justice sotomayor was appointed to the court in 2009. like justices thomas and alito, her path had a life of dedication to public service. she is the only current supreme court justice who has experience as a district court judge and this informs her perspective. a prominent scholar has written that her experience has given the court a perspective on criminal law that it has been lacking on how everyday people interact with it. what has been said about justice sotomayor's criminal jurisprudence can be said about her jurisprudence generally. she has affirmed her commitment to realizing the rule of law in its fullest sense, driven by her belief that society is best served by, and i am quoting now, "a shared acceptance of the law's judgment." the idea that the law must be legitimate to all americans is a noble and essential ideal. and anyone who has followed her work on the court knows that she has pursued it with eloquence and tenacity. so, my fellow alums, we have on the stage today three remarkable graduates of the school. three graduate

supreme court justices, clarence,, samuel alito, and sotomayor at a 30 p.m. eastern. giving week things on c-span. for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. here on c-span, the communicators is next. ,ounder and ceo of the company which predicts legislative action and congress and state legislatures their data mining and other technology. then, national institute of allergy and infectious diseases faucher, dr. anthony provides latest on ebola responses. republican governors discussed immigration policy and other issues at a recent rga meeting in boca raton, florida. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> tim hwang, what is fiscalnote? >> a real-time platform that allows people to search, track, and analyze legislation, regulations, and case law in real time. >> when did you come up with the idea? >> i came up with the idea spring of last year. i had done all these different things, which we can talk about a little bit later. there was this problem i was having, which

and then justices thomas, alito, sotomayor reflect on the supreme court read aloud by a history tour of native americans. coming up on the next "washington journal," the impact of raising the minimum wage on the federal and state levels with ross and dan mitchell.

justice sotomayor asked which lower court decision would lend the most guidance. i think a straightforward but apt analysis is in the couch case in the fourth circuit where judge traxler joined by justice o'connor and judge shedd went through the initial obligation is to explain the reason and common sense why that approach furthers a compelling interest and a least restrictive means, and once that happens, deference attaches but that doesn't mean either that you win the case. it just means you have substantial weight. you're sort of a thumb on the scale so to speak and more evidence can come into play and you can still lose. >> can i go back to just so i'm clear in my head, is it two compelling interests, one in identification, one in contraband. >> that's right, justice sotomayor. >> is there a third or a fourth or are those the only two? >> those are the only two we're talking about. in this case the magistrate judge said it's preposterous to think you can hide something. so you don't have a security contraband -- >> let me take on preposterous if i might. if y

>> yes, justice sotomayor. in 1898, congress passed the joint resolution for the recognition of the people of the independence of cuba over the initial opposition of president mckinley. and that ended up recognizing the independence of cuba. >> you were careful to say at the outset this is not recognition. the court of appeals decision -- i think it was in the judge taylor concurrence, said that both parties urge upon us that they -- the power of recognition is involved here and congress has done it and then of course the attorney general takes the opposite position that, a, this is recognition and b, that's why it's void. did you change your position here or am i just misinterpreting the way that court of appeals discussed it? >> we provided an alternative options for resolving this issue. our primary position, as i said at the outset, what is written in this statute does not amount to a formal recognition of sovereignty because the language of the statute itself is very narrow. it begins by saying that for th

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. >> now, supreme court justices clarence thomas, samuel alito, and sonia sotomayor. the three-year-old graduates returned to their alma mater in late october to receive the alumni award of merit and discuss court traditions, technology, and other subjects. this was a part of yale law reunion weekend. it begins with robert post presenting the awards. this is about an hour and 50 minutes. [applause] >> good afternoon and welcome once again to alumni weekend. each year, the yield law school e law school association provides an award to an outstanding graduate. it is our way of recognizing extraordinary alumni that have made contributions to the legal profession. we are a tiny school but we have exercised an outsized influence on the development of american law and public life. our award of merit has gone two presidents like gerald ford and bill clinton. likes gone to senators jack danford, arlen specter, joseph lieberman, and paul tsongas. officialse to cabinet like hillary clinton, edward leavy, robert rubin. scranton, mayors like john lindsay, an outstanding state jud

>> yes, justice sotomayor. in -- in 1898, congress passed a joint resolution for the recognition of the independence of the people of cuba over the initial opposition of president mckinlism and that ended up recognizes the independence of cuba. >> yet you were careful to say at the outset that this is not recognition much the court of appeals tee six, i think it was in the judge table concurrence, said that both parties urge upon us that they -- the power of recognition is involved here and congress has done it. and then of course, the attorney general takes -- takes the opposite position that this, a, this is recognition, and b, that's why it's void. did you change your opinion or am i misinterpreting the way the court of appeals resolve it had? >> our primary position, as i said at the outset is that what is written in this statute does not amount to a farmal recognition of sovereignty because the language of the statute itself is narrow. it begins by saying the narrow purposes of recording a police of birth

supreme court justice sewna sotomayor has issued a temporary stay on a federal judge's injunction againste state of kansas and that state's ban on gay marriage. the judge's injunction was set to take effect tomorrow afternoon which meant to gay couples could seek marriage licenses. now that is on hold. sotomayor has asked for a man -- president obama wants the government to become more involved in regulating the internet, he's doubling down on his opposition for paying for a priority ofce such as allowing companies to charge more for faster service. the president session the sec should protect netv=9z neutral expanding it's authority over the industry. >>> one day before veterans day, the head of the -- largest reorganization in that agency's history. this comes after the -- secretary bob mcdonnell explained to me earlier today why more than 1,000 employees a lot the skrrks a could be fired. >> we have got disciplinary actions in place. the values are represented by the acare acronym, the win i wear. the i stands for integrity, and so those individuals who have violated our value of inte

i'll third and final honorary is justice sonia sotomayor. late justice thomas her life is about the termination. born in east bronxfor parents immigrated from puerto rico, sshe grew up in a family to accept the economic disadvantage would dictate what the children would become. her mother,, who worked long hours as a nurse, was famous in a project for saving up to buy sony and her brother a complete edition of the encyclopaedia. the books paid off. from princeton g sshe headed to yale. sania sotomayor's classmate and our dean of the road, described her as tough, clear, and very quick on her feet. how exam was great. [laughter] take do not want to chances but sonia was one of those people that from the very beginning to chances. as a student she chose to study matters which were close to her heart. prof bill believes it is the written on the subject concerned the application of the equal footing. prof stephen carter rremembers how she was scrupulous but the strongest possible form, even for positions which she disagreed. the yale law board an

>> yes, justice sotomayor. in, in 1898 congress pass ad joint resolution for recognition of independence of the people of cuba over the initial opposition of president mckinley and that ended up recognizing the independence of cuba. >> you were careful to say at the outset this is not recognition. the court of appeals decision, i think in the judge taylor concurrence, said both parties urge upon us that, this that they, power of recognition is involved here and congress has done it, and then, of course, attorney general takes the opposite position, that this a, this is recognition and b, that's why it is void. did you change your position here? or am i just misinterpreting the way that the court of appeals discussed it? >> we provided for alternative options for resolving this issue. our primary position, as i said at the outset, what is written in this statute does not amount to formal recognition of sovereignty because the language of the statute itself is very narrow. it begins by saying that for the purpose

. >> stephen: sotomayor and kagan and breyer, all those guys, they-- all the liberal justices, i happenat one time or another, they have been sick, so shouldn't they have to recuse themselves? >> you think they're the only ones who have been sick? >> stephen: scalia has never been sick a day in his life. no, you eat that much prosciutto, nothing can live inside of you. ( cheers and applause ). what happens? so if they rule against the obamacare thing, if the itself exchanges aren't able to give any money, is there anything they can do after that? can the supporters of obamacare appeal to the justice league or the the legion of doom our the at vengers or anything like that. >> they could appeal to congress. congress could fix this very easily. but do you think congress is really going to do that? >> stephen: no. emily, thank you so much for joining me. emily bazelon, the "new york times" magazine. we'll be right back. thai. ♪ [rock and roll music] ♪ high pitched excited squeal yes! yes! kids never get this excited about clean teeth. but dogs do. give the gift that makes dogs giddy. and f

our third and final honoree is justice sonia sotomayor. in graduated from yale 1979. her life story is one of determination and grit. born in the east bronx from parents who immigrated from puerto rico during world war ii, justice sotomayor drop in a family that refuse to accept that economic disadvantage -- grew up in a family that refused to accept that economic disadvantage would determine what their children would become. her mother was famous in the projects for saving up to buy sonia and her brother a complete edition of the insect with canada. britannica.dia the books paid off. after graduating, she headed straight to yale law school where she developed a reputation for having an analytical mind, a balanced perspective, and a fearless disposition. martha, her classmate and now the dean at another law school up the road -- [laughter] described her as tough, clear, and very quick on her feet. remarkable.am was [laughter] termers tend to be careful. they do not want to take chances. but sonia was a red person who from the very beginning took chances. as -- rare pe

and then justices thomas, alito, sotomayor reflect on the supreme court read aloud by a history tour of native americans. coming up on the next "washington journal," the impact of raising the minimum wage on the federal and state levels with ross and dan mitchell. then william yeomans on the role of the federal government in the civil rights and the ferguson this is an. -- ferguson decision. all on "washington journal." >> this thanksgiving weekend, we continue our afford a book tv and american history tv -- our four day book tv in american history tv programming. g onaturday, jonathan ei the history of the birth control bell. on sunday, bill nye the science guy on why the teaching of creationism is not only wrong but also dangerous. the new george washington and benedict on old on saturday. -- and then george washington and benedict arnold on saturday. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching . call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. conversationan thread like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> after more than 35 years in congress, virginia representative

justice sotomayor asked which lower court decision would lend the most guidance. i think a straightforward but apt analysis is in the couch case in the fourth circuit where judge tracks ler joined by justice o'connor and judge shed went through the initial obligation is to explain the reason and common sense why that approach furthers a compelling interest and a least restrictive means, and once that happens, deference attaches but that doesn't mean either that you win the case. it just means you have substantial weight. you're sort of a thumb on the scale so to speak and more evidence can come into play and you can still lose. >> can i go back to just so i'm clear in my head, is it two compelling interests, one in identification, one in contraband. >> that's right, justice sotomayor. >> is there a third or a fourth or are those the only two? >> those are the only two we're talking about. in this case the magistrate judge said it's preposterous to think you can hide something. so you don't have a security contraband -- >> let me take on preposterous if i might. if

and clarence thomas, samuel alito and sonia sotomayor at 8:30. for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and senate on c-span 2, here on c-span 3 we compliment that coverage by showing you the most rel rant hearings public affairs events. on week ends, c-span is the home to american history tv, programs that tell our nation's story. including the civil war's 150th anniversary visiting battle fields and key events. american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites to discover what artifacts reveal about america's past. history bookshelf with the best known american history writers. presidency looking at policies an legacies of our nation's commanders in chief. lectures in history what top college professor delving into america's past. and featuring arechival and government films from the 1970s. watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >>> next a discussion about minority students and higher education. hosted by the ucla civil rights project. college professors and edu

a couple of points justice sotomayor it is not requesting the government lot i on of passport it is just a practical reality. >> know which is not. is the place of birth if you say israel you believe that person was born in israel. >> but seven years prior to the passage of this legislation they pass the jerusalem embassy act and usx and referred to in the footnote that the embassy be moved to jerusalem. >> and there was no waiver provided and every president has exercised the waiver. >> so there is a disagreement. >> we the united states are being asked to put on the passport that you believe the place of birth of this individual is israel. the executive has said no that we think it is jerusalem. >> but the speech of the individual. >> but it is not then issuing a the passport it is the government. is says it is a diplomatic exchange. >> but when that comes to the gaza strip for west bank they are allowing that speech. >> i take it you think congress passed the identical statute for a child born somewhere else is israel? >> correct. >> we are providing to alternative arguments saying th

he's pro-life and voted against sonya sotomayor for the supreme court.nhofe, a science denier, he does not believe in climate change at all. he'll be chairing the environment committee. john mccain will chair the armed services committee. and back when he was running for president, he used to sing the song "bomb bomb iran." >> we were misled, there were supposed three protests and then something sprang out of that, an assault sprang out of that and that was easily ascertained that was not the facts. >> with all due respect, the fact is, we had four dead americans. was it because of a protest, was it because of guys out for a walk who decided to go kill some americans. at this point, what difference does it make? >> both you gentlemen have had the honor and the guts to run for office. joe, i want to ask you about the power of the sub committee which ron johnson will control. i've been told that's the only chair on the hill where the chairman and his majority members don't have to get the okay. they have the rights to use subpoena. that's where the game pl

supreme court justice sotomayor issued that temporary injunction monday, the state asking the high court to step in. a judge threw out the ban. not clear when or if the justice may act further on the case. >> a river of molten lava reaffirmed its destination in hawaii, claiming its first house. >> we have the very latest with john henry smith. >> while this will be no consolation to the unlucky owner of that property, no other home is likely to burn today. >> just over a week after seeming to stall, the lava flow continues its slow trek toward the town. >> it advanced toward the private property and continued on its path. >> it claimed its first home. >> by 111th five, it touched the structure and ignited the residence, so we lost the residence this morning. we did have family members on site to document as well as to observe the loss of their long standing property that the family of many generations have owned. >> the lava destroyed a steel shack on the property. the house was worth an estimated $200,000. it burned to the ground in 45 minutes. the occupants had evacuated prior to the l

between that and 28 days and no expectation of privacy where justice of the dough is current and sonia sotomayor takes you to. i don't think -- >> jones involved what otherwise would have been public knowledge which became concurrent. what otherwise would have been public knowledge, this observation became an invasion of privacy only because it created the mosaic, using a phrase they didn't use but in this case applying smith, the data that is being gathered was not acknowledged by observation but willingly transmitted to a third party. if that is not an invasion at all, then does it become an invasion because there is a lot of it? a thousand times nothing still eagles nothing. >> a thousand times nothing, nothing to go on but math, but -- >> the supreme court doesn't follow my math in general. >> i do think there is a difference in concurrence that comes from the difference in scale and i do think the examples we give you in our histories as well, i don't think a reasonable expectation of privacy, analysis, should be blind to those differences. >> they think the reasonable expectation approach

breaking ceremony of the new -- and supreme court justices clarence thomas, samuel alito and sonya sotomayor. for our complete schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on cspan and the senate on cspan 2, here on cspan 3, we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events, then on weekends, cspan 3 is the home of american history the, including six yuunique series. touring museums and historic sights to discover what artifacts reveal about america's past. history bookshelf, with american's best known american history writers, and looking at the policies of our nation's commanders in chief. and our new series, real america, featuring archival government and educational films from the 1930s through the '70s. cspan 3, created by the local tv industry and funded by your local cable and satellite carriers. >>> a look at what's ahead tonight on cspan 3. next the center for immigration studies, about unaccompanied immigrant children. later a program on minority stuf stinlts and higher education, followed by cyber s

clarence thomas, samuel alito and sonja sotomayor. and tom pitribe and frank wolfe. in about 415 minutes, kevin coolman of the national federation of independent businesses business on what his organization hopes to see from the next congress and the next consumer program director of the u.s. public group on con congressional efforts to protect consumers who had their credit card information stolen through data breaches. ...

and supreme court justices clarence thomas, samuel alito, and sonia sotomayor at 8:30 p.m. eastern. that's this thanksgiving week on c-span. for our schedule go to cspan.org. >>> last year after numerous problems with the healthcare.gov website over 7 million people signed up for health insurance through exchanges. a discussion on some of the lessons learned from last year's rollout and what enrollees can expect this year. the new open enrollment period lasts through february 15th. speakers include the health and human services department health reform director. she's joined by representatives of the alliance for health confirm and the commonwealth fund who cohosted this event. this is just under 90 minutes. >> hi, my name is ed howard, i'm with the alliance for health reform and i want to welcome you on behalf of senator blunt, senator rockefeller, our board, to today's program on affordability to consumers among the health plans offered inside and outside the health insurance marketplaces or exchanges. some of you may have heard tomorrow, november 15th, begins the second open enro

and supreme court justices clarence thomas, samuel alito and sonia sotomayor at 8:30 p.m. eastern. that's this thanksgiving week on c-span. for our complete schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> the carnegie endowment for international peace recently head an all-day forum examining the reasons isis is thriving and expanding in the middle east. panelists looked at the threat posed by isis, the rise of extremists, and authoritarian rule followed the arab awakening. this is just over 90 minutes. >> good morning. i'm katherine wilkins from the carnegie eni doment and i want to welcome you all to this all-day conference this morning. the topic is isis and the shifting geopolitical dynamics of the middle east. the islamic state and the levant leapt into public and international consciousness earlier this year with the horrible beheadings of western journalists. since that time the public debate over the situation in the region has often tended to be oversimplified and focused on isis itself and the effort to degrade and destroy it. today offers us all an opportunity to step back and look deeper

and supreme court justices clarence thomas, alita and so sotomayor. >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2, we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant public affairs events. on weekend, it's the home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story. the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts. touring museums and historic sites to reveal what information can be revealed. history book shelf, with the best known american history writers. the presidency. looking at the policies and legacies of our commanders in chief. top college professors delving into your past. and our new series with educational films from the 1930s to the '70s. c-span3, created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. this part of the american bar association, looks at security risks for air and rail transportation. it's about an hour and ten minutes. >>> thank you, emily. thanks, everyone, for being here t

supreme court justices clarence thomas, samuel alito and sonia sotomayor at 8:30 p.m. eastern. that's this things getting week on c-span. for a complete schedule to c-span.org. a discussion about u.s.-russian relationship from national security advisor stephen hadley and former deputy secretary of state strobe talbott talked about russian president vladimir putin's strategic ambitions in europe. and the ongoing conflict in ukraine. from the aspen institute in washington, d.c., this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> welcome everybody. ambassador, good to see. good to see all of you. on walter isaacson, the president of the aspe aspen inse and when the great joys of president of the aspen institute is that occasionally you get invited to sit in with the aspen strategy group, with my friend strobe and angela and steve and, of course, run by nick burns but the crisis with russia everyday takes another step but these are the people best adapt at dealing with it. in fact, the aspen strategy group was started 30 years ago with really the crises in russia in mind. so without i would like t

ashington with former secretaries of state, and supreme court justices clarence samuel aleto, and sonya sotomayor. thanksgiving week on c-span. for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. about , a discussion conservatives barry goldwater and ronald reagan and their party.on the republican the young america's foundation hosted a conference marking the th anniversary of ronald reagan's time for choosing delivered in 1964 election on behalf of candidate barry goldwater. event was at santa barbara, california. it's a little more than an hour. >> thank you, ron, welcome to students and supporters of young america's foundation. e are here to celebrate young america's foundations time for ion for the choosing speech. in that speech, a 53-year-old ronald reagan outlined his case for leaner overnment and greater individual freedom. his doing, he launched career in public service but began a movement that would the decades dom. young america has created a five videos that outline the time for choosing his principles are timeless and how they relate to today. the first viral video is about national securi

justicesreme court clarence thomas, samuel alito, sotomayor.o to c-span.org for the complete schedule. host: now joining us is colonel cedric layton, former training deputy director of the national security agency. what is it that you did at the nsa? to run thelped military portion of training for the national security agency. i made sure the workforce on the military side was properly trained in all of the different disciplines nsa requires to carry out its mission -- including people like linguists, cyberonic specialists security specialists, and a gamut on the analytical side. it was interesting and rewarding. has been in the news for several years now, and it continues to be. what kind of collection -- what kind of data collection can the nsa do today legally? legally, the basic job is to collect foreign intelligence. there are other agencies that collect foreign intelligence in the u.s. government, but the primary purpose of the nsa is to collect signals intelligence -- that means radio communications, a munitions in the electromagnetic sp

and supreme court justices clarence thomas, sonia sotomayor at 8:30 p.m. eastern. that's this thanksgiving week on c-span. for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> up next, a look at the politics and history of how tourism developed in the colorado rockies, along what is now interstate 70. william philpott is a university of denver history professor and author of "vacationland: tourism and environmental transformation in the high country." from the history colorado center in denver, this is just over an hour. [ applause ]. thanks, sean for that introduction and thanks to all of you for being here. i am really sincerely really o honored to be speaking here at history colorado. i have a strong personal attachment to this place that goes all the way back to the days in the old dust pan shaped building up on 13th avenue. just a real quick story if you can indulge me here. many years ago i was looking for a summer job. i got the genius idea of wandering into the old colorado heritage center one morning and asking the first random person i saw who was the lobby s

justicesme court alitoce thomas, samuel and sotomayor. go tor complete schedule, c-span.org. ideast, from chicago week, a group of education researchers from around the ofntry discuss the future education and alternatives to traditional teaching. minutes.0 >> thank you. the end of school! that's so cool to say. thatt you guys to have experience, too. so i'll say it and you say it back to me. how's this. the end of school! think about all the songs school.by the end of aptly named "the end of school" because when i think about school, i think containsuilding that all of the information, all of the knowledge and you go there, you get what you need, and then you leave. whereas education really means to lead an individual out. school where you have to go and get all the somewhere elsego andhe idea of education leading yourself, and oneself out. there was a gentleman here this our who is featured in future global leaders summit yesterday, and his name is emerson sparks. and what's interesting, maybe even phenomenal, about emerson, path to education. you see, he was only 12 years h

. -- sotomayor. in 1898 congress passed the recognition of the people of the independence of cuba over the initial opposition of president mckin low. and that ended up recognizing the independence of cuba. >> you were careful to say at the outset this is not recognition. the court of appeals decision -- i think it was in the judge taylor concurrence, said that both parties urge upon us that they -- the power of recognition is involved here and congress has done it and then of course the attorney general takes the opposite position that, a, this is recognition and b, that's why it's void. did you change your position here or am i just misinterpretting the way that court of appeals discussed it? >> we provided an alternative options for resolving this issue. our primary position, as i said at the outset, what is written in this statute does not amount to a formal recognition of sovereignty because the language of the statute itself is very narrow. it begins by saying that for the purposes of -- the nar

and supreme court justices clarence thomas, samuel alito and sonia sotomayor. >>> look at the use of technology in disaster relief efforts, including the search for lost airliners and people. he moderates the discussion with matt gross and others about whether or not it's possible to become lost in today's interconnected world. the new america foundation event is just over an hour. >> thanks very much. well, welcome, everybody. thanks for coming out. you know, we're here to talk about technology, and so much of the time we tend to turn to technology to solve our problems. and we've gotten so good at it that a lot of times the technology solves those problems before we really had a chance to think about whether the problems are really entirely problems or maybe there's something that we're losing in the process as well. maybe that thing that we saw was beneficial to us in some ways. so tonight we're going to talk about a way that technology has made our lives better has maybe taken something away from our lives. my name is jeff wise, as you heard. i'm a science journalist and i've rec

and supreme court justices samuel thomas, and sonia sotomayor. that's this thanksgiving week on c-span. for the schedule go to c-span.org. >> the head of the white house council of economic advisers spoke about potential changes to social security to make sure the program remains solvent for decades to come. he spoke to the national academy of social insurance. first we'll hear from a policy analyst with the group. >>> well, i'd like to welcome all of you to this national academy of social insurance event. my name is william arnone. i've got the honor of chairing the board of directors with the national academy here in washington. and today we're releasing what i think is a very significant second study in which the american people were asked in a very systematic way, as you'll hear, what would they prefer as the solution to social security's long-term financial challenge. i don't know how often we get the chance to do surveys that force the american people to make tough choices. and that's what this survey did. and it really -- i view it really

former secretaries of state and supreme court justices, clarence thomas, samuel alee toe and sonia sotomayor. >> last month, the supreme court considered whether an inmate has the right to grow a beard for religious reasons. the arkansas bureau of prisons says it is a security threat. the case is holt versus hobbs. >> argument first in case 1367. >> mr. chief justice, it may please the court. 40 other prison systems permit beards without a length limit, yet arkansas prohibits even half an inch and in their brief, they reject every means to evaluate their testimony, so what they really seek is absolute difference to anything they say just because they say it. that would be the repeal the statute de facto. there may be difference to prison officials, but there must be concrete limits to that difference. >> if this prisoner wanted to have a full beard, would -- require that the prison administration allow him to do that? >> some courts have said, yes, there's little about full beards and whether they're dangerous, wu the 40 states permit that the state would have a difficult burden of proof. >>

supreme court justices samuel alito, sonia sotomayor and clarence thomas reflect on the nation's highestrt. later, her series of congressional -- our series of congressional retirement interviews continues. >> this thanksgiving weekend, we continue our four-day book tv in american history tv programming. saturday at 10:00 on book tv, jonathan ike on a history of the birth control pill. bill nye the science guy and why he thinks the teaching of evolution and creation together in size class is not only wrong, but dangerous. -- in science classes is not only wrong, but dangerous. george washington and benedict arnold. a glance of american life between 1914-1930. find our complete television schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> up next, a discussion on the issue of money in college athletics. panelists including sportswriters and university officials discussed the profits made from sports programs compensation for student

and supreme court justices clarence thomas, samuel alito and sonya sotomayor this thanksgiving week on c-span. for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> wendy sherman is the undersecretary of state for political affairs. she spoke last month at the center for strategic and international studies about the p-5-plus 1 negotiations on iran's new clare program, stressing the negotiations are not centered on human rights abuses or terrorism. she said the u.s. will not turn a blind eye to those issues just because the two nations are in talks. this is about 35 minutes. >>> good afternoon, everybody. thank you for coming. my name is john hamry. it's a real pleasure for me to welcome an old friend, jim steinberg, jim, who heads the maxwell school is formally going to introduce secretary sherman. but i wanted to say my personal greetings to secretary sherman. and thanks for her remarkable service. i mean, this is a hard time to be a public servant. and you carry it with such dignity and sophistication. we're grateful for that. wendy, thank you very much. i apologize to everybody you had t

groundbreaking ceremony with former secretaries of state and clarence tomas, judge alito and sown i can't sotomayor. for a complete listing go to c-span.org. this week international talks thoses with iran, policies talked at or about odds of signing a treaty before the june deadline. this is an hour 1/2. >> well, good morning, everybody. my name is bob einhorn from the brookings institution. i'd like to welcome you to this panel discussion, the iranian nuclear program, and on recent developments in the last few days in vienna, and as you i'm sure all know yesterday in countries and the reached an agreement to extend nuclear negotiations for a second time. hey agreed to seek political arrangement, a political agreement within about four agreed to they finalize details of any agreement within seven months or approximately by late june. the arrangements under a deal called the joint plan of action. so iran's nuclear program will remain frozen. and all -- in all criminal respects, and the modest including the enyes mental repatriation of a small amount of oil revenues that have been held up and restric

and supreme court justices clarence thomas, samuel alito and sonia sotomayor. >>> look at the use of technology in disaster relief efforts, including the search for lost airliners and people. he moderates the discussion with matt gross and others about whether or not it's possible to become lost in today's interconnected world. the new america foundation event is just over an hour. >> thanks very much. well, welcome, everybody. thanks for coming out. you know, we're here to talk about technology, and so much of the time we tend to turn to technology to solve our problems. and we've gotten so good at it that a lot of times the technology solves those problems before we really had a chance to think about whether the problems are really entirely problems or maybe there's something that we're losing in the process as well. maybe that thing that we saw was beneficial to us in some ways. so tonight we're going to talk about a way that technology has made our lives better has maybe taken something away from our lives. my name is jeff wise, as you heard. i'm a science journalist and i've rec

and clarence thomas, send alito, and sonia sotomayor.r our complete schedule go to www.c-span.org. simpson, a constitutional attorney and director of legal studies at the california based institute spoke at a dinner in colorado about cronyism and corruption in our system of government. he argued several cases before the supreme court, including those dealing with eminent domain, super pac's, and public financing. part of the hungry minds speaker series. >> welcome to hungry minds speaker series with steve simpson speaking on cronyism, corruption, and government power. steve simpson is director of legal studies at ayn rand institute in irvine, california. a former constitutional the guy -- litigator, steve has litigated in the u.s. supreme court and lower and federal and state courts throughout the nation. steve was the lead lawyer in c, the casevs. se that created super pac's. and he litigated many other campaign-finance and constitutional cases over the years. steve has written on a wide variety of legal and constitutional issues, and w

and supreme court justices samuel alito and sonia sotomayor at 8:30 p.m. eastern. giving week thinks on c-span. for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. explaining earlier attempts to treat poster medic stress disorder. she is joined by a former ap reporter who talks about her own experience of ptsd after a 2000 car bombing -- 2006 car bombing in iraq. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> good evening. i am a student project manager at the clark forum for contemporary issues. on behalf of the forum i would like to welcome you to tonight's event. , a panel discussion. in the past decade, post-traumatic stress disorder or ptsd, has come to the forefront of national discussion in part because of its prevalence in veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. , however, is not a new medical condition. it was observed and soldiers from the world wars where it was called shell shock at the time. ptsd does not only affect soldiers. anyone who is -- has endured a dramatic events can experience nightmares, anxiety, flashbacks, and difficulty sleeping that characterize thi

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