Someone that you have gotten to know through her confirmation to the Circuit Court you will learn more about judge barrett as we go through the process to the Judiciary Committee hearings and also going to the floor for a confirmation vote. We are so pleased to have a woman who is so accomplished and widely applauded by her colleagues whether from the left or the right has someone who is disciplined and has a curious mind and a strong intellect with an appreciation for the constitution and an appreciation for the rule of law. That is something we are looking for in a jurist who will take the seat on the Supreme Court with that i go to senator fishe fisher. Every year in nebraska i host an event called bridging the gap. At this event we have women of all ages and backgrounds who are able to participate and learn from accomplished women. We usually have about three women on the panel we have had successful businessman people who are very active with charities and philanthropy and a life
My name is robert barnes. I cover the Supreme Court for the washington post. Thanks for coming on this crisp, fall day to hear about the Supreme Court. Id like to thank the federalist society, particularly the Facility Division and practice groups for putting together what we think will be an interesting panel on what looks to be a very interesting term at the Supreme Court. After the trauma of last years confirmation hearings, theres been a thought from those who watched the court that it went out of its way not to look partisan last term, to look for ways to bust up the ideological divide on the court in some cases and to slow walk some controversies to keep them off that years docket. Its been welldocumented that each of the conservative justices at least once joined the four liberals to make up a majority in a case. And it went the other way, too. Each of the liberals at least once abandoned his or her usual voting partners and joined the conservatives in a case. Harmony could be h
Hello. My name is robert barnes. I cover the Supreme Court for the washington post. Thanks for coming on this crisp, fall day to hear about the Supreme Court. Id like to thank the federalist society, particularly the Facility Division and practice groups for putting together what we think will be an interesting panel on what looks to be a very interesting term at the Supreme Court. After the trauma of last years confirmation hearings, theres been a thought from those who watched the court that it went out of its way not to look partisan last term, to look for ways to bust up the ideological divide on the court in some cases and to slow walk some controversies to keep them off that years docket. Its been welldocumented that each of the conservative justices at least once joined the four liberals to make up a majority in a case. And it went the other way, too. Each of the liberals at least once abandoned his or her usual voting partners and joined the conservatives in a case. Harmony cou
Panel on what looks to be an interesting term at the Supreme Court. After the trauma of last falls confirmation hearings, there has been a thought that those who watch the court went out of its way not to look partisan last term. To look for ways to bust up the ideological divide on the court in some cases. Controversieslk to keep them off that docket. Been well documented that each of the conservative judges justices. It went the other way. Each of the liberals at least once abandoned his or her usual voting partners and joined the conservatives. Harmony could be harder to find. Heres a look at the docket. Whether gay or transgender workers are protected under title vii of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Whether the Trump Administration acted illegally in moving to end the daca program. Courts first Second Amendment case in a decade. The president s power over appointments. Case about a Montana Tax Credit Program that was shut down rather than extended to rick extended to cover religiou
Around the country, mix of practice areas from construction to commercial to tort to business to criminal law, and our charge is to put together a small selection of the very best cutting edge interesting programs we can at the aba annual meeting every year. Fall of 2018, we started with 50 submissions. We looked for those that would be the most special, most exceptional, and we were lucky to have a proposal from the science and Technology Section and our moderator, heather raptor entitled shaping our future, Top Tech Company lawyers on innovation and social responsibility. And it was an easy choice for us to include. The program wasnt planned as all womens panel. Just happened to work out that way. We have so many amazingly top talented women gcs in the Tech Community in the bay area and elsewhere that it naturally fell together. Were lucky to have this group for us today. Few housekeeping notes, heather covered one of them. Cle materials are available in the app. Second, please turn