professor barbara perry has a distinguished rÉsume.she is a professor of government at sweet briar college. she is also the director for civic renewal, which works to foster effective citizen engagement to enhancing public understanding of the american constitutional system. she rrceived herrbachelor's degree at the university of we have full, masters from the university of oxford, and ph.d. from the university of virginia. phen she was at louisville, she visited louis brandeis. professor perry is a prolific author. her works include -- "the michigan affirmative action cases," and jacqueline kennedy, first lady of the new frontier." she served as a fellow at the supreme court from 1994-1995, so this is a homecoming for her. she is working on a volume on the supreme court and the judicial process. please join me in welcoming prof. perry. [applause] nice to meet you. >> thank you, mr. chief justice for your kind introduction and for pottery us with your when i was here -- for honoring us with your presence. when i was here in 1995, it wa

. >> in a moment, barbara perry gives a lecture. that is followed by a discussion of the oil spill. after that, a talk about law enforcement. the fcc regulate the internet? two views with catherine sloan and waltter mccormick. >> our content is available online, twitter, facebook, and youtube. sign up for our emails at c- span.org. >> y walkedou are watching -- this event took place in april. chief justic john roberts. >> good evening and welcome. lawyers are given to some strange language called "legalese." this is a no-no. [laughter] this pda, ipod, whatever -- off. not on silent, but off, because it can affect the sound system. i am ralph lancaster, president of the supreme court historical society. i am pleased to welcome you to " the series about the supreme court. the society has been holding lecture series since 1993. each one is published by our each one is published by our society in the journal