a discussion hosted by the american bar association. clerk.982, i was a law you have to start looking for your next job, which i was. financebackground in and i am a cpa and so i said i would be a perfect commercial litigator, so i thought. i was interviewing with the chicago law firms, the large ones. the largest law firms then had 230 partners in them in the chicago area, to show you how things have changed. wrung my hands on whether or not i wanted to give that much but here i am 30 years later. it has gone by very quickly. i have enjoyed it immensely and would not have traded it for any other opportunities in the world professionally, showing how little i know, which leads me to a public service announcement within my public service -- consulnt which is of the fbi, we have 194 oforneys in three branches national security, cyber law, and the investigative administrative law branch. they deal with a large number of issues, just like any corporation would. have 15 vacancies. there is a rigorous process with a polygraph and a background

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first, the fbi's general counsel followed by assistant attorney general john demmers, the american bar association hosted the event. >> thank you for that kind introduction, and it's wonderful to see so many friends here and some of whom i haven't seen in a year or two, it seems, but there is a little bit more to my background than what harvey said, and i want to recall it for some of the law students or younger attorneys here because it's kind of integral to my life in public service. in 1982, i'm sure we have people who weren't born then, i was a law clerk, and it's a law clerk and you immediately have to start looking for your next job, which i was, and i had a background in finance and i'm a cpa, and i thought well, i would be a perfect commercial litigator, so i thought, and i was interviewing with the chicago law firms and to date myself further, the largest law firms then had about 230 partners in the chicago area to show you how things have changed, but i needed litigation experience, i thought and so i applied for the attorney general's honors program, and lo and behold they wanted a four

the american bar association posted this half hour event. >> harvey, thank you for the kind introduction, and it's wonderful to see so many friends here, some of them i haven't seen in a year or two it seems like. but there is more to my background and what harvey said and want to recall it. we have law students or younger attorneys here, because it's kind of integral to my life in public service. in 1982, and share with people who were not born then, i was a law clerk and it's wonderful to be a unlikely but you also havo immediately start looking for your next job, which i was. i had a background in finance and i have cpa's i thought i would be a perfect commercial litigator, or so i thought. i was anything with the chicago law firms, the large ones. to date myself for the company largest law from vince had about 230 partners in them for the chicago area, to show you how things changed. but i need litigation experience, i thought, and so i apply for the attorney generals honors program, and lo and behold they wanted a four year commitment. well, when you are 27 years old, four years see

this event was held at the american bar association earlier today. thank you for the kind introduction. it is wonderful to see some many friends here. some i have not seen in a year or two it seems. backgroundre on my than what harvey said and i want lawecall it for the students are younger attorneys here because it is kind of integral to my life in public service. in 1982, i am sure we have people that were not born that, i was a law clerk. it is wonderful to be a law clerk but you also have to immediately start looking for your next job which i was. and i had a background in finance and i am a cpa so i thought i would be a perfect commercial litigator. or so i thought. i was interviewing with the chicago law firms. myself further, the largest law firms had about 230 partners in the chicago area to show you how things have changed. but i needed litigation experience i thought and so i applied for the attorney general's honors program. behold, they want a four year commitment. when you are 27 years old, four years seems like a lifetime. and i very mu

at some point in time has worked through the american bar association and then state supreme court adopted this code of conduct. there are certain statutes that say if i'm judge alito and my sister has a case, i have to recuse myself. aief justice roberts life as legal recruiter. that's in the law. that's something because back to common law, british law. the fact that there are nine justices sitting over here who believe they are above a professional conduct code on it's very easy for them to adopt one. it would not just be whether we can hold it to them. to have theolically that they are not going to hear cases in which they appear to have bias. they are not going to engage in political activities. -- host: it was on one of those supreme court trips that led to the opening of the seat held open in 2016. a couple of affect points from the survey. aboutsk people confirmation hearings during an election year. the people surveyed said it was the wrong thing to do. in terms of the senate not holding a hearing that year. about holding a confirmation hearing during this election hearing. 69% th

i'd like to raise that question with the american bar association. do leads policies create cruelty with other organizations? >> thank you for the question congresswoman. when it comes to issues regarding course, that you raised attorneys have a very limited and restricted access to these kind of cords. asylum seekers who are appearing in these courts do not have access to simultaneous interpretation so they quite often have no idea what is going on in these proceedings. they have long believed have provided access to in person interpreters for proceedings and especially when it pertains to not citizens and video conferencing should be done with their consent, thank you. >> would you comment on the idea of human rights violations? >> yes congresswoman. from everything we see on the ground, we work in a 2000 person in cabman of the gateway bridge that is across i'm brownsville and there's not enough food, there's not enough running water and until very recently there is a real grant to wash their clothes and we've had and bp since august and three or

which has the origins bar a hundred years and almost in some some poinsettias were with the american bar associationthe past into law in state supreme court is obviously the product is just basic public that certain sentences that okay, if i'm judging you know my sister is where is he someone had recused himself. i disqualify. same thing with chief justice roberts legal decoder case where the wife worked on so that is in the law. something that goes back to common law the british law etc. but the fact that there are nine justices city where the belief that they are above a professional conduct code for this very easy for them to adopt one, he would not just be, weather or notot constitutionaly we can pull it to them this question for but symbolically, symbols are afforded right. symbolically, the justices see they are going to follow a professional code of conduct has brought weightier cases in which they up here to be a bias for. and unwilling to engage in illegal activities. very with the brick code would be a huge step in improving the integrity of the institutional might most americans. >> is on

i am pro bono counsel for the american bar association commission on immigration employees to testify on behalf of the president. thank you for the opera - - president of the aba burqa we are concerned of the migrant protection protocol also known as remain in mexico it discriminates against spanish speaking asylum-seekers to deny full access to the justice system. we are more concerned about the personal safety of 55000 asylum-seekers objected to this policy and return to dangerous conditions in mexico particularly the border near laredo and there is a refugee camp in sentiment - - encampment nongovernmental organizations the facility erected near the port of entry where the hearings take place and remains closed to the public. based in the rio grande valley representing individuals i will briefly identify the primary issues that led to the erosion of legal protections for asylum-seekers in the migrant protection protocol first asylum-seekers are being returned with documents of hundreds of incidents of kidnappings and violence. aba is concerned dhs efforts to comply with its obligat

even the american bar association's standing committee on the federal judiciary which is lately, lately made headlines for treating president trump's nominees in a less than even-handed way has rated this nominee well qualified. obviously, a majority of our colleagues on the judiciary committee concurred and now the entire senate will have the opportunity to confirm yet another outstanding jurist to the federal bench. i would urge each of my colleagues to join me in supporting steven menashi's nomination this week. now, on another matter, today president trump will host the leader of turkey at the white house, although expressed concerns about granting president erdogan such an honor in light of his recent actions. i hope the meeting produces better behavior from this important nato ally. we recognize turkey's legitimate national security concerns about the destabilizing conflict in syria. indeed, no nato ally has suffered more terrorist attacks or host more refugees than turkey. nevertheless, we have legitimate national security concerns of our own. and i know the vast majority of my c

deal, john davis, a famous attorney, infamous in some respects, official spokesman for the american bar association, writes an article he says the federal government is not [indiscernible] what is all of this new deal stuff? it is not with the government should be doing. couple that with what you see if you look in the newspapers of the time, january 22, the new york times, communists were ring into me -- bo grow labor. october 22, 1926, the banner headlines, san francisco examiner, third [indiscernible] , confesses four beaten with hammer in strike riots. , newonth before whitney york times, american legion issued a report. condemning radicalization of the public schools, submitting it is out of place for discussions tending to create disregard for the united states government to be had in an educational institution supported by taxes organizations -- the organization concerned is identified with a parent body. think moscow, whose aims and objects are undermining our form of government. opinion, the president of the civil legion saying college trained men and women are the most dangerous element i

it's my understandsing that the american bar association has basically given f grades or unqualified reviews to several of trump's judicial nominees. yet they still get passed. lso i'm also -- i also think that usually a senator from a state or a judge is nominated from usually has to give their support to that judicial nominee. there's been several that have not had that. after the 2020 election, let's say the democrats take back the senate and the white house, can they begin impeaching some of ese unqualified conservative activist judges? that's my question. guest: well, the caller is right there have been a very small number of nominees who have received the not qualified rating. the a.b.a. itself has emphasized how high its ratings have been for some of the nominees. there are a couple instances in which the ratings seemed to have been idea locally biased. that said the overall picture is very high ratings from an organization that is not known to be favorable to conservatives. on the question that the caller raised about home state senators' power over nominations this is the so

attorney, infamous in some respects, official spokesman for the american bar association, writes an article where he says the federal not an elmossinary institution. all this new deal stuff? oughtwhat the government to be doing. january 22, 1926, new york times. communists were boring into, worms or something, negro labor, directed by the communist international in moscow, as part of its worldwide propaganda. 1926.r 22, banner headline, san francisco examiner. caught,rror thug infesses, beaten with hammer strike riots. whitney, before new york times, the american legion had issued a report radicalization in the public schools, quote, submitting that it is entirely for discussions tending to create disregard for the united states government to in an educational institution supported by taxes, is that true and there is so great a presumption that the organization concerned identified with a parent body. think moscow. aims and objects are undermining our form of government. another opinion, president of quote,il legion, saying, college-trained men and women -- watch out for college-trained wom

. >> it is my understanding that the american bar association has great,ly given an f unqualified revealsto several trump judicial nominees, yet they still get past. that usually, a senator from a state where a judges nominated from usually has to give their support to that judicial nominee. the has been several that have not had that. let'sthe 2020 election, say the democrats take back the senate and the white house. can they begin impeaching some of these unqualified conservative activist judges? that is my question. >> the color is right, there has been a small number of nominees that received an unqualified rating. the highest ratings for some any of the nominees, i think there are a couple of instances at least in which the readings seem to have been ideologically biased. numeral picture is very high ratings from an organization known to be unfavorable. on the issue the caller raise about home state senators' power, this is a so-called blue slip policy. homethis means is that state senator's have been given a special say over nominees to district judges and u.s. attorneys offices and

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. >> the nuclear action has supercharged -- when the american bar association gave a not qualified toit on the night circuit. they accused him of bigotry against the lgbt community. >> it is my fundamental belief that all people are created in the image of god. >> his integrity is absolutely unquestioned. >> he is rejecting all recommendations. >> that does not mean that they deserve an official seat at the table. in this circumstance, it reveals that they do not. >> that's one of the reasons of the trump administration is making sure that his court appointees are young and eager for a lifetime on the bench. bret. >> bret: doug, thank you. stocks were mixed today. the dow lost a fraction. the s&p 500 was up to. the nasdaq dropped 24. and tonight's democracy reports, joe biden is in fourth place in iowa. it's now the third poll that puts him in iowa. president trump carries into next year's election cycle. yesterday's elections produced mixed results for republicans and democrats. he has the latest campaign news tonight from new hampshire. >> do you all like the color blue? >> as the d

. >> we saw a reprehensible act by the american bar association.ad an 11th hour negative rating on one of donald trump's nominees and it was foolish here say and anonymous sources. it was the latest smear attack by the left to derail donald trump delivering on the promise to the american people. heather: in the ninth circuit nominee. thank you for joining us, appreciate your time. tulsi gabbard going head to head with joy beheart. >> russian assets, trojan horse. >> a useful idiot. bill: how the 2020 candidate put the hosts in place. a swing and a miss. the epic ride fail that is going viral. ♪ if you have medicare, listen up. the medicare enrollment deadline is only weeks away. with so many changes, do you know if your plan is still the right fit? having the wrong plan may cost you thousands of dollars out of pocket. and that's why i love healthmarkets, your insurance marketplace. with their new fitscore, they compare thousands of plans from national insurance companies to find the right medicare plan that fits you. call or visit health markets to

the american bar association disbarred him for it. they did not delete rows to a sufficient level to remove -- they did not feel it rose to a significant level to impeach the president. that is what is frustrating. you do not have the type of consensus, animal behavior, major crime or whatever that justifies the removal. just because you do not like the president or you think he is conducting foreign policy the way he should because he removes an ambassador he does not like. he has the power to do that. the constitution gives him foreign policy powers. it is not like he is doing anything untoward. that is what this caller is frustrated about. i understand that and cannot do anything about it. in congress i am not sure i could do anything about it. host: what was it like arguing the case before the u.s. senate? guest: it was an awesome experience. i did not think we should have gone through. -- through impeachment, but we felt that we had to uphold the law. and, the president of the united states had lied under oath. i made an argument

the american bar association said the 1960s, with my confidence the american lawyer has available to him 1300 billable hours. a year. no more. american businessmen dressed in a suit that was cut for the club rather than for the office and they had a drink cabinet in their office just like the one they had a home. says the english sociologist who first taught about it. they drank three martini lunches and they went home in the middle of the afternoon. in the elite was also not especially competitive. rivaled as one commentator said it did not impinge. nam mary merit to cost or see was adopted in the united states especially as a way of breaking up the chronic elite. came to harvard first, came to gail loss but when it came to yellow came with a vengeance in the person the president kingman brewster who declared that he did not intend to preside over a finishing school in the long island sound. and saw it on to remake the university as an engine of merit and he called himself an indian investment maker. he was looking for that raw talent in a student's who revealed the highest returns

the american bar association, a nonpartisan organization, has been rating educational nominees basedprofessional excess and temperament. three years into your term it has-rated nine of your nominees as unqualified. lucky for you you have a senate led by mitch mcconnell who is more than happy to push through your poor nominees. however, it's very unlucky for the american people. case in point, 37-year-old justin walker, a former clerk for justice kavanaugh whose trial experience is limited to, hear this, one trial and one deposition. walker is just one of five unqualified trump nominees who were jammed into lifetime terms on the federal bench, and even the ones who are deemed qualified have major red flags, like steven ma gnash a white house lawyer whose writings have been extremely hostile toward women, the lgbtq community, and minorities. he's refused to answer questions about his work for you, therefore, you like him for the job. maybe your most egregious attack from the bench comes in the form of lawrence van dyke. the aba conducted interviews with 60 people who know him in a prof

president trump's judicial nominee, lawrence vandyke, in tears over claims by the american bar associationot be fair to the lgbtq community. this way, he got a photo of supreme court justices, samuel alito and brett kavanaugh with brian brown, was the president of a pro-traditional marriage group, and it's igniting calls for these two justices to recuse themselves from any lgbtq cases that come before the court and there are a couple pending. take back the court is a liberal judicial activist group that is demanding in the letter, quote, "the credibility and impartiality of the current supreme court is in tatters. posing for photographs with the president of an advocacy organization that is filed briefs and matters pending before the court makes a mockery of justice roberts' assertion a judge and his role is to impartially call balls and strikes." mark is with us now and robin bureaus, democratic shredders and former obama campaign director paid robin, let me start with you. you have any problem with this photo? >> you know, i didn't at first because it is my understanding that this was ju

preparation for naming two supreme court nominees next week, president nixon has asked the american bar associationstigate six potential choices. and the bar has been asked to concentrate on judge mildred lily. >> are you getting along with the woman? what did you find out? >> she's not one of these frigid bitches. >> i know. they're terrible. >> judge lillie will be the first woman on the nation's highest court. >> you think you talk to chief justice? >> he's not anxious to have a woman. >> no more anxious than i am. no one thinks i'm going to do a woman until this story. send up a half a dozen more just to keep it confused. send a jewish name in there too. do that right away, ordinary care? >> which type of names? >> i don't give a damn who they are. some jews and liberals and so forth. just we've got several other names we're considering. i would like to get them off of the woman kick if we can. >> one dependable white house source strongly indicates the president will produce a surprise candidate, one not cleared. >> i think rehnquist is a damn good possibility. >> what is rehnquist? i assume h

the american bar association posted this half hour event. >> harvey, thank you for the kind introductiond it's wonderful to see so many friends here, some of them i haven't seen in a year or two it seems like. but there is more to my background and what harvey said and want to recall it. we have law students or younger attorneys here, because it's kind of integral to my life in public service. in 1982, and share with people w

this event was held at the american bar association earlier today.

nominated for federal judgeships usually got a stamp of approval or deemed as qualified from the american bar associationerspective, in eight years barack obama did not move forward with a single nominee that was rated as "not qualified" by the aba. so natural trump has done the exact opposite for example, one of trumps nominees, justin walker, was an associate professor who had never tried a case in court. one of trump's nominees was a associate professor who had never tried a case in court. in fact, according to reports, the aba flagged walker's lack of experience saying it was challenging to determine how much of his tenure since graduation from law school had been spent in the practice of law. and that democrats agreed with the aba's concerns over walker who's course load includes seminars like "lawyering skills one and two. "lawyering skills one and two? is that where they teach you how to speak in a southern accent. and say things like, "i'm a simple man no further questions." [ laughter ] unsurprisingly here's how walker's hearing went. >> have you ever presented an argument before a federal jury

when i was the chair of the american bar association commission on women, going to columbia in the late probablyould have been 1987, 1988, 1989. i was very well aware of her work as a litigator, an academic, and then her work as a judge. i admired it and honestly. enormously.stly -- worko knew what pioneering it was. i could not get a credit card in my own name. i was practicing law, my husband was the attorney general. he made i don't know, what, $26,000 a year? i made more than that. [laughter] [applause] i applied for a credit card in my own name and i was told, in no uncertain terms that i would not be accepted for a credit card. insults andttle disadvantages like that that now when you tell people, they think ages,ad to be the dark but it wasn't all that long ago. i knew of all the people who were part of the women's movement, she was one of the key players because of her creative understanding of the law and her sense of justice, and her commitment to really pursuing fairness. as bill said, some of the cases were brought on behalf of men, on behalf of widowers or men who did not g

and the american bar association, they know that.that they lied about him and then lied about him saying that he wouldn't be fair, that's an absolute outrage. and they are desperate. they are scared. and just because, just because lawrence van dyke has had a strong commitment to the constitution, here they are coming and attacking him. we can't back down now. because if we aut do, back down it will come again and again and again. brian: all right. when is the vote? >> the vote -- hopefully he will get a vote at the tend of the year. we will have to see on the senate schedule. brian: hiram going to bat for someone that he knows professionally on his character. thanks so much, hiram. >> thanks for having me, brian. brian: new warning for pregnant women how a popular over-the-counter pain killer could lead to adhd and in your children. don't do you have concerns about mild memory loss related to aging? prevagen is the number one pharmacist-recommended memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. preva

of kentucky, has never tried a case and was deemed unqualified to serve as a judge by the american bar association. sara pit lick, -- sarah has never tried a case, examined a witness, or picked a jury. lawrence vandyke is up after that. the a.b.a. found the interviewed that their interviewee's experience with mr. vandyke said he was arrogant, lazy, an ideologue, and lacking knowledge of the day-to-day practice, including procedural rules. how in the heck do we put these people on the bench? forget ideology for a moment. i understand that the president is not going to nominate people who might not ideologically agree with me. but these people are qualified based on their persons, who they are, how they behave in the courtroom, their knowledge, their experience. it's a lifetime appointment, one of the most important appointments we have. and when the a.b.a. finds that a nominee was arrogant, lazy, an ideologue and lacking in knowledge of the day-to-day practice including procedural rules and we go ahead and nominate him, what is the matter here? even more damaging, president trump has nominated judg

. >> he was referring to a letter from the american bar association which gave him a not qualified ratingso raised concerns over whether he would be fair to people part of the lgbtq community. in 2004, i should hoint opoint said there is ample reason of concern that same-sex marriage will hurt children and society. if confirmed the sixth judiciis judicial nominee not recommended. >>> and explosive lawsuit claiming e-cigarette giants juul. still selling pods that may still be for sale in a store near you. vaping and why the headlines can be a bit misleading. ♪upbeat music no cover-up spray here. cheaper aerosols can cover up odors in a flowery fog. but febreze air effects eliminates odors. with a 100% natural propellent. it leaves behind a pleasant scent you'll love. [deep inhale] freshen up. don't cover up. febreze. ever since you brought me home, that day. i've been plotting to destroy you. sizing you up... calculating your every move. you think this is love? this is a billion years of tiger dna just ready to pounce. and if you have the wrong home insurance coverage, you could be coughin

human rights violations, i would like to raise my question and my time is short, probono american bar associationlicies create cruelty and human rights violations? >> yes, thank you for the question congresswoman. particularly when it comes to issues regarding the 10 courts that you raised, attorneys have very limited restricted access to these courts, asylum seekers who are appearing in tent courts do not have access to simultaneous interpretations, they often have no idea what's going on in the proceedings, promoted access to in-person interpreters for proceedings and especially when it pertains to noncitizens and any video conferences for not citizens should be done with their consent, thank you. >> i thank you. miss vela would you comment on the idea of creating cruel and human rights violations? >> yes, congresswoman, from everything that we see on the ground we work in a 2,000 person encampment at the gateway bridge from brownsville. there's not enough food, there's not enough running water until very recently immigrants had to get into the rio grande to watch the clothes and warble their c

it's my understandsing that the american bar association has basically given f grades or unqualifiedeviews to several of trump's judicial nominees. yet they still get passed. lso i'm also -- i also think that usually a senator from a state or a judge is nominated from usually has to give their support to that judicial nominee. there's been several that have not had that. after the 2020 election, let's say the democrats take back the senate and the white house, can they begin impeaching some of ese unqualified conservative activist judges? that's my question. guest: well, the caller is right there have been a very small number of nominees who have received the not qualified rating. the a.b.a. itself has emphasized how high its ratings have been for some of the nominees. there are a couple instances in which the ratings seemed to have been idea locally biased. that said the overall picture is very high ratings from an organization that is not known to be favorable to conservatives. on the question that the caller raised about home state senators' power over nominations this is the so-c

and he is a frequent contributor to time magazine, served as the first african-american president of the federal bar association of the northern district of florida and the first african mcintyre of the florida state directors and has been featured in documentaries such as npr's how a lawyer got a nation talking about trave on martin and bet's im trave on martin a family fight for justice. his work concerns the rights injustices for minority communities and for that he has received the a.k.a. eleanor roosevelt naacp thurgood marshall award and the fcl sees martin luther king servant award. i am kenneth mack and the lawrence professor of law at harvard law school and author of representing the race of a civil rights lawyer among other works and we are here to talk. our format today is we will allow mr. crump about 15 minutes to introduce us to his book and the really difficult stories that inspired it and i will ask him questions for maybe another 25 minutes and after that you will have the opportunity to ask questions of mr. crump and that will be the remainder of our time. without further ado we will start wit

faculty professor amar clerked for associate justice breyer when he was on the court of appeals for the first sector. in 2017 professor amar received the american bar foundation annual outstanding scholar award as well as the howard r. lamar award. he's the author of numerous books including his most recent the constitution today. we are grateful professor omar is our very own as we said a trustee at new york historical. the four speakers began our conversation i'd like to ask that you make sure anything makes it sound like a cell phone is switched off and now please join me in welcoming -- welcoming our speakers. [applause] see a good evening. it's a great honor and personal pleasure to be here with one of my heroes rick brookhiser. i've admireded him ever since te first time i saw him. he was my very first week at gale college and i had just turned 18 that week. i listened to rick and i've been following his words ever since. his latest is as you have heard this book "give me liberty" a history of america's exceptional idea and it's dedicated to the american people. it is slender. it has wit and decisiveness and it's also a big book in a way beca

associate justice stephen breyer when he was a judge on the u.s. court of appeals for the first circuit. in 2017 professor amar received the american bar foundation's annual outstanding scholar award or as well as the howard r. lee mar award. he's -- lemar award. we're grateful that professor amar is our very own, as i said, trustee at new york historical. as always, before our speakers begin their conversation, i'd like to ask that you make sure that anything that makes a sound like a seven is switched off -- a cell phone is switched off, and now please join me in welcoming our speakers this evening. [applause] >> good evening. it's a great honor and personal pleasure, a treat to be here with one of my heroes, rick brookhiser. i've admired him ever since the first time i saw him. it was my very first week at yale college. id had just turned -- i had just turned 18 that week and listened to rick hold forth in the yale political union, and i've been following his words ever since. [laughter] and his latest is, as you've heard, this book, "give me liberty." it's a history of america's exceptional idea and dedicated to the american people

we just held a hearing for a truck nominee who the american bar association interview process found was arrogant, lazy, and ideologue, and lacking in knowledge of day-to-day practice including procedural say, three of needless to he was rated unqualified. why is it were the two republicans to turn the senate into a legislative graveyard for nominees like these? because that is what their big special interest donors want. builthe big donors have is a giant influence machine. according to the washington post, a network of conservative groups uses hundreds of millions of dollars in anonymous work money to get nominees like this one, neil gorsuch and brett kavanaugh into the most powerful courts and the land. gavegle anonymous donor $70 million to stop judge garland and pushed for judge gorsuch. , maybe the same person gave another $70 million to push judge kavanaugh into the court. that donor might expect something in return for that money? today, we see the dark machine money at work. supreme court justices over and over benefit big republican donor interest. republican appointed justices

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the pro bono american bar association. do these policies create cruelty and human rights violations? >> thank you for the question. particularly when it comes to issues regarding the courts that you raised, attorneys have limited restricted access to these courts. asylum-seekers do not have access to simultaneous interpretations so they quite often have no idea what is going on in these proceedings. the aba has long believed and promoted access to in person interpreters and when it pertains to noncitizens. any videoconferencing for noncitizens should be done with their consent. >> will you comment, thorn vela, on the idea of cruel human rights violations? >> from everything we see on the ground we work in a 2000 person encampment at the foot of the gateway bridge across from brownsville. there is not enough food or running water. until very recently immigrants had to get into the rio grande to wash their clothes and their children. we see the camp growing at an alarming rate. we've seen it since august and it has grown 3 o