Park has emptied out a little but not completely. There are folks behind me and a Large Police Presence to make sure they keep the peace. I talked to becialg police earlier and they say thats probably the difference this time that they had a Large Police Presence. Officers from multiple agencies on hand. They helped keep the protesters apart. Earlier when i joined you at 4 00 i told you how the rally ended. They had the ralliers exiting to the left of your screen, and that was away from the opposing view, which is to the right. They tried specifically to keep the two sides apart and did a pretty good job in doing so. And that made it honestly a nice day for a couple of speeches in the park. This is ground zero in the defense of the constitution and the most important part of this, the First Amendment. If you dont have the right to free speech and assembly, you are not free. Reporter that freedom was challenged briefly earlier today. Berkeley native Kendall Wright was angered by the pre
Hosted by Georgetown University and runs about one hour 15 minutes and begins with remarks by the universities president. [applause] good afternoon everyone and welcome. Its a pleasure to be with all of you. Azhar Spring Semester draws to a close for our bernstein symposium. I wish to begin by expressing our deepest appreciation to Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg forn joining us here on campus today. Its an honor to welcome her to gaston hall and to hear her reflections this afternoon. I also wish to express our gratitude to the honorable Robert Katzmann, chief judge of u. S. Court of appeals for the Second Circuit, for all his efforts to make this extraordinary symposium possible for our community. I look for to sharing a few more words about judge katzmann in just a moment. Id also like to thank professor Mary Hartnett and professor Wendy Williams from our Georgetown Law Center who will join Justice Ginsburg in conversation today. Ive has a hartman and professor williams are Justice Gins
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