Her throat because Amy Coney Barrett has just been confirmed as the associate justice. Of course it is the family that influences so well, but im sure theres teachers and classmates that take a little bit of pride because it was also the school that also influenced a woman with incredible poise and grace that stood under two days of hostile aggressive questioning, answering them all with a depth of knowledge that was so impressive. But, Justice Barretts confirmation, judge, now Justice Barretts confirmation, is more than just a point of pride for family back home. Its an affirmation of the timeless values of faith and family and Community Still matter and still produce somebody who doesnt just represent those values but also the deeply rooted sense of fairness. And this is the greatest accommodation that will be felt is that Justice Barrett will be fair to all, and that is the highest compliment you can give a justice. People in louisiana are proud, but the people of the United States
Christmas million optional museum, here in washington d. C. Its just over an hour. So its absolutely a thrill to see so many people here for this kind of a program, my name is johnny gray, and i have the wonderful privilege of being the director of your National Museum of American History. Particularly on nights like tonight, and which we really can look at American History in unique and unusual ways. We are really honored to be joined by tonight panel Supreme Court justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg applause Supreme Court Justice Sonia sotomayor, applause catherine fit, applause and Supreme Court Society Publications director claire kushner, applause it is now my privilege to introduce the 13th secretary of the smithsonian institution, doctor david horton. Hes on Board Certified cardiologist a jazz musician, and doctor scorching with most recently the president of cornell university, and previously served as president of the university of iowa. Doctor gordon has interest in learning as wide
Granddaughter asking that she not be replaced until after the election. Im sure well get into that. But she was thinking about that even at the very end. Yeah, thats something that people are definitely going to be talking about. As we look pack at her, because she was a big influence on the court, on america, what are some of the top issues that caused her to be a standout star on the court . Sure. Well, even as a litigator, she is the path breaker in terms of bringing equality to women. The Supreme Court, she has a long series of pathbreaking lawsuits that she argued as a lawyer, and shen she continued that on the Supreme Court. A zealous defender of civil rights, but especially womens rights. A very, very clear writer, very good about creating coalitions on the court, a very wellliked person. You might recall she and Justice Scalia were close personal friends, their families spending a lot of social time together. So she was somebody who could work across the board in the Supreme Co
Reporter good afternoon to you, melissa. Lets look at the market as theyre settling out. The dow looks like it is finishing down by 524 points. You mentioned the s p 500, that is important too, down 8 1 2 from the record high on september 2nd. 3580. You see the s p closed to 3236. You mention what dragged us down, it was selloff in tech late in the day. Well get to that in a moment. There was optimism early on in the session with respect to coronavirus vaccines, Johnson Johnson entering the latestage three trial that was a little bit positive for investors to get their heads around but again look at these dow losers here. Sales force. Chevron. Apple was one of the big ones, amex and boeing. On nasdaq, losers, fedex, amazon, netflix, align and liberty global. It was a rough day when it came to some of these stocks. It was sort of stock specific and then dragging all the indices down together. Remember this has been choppy for the last couple weeks right now as were heading in and gettin
Tireless, legendary champion of equality who has shaped our society for the better passed away on friday, the first eve of rosh hashanah. Adherents to the jewish faith believes that a person who passes away during the high holidays is a person of great righteousness. Truer words could not be spoken of Justice Ginsburg. Standing just over five feet tall, shes a giant among the moral beacon whose life and legacy has inspired millions of americans to do their part and bring about a more perfect and just union. Were all forever indebted to her. The brooklynborn daughter of working class jewish parents, the young girl would become just the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court and knew from early on shed have to fight for her place in the world, and what a fighter she was. When she entered Harvard Law School in 1956, just one of nine women in her class of over 500, the United States was truly a mans world. Women were expected to stay home and out of the workplace, even when they had jo