Massachusetts house of representatives. And he was also even while he was on the Supreme Court a professor at the harvard law school. Interestingly enough, he was also noted as one of the most successful authors of the first half of the 19th century. Matter of fact, when he was 65 years old, that particular year his book royalties gave him twice as much money as his salary as a justice of the Supreme Court. As many of you know, he became when he was appointed at that time, the youngest justice to serve on the Supreme Court. And one of the youngest ever to serve. He was appointed by president madison in 1811. And was actually took office the following year in february of 1812. As most of you you know, im sure, he made a significant mark on american law in his 33 years on the bench. But his greatest contribution to jurisprudence is his commentaries on the constitution in which he set forth a philosophy of judicial restraint. He was quite enamored by the philosophical approach to the law
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Clearly about probabilities. Sreenivasan all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by builng resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org Carnegie Corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff convoys of buses carried some 3,000 people out of eastern
Unanswered question here. Why was the event cancelled in the first place . Trump says it was fear of violence. Chicago pd denied they suggested that, and say, in fact, they told the campaign they had more than enough resources to handle it. Now, this morning, trump denies he is in any way responsible for what happened. Tweeting, the organized group of people, many of them thugs who shut down our First Amendment rights in chicago, have totally energized america. But as republican rivals blame him for the escalating tensions at his events. It tells you that in many ways, he doesnt want to say anything to his supporters, because he doesnt want to turn them off, because he understands that the reach why they are voting for him is because he has tapped into this anger. The problem is latership has never been about taking peoples anger and using it to get them to vote for you. If it is, its a dangerous style leadership. Donald trump has created a toxic environment, and a toxic environment ha
Diplomat. Rex tillerson spent his career at exxonmobil. Hes never conducted foreign affairs, but hes now trumps pick to be secretary of state, and its tillersons perhaps most notorious foreign relationship, a longstanding business set of dealings with Vladimir Putin that has many lawmakers throwing cold water today. Republican senator marco rubio says he has, quote, serious concerns here. Senator john mccain also saying hes concerned. And nancy pelosi going further, casting tillersons attitude towards the kremlin as downright warm and cozy. Coziness with Vladimir Putin is very alarming and should have been eliminated him, frankly. Now, like any top federal official, tillerson has to sell his reported 218 million stake in exxon if he is confirmed. But many are asking if he can cut all the other ties to insure that he minds only u. S. Interests, not those of his former employer. And this is no theoretical issue, considering that trump has already discussed backing warmer relations with p