Was possible to move society to the place where it should be for the better of all of us. Everyone is the beneficiary of ending gender discrimination, women, men, and children. Thats how the old chief was persuaded when he was justice ringquist. This was a story of a man whose wife died in childbirth. He was left as sole caretaker of the child. Wanted Social Security benefits that would help him be able to work only part time while his child was young. Both benefits for mothers, not fathers. So the court decided that case, i think it was in 1975, it was a unanimous judgment. Three sets of opinions. One well of course was the discrimination against the woman as wage earner, her Social Security taxes dont get for her family the same protection, and then a few of them thought it was really discrimination against the male as parent. He would not have the opportunity to render personal care to his child. And ringquist all along said totally arbitrary from the point of view of the baby. Why
Tory mac good evening, everybody. Thats nice. You dont usually speak back. Thanks for coming to another in the series. Just the right thing to do turn your phones all the way off. Anyway, and as a reminder we have dinner upstairs afterwards for those that wish to stay. Thank you again. Tonight, we are pleased to have chin to speak with us as the author of two books, tales of cases that mattered in americas greatest trial court and then of course tonights book supremely partisan how politics tips the scale in the United States Supreme Court. As many of you know and i think lets see here hes the host and producer of a Popular Television talk show conversations in the digital age just seen weekly throughout the metropolitan area and guests on the show are a range of personalities from the world of politics, law and business, theater, lifestyles. Hes a leading litigator having served as an assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of new york in the Criminal Division under
Tory mac good evening, everybody. Thats nice. You dont usually speak back. Thanks for coming to another in the series. Just the right thing to do turn your phones all the way off. Anyway, and as a reminder we have dinner upstairs afterwards for those that wish to stay. Thank you again. Tonight, we are pleased to have chin to speak with us as the author of two books, tales of cases that mattered in americas greatest trial court and then of course tonights book supremely partisan how politics tips the scale in the United States Supreme Court. As many of you know and i think lets see here hes the host and producer of a Popular Television talk show conversations in the digital age just seen weekly throughout the metropolitan area and guests on the show are a range of personalities from the world of politics, law and business, theater, lifestyles. Hes a leading litigator having served as an assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of new york in the Criminal Division under
You usually do not speak back thank you for coming. Another of our speaker series. If i could ask you to silence your cell phone, turn off the cell phones, it is the politest thing to do. All the way off. Anyway, as a reminder we have dinner upstairs after for those that wish to stay. One of our prefix dinners. Thank you again. Tonight we are proud to have james zirin to speak with us. He is the author of two books. Mother court, gels an supremely partisan how raw politics tips the scales in the United States Supreme Court. As many of you know he is post of a Television Show in the metropolitan area and we usually have a range of personalities on his show. He is a leading litigator having served as an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of new york and the Criminal Division under the former speaker robert [applause] thank you for the overly and excessively generous introduction. As you begin to describe my accomplishments i kept looking behind me to see who youre
The winds will slacken a bit on sunday but a cold weekend. So the cold air in place. We get through sunday as the cold air is locked in. Through the day area of low pressure moves north. Its become significant east coast snowstorm. Will it be a snowstorm for washington or philadelphia or all of us, a mix . All snow . We are working on that. We will have a full discussion update for you but put it on the calendar. Late monday night and again on tuesday. Some wintry weather. Looks like its certain around the area. Alison i guess its about time. Thank you very much. Well, if you go to the tidal basin, of course, you will see the trees. Jonathan some are starting to show. If you head down there its beautiful. It seems like a week away from the peak on this stuff. But will they survive the cold snap . Alison Richard Reeve is on the tidal basin. Rich, here, every degree matters, right . Richard absolutely. 27 degrees you could lose 10 of your blossoms. 24 degrees and you might lose as much a