God save the United States and this honorable court. This morning we will hear argument in case 19177 the United States agency for International Development versus the alliance for open society international. I note at the outset that Justice Kagen is recused in this case. Mr. Michelle . Justice, may it please20 years ago, the hiv aids the court. Pandemic was devastating the world. In response, president bush proposed since reauthorized three times, the act has committed nearly 80 billion to global aids relief. It has worked. The funding condition at issue here requires recipients to have a policy opposing prostitution and sex trafficking, which Congress Found are coercive practices that spread hivaids. This court held that a flight that condition to respondents, domestic entities violates the unconstitutional conditions doctrine but respondents sought more and the question is whether the condition can still be applied to foreign grant recipients operating abroad. It can, for two reaso
Honorable, the chief justice and the associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. All persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States are admonished to give their attention with the court is now sitting with the United States and this honorable court. This morning we will hear argument in case 19177, the United States agency for International Development versus the alliance for open Society International. I know at the outset that Justice Kagan is recused in this case. Mr. Michelle. Mr. Chief Justice Manny please the court, 20 years ago the hivaids pandemic was devastating the world in response president bush proposed that congress adopted leadership act, since reactor rice three times theyve committed 80 billion to global aids relief, it is worth saving more than 17 million lives in the most successful American Foreign aid efforts since the marshall plan. The funding can issue requires recipients travel policy prostitution and sex
Centers second day of the Supreme Court recap. As a part of this historical experiment to hear Supreme Court arguments life for the first time for those that filed briefs on both sides of the case to help us Learn Together the Constitution Center is a private nonprofit with Inspiring Mission from congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the American People and that is just what we are trying to do a both of whom have filed briefs called amicus briefs on different sides of the case. Walter weber fondled a brief in support of the petitioners known as usaid and of course the cases in usaid versus alliance for open society international. Hes the senior counsel for the American Center for law and justice in washington, d. C. Which is the organization on whose behalf he final debriefing hes written many in landmark cases that the Supreme Court. And in support of the respo
Justice kagan is recused in this case. Mr. Michelle . Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court. 20 years ago the hivaids pandemic was devastating the world. In response, president bush proposed and congress adopted the leadership act, since reauthorized three times the act has committed nearly 80 million to global aids relief and it has worked, saving more than 17 million lives in the most successful foreign aid effort from america since the marshall plan. The issue at here requires recipients to have a policy of opposing prostitution and sex trafficking, which Congress Found our coercive practices that spread hivaids and degrade women and girls. This court held that applying that condition to respondents violates the constitutional conditions doctrine, but respondents sought more. The question is whether the condition can still be applied to foreign grant recipients operating abroad. It can for two straightforward reasons. They cannot bring in unconstitutional conditions claim, a
The chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme court. I note at the outset that Justice Kagan is recused in this case. Mr. Michelle . Hiv aidsrs ago, the pandemic was devastating the world. In response, president bush reauthorizedince three times, the act has committed nearly 80 billion to global aids relief. It has worked. Funding condition at issue to haveuires recipients a policy opposing prostitution and sex trafficking, which Congress Found are coercive practices that spread hivaids. A flightt held that that condition to respondents, domestic entities violates the unconstitutional conditions doctrine but respondents sought more and the question is whether the condition can still be applied to foreign grant recipients operating abroad. It can, for two reasons. Foreign entities lack Constitutional Rights, so they cannot ring constitutional conditions claim. Neither can respondents, because they are not subject to the funding condition. Next to their victory in this cour