i'm really ununcertain to doing that. but i'm looking forward to everybody's thoughts. thank you. [applause] >> we're going to throw this open now for questions. we've already had the beginning of a debate about the very nature of the coverage of the court. and we could continue that on the panel. but i want to open this up and -- oh. >> i am sure i could be heard. nope. [laughter] >> it's on c-span, so. >> i've lost my law professor voice. is this on? >> first of all, this is a delight. the one great thing -- not the one -- but one great thing about working with the federal is you get federals. adam, i don't think your job's in peril. i think you need those four newspapers covering that story because i think that's part of the smith. maybe the truth that we tell ourselves as american, that one of the things you always say when you describe yourself to others. >> fosh lawyers. >> is we are a culture that >> foreign lawyers. is we are are the culture that when we have a conversation are in the front page of our major newspapers and this is a deep, deep part of who we are. i think w

i'm really ununcertain to doing that. but i'm looking forward to everybody's thoughts. thank you. [applause] >> we're going to throw this open now for questions. we've already had the beginning of a debate about the very nature of the coverage of the court. and we could continue that on the panel. but i want to open this up and -- oh. >> i am sure i could be heard. nope. [laughter] >> it's on c-span, so. >> i've lost my law professor voice. is this on? >> first of all, this is a delight. the one great thing -- not the one -- but one great thing about working with the federal is you get federals. adam, i don't think your job's in peril. i think you need those four newspapers covering that story because i think that's part of the smith. maybe the truth that we tell ourselves as american, that one of the things you always say when you describe yourself to others. >> fosh lawyers. >> is we are a culture that >> foreign lawyers. is we are are the culture that when we have a conversation are in the front page of our major newspapers and this is a deep, deep part of who we are. i think w