Comprise ourselves or men lecture series. This years series focuses on new perspectives in dissent and the Supreme Court. Before we begin the evenings program, i am commanded, not asked, im commanded to ask you to turn off your cell phones, tablets, apple watches. Even in silent mode, they can interfere with the sound system here in the courtroom. So thank you for doing that. I would like to express the societys gratitude to our host this evening, justice sonya sotomayor. She has been enormously generous in giving up her time to the society when we call upon her to help us, and i want to thank her for taking time off during a very busy time in the life of the court. Sonya sotomayor was born in the bronx, new york, june 25, 1954. She earned a ba in 1976 from princeton. She earned a jd from yale law school, where she served as an editor of the yale law journal. She then was an assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorneys office, from 1979 to 1984. Then, she litig
But essentially, monopolies and Financial Institutions that facilitate that monopolization across the country and thats what we are focused on. We have special concerns about the power of Big Technology platforms but in general we think that a lot of the economic and social problems that we are experiencing in this country today can trace back or be exact exacerbated by the dramatic outsized levels of Corporate Power that exists in our economy today. Host how did you come to that view . Guest we looked around at the world essentially. If you look at markets. If you look at Market Structure you will find that whether it is large markets like media, telecom, healthcare, online retail, amazon for example, or even small markets like Peanut Butter and cheerleading and watch components and software you have seen that over and over a handful of businesses and handful of corporations have rolled up those markets and essentially act as governing agents for other actors in that market. Host isnt
The Global Pandemic toll now more than 101500 more than 1600000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus now as that number of new infections slows down and italy one of the worst hit countries is the leaning toward extending the lock down to early may this is to help ease that spread of the corona virus britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved out of the intensive care but he remains hospitalized for treatment of the coven 19 a spokesman said that he remains in good spirits well the u. K. Is actually considering a strategy to end the lockdown that would allow young adults to be the 1st to resume their normal everyday lives meanwhile in spain the country saw a decrease in its numbers on friday the country reported 605 deaths a 17 day low but in sweden they are refusing to walk down still restaurants and bars remain open sweden is following what were calling the herd immunity theyre letting people contract the virus as a. Chile while only protecting the most vulnerable the nordic count
The Global Pandemic toll now more than 101500 more than 1600000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus now as that number of new infections slows down and italy one of the worst hit countries is the leaning toward extending the lock down to early may this is to help ease that spread of the corona virus britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved out of the intensive care but he remains hospitalized for treatment of the coma 19 a spokesman said that he remains and good spirits well the u. K. Is actually considering a strategy to end the lockdown that would allow young adults to be the 1st to resume their normal everyday lives meanwhile in spain the country saw a decrease in its numbers on friday the country reported 605 deaths a 17 day low. Oh but in sweden they are refusing at to lock down still restaurants and bars remain open sweden is following what were calling the herd immunity theyre letting people contract the virus essentially while only protecting the most vulnerable the nordi
Justice Joseph Bradley dissented in thecation. And up next on American History tv, we will hear a university of michigan professor explaining how Justice Bradleys dissent in the case influenced Later Supreme Court decisions. Good evening, thank you for being here and being prompt. Im jilten varner from atlanta and i currently serve as president of the Supreme Court Historical Society. Im pleased to welcome you to the third of four lectures that comprised our silverman lecture series. This years series focuses on new perspectives in dissent and the Supreme Court. Before we begin the evenings program, i am commanded not asked, i am commanded to ask you to turn off your electronics, cell phones, tablets, apple watches. Even in silent mode, they can interfere with the sound system here in the courtroom. So thank you for doing that. I would like to express the societys gratitude to our host this evening, justice sonja sis sotomayor. Shes been enormously jen ress giving of her time to the so