Red eye from california to here to be with us and then taking the flight right away back. Unfortunately, his airplane had mechanical problems and he was unable to make his connection in chicago, but we have two of the young africanamerican dc aker congressional candidates. Were going to have a discussion about political activism. Theyll talk about their campaign. We will then break down to a discussion of political activism, how were active in your local communities and how we can sort of learn from each other and how to best become active within our own communities and why thats important. To lead our conversation, we have with us mr. Eddie ayoob. Thats fine. Thats fine. So i want to thank everybody for being here today. This is something that adc has not done previously but i think its critically important because as we talk about activism especially on issues of importance to our community, one of the things that really has been lacking has been an interest in members of our communi
U. S. House candidates, one running in michigans 11th district the other in californias 39th district. They talk about their reasons for running for office and outreach efforts to Muslim Americans, latinos and millenials. This is about an hour 50 minutes. If i can have everyones attention. Were going to go into our sort of next panel, next discussion. Unfortunately, one of the congressional candidates that we had texted me about 3 00 a. M. , a picture of himself on a plane. He was going to be taking the red eye from california to here to be with us, and then taking the flight right away back. Unfortunately, his airplane had mechanical problems. He was unable to make his connection in chicago. But we have two of Young American congressional candidates. We are going to have a discussion about political activism. Theyre going to talk about their campaign. We will then break down to a discussion of political activism. How were active in your local communities and how we can sort of learn f
We are learn being the shooter who was found dead after leavele church where he opened leaving church where he opened fire. We go to southerland spring texas. Reporter police say a gunman turned a subbed into a massacre injuring or killing everybody sunday into a massacre injuring or killing everybody in the church. Devin kelley once served in the air force. He was courtmartialed for abusing his wife and child. He went to the church his inlaws attended although they were not there at the time and opened fire. You dont expect to walk into a church and see Something Like that. You know, seeing the children thats what hurt the most. Among the more than two dozen dead, the 14yearold daughter of the churchs pastor. As investigators work to determine a motive for the massacre a Small Community is left to grieve. Its horrific you dont expect anything lighted to happen anywhere like this to happen anywhere and it happens in a Small Community like this. The age range from 5 to 72 was among the
Precedentsetting decision, a professor from Hastings College of the law and kate kendell. Big day today. Kate what was your reaction when you first heard this decision come down . I burst into tears and im not the least bit ashamed of it. It felt like not only the culmination of so much work and effort and sacrifice by so many, by really countless people, that it also felt like it was the harbinger of a new chapter where maybe more freedom, more justice, it felt like you know those words, equal justice under law inscribed on the Supreme Court building that meant something for all of us. Its more real. Were going to talk about the ruling itself. What are the legal underpinnings of it . Well this is both on due process grounds and equal protection grounds, which is a very important point. This is solid deely based on two doctrines. You have a due process right to marry and you cant discriminate on a factor that has no rationality as well as you cant discriminate between people. And Justi
Precedentsetting decision, a professor from Hastings College of the law and kate kendell. Big day today. Kate what was your reaction when you first heard this decision come down . I burst into tears and im not the least bit ashamed of it. It felt like not only the culmination of so much work and effort and sacrifice by so many, by really countless people, that it also felt like it was the harbinger of a new chapter where maybe more freedom, more justice, it felt like you know those words, equal justice under law inscribed on the Supreme Court building that meant something for all of us. Its more real. Were going to talk about the ruling itself. What are the legal underpinnings of it . Well this is both on due process grounds and equal protection grounds, which is a very important point. This is solid deely based on two doctrines. You have a due process right to marry and you cant discriminate on a factor that has no rationality as well as you cant discriminate between people. And Justi