. >> toddy, remarks from supreme court justice anthony kennedy and why he is against a litmus test for high court nominees. he also talks about the u.s.'s overcrowded prison sentence and the rule of aw and third world countries. the vent was hosted by the palm beach county bar association in florida. "america and the courts" errors today at 7:00 eastern on c-span. after thatt the campaign 2010 coverage continues with speeches by connecticut and colorado senate democratic candidates. last night, the attorney general primary bbllot in the race tt succeed incumbent chris dodd who is retiring. the current colorado senator is now seeking a fulllu.s. senate term after replacing ken salazar, who became the interior secretary. later today, the colorado democraticcparty convention will decide whether he qualifies for his party's august 10 primary. you can sse those remarks tonight starting at 8:00 eastern. >> in some ways, it gives ou a sense of what the country is thinking at that moment. >> he looks behind the institution of the u.s. senate. "the upper house" on sunday. >> the senate returns

supreme court justice anthony kennedy on the prospect of a new justice. >> it is stressful for us. weep so admire our colleagues, we wonder if it will -- we so admire our colleagues that we wonder if it will ever be the same. the system works. after the appointment and the confirmation process is finished, if there is a confirmation, the system will bring as a very good justice. >> with the confirmation hearings for elena kagan starting june 28, learn more about the nation's highest court in disease and's latest book -- "the supreme court -- in c-span's latest book about the supreme court, available now in hardcover and also as an e book. ms. week on "the communicators," the discussion about expanding broadbent -- this week on "the communicators," the discussion about expanding broadbent in the united states with jonathan adelstein. >> he is now the administrator of the rural utilities service. he is joining us this week on "the communicators." also joining us are our guest reporters. mr. adelstein, what to the rural utilities service is do and what is their role? >> there were fou

. >> supreme court justice anthony kennedy on the prospect of a new justice pierre >> it is stressful for us because we so admire our colleagues. we wonder will it ever be the same. but i have great admiration for this system. this system works. after the appointment and the confirmation process, if there is a confirmation, the system will bring us a very, very good justice. >> with the confirmation hearings of elena kagan starting june 28th, learn more about the nation's highest court in our book, "the supreme court." it is available now in hard cover. . . >> this the state opening of parliament. of their warm welcome to our audience here on college green. this is where the queen will be arriving all later, just a few yards away the sovereign interests and there she will be presenting the government's platform for the year ahead. the most radical program in the nation's 4200 years. will be talking with people about the new political landscape with just a few weeks ago. today we want to underline a blend of past and present. this is a ceremony -- in five centuries of tradition. >> pic

. >> anthony kennedy on the prospect of a new justice. >> id is stressful for us because we so admire our colleagues and we wanted to be the same. but i have admiration for the system, after the appointment and the confirmation process is finished, the system will bring us a very good justice. >> with the confirmation hearings for elena kagan, learn more about our highest court in support -- in c-span's latest book. it provides a unique insight about the corporate available now in hardcover and also in e- book. >> and now the bbc coverage of the state opening of parliament. . >> is 10 thursday -- 10:30. an election which deliver the first coalition government since the day of the second world war. so stay with us as whamr. at westminster. a warm welcome to our audience here on college green. this is where the queen will be arriving all later, just a few yards away the sovereign interests and there she will be presenting the government's platform for the year ahead. the most radical program in the nation's 4200 years. will be talking with people about the new political landscape with j

justice anthony kennedy went even further, writing the practice has been rejected the world over. the united states is the only nation that imposes it. the court also heard from a coalition of 20 religious groups who wrote that life without parole for juvenile offenders is contrary to the central values of their faiths -- mercy, compassion, and forgiveness. the court's decision does not guarantee that kenneth young or any other juvenile offenders will ever be released, but it does guarantee they now are at least entitled to a chance. for "religion & ethics" news weekly, i'm tim o'brien in washington. >>> in other news, shock and dismay in the evangelical community over the resignation of indiana republican congressman mark souder, who admitted to adultery. souder had been outspoken about his evangelical faith and was a fromme innocent supporter of conservative social policy. he confessed to an extramarital affair with a staffer. >>> the state department called for the release of an american relief worker kidnapped in sudan's troubled darfur region. the california woman and two sud

once more it is the anthony m. kennedy court. if you look at each of the prior foreyears of the roberts court, anthony m. kennedy has been in the majority of more 5-4 decisions. last year, kennedy was in the majority of 92% of the cases. the most of any justices. last year 73 cases were zed, 23 were 5-4 decisions, and kennedy was in the majority in 18, the most of any justice. i think you can get the best sense of-year all ideology of the roberts court by focusing on the 5-4 decisions where the justices are split along ideological lines. last year, there were 16 of them on one tile, roberts, -- as kennedy was with the conservatives in 11 out of 16 and with the liberals in five out of the 16. that was the pattern. kennedy sides with the conservatives more than twice as often as with the liberals. the most important one in this term, citizens united. the same thing. all the lawyers who appear before the court are aware of this. i filed a brief in the court, and frankly it was a shameless attempt to pander to justice kennedy. if i co

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generally positive after meeting with supreme court nominee elena kagan this week, but justice anthony kennedynot happy with the way some senators questioned candidates for high court. kennedy told an audience in florida that lawmakers should focus on whether or not a nominee would make a good judge. >> just the ask questions to figure out how a judge would rule on a specific question seems to me a rather short-term exercise. what you should ask is if the judge has the temperament, the commitment, the character, the learning. to assume those responsibilities. >> shannon: kagan has no judicial experience but she is a veteran of two administrations. we look at her record in the clinton years. >> reporter: in the second term for clinton drafted manuscript for race relations to be published under his name and it argued that urban policeman were disproportionately stopping and searching minorities and added to many examples, some horrific, to ignore the problem. reviewing that lack wage in 199 -- language in 1999, elena kagan urged it be stricken from the book writing in the memo margin i don't kno

justice anthony kennedy declined to offer advice to the nominee elaine that kagan, joking that if you him what makes a good judge, you are going to get an autobiography. that during unusually frank comments at a bar association meeting in florida. justice kennedy also discussed the way congress grills nominees. saying lawmakers spend too much time trying to figure out where they stand on particular issues. >> just to ask questions to try to figure out how the judge would rule on a specific question seems to me a rather short-term exercise. what you should ask is whether the judge has the temperament, the commitment, the character, the learning. to assume those responsibilities. >> >> shepard: maybe congress is listening. he also waved off the now familiar criticism of activist judges saying a so-called activist court is any court that makes a decision that somebody doesn't like. former first lady laura bush also weighing in on the kagan pick. here is what she told "fox news sunday" anchor chris wallace. >> how do you feel about president obama naming elaine that kagan, if she is confi

. >> next, supreme court justice anthony kennedy talks about a litmus test for supreme court kennedy'start talks with secretary of state hillary clinton. it then and discussion on electronic privacy. sunday night, remarks following the reelection to the post of british house of commons speaker. also, the new british prime minister david cameron and the acting labour party leader. then the chancellor of exchequer gives his first major speech on the british economy, talking about cutting public spending and reducing the public tax rate. that is sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> just weeks after the british elections which produced a new prime minister and coalition government, queen elisabeth ii will formally announce the new legislative agenda for the session. we will travel from buckingham palace to parliament and inside the house of lords for one of britain's most celebrated occasions, the state opening of parliament, live tuesday morning at 5:30 eastern on c-span2. >> this week on "america and the courts," supreme court justice anthony kennedy offered his opinion on let

. >> anthony kennedy on the prospect of a new justice. >> it is stressful for us. we so admire our colleagues that we wonder if it will ever be the same. the system works. after the appointment in the confirmation process is finished, if there is a confirmation, the system will bring us a very good justice. >> with the confirmation hearings for elena kagan starting june 28, learn more about nation's highest court. it has pages of candid conversation with all of the justices, active and retired. it provides unique insight about the court. it is available in hardcover and alsoe as an-n e-book. >> bruce fleming on the future of military academies we talk to him this morning on "washington journal" for about 45 minutes. host: bruce fleming is a professor of english at the naval academy. we turned our attention to the military academies. we asked him to be with us, particularly for a piece he wrote about the military academies, "the academies' march toward mediocrity." this appeared in the "new york times." how have they lost their way? guest: i have been teaching at th

tecting federal and private >> today on america and the courts, remarks from supreme court justice anthony kennedy litmus test for high court nom knees. he also talks about the u.s. prison system's overcrowded system anddthe third world hosted by the pplm beach bar association in floridd. campaign 2010 coverage continuus witt speeches by connectiiut and colorado senate3 last night, connecticut attorney general richard blumthal received a spot in the race to succeed incumbent chris dodd who is retiring. aad ccrrent colorado senator michael bennett is now seeking a full u.s. senate term after became president obama's %- hissparty's august 10 primary. %ptonight starting at 8:00 easterr. >> on june 28, supreme ccurt justice nominee elena kgen will testify before the snate juuiciary committee. poments from previous confirmation hearings.3 on afterwards, boston radio talk show host michael graham defendss he tea party movement pgainst accusations from the left while making a few accusationssof his own. he's interviewed by jonathaa find tte entire queeked schedule at booktt.org. on devellpment efforts on

once more it is the anthony m. kennedy court. or foreyears of the roberts court, anthony m. kennedy has been in the majority of more 5-4 decisions. last year, kennedy was in the majority of 92% of the cases. the most of any justices. last year 73 cases were zed, 23 were 5-4 decisions, and kennedy was in the majority in 18, the most of any justice. i think you can get the best sense of-year all ideology o the roberts court by focusing on the 5-4 decisions where the justices are split along ideological lines. last year, there were 16 of them on one tile, roberts, -- as kennedy was with the conservatives in 11 out of 16 and with the liberals in five out of the 16. that was the pattern. kennedy sides with the conservatives more than twice as often as with the liberals. the most important one in this term, citizens united. the same thing. all the lawyers who appear before the court are aware of this. i filed a brief in the court, and frankly it was a shameless attempt to pander to justice kennedy. if i could have put justice kennedy's

best buddies was founded in 1989 by anthony kennedy shriver as the first national, social, and recreational program for people with intellectual disabilities. since that time it's grown from one chapter to more than 1,400 middle school, high school, and college campuses all around the country. finally the bill establishes eunice kennedy shriver institute for sports and social impact. through this effort institutions will conduct research, collect data, and evaluate evidence-based best practices with the goal of improving the quality of life and further the social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. mr. speaker, once again i want to recognize the life and accomplishments of eunice kennedy shriver, her dedication to improving the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities is awe inspiring and i hope that this bill will serve as the legacy to her efforts. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from ohio. ms. fudge: i am pleased to recognize the gentleman from rhode island

. >> supreme court justice anthony kennedy on the prospect of a new justice. >> it it is stressful forus. we so admire our colleagues. we wonder if it will ever be the same. but i have great admiration for the system. the system works. after the appointment and the confirmation -- if there is a confirmation -- the system will bring us a very good justice. >> with the confirmation hearings for elena kagan starting june 28, learn more about the nation's highest court in c-span's latest book. there are pages of conversations with all of the justices, active and retired. it is available in hardcover and as an ebook. >> we have an impact -- an update on the impact of the gulf of mexico oil spill. host: let's check in with sandy davis to get the latest on what has been happening in the gulf of mexico. good morning. how are you? host: good. thank you so much for joining us. guest: they're trying by pumping at a very high rate of velocity, drilling fluid into the well. right now it's not been successful, i don't think. they were cautiously optimistic. yesterday they changed their tune slightly

out of west palm beach, justice anthony kennedy on friday decried the way some senators question supreme court nominees -- excuse me -- justice kennedy on friday declued the way some senators question supreme court nominees, defended president obama's pursuit of empathetic judges, and defended the notion that the court can be activists. kennedy told an audience that the senate should not try to determine how high court nominee elena kagan would rule on specific issues, but should focus broadly on whether she has the qualities of a good judge. and coming up later on today on c-span at 7:00 p.m. on "america and the courts," a review of u.s. supreme court term moderated by elena kagan at the sixth circuit judicial conference. she moderated the discussion of the recent supreme court term. panelists include university of california irvine law school dean and the former u.s. solicitor general. and monday, as you'll recall, president obama nominated visitor general kagan to replace john paul stevens, who is retiring at the end of this term. so you'll be able to see that discussion in front of t

. >> supreme court justice anthony kennedy on the prospect of a new justice. >> it is stressful because we admire our colleagues. i have great admiration for the system. the system works. after the appointment and the confirmation process, if there is a confirmation, the system will bring us a very good justice. >> with the confirmation hearings for a land taken starting on june 8, learn about the supreme court. the book is available now in hardcover and also as in e-book. >> "washington journal" continues. host: a phillip longman, thank you for being with us. you write about veteran health care. talk to us about where things are, as we reflect on the surface of veterans, and think about memorial day weekend, what is your overall perspective on veteran health care? guest: the veteran health care administration has come through a difficult period. particularly in the vietnam era, was the worst care anywhere. a remarkable thing happened, starting in the 1990's. but the -- the va went through a quality revolution. time and again, they come out on top in terms of quality, with the best care

that s on "the communicators" on c-spann >> today on aaerica & the courts justice anthony kennedy on why for nominees. he talked about the u.s.'s overcrowded ppison system nd the rule of aw in hird world+ coontries. this event was hosted by the palm beach county bar association in florida. that airs today at 7:00 eastern on c-span. after that, c-span's campaagn 2010 coverage cootinues. their sseeches by connecticut aad colorado demooratic senate candidates.+ -plast niiht, thh connecticut attorney eneral received a spot on heeaugust 10 primary baalot, in the race -- the race to+ -psucceed incumbent christopher dodd, who ii retiring. michael bennet is now sseking a full u.s. senate term aater replacinn kenneeh sallzar, who became the interior secretary. llter today, the colorado pemmcrrtic partt convention will decide whether he qualifies for phs party's august 11 ppimaay. see that tonight starting at 8:00 eastern. >> supreme court justice sonia sstomayor on the confirmation >> questions, even over three days, are not going to tell you much about prospective judge you have to look at t

. >> supreme court justice anthony kennedy on the prospect of a new justice. >> it is stressful for us, because we so admire our colleagues. what i have great admiration for the system. the system works. after the appointment and confirmation process is finished, if there is a confirmation, the system will bring us a very good new justice. >> with the confirmation hearings for elena kagan starting june 28, learn more about the nation's highest court in our book, "the supreme court," available now in hardcover and also as an e-book. the health and human services secretary said rebate checks for senior citizens experiencing a gap in their drug coverage will start going out in june. she spoke with reporters on the new health care law. this is about 30 minutes. >> welcome to our first media briefing on implement the affordable care act. we plan to do regular updates. i am pleased to be joined by three of our department leaders in implementation who are carrying out this new law. the debt be an administrator for the sense for medicare and medicaid services, the director of the new office of

. >> anthony kennedy on the prospect of a new justice. >> it is stressful because we so admire our colleaguesmiration for the system. the system works. after the appointment and the confirmation process is finished, if there is a confirmation, the system will bring us a very good justice. to cope with the confirmation hearings starting june 28, learn more about the nation's highest court in cspan's latest book " the supreme court." it is available now in hard cover and also as an ebook. >> it is my great pleasure to introduce to you jamie dimon. [applause] >> nancy, thank you very much for that overly kind introduction. if you do not know, you have one at the list chancellor. board of trustees, faculty, proud parents, and founding members, and above all of the graduating class of 2010. it is a privilege to be here with you today celebrating this important event in your life. graduating today means you are through with final exams, the resubmitting term papers, all the nervousness, cold sweats, sleepless nights, preparing to answer seemingly impossible questions. that is something we banking e

this week on "america and the courts," supreme court justice anthony kennedy offers his opinion on a litmus test for supreme court nominees. he also touches on the nation's overcrowded prison system and the rule of law in the third world. "america and the courts," saturday at -- 7 p.m. eastern. >> elena kagan will testify before the senate judiciary committee. you can find this online at the c-span video library. every program since 1987. it's washington your way. >> alaska senator lisa murkowski with the keynote speaker on a discussion on national security, focusing on the u.s. presence in the world's oceans. she also talks about offshore drilling. this event is hosted by the university of virginia center for oceans law and policy. this is about 40 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, if i can have your attention. we are particularly honored to have as our conference keynote speaker today senator lisa murkowski, the first alaskan-born senator to serve the state and only the sixth united states senator from alaska. she is the senior republican member of the senate energy and natural res