And his discussion about the detail of this program aptly ultimateized the utility player, who can play any position on the field of civil war monuments. Your program lists many book publications. Including sites of confederate memory inside carolina. Its not a boom kamman, despite that his photograph, he has his hand on one of those cannons. His great contribution to our is a brief history with documents. Share his white expertise on civil war monuments. For now his presentation is entitled the invention of the american Soldier Monument. Dr. Tom brown. [applause] thank you to everyone at the library of virginia and the now center for lesbian involved in this progr
Severe weather. This is one of those systems its helping some and absolutely hurting others. Because i take you to skytower radar. You can see the big line of showers and thunderstorms. And thing is, is the worst of the weather has been in alabama down through portions of manny ramirez. You see the tornado watches that continue at this hour. The way its helping is the beneficial rain that they are getting in eastern tennessee. They desperately need that rain to put out these fires or take care of all of those hot spots they are getting but at the same time youre getting Severe Weather south and east of there. Weve got a little bit of fog not where im standing where im standing absolutely gorgeous i know into polk county their visibilities are reduced. Were a 73 degrees in tampa. We are two degrees away from our normal High Temperature for this time of year. Wow. So easily back into the 80s for High Temperatures today. All right, dave thank you. 8 0 one. Deadly motorcycle crash reported
Im going to guarantee something. Whens last time i did that . Been a long time. I cant even recall. I guarantee you yes. Todays High Temperature will be above normal. Okay. Oh. You know how you know that . How do you know that . Because it already is. 75 is our normal high were there a 9 oclock in the morning. There it is. Am i going to right or right . Right. Thats okay. He walked right out of there. Mic drop. No. Okay. So yes. Wow. 75 in tampa. 77 in brandon. 75 in sarasota. I mean these temperatures today, just juicy out here. Honestly it does feel like a late summer day versus november 30th. Were going to easily back up into the lower 80s. It wouldnt surprise me to see a couple spots in the mid 80s for highs today. So 82 to 84 for highs today. Tomorrow some clouds and 30 percent rain chance and High Temperature of 79. All right. Dave, thanks. Its 9 02. If youre just joining were still dealing with lane blocks here 56th hillsborough following a deadly motorcycle involved crash. So i