[laughter] is he, you know, real harvard law school professor? or is he an affirmative action harvard law school professor? good but maybe not quite as good as his colleagues. well, that's a cost. and that's a cost. i mean, the thinking of it is a cost. are there other costs associated with affirmative action? sure there are. resentment. resentment, that's a cost. there are plenty of people around the united states -- plenty, millions. millions. the state of california got rid of racial affirmative action. that's millions right there. there are many people around the united states who feel a tremendous sense of aggrievement with respect to affirmative action. many white people feel, you know, this is reverse discrimination. you know, i'm really sorry about what's happened to black people, but what the heck, you know? i didn't do anything to 'em. and, you know, i don't want my kids' opportunities diminished at all in the effort to, you know, help out black people. i mean, you know, that's, you know, and then people are resentful about that. and tha

harvard law school and went on to practice in this particular area at that time from one thousand nine hundred sixty eight that sort of halcyon year when i was the the editor of the harvard law review all the way through in while i was there i actually initiated the case that went to the united states supreme court to establish the right of journalists to protect their confidential news sources and because of that i was hired by the number one law firm on wall street that represents n.b.c. and there i was i was there when we received the pentagon papers so i became intimate we involved in the initial decisions to decide whether to publish the papers and if so what was going to happen with the nixon administration and so i went into doing that and was in all of the closed door hearings with the judges and all we do know is the supreme court i was one of the few the lawyers that was deeply involved in that all the way to the end. from there i went to bally's office and i was there when he was retained to represent

and harvard law school and went on to practice in this particular area at that time from one thousand nine hundred sixty eight that sort of halcyon year when i was the the editor of the harvard law review all the way through in while i was there i actually initiated the case that went to the united states supreme court to establish the right of journalists to protect their confidential news sources and because of that i was hired by the number one law firm on wall street that represents n.b.c. and there i was i was there when we received the pentagon papers so i became intimately involved in the initial decisions to decide whether to publish the papers and if so what was going to happen with the nixon administration and so i went into doing that and was in all of the closed door hearings with the judges in all we do know is the supreme court i was one of the few lawyers that was deeply involved in that all the way to the end. from there i went to bally's office and i was there when he was retained to represent j

. >> came to this country at the same age i have a law degree from harvard law school so anything is possible. let's give him a big round of applause. i'm going to ask you to stay here >> (speaking spanish.) >> so, now it's prey sill martinez. so she was a mission graduate participate in elementary school and now participants in the college bound ambassador. perry sill continues to give back to her community with a gpa of 3.66 in clergy. she's now on the staff at marshall extended day program which supports the future dream of being a teacher >> (speaking spanish.) >> the extended bay mission graduat graduates. >> (speaking spanish.) >> we're very proud of you perry sill and we hope you become a teacher and our children will be well served by you. now let me ask jose che's an inspirational young man who goes above and beyond he's got a good work ethic. he's on the soccer team >> (speaking spanish.) >> thank you very much jose, congratulations (clapping) now let me call the next person he's been involved in the 7 teepee she's been involved and remains one of the exceptional student. s

transfer, was harvard law school like for you? >> guest: i had a great time right there.us of minutes to diverse points of view, even at the faculty was very much left. one of the people who wrote me a recommendation for my first gig why worked in a law firm before he quit because i hated it was the secretary of labor attempted nominee by bill clinton who was still far left that she was tossed out by a democratic senate. lonnie and i got along really well. she was open to other opinions and opinions inescapably nice gal. i was close to the professor there named richard parker was a leftist populist. i love talking with folks on the left. it's fun for me. it's enjoyable. usually you can have a good conversation with folks. i can't speak have enough about my time at harvard law. i had to run with future justice kagan. she was a good team. she doesn't i skate rink outside. the first time i talked with dean kagan, we're sitting on introductory dinner in one of these typical hubs at harvard law school. everything looks like it's mahogany. it's ridiculous looking. she sat down

i decided to get my joint degree at harvard law school and kennedy school of government.oston. i come down here to new york and do a lot of theater. over time took over. >> did you take the bar exam? >> no. you only take the bar -- i got my degree but you only take the bar if you're going to practice law. >> well how did your parents feel about all that -- >> no, no, no. they had always reinforced to me -- >> they weren't mad privately mad. they always told me that there was nothing i couldn't do. >> okay. >> nothing i couldn't achieve. whatever is in your heart go for it. >> that's great. >> i followed their advice much to their trepidation. >> did it take you a while to get traction in the acting world? >> you know what, i was really fortunate, spike lee gave me my first break, put me in a movie called "get on the bus" with ozzy davis and charles dutton. >> wow. >> ozzy is amazing, right? >> that started me off. i credit spike lee. he put me in another movie called "he got game" and helped my career at the beginning. >> now you've been on lots of great shows and you alw

then she got a jd from harvard law school. after law school, she clerked for a judge in the united states court of appeals. then she clerked for justice marshall. then she became a law professor at the university of chicago. she went from there to serve at president clinton's administration in several roles. then she went back to teaching at harvard. she was subsequently named as dean of harvard law school. she was the first female dean of the law school there. in 2009, president obama nominated her for solicitor general of the united states. she served in that office for a full year. she was then nominated as an associate justice of the supreme court. she took that position in 2010 and she fill the vacancy left by justice john paul stevens after his retirement. he was our last lecturer here at the law school. i brought this along so i could read it. this year, in time magazine, she was named one of their 100 most influential people in the world. i want to read to you what they had to say about our speaker today. it starts off

he received an advocacy fellowship and named a public interest fellow by harvard law school. next we have maurice call well. he was convicted in the housing project here in san francisco. there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime yet he was still convicted based on the false testimony of a single neighbor. he was sentence to life behind bars. in prison mr. colwell contacted the center for help and located two witnesses who saw the murder and said mr. colwell was not involved in anyway. they located the real killer who confessed and he committed the murder. that man is serving a life sentence for a subsequent murder . on march 28, 2011 after more than 20 years in prison, maurice colwell is free. thank you for being here. [ applause ] linda star is the legal and cofounding in the santa clara law, law center clerk received her ph.d.. she wrote and argued post conviction matters in state and federal court and supervisor in the sex crimes unit. she worked as a staff attorney in the 56 appellate court and now works on appeals. from a prosecutor to now an defender. wel

then she got a jd from harvard law school. erkedw school, she for a judge in the united states court of appeals. then she clerked for justice marshall. then she became a law professor at the university of chicago. she went from there to serve at president clinton's administration in several roles. teachingwent back to at harvard. she was subsequently named as dean of harvard law school. she was the first female dean of the law school there. in 2009, president obama nominated her for solicitor general of the united states. she served in that office for a full year. as ans then nominated associate justice of the supreme court. 2010ook that position in and she fill the vacancy left by justice john paul stevens after his retirement. he was our last lecture at europe law school. -- our last lecturer here at the law school. i brought this along so i could read it. magazine, shetime was named one of their 100 most influential people in the world. i want to read to you what they had to say about our speaker today. with elena kagan, the

then she got a jd from harvard law school. after law school, she clerked for a judge in the united states court of appeals. then she clerked for justice marshall. then she became a law professor at the university of chicago. she went from there to serve at president clinton's administration in several roles. then she went back to teaching at harvard. she was subsequently named as dean of harvard law school. she was the first female dean of the law school there. in 2009, president obama nominated her for solicitor general of the united states. she served in that office for a full year. she was then nominated as an associate justice of the supreme court. she took that position in 2010 and she fill the vacancy left by justice john paul stevens after his retirement. he was our last lecture at europe law school. -- our last lecturer here at the law school. i brought this along so i could read it. this year, in time magazine, she was named one of their 100 most influential people in the world. i want to read to you what they had to

she was some cum laude from the diversity of illinois and magna cum laude from harvard law school. why are these people not qualified? why are they an acceptable? wrecks you will have to ask the republicans who refused to bring up her nomination, allow her nomination to be voted upon. >> people are angry, they're talking about the nuclear option. -- the d clem is circuit is one of the most important circuits in the court of appeals and the three judges that have been held up by republicans. individual judges they're going after i do not believe so much as the importance of the position. that circuit handles or makes judges -- judgments on all the regulations coming out of the government. they do not want to have good judges of a particular persuasion and that circuit. and that is why they had that blockage on. mel watt is a policy question. anse who do not like aggressive federal housing administration, they will block that. that is what is going on. >> how do you get anything done, if you cannot get people into jobs? wrecks that will -- they will probably cut a deal. that is what

public policy, 1992, harvard law school, jd, 1995. law clerk, chief justice, supreme court of the united states 1996 to 1997. domestic policy adviser, pushed presidential campaign. 1999 to 2000. associate deputy attorney general to u.s., department of justice, 2001. director, office of policy planning, federal trade commission 2001 to 2003. solicitor general of texas, 2003 to 2008, argued before the u.s. supreme court nine times. adjust professor of law, university of texas law school. 2004 to 2009. partner, morgan, lewis, 2008 to 2012. senator, u.s. senate, 2013 now. you got that memorized? >> in the primaries, two brackets. there's an establishment bracket and a populous bracket. i think cruz is going to be competitive and your friend from new jersey will start off as the lead in the establishment bracket. >> ran paul is a good man, but not as of right now for sure. >> cruz's mother is an american citizen. the baby was born in canada. that makes cruz an american citizen. go ahead. >> look, i think cruz is a brilliant man, but he is

the person who alerted me to this was a professor at harvard law school was elizabeth warren who wrote articles about this one before being a senator was a gleam in her eye but it's one of our most serious problems. if middle-class incomes continue to decline and decline close to 10% between 2001 and today how much it's going to be a different america. what's all of this populism about? the american people are a generous people. they don't mind if the people at the top income goes up one percent of theirs goes up 3%-4%. my question to you is how concerned are you about this he? what impact will this have on growth and economic attention he? is the fed have tools to do this? i understand this relates to some of our republican colleagues's skittishness about maintaining growth but given the seriousness with i regard this problem that the fed really has a dual mandate which i know you observe which is not simply keeping inflation down and not simply monitoring the budget deficit and its effects on our economy but trying to get jobs and middle-class incomes back again. no one gives it the

serendipitously, if that's a word, the person who alerted me to this attention was a professor at harvard law school named elizabeth warren, who wrote articles about this long -- long before being a senator was a gleam in her eye. but it's our most serious problem. if middle-class incomes continue to decline -- they've declined close to 10% between 2001 and today, this is going to be a different america. i tell this particularly to business executives i meet. i get to new york. what's all this populism about? well, i say, you know, the american people are a generous people. they don't mind if the people at the top income goes up 20% if theirs goes up 3 or 4. when theirs starts going down, it's a different story. we've never that in america. my question to you is, how concerned are you about this, what impact will it have on growth and our economic potential, and does the fed have tools to do this? i understand this relates to some of my republican colleagues' skittishness about continuing some policies that maintain growth. i do think given the seriousness, at least which i regard this problem, that

he is a harvard law school professor and works in the justice department as acting assistant attorney general early in president obama's first administration. this is an hour. >> good afternoon. today we welcome david barron, professor of harvard law school and president obama's nominee to the court appeals, and i had hoped to include the five nominees for the judicial emergency vacancies in the district of arizona in this hearing, and have not received. slips from the arizona senator. and because we include them, before we start the hearings, i would note one of my heroes is here, justice john paul stevens here on behalf of david barron, former law clerk, and if we were a couple minutes late it is a because justice stevens and i got caught, the telltales for justice was great to see but thank you for being here. >> are you ready for me? >> you have a statement. >> i assume some of his time. today we are handling the 17 judicial nomination hearing of the year which we considered a total of 58 judicial nominees, this is the fourth nomination hearing in four weeks, republicans are engag