justice ginsburg faced a vigorous dissent by justice scalia. an experience that can be like facing down the locomotive. justice ginsburg says the dissent written in justice scalia's powerful style ruined her weekend. [laughter] but she also said it made her opinion better. one is struck by how elegantly and effectively she responds to the many objections justice scalia raises, maintaining the flow and structure of her opinion without ever getting bogged down in squabbling. it has been 18 years since the vmi case and some kinds of victories are harder to come by. the law of gender equality has not changed much in the interim. they are still the constitutional touchdowns. title vii of the civil rights act still bars employers from discriminating on the basis of gender. the court has somehow found reason to cut back on certain antidiscrimination protections. i want to conclude with two of her dissents. they show how she has remained steady on the law and reality of gender discrimination even when the courts turned in the opposite direction. it ill

justice ginsburg faced a vigorous dissent by justice scalia. an experience that can be like facing down the locomotive. justice ginsburg says the dissent written in justice scalia's powerful style ruined her weekend. [laughter] but she also said it made your opinion better. one is struck by how elegantly and effectively she response to the many objections justice scalia raises, maintaining the flow and structure of her opinion without ever getting bogged down in squabbling. it has been 18 years since the vmi case and some kinds of victories are harder to come by. the law of gender equality has not changed much in the interim. they are still the constitutional touchdowns. title vii of the civil rights act still bars employers from discriminating on the basis of gender. the court has somehow found reason to cut back on certain antidiscrimination protections. with two ofnclude her dissents. they show how she has remained steady right on the law and reality of gender discrimination even when the courts turned in the opposite direction. it illustrat

the department of justice can still hold accountable the u.s. tax evaders and the tax haven banks that helped them if the department has the will. among the questions we will be asking today is why the department of justice slowed the investigations of the 14 banks through its failure to use u.s. legal tools why it accepted the swiss bank secrecy principles and the department of justice nonprosecution programs why it obtained only 238 accounts with u.s. client names in five years out of the tens of thousands of credit suisse accounts and how it plans to collect the unpaid taxes still owed on billions of dollars of credit suisse accounts. allowing americans to evade their tax obligations through hit in offshore accounts to prize the government of needed revenue. and more than that, it deprives american taxpayers of something vital to the legitimacy of the tax system, fairness. of the law needs to be enforced to ensure that taxpayers aren't able to go offshore to cheat uncle sam and instead pay what they into the tax haven banks are held accountab

you know i have had this discussion with the department of justice and the department of justice has said we can't talk about this because o.m.b. is not in the room and they will whip us unmercifully if we talk about budget stuff without their presence because it will look like we're submarining the prerogatives of the white house over budget issues so we brought o.m.b. in. and those discussions have gone forward at a moderate pace. i just wanted to flag for you this legal requirement that it be done within 120 days because i'm expecting that there will be a report within 120 days and i'm hoping that you and o.m.b. will both put considerable effort into it because if you look out four or five years at the rapid rate in which the cyberthreat is growing, in which it is morphing into more complex and varied threats, and at all the ways in which it can affect the lives of ordinary americans, i think that we are both underresourced and inadequately structured to deal with that program, that problem in the long haul. so what assurances can you give me about how you guys are going to handle

for justice family and the methodist church family. i feel good. i have been surrounded and always been with the city and been with the officers for justice and done some things that are most courageous. we thought we were doing courageous things as law & order and protecting the streets of san francisco, but, i think that our efforts, officers for justice was a godsend because when we joined, the police commission didn't look like what i'm looking at now. you are very technical looking to me. you've got males and females and i like that. i just feel so overjoyed. one of the greatest moments i have had in my life in working with the public is one time we had a female chief of police and we have our chief john white, no other city, europe or any other place would consider doing what san francisco did. it makes me feel proud to be a city san franciscans. one of the other bonuses in my life is when we went to court to see that people of all races truly lived up to that. and we had public advocates, we had chinese affirmative action and na

this is not about raising awareness but about seeking justice about rising for justice for your friends. for anyone who has not received just because they've been silenced and shamed. to be complete survivors of violence have to feel they've received justice so i ask you to rise and help them release the shame and a silence and rights for justice and people have asked me why are we dance because you know what one billion rising is an escalation of our demand for justice for her and him and anyone (clapping) who's been a victim of violence all forms of violence so dancing insists we take up space it has no direction but we go there together and we dance. dancing is dangerous it's joyous and sexual and wholly disyou republic active you can dance anywhere like here in front of the city hall and in your bathroom or the parking lot anywhere but you know it is happening here now and you are here and i thank you (clapping) and you know what dancing is free you can dance anywhere no corporation control substance it. it joins us and pushes us to go further that's why we have rising for justice t

reconsidering american ideologies of racial justice is the subtitle. the author is georgetown law professor gary peller. professor, what is your theme and your goal in this? .. >> today looking at the african-american community it should decide for itself but conservative leaders or action programs that -- have gotten perceived program so it seems we are in a crisis with no way for word. i set out to diagnose how we got here from the ideological place. what set of concepts and ideas and assumptions about race and justice in america that has led us to this stalemate and deadlock. so with my analysis of the roots from the ideological point of view could be fined in the 1960's but not the conventional confrontation that people look to but the story of racial justice describes the 1950's and '60's as a confrontation between advocates and opponents of white supremacy, segregation and those of integration and enlightenment that it is just the arbour jury fact of individuals but the critical focus we know who won that confrontation with the liberals and progr

i justices on the supreme court including chief justice robert thought requiring people to engage in economic activity or commerce in order that it can be regulated was beyond the powers of congress. therefore, the individual mandate is unconstitutional and the reason he was unable to uphold the affordable care act with his view that do this ceiling construction which he changed mandate into an option to either pay a tax combat pay the penalty which he construed as a tax or buy insurance, but you are no longer required to buy insurance because i was unconstitutional, just like we argued. >> host: randy barnett, if someone reads a "restoring the lost consultation," do they have to be a law scholar? >> guest: i hope not. it was for a general lay audience i have people who fret at more than one third event of gifts to others because it really opens their eyes about what is missing in the constitution and how it came to be. it is a serious book. it is not superlight, although i try to be lighter than a material added at the end of the updated edition, which came out of the last few weeks

his statements about criminal justice, his talking to his u.s.rcharging cases. >> let me -- >> i don't know any prosecutor that's done that. >> let me ask you one final question, which is his ability to actually make common cause with some of the new libertarians in the congress. this is something that gets less attention, i'm not sure why, maybe we're drawn to the partisan conflict, but he a fascinating colloquy with mike lee recently about the need to deal with, as you just mentioned, not only the overcharging, but the mandatory minimum sentences. he's had the same kind of back and forth with senator rand paul, who echoed to some degree what the attorney general had said on felony voting. rand paul saying it is more akin to jim crow than the kind of country we want today. what do you think of those connections below the radar? >> so important, rational thinkers on both sides of the aisle recognize our criminal justice system has failed, that the overincarceration is decimating our communities, that we can't financially afford it, and there are

justice problem. can tell you, i was in massachusetts at the time as the director and it really signaled to me an important shift in drug policy, away from a war on drugs approach and really looking at this as a public health related issue, particularly as it relates to the racial and ethnic disparities we see as it relates to drug use. part of the role of our office is to also look at what are the i am pediments for those people in recovery like me who often do have criminal records and what does that impairment mean in terms of the ability to have a vibrant life and seek meaningful employment and meaningful housing. to that end we have been focusing on actions to diminish those barriers. so clearly those issues are important for us. i think he wul find they are reflected in the strategy in making sure we are not dealing with this just as a public safety issue but how we think about prevention and again, looking at the smart criminal justice reforms to make sure we are not incarcerating people for lo

justice problem. i can tell you, i was in massachusetts at the time as the director and it really signaled to me an important shift in drug policy, away from a war on drugs approach and really looking at this as a public health related issue, particularly as it relates to the racial and ethnic disparities we see as it relates to drug use. part of the role of our office is to also look at what are the i am pediments for those people in recovery like me who often do have criminal records and what does that impairment mean in terms of the ability to have a vibrant life and seek meaningful employment and meaningful housing. to that end we have been focusing on actions to diminish those barriers. so clearly those issues are important for us. i think he wul find they are reflected in the strategy in making sure we are not dealing with this just as a public safety issue but how we think about prevention and again, looking at the smart criminal justice reforms to make sure we are not incarcerating people for

justice is a mutual term. president obama should care about rules that take away access to justice and judges who are more concerned about their numbers began about people litigating the rights. of -- >> if all of our nominees were like a judge nancy over here -- [applause] we will entertain questions that some of you have. these identify yourself. -- please identify yourself. >> i am executive vice president. thank you for being here. it is so incredibly inspiring. i have a couple questions about judicial election committees. your committee is ideal. you have been functioning well and adding to diverse city. it is not true in all states where we have committees that have taken months if not years to come up with recommendations as so we are still waiting. is, is there that any reason that you can explain why a committee shouldn't take that long or any advice you could give us in terms of challenging what might be going on and those committees? i think it is a delaying tactic. the second question, massachusett

justice ginsburg? >> well, don't you agree that it is something to celebrate that we have a world made up of both men and women? i celebrate that i have a daughter and a son. my life as my colleague mentioned was enormously enriched by picking the right life partner. so what i meant to say is that we are not alike. we don't look alike men and women. we look different. well, the world couldn't go on if there weren't both of us. [laughter] [applause] >> in the back? >> can you hear me? i can be really loud. [laughter] >> i'm a second year law student atfordham. and i want to know if either of you have any advice? >> i don't think that needs to be repeated. >> i have enjoyed everything i have done in the law. but what has made me so satisfied with my career is what justice kagan spoke about. that i spend a lot of my time doing something outside myself, doing something that i hope makes life better for people who are not as fortunate. so you will have a skill that you can use to make a living but also to h

and thus a fundamental issue that the chainsaw to meet its victims justice. well when given the official rules. we caught the ombudsman. and mix until its supervision of the golden shoe color. it is it is somewhat sinister it what transpired. actually did happen but i don't think we should judge conclusions until we get reports from the minister for justice after more than two hours in the department of justice determined emerged just after five o'clock this evening and said he would provide more details on the meeting made it this evening. for me too much. g shock is due to issue a statement within the hour too cold and chilling shares have any idea called while we can expect inductee stock that statement after that said troops are actually called me sing. well sean were told that the chairman's son o'brien is known the meeting that was kent's is chosen come if only for the two other that god the homeless man had their finalizing the wording of the statement which he expects featured in the next hour. we also expect to deal with the number of issues at speci

to be able to consolidate the equipment and store it at the hall of justice and continue a lease at a private facility and the vehicles again, continue to be a priority for the department. and we have done, you know, some studies and compared our policies with other jurisdictions and the best practices would dictate that we would replace 138 vehicles every year, last year we received the funding for 30 marked vehicles only and so of course, that fell well below the mark this year we are schedule to get 60 marked vehicles, and we have put together a funding request for another 68 vehicles, which includes some utility vehicles and motorcycles which we have not received in 2 years, and some unmarked vehicles and so that is going to be a big push for us and it will be a struggle, i think that get additional funding but it is the priority for us and so we are looking at trying to replace some of our older cars and if you look at our chart here in the table, the 4.8 million 5.1, and 5.6 that is our central shops budget and that the main nens for what it takes to repair our old vehicles, a

military justice. 7th, under current law and practice, the authority to resolve sexual assault allegations is limited to senior commanders who must receive advice from judge advocates before determining appropriate resolution. agentth, none of the military justice systems employed by our allies was changed or set up to deal with the problem of sexual assault and the evidence does not indicate that the removal of the commander from the decision-making process in non-u.s. military justice systems has affected the reportg of sexual assaults. in fact, despite fundamental changes to their military justice systems include eliminating the role of the convening authority and placing prosecution decisions with independent military or sometimes civilian entities, our allies still face many of the same issues in preventing and responding to sexual assaults as the united states military. 9th, it is not clear what impact removing convening authority from senior commanders would have on the military justice process,

the conventional story of racial justice and enlightenment in america describes the 1950s and 1960s as a confrontation between advocates and proponents of white supremacy, segregation and those of integration, those looking for racial mike meant in those who understood race doesn't matter. it's just an arbitrary factor of individuals. i want to focus on the critical focus obviously we know who won the confrontation and integrationist them, liberals and progressives out there. but there is another confrontation in that one was about how exactly racial injustice should be understood, racism should be understood in how racial justice should be understood. that part in the 1960s has been neglect to in today's conventional understanding of linear development of racial enlightenment. that confrontation was within the advocates, within the community advocates for racial justice to train those who advocated integration as a way to understand what races consisted of and a way to remediate racism versus those who advocate what i call black nationalists. the thought of malcolm x, stokely carmicha

this approach doesn't increase public safety and is contrary did justice goals were the criminal justice system, accountability and restoration. teaching people to become good citizens red and just give prisoners is a charge entrusted to the correctional officers by the taxpayers. skilled wharton's understand that in sharing prisoners become responsible and productive members of society at large is paramount to the safety of our communities whether inside or outside of the prison walls. part of creating safe communities in cyprus is includes removing said -- prisoners, individuals to buy its societal norms by placing themselves or others at risk. what is being test of the prisoners should be available to them. many in this room know that just -- just disfellowship holder size power and pride crumble when he left being president nixon's council to becoming a federal prisoner, but be -- upon his release from prison his work actually started touring as solitary confinement unit in mollah prison in 1979. out of that meeting, senators, is where justice was founded. i am grateful to you, mr. m

where is the justice for jordan? >> where is the justice for jordan?cross the state and the country all weekend. joining me now is bishop rudolph mckissy, senior pastor. bishop mckissick, threw for coming on the show tonight. >> hey, reverend al. you know i'm always glad to be with you. >> you passed a major church in the african american community there in jacksonville. you've been there in the courtroom. you're there with the family when the verdict came in. as a community, where do we go from here in seeking justice? >> well, i think we've got to balance the marching with some methodology. we've got to realize first of all that we've got to do more than just be angry. we have to have anger, but let that anger be productive. we've got to change some of the laws that are in place. vote some of the persons out who put the laws in. and we've got to do something to make sure our young men understand that there is nothing wrong with who they are, and that it's someone else's problem who can't handle them being authentically who they are. so we have to mak

not just retributive justice. or punitive justice. and i think that is an important goal we can focus on. lastly you talked about needing a voice for civil society. to enable this dialogue in exchange. this voice isn't going to be a june fied voice. it isn't going to speak necessarily in a clear and coherent manner but still important to that voice has room to maneuver and have i.t. heard as part of the process are participation and healing that needs to take place. and in term of building the knew institution needed. thank you. you have done what i i've asked you in term of throwing things out what we need to be focused on here in the next six month and two years. what our priorities for stability you have given us a lot to think about. i'm going open it up now to the audience for brief questions and comments. i want to give an opportunity to the ambassador if you would like to respond and gave your own assessment where south sudan needs to go. one detail make sure when you speak your microphone is on. there's a button there. when yo

will do everything in his power to reverse the despicable decision in the downey case so justice can be done for the families? >> first of all let me say i completely understand the depth of anger and concern the people will feel right across this country about the appalling events that happened in 1982, and the fact that the person responsible is now not going to be a properly tried. of course, that's actually shocking. our first thought should be with those 11 soldiers and their families and friends. admit happened 32 years ago but anyone who has lost someone in a situation like that will more than today as if it happened yesterday. we should be clear that men should never have received the letter that he received. it was a dreadful mistake and the mistake that we now need to a rapid factual review to make sure this cannot happen again. but whatever happens we have to stick to the principle that we are country and the government under the rule of law. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my right honorable friend has taken swift action to flooded communities and i welcome a 10 million pounds

some might say the department of justice agrees and ms. bosserman leading the investigation is appropriate. the answer to the question is they refused outright. doj officials made the claim that making ms. bosserman available was tantamount to the targeting of a federal employee. the use of the word targeting was not incidental. the doj was attempting to draw similarities between the irs targeting of conservative groups. to make such an assertion is to imply that the oversight inquiries are inherently partisan and therefore the administration can and should refuse to provide witnesses to answer questions when called upon. so i ask you, witnesses. would you agree with that assessme assessment? >> that they -- yes. that they were targeting? >> yes. >> yes, they're targeting. they certainly targeted many, many of our clients. >> but they're also trying to utilize it like we on this committee are actually targeting federal employees. you can see a very strong -- >> they've twisted the statute. they twisted the term. >> it's actually what they'

justice needs to be equal for everyone.is case, a typical client that i represent, the d.a. may indeed plead it down, unlikely dismiss it. why should she be treated differently because of her celebrity? it cuts both ways. >> in fact, they're never treated the same, because the average guy would never have it out on television. his boss would never find out. but the celebrity -- >> but they offer the plea deal to the average person. why not offer the deal to her? >> well, and the average person can't afford jerry leftcourt and aaronwald. >> average person can't afford you. >> there you go, right there. that's the argument. the average person could not afford these two guys. they are spectacular at what they do. joey jackson and paul callan. >>> authorities are searching for a convicted child rapist who apparently cut off his ankle monitor and left a group home. if you are in denver, this is where it happened. pay special attention. eric eugene hartwell was convicted of raping a child in '91. he is on supervised parole for li

rely on cutors also them to tes to bring justice. the most important is the computer fraud and abuse act. the administration proposed several revisions in may 2011 to support nue changes like those to keep federal criminal law up to date. working ook forward to with congress to address the insiders such as bank employees or government mployees who access computers in violation of their and then steal or use the information. proposal toe have a address the proliferation which in at greater in my testimony. i we're committed to using the full investigative tools and laws available to us to fight these crimes and to do so and responsibly. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the department's work and i look forward to answering questions. >> thank you all. to the senator be e i'm chairing this i'll here until the end so i can my questions at the end. senator. very good. thank you very much. today.you all for coming i think we all know why we're here with the breaches we've seen and we just heard about the panel at target and neiman

rely on cutors also them to tes to bring justice. the most important is the computer fraud and abuse act. the administration proposed several revisions in may 2011 to support nue changes like those to keep federal criminal law up to date. working ook forward to with congress to address the insiders such as bank employees or government mployees who access computers in violation of their and then steal or use the information. proposal toe have a address the proliferation which in at greater in my testimony. i we're committed to using the full investigative tools and laws available to us to fight these crimes and to do so and responsibly. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the department's work and i look forward to answering questions. >> thank you all. to the senator be e i'm chairing this i'll here until the end so i can my questions at the end. senator. very good. thank you very much. today.you all for coming i think we all know why we're here with the breaches we've seen and we just heard about the panel at target and neiman

at the same time the justice department successfully prosecuted a hacker behind t.j. maxx and other breaches. as this case illustrates well, the ftc and criminal authority share complementary goals. ftc actions help ensure on the front end of businesses do not put the customers of data at unnecessary risk, or criminal enforcers help assure that cyber criminals are caught and punished. this dual approach to data security leverages government resources and best serves the interests of consumers, and to that in the ftc, the justice department and the secret service have worked together to coordinate our data investigation. in addition to the commission's enforcement work, the ftc offers guidance to consumers and businesses. for those consumers affected by recent breaches, the ftc has posted information online about steps they should take to protect themselves. these materials are in addition to the large stable of other ftc resources we have for id theft victims including an id theft hotline. we also engage in policy initiatives on privacy and data security issues. for e

although three justices did. the court said the president is limited by the constitution and the most important in the case is the most influential one. justice jackson in little bit under study. i don't think there's been a biography but in his background he was the attorney general in the roosevelt administration at the beginning of world war ii he took the lead up to the prosecutor of the war trial and in this decision he said he had been an advisor and acknowledged advisors have to find out what they can do to raise particle questions. he said interpreting the draft is like trying to interpret dreams but he didn't believe that. he said we do know some of the things the drafters intended and one thing is not to create a king into jackson said recent experience tells us we should be careful of dictators and what he said was emergency power once it is accepted can be dangerous. hitler came to power during a state of emergency he asked the president of the german public to create emergency power on a temporary ba

from the department of justice rule, ethical rules. i'll just quote. the employee's participation should not create an appearance. i would just remind my friend from pennsylvania that says likely to create public perception, affect the public perception of the integrity. less than, significantly less than 1% of the population contributes that kind of money to a political campaign. there are 10,000 employees of the justice department. you would think they could find someone else. you would think miss wasserman would look at this and say maybe i should recuse myself and not head up the investigation. i would ask this be entered into the record as well. >> without objection. texas, mr i need to do unanimous consent that our colleague from texas, mr. powe be allowed to participate in today's hearing. mr. powe is recognized. >> i thank the chairman. katherine ingram burke is a friend of mine from houston. king street patriots is in my district. i have come to know her because her and her husband are small business owners. they're just trying to make a livin

and you talked about restorative justice, not just retributive justice or punitive justice.nd i think that's an important goal that we can focus on. and then lastly, you talked about needing, for there needing to be a voice for civil society. to enable this dialogue and exchange. and this voice isn't going to be a unified voice. it isn't going the speak necessarily in a clear, coherent manner, but thatst still important -- that it's still important that voice have room to maneuver and to have itself heard as part of this process of participation and healing that needs to take place and in terms of building the new institutions that are needed for a stronger, more legitimate south sudan. okay. so thank you, panelists. you've done what i've asked you in terms of throwing things out about what we need to be focused on here in the next six months to two years, the medium term, what are the priorities for stability. you've given us a lot to think about. i'm going to open it up now to the audience for brief questions and comments, and i want to give, first, an opportunity to ambas

, yet reduce the cost of the criminal justice system saving taxpayer dollars. we knew the success of this policy hinged on stakeholders investing this law work. an attestment to years worth of teamwork, it is coming to the full board for historic vote including both hometown youth papers san francisco chronicle and examiner. once this ordinance passes today, hopefully with the unanimous support from this board, san francisco while following the best practices of over 10 states and 56 municipalities will be the first local down the box lock in the country that covers affordable housing, below market rate units, contractors with the city, private employers with 20 or more employees. the policies embodied in this act helped open the doors of opportunity for all which make our city safer, healthier and stronger for everyone. questions for conviction history can still occur, but only after a live initial interview and decision-makers will still have an opportunity fully vet applicants like the now sandy and more seeking stable housing is and employment while getting

>> it is a prosecutorial fail, because the process is to seek justice and justice is interpreted as havingesolution. in this case, there is no resolution on the very important first count of murder. there is no resolution. so yes, there is a fail on the part of the prosecution. no now they have to use -- now they have to use taxpayers money and attempt again with a jury of 12 people since it's a first degree murder charge to convict said -- >> is that a murder charge that first charge? >> i have continued to say this is a very weak first degree murder case. it is a much, much stronger second degree murder case. this is a textbook second degree murder. spite and evil intent. that really goes to what's called hot blood as opposed to first degree murder, cold blood, where most people think of premeditation as taking days or weeks or hours of planning. yes florida law does not list a specific time period so technically they have a first degree murder case here but it all happened in a matter of seconds and sometimes for a jury that's very difficult to understand and to swallow and to apply tha

jay psych low, chief council of the american center for justice. please stand up, raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god. let the record reflect the witnesses answered in the affirmative. i think you know how this works. you get approximately five minutes to make your statement. we'll be a little bit flexible. we'll start with you katherine. you're recognized. katherine, hit the -- >> thank you. good morning mr. chairman. my name is katherine engelbrecht, i'm the chairman of true the vote, a non-profit election integrity group, the founder of king street patriots and president of engelbrecht manufacturing. thank you for this opportunity to share my story with you today, though at the outset it must be said that it is a story with a central theme that is shared by countless thousands of other americans who have not yet been heard from, though i pray that they will be. it must be made publicly known that across this co

justice that whites do, and their lives not mattering as much.case became a metaphor for it, and your face became the face of the face of the guy who gets away with killing a black kid. what do you do with that? >> i hope that i am dispelling it. if it takes one person a day at a time to help them to realize, that is not what this case is about. then that is what i will do. >> coming up, the prosecutor behind the zimmerman case and the michael dunn loud trial speak s out. what does she think about our interview, and what went wrong in the szimmerman case, and wha about the trial? angela corey joins us ahead. [ male announcer ] these days, a small business can save by sharing. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. oh, it's great. yeah. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. ♪ new at&t mobile share value plans for business. our best value plans ever. for example, you can get 10 gigs of data to share. and

and the big thing is that a hall of justice and so there are a lot of positive things happening here and again i want to thank everybody as you did, the mayor's office and the board of supervisors and the chief, and the commissioner, and everybody that lobbied for all of these improvements it is important. and so, i think that this is the best budget presentation that we have had and the most promising and i want to thank you for the work in that area. and we are looking for more cars and i have to tell you that it is embarrassing for the cars that you see the paint falling off and i was just in new york and their cars are in the snow and they are very nice they have new cars and we don't. and i think that it is a safety issue for the officers too. >> absolutely, it is. >> so, snaoe advocacy on vehicles that we would appreciate, as well as some advocacy for the new, hall of justice, and the user bond. >> and i would gladly do that and i have noticed that the department of public works gave and two brand new ford explorers and they should go to us. >> commissioner kingsley? >> thank y

>> it's a prosecutor fail because the whole purpose of having a trial is to seek justice and justices interpreted as having a resolution and there is no resolution on the most important count of first degree murder. there is no resolution so, yes, there is a fail on the part of the prosecution. now they have to use taxpayers money and retry this case and attempt again with a jury of 12 people since it's a first-degree murder charge. >> reporter: is that a strategic fail, ken, going after the murder one charge? >> absolutely. i have continuously said that this is a very weak first-degree murder case and it's a much stronger second-degree murder case. in fact, this is a textbook law school second-degree murder with ill will and evil intent and this happens in a matter of seconds and hot blood as opposed to first-degree murder and cold blood taking days or hours or weeks of planning. yes, florida law does not list a specific time period and so technically they have a first-degree murder case here but it all happened in a matter of seconds and sometimes for a jury that is very difficult

was the miscarriage of justice?o enforcement agencies stated i acted within the law in self-defen self-defense. >> you don't think it was about the law? >> no. >> what does that make you? >> a scapegoat? >> a scapegoat for? >> the government, the president, the attorney general. >> others argue george zimmerman and michael dunn benefited from a law that makes it difficult for anyone to claim self-defense. benjamin crump is the attorney for trayvon martin's family and joins us now. zimmerman says he was within his rights to shoot trayvon martin. michael dunn said he was acting in self-defense as well. florida's self-defense laws, which do include the stand your ground issue, are they broken? >> absolutely. when you think about this vert recently with michael dunn, this stand your ground law allowed him to escape criminal liability for the death of jordan dunn just as george zimmerman escaped criminal liability for the death of trayvon martin. that's a problem, what messages we are sending out. when you think about th

the justice department cannot force states to change their laws, but this call from the top is anotherort on the part of the attorney general to reform criminal justice policies, and call attention to the heavier impact of the system on african-americans. >> out there america, 2.2 million black citizens, or nearly 1 in 13 are banned from voting because of these laws. in three states, florida, kentucky, and virginia, the ratio climbs to 1 in 5. these individuals and many others of all races, backgrounds and walks of life are routinely denied the chance to participate in the most fundamental and important act of self governance. they are prevented from exercising an essential right. they are locked out even after they have served the time and paid the fines that they owe. >> reporter: he talks in lofty terms of right and wrong, truth and justice, but when you are talking about voting rights, and disenfranchisement, there are other issues, florida might have gone for al gore instead of president bush in 2000 if excons had retained their right to vote. the call for reform is part of the de

them there are few of any schools that i know require basic theory of justice. which i think should be required or at least heavily resmedded everywhere. so in the second year, i would put a number of courses that reflect the school or the institution's view of what if you think about it focus articulate what it is that the school thinks that the lawyer should know and require a recommend the students take courses to fill out those -- to meet that end. in the third year, i would suggest that students focus in on a specialty if they have hit on one either through the studies or through their summer employment. also take a learning course a clinic or extendership or what we call a practice -- that will introduce them to some of the challenges they face in practice in the area they have chosen. the rest of the third year should be devoted to electives. students should take some course that introduces them to the interdisciplinary study of law. either in social ionses class in philosophy course. something to give them a broader cultural appreciation how law fits in