Context of criminal law that can induce solely to acts that solicit or facilitate unlawful activity. Thats the meaning they have in the context of this criminal law. Theres no reason to reach out and give them a vastly more expansive interpretation simply to strike the statutes down. Soliciting unlawful activity have been elicited since the founding and are perfectly constitutional. It would be overbroad and directly contradict the cannon of constitutional avoidance. Historical standing and practice confirm congress didnt use these familiar criminal law terms to enact a novel broad band on speech. The statutes have been on the books since the late 19th century and existed in this current form for decades yet the respondent has listed no statute for activity or concrete documented instances of chilling speech. The absence of such evidence isnt just happenstance and doesnt just reflect longstanding executive selfrestraint. Because the statute isnt aimed at speech and certainly doesnt enc
This program is 50 minutes. Todays lecture will be on the magna carta. A document of great historical significance to the rule of law. The 800th anniversary of which will be two weeks from today. And we are honored and privileged to have as our lecturer, the Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the right honorable baroness hale of richmond. Let me describe a bit the historical feats that lady hale has herself accomplished. She was the only member of she was the woman. She was only member of the u. K. Supreme court to be a woman. She was the first and only woman in 1999 was the when she was appointed to the court of appeals. In 1994, she was the First High Court judge to come from a background as an academic and a Public Servant rather than as a practicing banister, although she had been called to the bar in 1969 and 1989. When she practiced law briefly in manchester, she decided that the ratio, one of six women in her class, she was the only member of that class
About both it and the constitution. The National Archives hosted this event to mark the 800th anniversary of the magna carta. It is about 90 minutes. Im the executive director of the constitutional project, we are an organization devoted to promote greater access to an understanding of u. S. Constitutional history. It is a pleasure to join the National Archives this evening to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the ceiling of the magna carta. Magna carta has left a profound legacy for law and culture around the world. To commemorate magna carta and its powerful ideas, like trial by jury and due process of law embodied in its text, weve assembled an Impressive Group of scholars to discuss magna cartas influence on american constitutionalism. Tonight will be joined by jennifer paxton, a medieval specialist from catholic universities in america the author of in the shadow of the great charter, who gave a wonderful lecture this afternoon. And bruce obriant, and magna carta expert from the
Cohosted the event. It is one hour and 45 minutes. Panel withernoons the legacy of John Marshall today, perfectly embodies the mission of the foundation. It is to educate the public about the rule of law and the constitution through the character and services of americas great chief justice. , with professional development, continuing program such as today and through a variety of awareness through this time. Marshall is a chief justice with the National Constitution center curated by our own kevin walsh. Website for out our more information about that exhibit and other events. Look far inve to our legal system today to see if the influence of marshall. I am as eager as you to hear from our scholars on this topic. I am honored to turn over the panel for their introduction to the honorable richard leon a Senior District judge of the states District Court. Judge leon was appointed to the District Court in 2002. While in private practice he irancontra and whitewater investigation. In addi
Nation for most of american history. The u. S. Is, in fact, a terror protected economy. This goes back to our constitution. Announcer and an indepth look at the body that enforces global trade rules. At the time the wto was negotiated or its evil sister, nafta, 800 more pages of specific rules and regulations. My book would be very different. When these two are being negotiated, the u. S. Had as its official advisers 500 corporate advisors. Our issue watch spotlight on trade deals tonight at eight 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan and cspan. Org. Announcer june marked the 800th anniversary of the magna carta. The Circuit Court of appeals hosted a discussion at its conference earlier this year, focusing on the document and its impact on the u. S. Constitution. This is just under one hour. Host all right, ladies and gentlemen, if we can get started, our next segment will deal with the magna carta. I will tell you that last week, one afternoon, i had a friend of mine and his wife come by to meit,