Like all things that matter in the lives of americans, the courts have a tremendous impact. For the now deeply conservative federal bench and as we face the growing proliferation of state laws that restrict access to the Ballot Box and seek to roll back reproductive rights, calls for reforming both the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts have grown in number and volume. Many of the reform proposals are promising, and we at acs want to make sure we lift those up and have them thoroughly considered. We know that something has to be done, and something has to be done soon, but what is possible in the current political climate . We are grateful to have our esteemed panelists with us today to share their insights on this question. If you dont already, we encourage you to follow acs on social media, including on twitter acslaw. You can find us online at acs. Org. You can join acs and find more information about upcoming events and opportunities there. It is now my pleasure to introduc
Term limits for judges and expanding district and appellate courts as well as the Supreme Court. Is celebrating its 20th year of celebrating and shaping legal debate, nurturing the next generation of lawyers, judges and advocates and ensuring that the law is a force to improve the lives of all people. Now, in this year we have focusing our work and this anniversary on our constitutions founding failures when it comes to Race And Equality in this country. Like all things that matter in the lives of americans, the courts have a tremendous impact. For the now deeply conservative federal bench and as we face the growing proliferation of state laws that restrict access to the Ballot Box and seek to roll back reproductive rights, calls for reforming both the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts have grown in number and volume. Many of the reform proposals are promising, and we at acs want to make sure we lift those up and have them thoroughly considered. We know that something has to b
Anniversary on our constitutions founding failures when it comes to Race And Equality in this country. Like all things that matter in the lives of americans, the courts have a tremendous impact. For the now deeply conservative federal bench and as we face the growing proliferation of state laws that restrict access to the Ballot Box and seek to roll back reproductive rights, calls for reforming both the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts have grown in number and volume. Many of the reform proposals are promising, and we at acs want to make sure we lift those up and have them thoroughly considered. We know that something has to be done, and something has to be done soon, but what is possible in the current political climate . We are grateful to have our esteemed panelists with us today to share their insights on this question. If you dont already, we encourage you to follow acs on social media, including on twitter acslaw. You can find us online at acs. Org. You can join acs and
the committee will now come to order. good morning to everyone. the purpose of this hearing is to examine how state policies like those in missouri are impacting residents access to comprehensive reproductive health care services, including abortion. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. for audience purposes, we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. in turn, we request and we ask you to respect the proceedings as we go forward in today s hearings. with that, i will now recognize myself to give an opening statement. i would like to begin by acknowledging that this is the first full committee hearing we have held since our friend, our colleague and our beloved chairman elijah cummings passed away. chairman cummings spent his entire life fighting for justice and equality for everyone. and he was a fierce champion for women s access to health care. across the country extreme forces in some state governments
the committee will now come to order. good morning to everyone. the purpose of this hearing is to examine how state policies like those in missouri are impacting residents access to comprehensive reproductive health care services, including abortion. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. for audience purposes, we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. in turn, we request and we ask you to respect the proceedings as we go forward in today s hearings. with that, i will now recognize myself to give an opening statement. i would like to begin by acknowledging that this is the first full committee hearing we have held since our friend, our colleague and our beloved chairman elijah cummings passed away. chairman cummings spent his entire life fighting for justice and equality for everyone. and he was a fierce champion for women s access to health care. across the country extreme forces in some state governments