trueman as a judge on the united states district court for the southern district of california and served for 17 years, including two years as chief judge. in 1967, president lyndon b. johnson nominated carter to a seat on the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit which he served until his death in 1979. all three of these judges demonstrated their dedication to the nation and law. it is fitting to honor their work by naming the judicial center and courthouse after them. thank you. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. bishop: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of this bill and i yield such time as i may consume or as he may consume to the gentleman from california, mr. peters, who is the author of this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. peters: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise today to support my legislation, h.r. 1378 to designate the federal courthouse on west broadway in downtown san diego as the james m. car

i'm a united states district judge for the district of kansas. and i appreciate the invitation to appear today to discuss the views of the judicial conference of the united states regarding the issue of cameras in the courtroom and specifically hr 917 the sunshine in the courtroom act. with your consent i will submit a written statement into the record and i will briefly summarize that statement this morning. i previously served as the chair of the court administration and case management committee of the judicial conference of the united states. and i am familiar with the conference position regarding cameras in the courtroom. before i discuss the concerns of the federal judiciary, i must emphasize as did the other judge in his testimony before the house judiciary committee in september 2007, that the judicial conference does not speak for the supreme court. therefore, i am unable to address the provisions of the bill that would authorize the broadcasting of supreme court proceedings. the legislation before us is designated as a bill to provide f

is well prepared and i believe one of the best nominees that we could put forward for the united states districtcourt for the eastern district of pennsylvania. i've known him a long time, and when i make a decision about whether to support a particular candidate for judge of any court, but especially a district court judge, i look at their academic training and their experience, whether it's -- it's experience as a lawyer and advocate or in some cases a lawyer as well as a judge. you have to make an assessment of someone's character, their integrity, their judicial temperament. all of those qualities and attributes that you would want to find in a judge. on all those, mark kearney is someone i know personally that possesses those -- those attributes and qualifications but i also know him as someone who just by virtue of his record that we can recite here, he's well prepared to serve as a district court judge. so i would ask my colleagues to give him in this vote all the consideration that is warranted. jerry pappert, more formally gerald pappert, i think i'm allowed to call him jerry until he be

district of kansas. he was appointed in 2001 by president george w. bush. she's here today on behalf of the judicial conference of the united states and she serves every judge in the district of kansas for eight years and is an assistant united states attorney for 10 years and that is near and dear to my heart. i'm the both of her degrees came from the university of kansas and we thank you for being here. welcome. the second witness on the second panel is the general counsel of the national photographers association. in his position he has been actively involved on issues such as cameras in the courtroom, the federal shield proposal and media access. in addition he is an award-winning photojournalist with four years of experience in print and broadcasting. he also served as an adjunct professor in media and law at the university of buffalo law school. he earned his jd from the university of buffalo and the university of new york at buffalo. welcome to both of you. let's start with your opening statement. so would you please hit the button or. >> thank you to the members, as well as the full committee, i am julie robinson, i am the

i'm a united states district judge for the district of kansas. invitation to appear today to discuss the views of the judicial conference of the united states regarding the issue of cameras in the courtroom and specifically hr 917 the sunshine in the courtroom act. with your consent i will submit a written statement into the record and i will briefly summarize that statement this morning. i previously served as the chair of the court administration and case management committee of the judicial conference of the united states. and i am familiar with the conference position regarding cameras in the courtroom. before i discuss the concerns of the federal judiciary, i must emphasize as did the other judge in his testimony before the house judiciary committee in september 2007, that the judicial conference does not speak for the supreme court. therefore, i am unable to address the provisions of the bill that would authorize the broadcasting of supreme court proceedings. the legislation before us is designated as a bill to provide for media coverage of

district of kansas. he was appointed in 2001 by president george w. bush. she's here today on behalf of the judicial conference of the united states and she serves every judge in the district of kansas for eight years and is an assistant united states attorney for 10 years and that is near and dear to my heart. i'm the both of her degrees came from the university of kansas and we thank you for being here. welcome. the second witness on the second panel is the general counsel of the national photographers association. in his position he has been actively involved on issues such as cameras in the courtroom, the federal shield proposal and media access. in addition he is an award-winning photojournalist with four years of experience in print and broadcasting. he also served as an adjunct professor in media and law at the university of buffalo law school. he earned his jd from the university of buffalo and the university of new york at buffalo. welcome to both of you. let's start with your opening statement. so would you please hit the button or. >> thank you to the members, as well as the full committee, i am julie robinson, i am the

the united states district court of the northern district of mississippi, the united states district court for the southern district of mississippi, the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit court and the united states supreme court. mr. brown also served on executive board of the national bar association for approximately 15 years. mr. speaker, on december 3, 1989, r. jess brown died of cancer in jackson, mississippi, at the age of 77. mr. speaker, r. jess brown is well deserving of this honor and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting h.r. 579. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from minnesota. mr. nolan: mr. speaker, i too rise in support of h.r. 579, to designate the u.s. courthouse in jackson, mississippi, as the r. jess brown united states courthouse. r. jess brown was a towering figure in the history of the civil rights movement. in the south and especially in the state of mississippi. he was a native son of kansas, born in coffeyville, kansas, raised in oklahoma. h

tested over the last 15 years have gone on to rape in more than half of the states in the united states and district of columbia. that's how pervasive this problem is in one city in one county in one state in the united states. >> reporter: this week, the funding got another chance as part of a $1.1 trillion spending bill. >> it's a good bill. >> i'm just not going to vote for it. i don't see many democratic votes at all. >> reporter: it's unclear that the spending bill will successfully get through congress and if it does not, this crucial funding will be delayed yet again. either way, it should have passed months ago. >> it's come down to who has control over the bill and those are the leaders of the senate and that's who we need to act right now. >> reporter: to these prosecutors and activists, congressional gridlock is not just a journalistic cliche or campaign complaint. >> there's no reason why it should be so hard to prosecute violent crime against women. lee never understand that. what you're saying is a whole population, mostly women, their lives don't matter and their cases don't matter. i

two years later a united states district court judge in brooklyn new york, granted sam seculo american status. i'm the i get to argue cases before the supreme court of united states and appear before this committee and it's a humbling thing. immigration law was complex for my grandfather in 1931 and it is still complex today. the constitution now -- the constitution however is not. our system of government is straight forward. congress writes the law, the president executes the law, the judiciary interprets the law. this is a separation of powers mandated by our constitution. the president does not make the law. now, with due respect, some of the statements that have been made, the president has stated that he changed the law. and i don't believe there's anyone on this committee that believes the president has the authority to change the law. he was being heckled at an event, similar to what we experienced today. there's passions on the side of the issues. i understand and i think we all understand. i join the professor and believe in a pathway to citizenship. but i believe to do that

>>guest: he was the chief judge of the united states district court for the district of columbia. he got the case, while it normally would come up in rotation, he picked this for himself. he may have gotten the original break-in trial for those who were arrested in watergate through the normal system and as chief judge taken the option to stay with the successor trial. he became as knowledgeable as any judge. he he is a republican and takes on the president of the united states no question about it. he pushes the limits as a federal district judge with some of his actions example 40 year sentences for break-in. that pushes the fifth amendment right a long way. so he so he does not necessarily get the hall of fame for being a good judge. he gets a lot of credit for pushing this to a conclusion because of his actions. >>host: do people under 50 no who you are? >>guest: we have talked about this. before i do the lectures the class i do it in the instructor says, call your call your parents or grandparents and see if you should attend this lecture. and they all show up. >>host: here i

'm a united states district judge in my 30th year. i've just come from prague where i was working with young journalists and lawyers from russia. i was talking to them among -- about the roles that play in nd the media the united states. and a meaningful part of my focused on watergate and my experience, working in ford's administration for attorney general levy. inspiring s is an example of our country at its best to embattle people from the world. the opportunity that i had when 30 years old had a my sforming effect on interests, my aspirations, and my standards. gratifying to be able to express my gratitude to as well as rd attorney general levy for that. think, has a i vibrant, living legacy. when attorney general levy president in 2000, ford came to the university of at the and spoke memorial service. levy recruited edward from being the president of the united states of chicago because wanted somebody of impeccable a egrity and intellect at time of corrosive cynicism. cynicism throughout the country. atergate and the cover-up ha

not me saying it, that's not the garner family saying it, that's the federal court and the united states district court for the southern district in new york, they concluded that after a ten-week trial, after hearing over 100 witnesses, after having 400 exhibits concluded that the police department, not the officers, the police department, had maintained a policy and practice of racial profiling. when you have that kind of culture within the police department, you're going to have problems like what happened to eric garner. >> so mark what does this mayor have to do? if this is true and the critics are writing it at length today that if you don't have the support of your police department you can't govern a major city or a minor one. what does he have to do to fix this? >> he's going to have to try and restore that trust with the police department. >> how? >> by -- what the officers want to see and feel is that when they are correct, when the officers are doing the right thing, he wants them to have -- they want him to have their back. the officers understand that if something went wrong, if ther

i am a united states district judge in my 30th year. workingust come from with journalists and lawyers in russia. i was talking to them about the roles of lawyers in the media play in the united states. the meaningful part of my remarks focus on watergate, my experience working with president ford's administration. this is inspiring example of our country at its best to embattled people throughout the world. had whentunity that i i was 30 years old had a transforming effect on my interests, aspirations, standards. it is very gratifying to be able to express my gratitude to president ford and attorney general leavy for that. each of them i think has a vibrant living legacy. when attorney general leavy passed away in 2000, president ford came to the university of chicago and spoke at the memorial service. hesaid in part that when recruited edward leavy from the president of the university of chicago, because he wanted someone with impeccable integrity and intellect at a time of corrosive cynicism throughout the country. cover-up, the seve

united states code as necessary to keep the title current and make technical provisions. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces that a civil action was initiated on november 21, 2014 in the united states district court for the district of columbia relating to the patient protection and a orwardable care act. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? >> i ask unanimous consent that the committee on energy and commerce be discharged from further consideration of the bill h.r. 5803 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: a bill to require the secretary of the interior to assemble financial experts to address the energy needs of the areas of the united states and the freely associated states through the development of energy action plans aimed at romoting access, including use of resources. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to consideration of the bill? without objection, the bill is engrossed and read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> i ask unanimous consent that the committee on ways

they're the honorable julie robinson, united states judge for the district of kansas, who will appear on behalf of the judicial conference of the united states, and mr. mickey ostereicher, the general counsel of the national press photographer's association on nppa. the principle authority contained in hr917 is in section 2b, which provides, subject to certain exceptions, the presiding judge, which is defined in the bill of each federal appellate court and district or trial level court, is authorized to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting or televising to the public any proceedings over which the judge provides. provisions would apply this authority to the supreme court of the united states as well as united states circuit courts of appeals and district courts. the purpose of hr917 as with similar bills introduced in prior congresses is meant to address the long-standing practice of the federal courts, which with few exceptions, prohibits the live electronic recording of media coverage or proceedings from inside the courtroom in general, proponents for the leg

the boy's miami relatives petitioned to keep the boy in the united states. but a district court ruled that only the boy's father could apply for asylum. with that, the district attorney ordered his relatives to return the boy. that's when federal agents were sent in to forcibly remove the boy. >> reporter: at 5:00 a.m. eastern time three white vans roared up in front of the home as a small crowd of protesters and media kept their vigil outside the house. about two dozen armed agents jumped from the vans some set up a protective perimeter, others headed for the front lawn. six went through the front door with guns drawn. elian's cousin says agents broke down the door of the bedroom she shared with elian. >> they broke the closet door. they broke, they broke elian's bed. >> reporter: elian wasn't there. the fisherman who rescued him had taken elian into another bedroom to protect him. >> these people had guns. i heard people screaming and screaming. so i stood this far. >> reporter: associated press photographer allen diaz captured the scene as federal agents reached. >> eli

two years later a united states district court judge in brooklyn new york, granted sam seculo american status. i'm the grand son of that russian imgrant. immigration law was complex for my grandfather in 1931 and it is still complex today. the constitution, however is not. our system of government is straight forward, congress writes the law, the president executes the law, the judiciary interprets the law, this is a separation of powers mandated by our constitution. the president does not make the law. now, with due respect, some of the statements that have been made, the president has stated that he changed the law. and i don't believe there's anyone on this committee that believes the president has the authority to change the law. he was being heckled at an event, similar to what we experienced today. there's passions on the side of the issues. i understand and i think we all understand. i join the professor and believe in a pathway to citizenship. but i believe to do that through the legal process set forth in the constitution and the president doesn't get to change the law. he act

united states marine corps during the korean war. completed his law degree at the university of virginia school of law and from 1952 through 1960, he served as the assistant united states attorney for the district of columbia. he left his law practice in 1969 when he was appointed and confirmed i the senate as the undersecretary and later as the secretary of the united states navy, and position he held for more than five years during the vietnam war. elected in 1978 senator warner served 30 years in the senate or he was viewed as one of the most influential senators for political and military informed policy issues. a native of chicago, our second speaker is vice admiral robert dunn. he has captivated the renaissance man of the united states navy. after a year at northwestern university in illinois, he was appointed to the naval academy from which he graduated in 1951. he was initially commissioned. his duties included service in the korean war on the escort destroyer nicholas. that was hollowed by flight training and the winning of his naval aviation wings in 1953. vice admiral done has commanded a large number of organizations with extensive time you're born in combat over vietnam. most of hi

alongside the new jersey state police, the new jersey attorney general's office and united states marshall for the districtsew jersey to announce the addition of joann chesemart to the fbi's most wanted terrorist list.

alongside the new jersey state police, the new jersey attorney general's office and united states marshall for the districts of new jersey to announce the addition of joann chesemart to the fbi's most wanted terrorist list. while living openly and freely in cuba, she continues to maintain and promote her terrorist ideology. joann chesimard is a domestic terrorist who murdered a law enforcement officer execution style. >> she executed state trooper warner for rester then was granted asoil lump in cuba. she's one of 80 plus american fugitives in cuba. murderers, hijackers, cop killers, including the scum who killed state trooper robert ros rosenblum. cuba is a jewel of the left because both adore marxist thugs. did that occur to the president or did he decide to normalize because -- >> it's just fair and it's the right thing to do. >> it was ultimately the right thing to do. >> i can persuade the american people that it's the right thing to do. >> this is the right thing to do for our economy. >> we do that because it's the right thing to do. >> we are making these changes because it is the right thing to do.

alongside the new jersey state police, the new jersey attorney general's office and united states marshall for the districtsrsey to announce the addition of joann chesemart to the fbi's most wanted terrorist list.

zachery carter, you were also once the united states attorney for the easton district of new york. that is the jurisdiction that has control now of the federal investigation of this case. i want to show what the attorney general said today about what is next for the federal investigation. we may not have -- >> now that the local investigation has concluded, i'm here to announce that the justice department will proceed with a federal civil rights investigation into mr. garner's death. we've always seen the video of mr. garner's arrest. his death, of course, was a tragedy. all lives must be valued. all lives. mr. garner's death is one of several recent incidents across our great country that have tested the sense of trust that must exist between law enforcement and the communities they are charged to serve and to protect. this is not a new york issue, nor a ferguson issue alone. >> now as it happens, the u.s. attorney for the easton district, your old job, is loretta lynch, who the president has chosen to now follow eric holder as attorney general. she's very busy every day preparing

i directed the department to increase the engagement of united states attorneys offices with tribes in the districtsk to expand indian country prosecutions. i called for the swift reauthorization of a revised and strengthened violence against women act, including revisions recommended by the justice department that would, for the first time in decades, protect and empower indian women against abuse by non-native men. i'm proud to say that thanks to the hard work and dedication of many of the men and women in this room today, every single one of these goals has been met. and all of these commitments -- [applause] and all of these commitments have been fulfilled. in every instance, progress was made possible by our sheer determination to overcome the effects of what my predecessor, former attorney general robert f. kennedy come once called the tragic irony of american indian oppression. .. to languish and disappear. the sad result of the system in which the federal government and tribal officials collaborate. every u.s. attorney's office, indian country jurisdiction is now required to engage to develo

ambiguous on this point, if the court decides this decision is retroactive the united states attorney and southern districtork in new york city will be the recipient of many profound appeals that he will probably lose including people that are everyday names in the commercial world. this court is the united states court of appeals for the second circuit, the second most important court in the country on commercial law. it governs new york and connecticut and the area around it. charles: you think insider-trading should be free-flowing information and should not decriminalize. would you think about the investment community? we had high-frequency trading which was a big deal this year and the average person watching this show already thinking the big time guys, big billionaires', traders on wall street have an edge. if they are allowed to buy this information, tuesday's news on monday, how can they make money? >> mary may agree that she can speak for herself lycia is an expert on the economic aspect. the definition of crime versus -- for 600 years in great britain and here has been harm. where there is no ha

yield to one of the mighty voices of the hip-hop generation here in the united states, who powerfully represents his midwestern district, the distinguished gentleman from the great state of indiana, congressman andre carson. mr. carson: thank you very much. i have to acknowledge my colleague, my friend, my rother and leader not only nationwide and internationally, but especially of brooklyn for his boldness, his tenacity, mr. speaker, his intestinal fortitude and his ability as a city member of congress to still speak truth to power, congressman jeff rills. mr. speaker, i rise tonight -- jeffries. mr. speaker, i rise today to -- tonight to express my deepest con domences to the brown if -- condolences to the brown family who lost their son far too soon. as a parent, i can only imagine their pain and grief, mr. speaker. no parent should have to go through such an ordeal. as a young an african-american man, i can relate to the frustration being felt on the streets of ferguson and streets across our country. the history of this great nation, mr. speaker, past and with t is plagued incidents of bigotry and discrimination i

he's the current corporation counsel of new york city and he's the former united states attorney for the eastern districtf new york. he chose loretta lynch to be on that trial team that brought federal charges in the abner louima case. i appreciate your time this evening. >> sure. >> that was a long time ago. obviously police brutality has not gone away. are we getting any better at how to handle it and how to make sure people don't get away with it? >> in the earlier segment you talked about affairs of governance and the need for de-escalation. and you can see tonight and you can see last night in the way that nypd is handling these demonstrations of people who are justifiably concerned and frustrated over what they perceive as a failure of the criminal justice system based on what they believe, they know is a result of the videotape and the death of eric garner. and when you look at how the police are handling those demonstrations, committing them to exercise their first amendment right to protest, doing it in a way that is professional and restrained, that's what we ask of our police officers. and tha

in 1980, he was elected to the united states congress to represent the fourth district of texas, whered that district with distinction. one of the things, you ever traveled in ralph's district and stop at the 7-eleven or place to get a little gas and mention the name ralph hall, people's faces light up. i bet everybody in rock wall county has met ralph hall in fact, probably everybody in ralph's district has met ralph. because one of the things he was diligent about doing was making sure people in his district felt represented. since his election, he's worked tirelessly here in congress on a number of issues and i had the honor and privilege to serve on the house science, space, and technology committee with ralph, and one of the things i appreciated most about ralph, and i think most of us appreciated is ralph's sense of humor. that didn't stop him from asking very direct and grilling questions of witnesses that would come before our committee. sometimes there would be a tense moment. but ralph always had something funny or a story to tell that broke the ice. you've seen a number of m

garner's death, the united states attorney general in the eastern district of new york, the civil rights decision and the federal bureau of investigation have been monitoring the local case closely while allowing the local investigation led by the district attorney's office in staten island, to proceed first. earlier today the grand jury declined to return an indictment in this case. now that the local investigation has concluded i'm hear to announce that the justice department will proceed with a federal civil rights investigation into mr. garner's death. this afternoon i spoke with the widow of eric garner to inform her and her family of our decision to investigation potential federal civil rights violations. i've also been in touch with president obama as well as mayor de blasio regarding our decision. now prosecutors will conduct an independent, thorough, fair, and expeditious investigation. in addition to performing our own investigative work the department will conduct a complete review of the material gathered during the local investigation. we've all seen the video of mr. garner'

let me add one last thing, when you look at united states, half of the federal reserve districts, half of the 12, if we measure by the level of employment in those regions, are still in recession, they have not gotten back to the level of employment that they had in late 2007 when the u.s. economy entered recession. so while we might talk about the u.s. being a sea of -- an island of prosperity, that prosperity does not exist in every place in the united states. liz: so perhaps we are not quite ready to tighten interest rates. now to the traders, keith bliss, i need your opinion and eye on the ground of what it was like when that announcement came out? we saw the markets really gyrate, skyrocket, moderate and now back near session highs. >> it was parabolic, it was quite extraordinary. and i think the phrase considerable time has its own wikipedia page at this point. liz: i'll check. >> it's grown a following of its own. i think why the fed has kept that in the language for two reasons, the fomc gets excitedly more dovish with the reconstitution of that group, and you saw the dissentor

garner's death, the united states attorney office for the eastern district of new york, the civil rightsision and the federal bureau of investigation have been monitoring the local case closely while allowing the local investigation led by the district attorney's office in staten island to proceed first. earlier today the grand jury declined to return an indictment in this case. now that the local investigation has concluded, i'm here to announce that the justice department will proceed. with a federal civil rights investigation into mr. garner's death. this afternoon, i spoke with the widow of eric garner to inform her and her family of our decision to investigate potential federal civil rights violations. i've also been in touch with president obama as well as mayor de blasio regarding our decision. prosecutors will conduct an independent, thorough, fair and expeditious investigation. in addition to performing our own investigative work, the department will conduct a complete review of the material gathered during the local investigation. now we've all seen the video of mr. garner''s.

among first world leaders to be briefed on the crisis and the united states consulate in sydney was evacuated. >> a seen in the business district of sydney we confounding authorities and videoing fear. this armed man seen moving behind the glass and acting alone is holding sever people hostage inside a chocolate cafe. >> this is a very disturbing incident. >> reports indicate the gunman stormed inside the lindt before 10:00 a.m. local time forcing the hostages to raise their hands against the window and hold up islamic flags. the flag is not specific to any terror organization although it has been used by jihadist groups. >> we do not know the motivation of the perpetrator. we do not know whether this is politically motivated. obviously there are indications it could be. >> some people who are held have managed to escape. it is unclear how many hostages are inside the cafe. >> we are being tested today in sydney. >> the 9 takeover spread terror through downtown sydney normally packed with office workers and tourists. >> a woman shouted "he has a gun," and everyone ran like crazy. >> armed officers are swarming the secrets and s

garner's death, the united states attorney's office for the eastern district of new york, the civil rightsdivision and the federal bureau of investigation have been monitoring the local case closely while allowing the local investigation led by the district attorney's office in staten island to proceed first. earlier today, the grand jury declined to return an indictment in this case. now that the local investigation has concluded, i'm here to announce that the justice department will proceed with a federal civil rights investigation into mr. garner's death. this afternoon, i spoke with the widow of eric garner to inform her and her family of our decision to investigate potential federal civil rights violations. i've also been in touch with president obama as well as mayor de blasio regarding our decision. prosecutors will conduct an independent, thorough, fair and expeditious investigation. in addition to performing our own investigative work, the department will conduct a complete review of the material gathered during the local investigation. now, we've all seen the video of mr. garner'

garner's death, the united states attorney's office for the eastern district of new york, the civil rights federal bureau of investigation have been monitoring the local case closely while allowing the local investigation led by the district attorney's office in staten island to proceed first. earlier today the grand jury declined to return an indictment in this case. now that the local investigation has concluded, i'm here to announce that the just department will proceed with a federal civil rights investigation into mr. garner's death. >> attorney general eric holder speaking earlier this morning. the last time they charged someone with a choke hold was anthony baez who was killed in the bronx. the officer whose choke hold killed him was charged at the local level but the officer was found not guilty at trial. then after that acquittal, the officer was then charged in federal court by federal prosecutors, and in the federal case, the officer was convicted and was sentenced to seven years behind bars. now, in the eric garner case nobody knows if federal charges will ultimately be brought

i was assistant united states attorney for six years and basically the district attorney for eight years and attorney general of maryland at the state level for eight years. i applaud the brennan center and nyu for doing this conference and grappling with the issue of re-entry, which i think is the issue of today. in maryland for example almost n maryland and almost half of people who go into jail go back in three years. it is an important discussion that we are having. i am not going to talk about that. i'm what you talk about a solution from the prosecutorial perspective that does work. it takes off from the district attorney and things he said. there are the actions of the state and the federal crimes. when someone is prosecuted by the federal system, they are in a place where they should be prosecuted and it is harder to figure out what to do with that person because they are further down a line of crimes. we had the opportunity in montgomery county with 35,000 cases. montgomery county maryland has over one million people there. and, i am going to talk about an issue that the distric

united states because he was a permanent u.s. resident. they appealed last year after a federal districtourt dismissed the claim on the grounds that there wasn't enough evidence. the appeals court said north korea can be held liable because the country had been on a list of state sponsors of terrorism. washington removed it from the list in 2008. the court sent the case back to the district court. >>> the mayor of a city in missouri is calling for calm in the wake of protests over the killing of a black teenager by a white police officer. the town is near ferguson where the shooting death of another black teenager in august triggered massive protests across the country. a crowd gathered around a gasoline station in berkeley where the white police officer shot the 18-year-old boy. the protesters threw rocks at police officers. the local media say two officers were injured and four people were detained. mayor theodore hoskins said surveillance cameras captured images of the incident. >> we are going to have a complete investigation and at the time, within the next week, we are planning on

it was brought by the united states department of justice after a bench trial. a judge in the federal district in new york found that apple had coordinated a conspiracy among the book publishers to raise and fix the prices for e-books. in that case, it's being appealed to the second circuit. and the employee poaching case in which apple, google, adobe, and a number of others were accused of agreeing with one another not to compete against one another for engineers and , high-techlevel employees. the last of their legal challenges. what is next for tim cook? >> he puts his stand on the company. , it was these cases underdog trying to make its name. it was the world's largest company by market cap. everything this company does will be under scrutiny. it will be looked at with suspicion by some folks and you see cook out there positioning to try to explain the company a little bit more. an appeal in of this particular case? i am sure the plaintiff's attorneys are looking for any and every possible angle. if they are wise, they will limit the challenges to their best arguments. >> if this is a new

yield to one of the mighty voices of the hip-hop generation here in the united states, who powerfully represents his midwestern district, the distinguished gentleman from the great state of indiana, congressman andre carson. mr. carson: thank you very much. i have to acknowledge my colleague, my friend, my rother and leader not only nationwide and internationally, but especially of brooklyn for his boldness, his tenacity, mr. speaker, his intestinal fortitude and his ability as a city member of congress to still speak truth to power, congressman jeff rills. mr. speaker, i rise tonight -- jeffries. mr. speaker, i rise today to -- tonight to express my deepest con domences to the brown if -- condolences to the brown family who lost their son far too soon. as a parent, i can only imagine their pain and grief, mr. speaker. no parent should have to go through such an ordeal. as a young an african-american man, i can relate to the frustration being felt on the streets of ferguson and streets across our country. the history of this great nation, mr. speaker, past and with t is plagued incidents of bigotry and discrimination i