They also reflect on the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg and her influence on the court, and the legal profession. From Georgetown University law center, this is two hours. Welcome, everyone to our annual, Supreme Court preview. Before we get started with todays scheduled program, i wanted to take the opportunity to acknowledge the passing of Justice Ginsburg. She was a trail blazing civil rights lawyer, a giant of a jurist, and a largerthanlife human being. Anlife human being. But but what i will remember most about her was her indomitable spirit. That and the devastating series of questions she hurled at me inf course. Invite time, i want to any Panel Members who wish to do so to say anything they would like about Justice Ginsburg, but first, let me introduce our panel. [reads names] anybody who wants to come up be on video and take the floor. To, be on video and take the floor. Anyone want to start . Don . To get myill trying head around the idea that Justice Ginsburg wont be o
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Wolf. Today we are meeting to consider the nomination of acting secretary of Homeland Security chad wolf to be the confirmed secretary of department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. I truly appreciate anybody who is willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be enter into the record without objection well do that. Ill just keep this short because i know we have time constraints here. But a quick description of what enormous challenge this is. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department, the responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Start with the federal Emergency Management agency deals with hurricanes and wild fires and now covid amongst many other responsibilities. Border security a huge issue. Weve not fixed that problem, not by a long stretch, but thiS Administration done a good job of stopping the out of control illegal entry that we are experiencing over a year ago. This agency
Sunday, october 4th, a at noon eastern on book tv on cspan2. And now, Georgetown University law center previews the Upcoming Supreme Court term including one case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care act. They also talk about the potential for lawsuits concerning the 2020 elections that may reach the Supreme Court for consideration and reflects on the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her legacy in the court and the legal profession. This is about two hours. Welcome, everyone, to our annual Supreme Court term preview. Im executive director of the Supreme Court institute at georgetown law. Before we get started with todays scheduled program, i want to take the opportunity to acknowledge the passing of Justice Ginsburg. She was a trail blazing civil rights lawyer, a giant of a juress and a larger than life human being. But what i will remember most about her is her indom spirit. That and the devastate iing ser of questions she hurled my way at oral argument in the wi
That. Ill keep it short because i know wevegot time constraints here but a quick description of what an enormous challenge this is. The secretary of Homeland Security managers 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Ill start with itthe federal Emergency Management agency that has to deal with do hurricanes and wildfires now covid amongst many other responsibilities , Border Security, a huge issue. Weve not fixed that problem by a long stretch but this administration has done a good job of stopping the outofcontrol illegal entry that we are experiencing over a year ago. Pe this department is concerned about cyber security, Election Security, security of our Critical Infrastructure and as we just witnessed with some of the protests that have sprung to right, also protecting our federal buildings and of course we have to thank David Underwood in open oakland california, a member of the federal Protection Services so the responsibilities are