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Similarly, i was a professional woman in the 70s and part of the movement to try to get the president to try to appoint more women to the federal courts at all much less the Supreme Court. So when Sandra Day Oconnor was appointed to the Supreme Court it meant the world to me. I was so hoping it would happen just like she said. She said it is okay to be the first. But i do not want to be the last. And i was watching her because i was so many first. And i didnt want to have her fail. I wanted to b...

You here to join us in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the appointment of John Marshall to the Supreme Court of United States. Venturening is a joint between the Supreme Court Historical Society and the John Marshall foundation. This is not the first time that those two organizations have partnered. They joined forces to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the appointment of John Marshall to the Supreme Court. The capstone of that particular evening was a rousing lecture by Justice Scalia ab...

Anniversary of the appointment of John Marshall to the Supreme Court. The capstone of that particular evening was a rousing lecture by Justice Scalia about the importance of John Marshall to the history of the court and the history of the country. Justice scalia was a grand friend of both the Marshall Foundation and the Supreme Court Historical Society. I hope you will join me in just a moment of silence to remember Justice Scalia. Thank you. We are grateful this evening that the court, chief Ju...

I hope you will join me in just a moment of silence to remember Justice Scalia. Thank you. We are grateful this evening that the court, chief Justice Roberts and his colleagues, allow the Supreme Court Historical Society to continue using this courtroom for its programs. It is a gift to us, and we are grateful. At this juncture, normally, i would have a few remarks introduce our distinguished host for the evening. But it seems that chief Justice Roberts is on a tight schedule this evening, we ar...

Safety and privacy, because encryption is a tool used to keep people safe, to keep information about unsafe, to keep their property safe, and therefore needs to be a critical part of how we move forward. The Judiciary Committee has long played a role in dealing with these issues from both a technology standpoint and from the Law Enforcement standpoint, and we will continue to do that. The energy and Commerce Committee also have a keen interest in this, so we will work in a collaborative effort, ...

Learn from his understanding of the constitution and will senators learn from this testimony that there are proper and improper inquiries of judicial nominees . We are about to find out quite quickly. Toeady, the senate is ready take up the Harriet Miers nomination in just a few weeks. Already, some senators on both sides of the oil are ill are eager to determine her personal views. I would be satisfied to learn a wise approach to our democracy. I want to thank you for having me be with you toda...

Differently than the preceding ones. President , the pressure and tension on the existing process which exploded during the thomas nomination fight make a restoration of what came before judge thomas nomination, even it was desirable, a practical impossibility. That we face my immediate question, can our Supreme Court nomination and confirmation process so rectified discord and bitterness be repaired and it president ial Election Year . Mr. President , history teaches us that this is extremely u...

O defame justice suitor. With with aadd with kind of independence the nation sorely needs in a federal judiciary thats been and is still the envy of the world. I remember very much when the soviet union broke up. A group of new members came to visit with with members of congress. They sat and said because of your position let us ask you one question. Certainly. They said we have heard that there are actually cases where people sue the government in your country and the government loses. I said i...

We are securing the liberty and sovereignty of we the people with a foreword by george will. Let me also welcome our cspan audience, as well as those watching through catos live streaming. Released just two days ago by harper collins, this this book is sure to receive wide attention and it deserves so. I just learned its available at costco, so people who are watching this on cspan can run right out and pick up a copy of the book. Its likely to receive wide attention, as i said, because it speak...

[applause]. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Welcome to the Cato Institute. Im the director of catos center for constitutional studies and your host or two days for a odd professor Randy Barnetts new book. Our republican constitution, securing the liberty and sovereignty of we the people with a foreword by george will. Let me also welcome our cspan audience as well as those watching through catos live streaming. Released just two days ago by harpercollins broad...