Appointed eight justices during his administration, some of whom help change american democracy for the better. He got to the point that no Supreme Court justices during his first term, which was a point of extreme frustration for him. We will talk about that a little bit later. The role of the Supreme Court has changed over the years. Today it certainly plays a central war in our political process. But make no mistake, the court has always been important. Joining me today is Professor John barrett professor of law at the st. Johns university, and fellow of the robert eight jackson fellow. He is the writer of the jackson list, a popular email newsletter and website. And editor of jacksons acclaimed 2003 posthumous book, quote that man. An insider portrait of franklin d. Roosevelt. The last new deal insider memoir. Also with us today Ralph Blumenthal distinguished lecturer from Baruch College, continues to be a contributor to the times and other publications. Author of five books, inclu
Welcome, everybody, and thank you for joining us at this historical site. It is just an honor to be here tonight with chief Justice Roberts and my soontobe successor. Congratulations to the mckay family for the wonderful tribute and the kind words about the circuit. Thank you for that wonderful introduction at a tribute to our esteemed colleague, monroe mckee. It has been a fabulous conference so far and a capstone for this event to have chief Justice Roberts join us. He was slated to be here in 2020 and we had to postpone a lot of things over the last couple of years. It is wonderful that you finally made it out to the broadmoor for my last conference as a chief judge. Im glad he could be here for my last broadmoor circuit. In my years as chief judge, i have had the opportunity to be a member of the United States judicial conference. And as part of that, we go to washington, d. C. , twice a year. The chief justice is the residing officer of the judicial conference. They are very gener
Washington post editor it has been the worst year ever for car recalls. Tonight the list of recalled cars has grown, and the concern is airbags. 16 million cars around the world are on the list, including some of the marcs popular models. Jonathan betz has more. Big concerns. Air bags are supposed to save lives, many are worried it is taking them. It is so serious regulators are urging drives to act. Reporter the accident was mibor, but left cory partially blind, after he said his air back exploded sending metal chards into his space. One of a number of injuries of faulty air bags installed on cars. These air bags are defective. Anyone that has one is at risk. Three have been killed, including 18yearold ashley. Shrapnel in her 2001 honda hit her neck and head, cutting the artery. I literally was there in seconds and watched an 18yearold girl die. Most come from a plan in mexico. They have been installed in 16 million cars around the world. Popular brands like toyota, honda, b. M. W. ,
You for joining us at this historical site. It is just an honor to be here tonight with chief Justice Roberts and my soontobe successor. Congratulations to the mckay family for the wonderful tribute and the kind words about the circuit. Thank you for that wonderful introduction at a tribute to our esteemed colleague, monroe mckee. It has been a fabulous conference so far and a capstone for this event to have chief Justice Roberts join us. He was slated to be here in 2020 and we had to postpone a lot of things over the last couple of years. It is wonderful that you finally made it out to the broadmoor for my last conference as a chief judge. Im glad he could be here for my last broadmoor circuit. In my years as chief judge, i have had the opportunity to be a member of the United States judicial conference. And as part of that, we go to washington, d. C. , twice a year. The chief justice is the residing officer of the judicial conference. They are very generous with their time for member
People forget. But i do think now that there is a possibility of a sustained longerterm effort to slowly start to undo the policies. And as we change policies and people understand that crime rates are not going to spike up it changes peoples hearts and minds around incarceration and offers better, more Productive Solutions that actually do a better job of protecting our Public Safety. Im committed to this work. It is all the work ive ever done actually since graduating, and i think that really the moment of opportunity is now. Our lives again to end the day we become silent about the things that matter. That is a quote from Martin Luther king, jr. Out of keep on my wall, and i absolutely think that is the case. Im very fortunate that he been able to devote my career to working on issues that i think about it. I think it matters that there is tremendous human devastation and brought out of unnecessary incarceration in this country. I think it is terrible that we treat children with suc