We are now in our third week in this course, and my what ground we have covered thus far. We have more to cover today, because we are coming up to the 1850s now. We are talking about the crises of the 1850s that really begin with the compromise of 1850 that moved into the kansasnebraska act of 1854, and we are going to see still more earthquakes occurring. But as we do this, we have a character that we have to meet who is going to play a central role in this entire course, and that is Abraham Lincoln. Now we touched very briefly in our last session by way of introduction of lincoln, and just to go through some of the details once again Abraham Lincoln is born in 1809, born the 12th of february. His parents are thomas and nancy hanks lincoln, and lincoln himself was born in hodgenville, kentucky, in a log cabin, yes, quite literally. He doesnt stay in kentucky. In 1818, his parents uproot from kentucky and move northwards across the ohio river into southern indiana. That is where lincol
Comprise ourselves or men lecture series. This years series focuses on new perspectives in dissent and the Supreme Court. Before we begin the evenings program, i am commanded, not asked, im commanded to ask you to turn off your cell phones, tablets, apple watches. Even in silent mode, they can interfere with the sound system here in the courtroom. So thank you for doing that. I would like to express the societys gratitude to our host this evening, justice sonya sotomayor. She has been enormously generous in giving up her time to the society when we call upon her to help us, and i want to thank her for taking time off during a very busy time in the life of the court. Sonya sotomayor was born in the bronx, new york, june 25, 1954. She earned a ba in 1976 from princeton. She earned a jd from yale law school, where she served as an editor of the yale law journal. She then was an assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorneys office, from 1979 to 1984. Then, she litig
Sanitation conditions at slaughter houses. They tried to block the sanitation rules saying it violated the 14th amendment. Up next on American History tv, a university of michigan professor explaining how the ca case. Thank you for being here and being prompt. P i currently serve as president at the Supreme Court Historical Society. Im pleased to welcome you to the third of four lectures that comprise our silverman lecture series. Before we begin the evenings program, im commanded, not asked, im commanded to ask you to turn off your electronics, cell phones, tablets, apple watches, even in silent mode they can interfere with the sound system here in the courtroom. Thank you for doing that. I would like to express the societys gratitude to our host this evening, Justice Sonia s o sotomayor. I want to thank her for taking time off at a very busy time in the life of the court. She was born in the bronx, new york. She earned a b. A. In 1976 from princeton, a j. D. From Yale Law School wher
Justice Joseph Bradley dissented in thecation. And up next on American History tv, we will hear a university of michigan professor explaining how Justice Bradleys dissent in the case influenced Later Supreme Court decisions. Good evening, thank you for being here and being prompt. Im jilten varner from atlanta and i currently serve as president of the Supreme Court Historical Society. Im pleased to welcome you to the third of four lectures that comprised our silverman lecture series. This years series focuses on new perspectives in dissent and the Supreme Court. Before we begin the evenings program, i am commanded not asked, i am commanded to ask you to turn off your electronics, cell phones, tablets, apple watches. Even in silent mode, they can interfere with the sound system here in the courtroom. So thank you for doing that. I would like to express the societys gratitude to our host this evening, justice sonja sis sotomayor. Shes been enormously jen ress giving of her time to the so
I am pleased to welcome you to the third of four lectures that comprise ourselves or men lecture series. This years series focuses on new perspectives in dissent and the Supreme Court. Before we begin the evenings program, i am commanded, not asked, im commanded to ask you to turn off your electronics. Cell phones, tablets, apple watches. Even in silent mode, they can interfere with the sound system here in the courtroom. So thank you for doing that. I would like to express the societys gratitude to our host this evening, justice sonya sotomayor. She has been enormously generous in giving up her time to the society when we call upon her to help us, and i want to thank her for taking time off during a very busy time in the life of the court. Sonya sotomayor was born in the bronx, new york, june 25, 1954. She earned a ba in 1976 from princeton. She earned a jd from yale law school, where she served as an editor of the yale law journal. She then was an assistant District Attorney in the N