System. Good morning, everyone. My name is winnie stack lburg, and im the executive Vice President of external affairs at the center for American Progress, and i want to thank each and every one of you for joining this very important event. Were here to discuss a fundamental issue, which strikes at the heart of our democratic values. If we truly believe that all americans deserve equal treatment in the eyes of the law, then we must ensure that our legal decisions are made by judges with backgrounds and perspectives that represent the experiences of all americans. Study after study has shown that Diverse Groups solve problems in a more thoughtful and innovative way and arrive at more efficient and effective decisions and solutions. So it comes as no surprise that diversity among our federal judges in terms of their race and ethnicity, their gender, their Sexual Orientation, their gender identity, their religious affiliation and their professional background helps produce a stronger just
Treatment in the eyes of the law then we must ensure that our legal decisions are made by thats with backgrounds represent the experiences of all americans. Study after study have shown that Diverse Groups solve problems in a more thoughtful and innovative way and arrive at more efficient and effective decisions and solutions. Surprise that diversity among our federal judges in terms of their race and ethnicity, their gender, their Sexual Orientation, their gender identity, or religious affiliation and a professional background else produce a stronger Justice System. It places greater power in the hands of People Better understand the struggles of communities that have suffered discrimination and whose voices have been pushed to the margins of our society for too long. It is Crystal Clear that our current judicial system fails to capture the breadth of the american experience. New report that i hope you all have copies of released just this morning by daniel roos, jake, and grace, find
Lets take a look at conditions now this, is our mount tam camera. You can see rain drops on the lens. Winds are swaying trees lets get the latest now from abc7 weather anchor Spencer Christian. Here is a look at live doppler seven hd. You can see by greens and yellows weve got rainfall spread across the bay area now and more off shore. Lets close in on this area, though. East bay and south bay, were getting a steady rainfall in east bay lobings Like Union City and pleasanton. And down in fremont look at animation sheing you the sweeping radar now. Weve got the movement of the radar, looping radar is what im trying to say. More patches of moisture moving into our direction and pretty intense activities out to sea going to bring us more heavy rainfall overland shortly and a bit of a lightning going on about 125 miles off shore may work inland in the evening hours. We also have another element complicating the weather picture, strong winds developing along the coast. Gusts could reach or
President hamid karzai, whos enraging many in washington. Now, karzai, i dont think anybody knows what game he is playing. Reporter 26,000 u. S. Forces will leave afghanistan by december. But the obama plan would keep 8,000 u. S. Forces in the country as trainers. The afghan army is not yet capable on its own. Americas top soldier, chairman of the joint chiefs, general Martin Dempsey in afghanistan today said if u. S. Trainers cannot stay through 2015, the main core of al qaeda could rebuild here. I think the principle reason for us to remain post 14 is to maintain pressure on al qaeda. Reporter but karzai wont sign a socalled forces agreement to give u. S. Troops the usual waiver from prosecution and the like. Unless karzai does sign, dempsey and his commander, president obama, say no u. S. Troops will stay. U. S. Nato allies told defense secretary, chuck hagel today, their 5,000 troops wouldnt stay either. All u. S. Forces pulling out is what most americans want according to recent p
Attorneys for respondents, or defendants to go back into courts and say, listen, i got the wrong advice, and now as a result of this advice, im now facing removal from the country. I now have deportation. There were for whatever reason the argument was essentially was that any immigration consequence was collateral to the point of the actual criminal case, and the Supreme Court held in padilla that immigration consequences werent collateral, theres so significant in nature that in fact they are connected enough to the penalty that the sixth amendment does apply, you have the right too effective counsel and that effective counsel includes competent professional advice on your immigration consequences in the context of a plea. So, that was the gist of it. They applied the she Supreme Court said yes and now were going to apply strickland v washington, the traditionallal ineffective assistance of counsel analysis conducted mostly in criminal cases. This is a really big deal no question abo