Hearing on the covid19 pandemic best practices and opportunities for innovation. Before we begin i would like to remind members that we have established in the military and the distribution list dedicated to circulating red materials that members might want to offer is part of our hearing today. If you would like to submit that terry will. Send them to the email address that has been previously distributed to you all and we will circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. I also ask unanimous consent that following items be entered into the record. A letter to chairman johnson and Ranking Member roby and the American Association of judges and the results of a study in a recent survey by the federal Bar Association and its members on Legal Practices in the covid19 era. Without objection, so admitted. I will recognize myself for an opening statement. Welcome to the Senate Committee hearing on courts during the covid19 pandemic best practices and opportunities for i
The start of trading this morning after long Holiday Weekend, Dow Jones Industrial average better 500 points and s p 500 is also higher by 56 and nasdaq up 174. This after the dow, nasdaq and the s p 500 closed tout week of gains of better than 3 on the week as you see across the board. Another milestone today, the floor of the New York Stock Exchange will reopen but not quite business as usual. A look at the new restrictions coming up this morning. And turning to the 2020 race, former Vice President joe biden looks to take on President Trump on the economy, mornings with maria is live right now. Maria the easing of lockdowns and optimism of Vaccine Developments leads to gain this morning. Ftse 100 up 87, cac quarante in paris is up 63 and dax index in germany higher by 79. Spain announcing it is opening to foreign visitor this is july and germany ready to lift travel restrictions for other European Countries. In ash asia overnight markets looked like this. Planning another round of st
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Envisage say she has claims against our armed forces under the new law there would be a 5 year limit from the date of an incident to bring prosecutions unless there is compelling new evidence and the 6 year limits for any civil case involving personal injury or death beyond that only exceptional circumstances can force a new investigation. According to the British Ministry of Defense Operations in iraq to preserve or to nearly a 1000 compensation claims against personnel for unlawful detention personal injury and also death approximately 1400. 00 judicial review claims were seeking investigations and compensation for a variety of alleged Human Rights Violations human Rights Groups have expressed their anger saying the legislation would place the military above the law and undermine existing International Conventions peace campaigner and former soldier a drinkin says the bill is wrong. We should not arbitrarily place a statute of limitations when people can see some justice in the event