Good evening. I am glad to be here with you for the first lecture in the Supreme Court Historical Societys series, this Supreme Court and the civil war revisited. The timing is just right, for this year marks the 150th anniversary of the war between the states. A bit about the society which i joined many years before i got this good job. And i remain among the legions of supporters of the societys many endeavors. Some of them dorothy mentioned. This society has been a key player in improving public understanding of the court and its role in the constitutional framework of our government. Regular attendees of these lectures know how engaging they have been. And i appreciate, too, Something Else dorothy mentioned. The societys preening program for high schoolteachers and the books produced by the society are works well conceived and good to read. Among my favorites, claire cushmans court watches, eyewitness accounts in Supreme Court history. It is a collection of welltold anecdotes about
Youre part of one where were trying to convince those High School Students that they better understand this and they should understand its history and they should how it relates to democracy, human rights, et cetera, rule of law, because if they dont understand it, they wont have it. Thats the connection between the courthouse, the judiciary committee, the judiciary itself and the document that you want to talk about which im delighted to let you talk about. One or two more questions that are always people ask, i assume you. When you got on the Supreme Court, appointed by president clinton, when you had your interview with him, famously you had been injured, unfortunately, in a bicycle accident and then you kind of get out of the hospital to go to the interview or wasnt that kind of awkward to go do an interview when you were not in such good shape, you had broken some bones . I dont know. I cant remember. All right. So you get on the court. You get on the Supreme Court and when youre
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Was sworn in today by Vice President joe biden at the Justice Department. It is about 20 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Loretta Lynch and a Vice President of the United States joe biden. [applause] Vice President biden i first time i came into this room during the nixon administration. I remember walking into this building and thinking about the majesty of this place and how much we rely on it. For all of our basic rights and protections. Your whole family is here today. I hope you will forgive as we used to say in the senate a point of personal privilege. I am so happy to meet your dad. Dad, stand up. [applause] this is a man who never thought it paid to be silent in the face of oppression and prejudice. So many people, so many people not only in your home state of North Carolina and into the country owe you so much, not just for your wisdom but the courage it took back in those days to speak out as you did. A baptist minister who always taught his children that anythin
Obama administration dismantled. A lot of the regulatory philosophical issues, before bp with that comes down to is how much power he gives to the industry. Industry got to write a lot more in the offshore sector and that has changed because the industry has broken up and revamped. Host people die after a series of deadly accidents. Oil and gas pipeline and a decade later, it has become the cando agency p1 of the Energy Supporters at political who work on the story, well is appreciate you coming by. That is our show for today. We take our viewers live to the National Press club where the chair of the Senate Judiciary committee will discuss the committees agenda and upcoming actions. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] hi, everybody. If we are already all ready. Welcome to the National Press club. I am bob weiner of the newsmakers