But were not here to talk about that, were here to talk about something more interesting, and that is the First Amendment jurisprudence of the Roberts Court. More than any other Supreme Court justice in recent history, john roberts has played a defining role in shaping our free speech laws. Hes written more than twice as many majority opinions in this area than any of his colleagues, and theres a certain resolve there, at once philosophical and tactical. In 95 of the Free Expression cases decided in his 15year tenure, roberts has been in the majority. Td hes taken the lead opinion nearly 30 of the time. So theres Something Special about this area of cases, something that speaks to how john roberts sees the court. In the First Comprehensive report on the Roberts Courts free speech jurisprudence, ron collins and david hudson examine the 56 such causes handed down by the6 Roberts Court from 20052020. The authors eyeopening study provides a detailed look at the cases and the justices diffe
In Pakistan Taliban murder over 130 children. And russia struggles to stop the bleeding. How the government is trying to prop up its crumbling economy. We begin with a historic turn of events in the relationship between the United States and cuba. Today the Obama Administration said it would normalize the relations with cuba breaking a 54year policy of isolation. It comes with the release of american prisoner allen gross. This afternoon alan gross thanked the people who made his freedom possible. It was crucial to my survival knowing that i was not forgott forgotten. Your prayers and your actions have been comforting, reassuring and sustaining. Ultimately the decision to arrange and to secure my release was made in the oval office. To president obama and the nfc staff, thank you. Alan gross lost more than 100 pounds and several teeth during his confinement. Well hear more about his story in a moment. Mike viqueira hat the white house. Mike, this is a huge policy shift. How did it all c
Known to only a few, provided america with the information that allowed us to arrest the network of cuban agents that included the men transferred to cuba today as well as other spies in the United States. Most information about this agent is classified but the director of National Intelligence says hes a cuban who worked on behalf of the u. S. Now, about those three cubans. They were convicted in the u. S. Of conspiracy to commit espionage. Today signals the biggest thaw in u. S. cuban relations since 1961 when eisenhower was in office. Some travel bans are being lifted bit not yet for tourists. President obama wants to reestablish diplomatic ties with havana and possibly lift cubas designation as a state sponsor of terror. We will end an outdated approach that, for decades, has failed to advance our interests and, instead, we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries. A big day but not everyone is cheering. Mixed feelings today for some cuban americans and americans
What have you learned about the u. S. Linking the attack directly to north korea . Because as you know, the north korean government has flatly denied it was responsible and praised all the criticism of the film, but it doesnt it insists it had nothing to do with the hacking . Youre right. The north korean government has denied involvement but we know from sources in early december there was a growing confidence in the u. S. Government that north korea was responsible for the hack attack at sony and there were a few reasons why. Not only just the motivation because of the movie, but because of the m. O. It was similar to a cyber attack against south korean banks last year as one source said, the techniques, the tactics and procedures were out of the north korean playbook. The coding was written in korean. A growing sense in early december but cyber investigations take a long time. This is extraordinary that were at a point where the u. S. Government is, were being told by sources, about
W. Tdd 18003452550 and a look now at the new york stock exchange. The best Friends Animal Society and a lot of pets are ringing the opening bell. The organization has spent three decades focused on ending the killing of dogs and cats in animal shelters. The dow coming off its best day of the year. Over 138 points up. And thats just, you know minutes after it opens. Developing now on the rundown, wall street and hollywood are both keeping a close eye on Sony Pictures after an unprecedented cyber attack. U. S. Intelligence and Law Enforcement officials have concluded that north korea was behind the hack. Which was an apparent retaliation for the comedy that involved the plot to kill the north korea leader. Eugene robinson. Good morning. Good morning, jose. You wrote about this calling it a killer headache for sony. This was before they decided to pull the plug. The impact is incredible. This whole story just gets more and more bizarre. It was hard to believe at first that the north korea