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Michael obviously there is a lot of political intrigue in the Supreme Court. A lot of powerful people are interested in the decisions that you come to any effects that they have on Public Policy and commerce. My question is, what if any effect is that political interests have on the court decisionmaking process, and what steps do you take to maybe isolate yourself from that political interest . Is it just something that you and the other justices get used to overtime . Justice sotomayor you do n...

That do public service. We are, by nature, citizen lawyers. You do not work as hard as we work, reach where we have reached, unless we have shown that to the powers that be. We get selected because we are the very best at some aspect of the work that we have done. That work often includes public service. It means that there is not one of us who was unaware is unaware of political rights. We are aware. We read the newspapers. We listen to the news. Some of us are political junkies. Others are not...

Was founded on. Was founded on it was founded on a deep and profound belief from people that brought a great these areo people all arguable and debatable points today, but in many ways benefited from that tradition. So, i want to talk about citizenship, which is an interesting concept because in the islamic tradition, citizenship, the actual word in is thefor citizenship place you were born. Historically, it is conferred upon people based on birth. You can be naturalized, but it is a birthright ...

Well, its a really great honor to be here and to be back in new york. Were on a 100city tour for the 20th anniversary of democracy now . And i also want to shout out to my colleagues, norman and dena and aaron over there in the back and the volunteers and the interns who are helping out. Democracy now is a joint effort, a joint project, a brain trust, a Remarkable Group of reporters and producers and videographers for the last 20 years. We didnt think it would go past nine months. It was the onl...

Palestinian territories. He used the law to sue some of the most powerful people in the world on behalf of some of the least powerful. In 2002, michaelatner filed the first lawsuit against george w. Bush on behalf of guantanamo prisoners. Six years later, he won a landmark case at the Supreme Court against the Bush Administration. Today we speak with his family and friends and hear michael in his own words. This is no time for compromise, no time for political calculations. Us,oward zinn admonis...

Todays mainstream democrats are pretty much what used to be called moderate republicans. And republicans are just off the stratum. Amy today noam chomsky for the , hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In North Carolina, 11 people were arrested over the antitransgender law. Hundreds of people dissented on the state legislature as part of the moral monday action calling for North Carolina to repeal the law. Know...

From 1982 to 1990 and brought to power by the United States by Ronald Reagan. It was the first covert operation of the Reagan Administration before the contras in nicaragua, before jonas. Amy then Hillary Clinton faces new questions about her familys ties to Goldman Sachs. Secretary clinton, how much money you invested in your soninlaws hedge fund . Secretary clinton . Amy we will speak to lee fong of the intercept. Five months ago, he was the first reporter to ask Hillary Clinton about releasin...

To land on the fbis most wanted list. Then we remember the pioneering human rights attorney Michael Ratner. From attica to assange, the longtime head of the center for Constitutional Rights defended and spoke up for victims of human rights abuses across the world from haiti and guatemala to iraq and the palestinian territories. This is no time for compromise, no time for political calculation. As howard zinn admonishes us, it is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioner...

Ouster of brazilian president the life and legacy of the , pioneering attorney Michael Ratner, and the state of the political system in the unUnited States. So far to the right, that todays mainstream democrats are pretty much what used to be calllled moderate republilicans. And republicans are just off the stratum. Amy today noam chomsky for the , hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In North Carolina, 11 peo...

Temer is said to be sworn in as president. Money monster at the cap compostable. We will be Cannes Film Festival could we will be getting all the latest on the second day during this newshour. French government has survived a noconfidence vote that was prompted after it through itsorce contested labor reforms. With only 246 votes, however, the conservative opposition failed to gather the minimum of 280 that it needed to bring down the government. Valls beforemanuel the national summary. Ls to go...