this photograph shows justice william brennan and richard arnold and grinin's chambers in 1960. the occasion as the beginning of richard arnold's clerkship. he has also just become a member of the arkansas bar candy is the supreme court justice, william brennan, to swear him in. it was an interesting time to be in washington and at the supreme court's allitt relatively early era in what we know of is the warren court. some of you may remember these billboards that could be seen throughout the united states. in part is the reaction to brown versus board of education but also as the reaction to some of the other decisions of the warren court, and you can see the message there. szabo republic, richard arnold could see some of these billboards on his way to work for justice brennan in 1960. this was part of his background and his experience before he was appointed to the federal bench on two occasions by jimmy carter. so, when he was at harvard law school in 1957, he found a violent up for at central high school in little rock both distressing and personally embarrassing. leni reach

justice william brennan said that in order to ensure rights for all citizens, they must be attentive to all concrete realities at stake. they must understand the pulse of life that meets the official version of events. the justice understands those realities, because she has witnessed them firsthand. as a prosecutor, a litigator, and a judge, working to uphold our laws, keep our communities safe, and give people a chance to live out their dreams, work she has done with devotion, a distinction, and an unyielding commitment to give back to this country that has given her so much. she understands these things because she has lived these things, because her life is an only-in-america story. raised in the south bronx by a woman determined to give her every opportunity to succeed, putting in the hard work that would give her scholarships to the best schools in the country, driven always by the belief that it does not matter where you come from, no dream is beyond reach. with her extraordinary breadth and depth of experience, just as sotomayor brings both a mastery of the letter of the law

justice william brennan said that in order to ensure rights for all citizens, they must be attentive to all concrete realities at stake. they must understand the pulse of life that meets the official version of events. the justice understands those realities, because she has witnessed them firsthand. as a prosecutor, a litigator, and a judge, working to uphold our laws, keep our communities safe, and give people a chance to live out their dreams, work she has done with devotion, a distinction, and an unyielding commitment to give back to this country that has given her so much. she understands these things because she has lived these things, because her life is an only-in-america story. raised in the south bronx by a woman determined to give her every opportunity to succeed, putting in the hard work that would give her scholarships to the best schools in the country, driven always by the belief that it does not matter where you come from, no dream is beyond reach. with her extraordinary breadth and depth of experience, just as sotomayor brings both a mastery of the letter of the law

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justice william brennan said in order for government to ensure those rights, government officials muste attentive to the realities at stake in the decisions they make. they must understand the pulse of life beneath the official version of events. justice so tommyre or understands those realities because she has witnessed them firsthand. sonia sotomayor understands these realities. we give people a chance to live out their dreams come out work that she has done with devotion and with an unyielding commitment to give back to this country that has given her so much. she understands these things because she has lived these things, because her life is one of those only in america stories, raised by a single mother in the south bronx determined to give her every opportunity to succeed, propelled by the talent and hard work that would earn her scholarships by the best schools in the country, driven by the belief that it does not matter where you come from or what challenges life throws your way, no dream is beyond reach in the united states of america. with the depth and experience, justice s

justice william brennan said that in order to ensure all these rights for all sentence, we must be attentive to the concrete reality is at stake in the decision before then. they must understand the pulse of life beneath the official version of events. justice sotomayor understands those realities because she has witnessed them firsthand. as a prosecutor, a litigator, and the judge, to keep our communities safe and yet people the chance to live out their dreams. work that she has done with the motion, with distinction, and with an unyielding commitment to getting back to this country that has given her so much. and she understands these things because she has lived these things. her life is one of those only in america stories. raised by a single mom in the south bronx, determined to give her every opportunity to succeed, propelled by the talent and hard work that would earn her scholarships and honors at the best schools in the country, and driven always by a belief that it does not matter where you come from or what you look like or what challenges like frozen your way, no dream is beyond

justice william brennan said in order to -- in order for government to ensure those rights, government officials must be attentive to the realities at stake in the decisions they make. they must understand the pulse of life beneath the official version of events. justice so tommyre or understands those realities because she has witnessed them firsthand. sonia sotomayor understands these realities. we give people a chance to live out their dreams come out work that she has done with devotion and with an unyielding commitment to give back to this country that has given her so much. she understands these things because she has lived these things, because her life is one of those only in america stories, raised by a single mother in the south bronx determined to give her every opportunity to succeed, propelled by the talent and hard work that would earn her scholarships by the best schools in the country, driven by the belief that it does not matter where you come from or what challenges life throws your way, no dream is beyond reach in the united states of america. with the depth and expe

now, justice william brennan once said that in order for government to ensure those rights for all its citizens, government officials must be attentive to the concrete human realities at stake in the decisions they make. they must understand, as justice brennan put it, "the pulse of life beneath the official version of events." "the pulse of life beneath the official version of events." justice sotomayor understands those realities because she's witnessed them firsthand. as a prosecutor, a litigator, and a judge, working to uphold our laws, keep our communities safe, and give people the chance to live out their dreams. work that she she has done with devotion, with distinction and with an unyielding commitment to giving back to this country that has given her so much. and she understands these things because she's lived these thin things, because her life is one of those only-in-america stories. raised by a single mom in the south bronx determined to give her every opportunity to succeed, propelled by the talent and hard work that would earn her scholarships and honors at the best scho

it has been four years since the warren court and almost 20 years since william brennan, the architects-- architect of many of those decisions left the supreme court. i don't think there is a liberal wing of this court since brennan and marshall left the supreme court. is there any hope the supreme court will play a meaningful role in promoting the liberal agenda in the future? >> i think the opposite is more likely to be true. i think in the foreseeable future, and i think what we learned most in the sotomayor confirmation process, is how thoroughly conservative our -- are dominating both the judiciary and the conversation about the current judiciary. let me make three points that flesh that out. first is a question of pure numbers. it's going to take well into the second obama term, if there is such a term, for the lower federal courts to start to move in a progressive bregs direction. it could well be that after eight years of an obama administration, a two-term obama presidency, the same five conservatives that are dominating the supreme court right now could still be there dominati

it has been four years since the warren court and almost 20 years since william brennan, the architects architect of many of those decisions left the supreme court. i don't think there is a liberal wing of this court since brennan and marshall left the supreme court. is there any hope the supreme court will play a meaningful role in promoting the liberal agenda in the future? >> i think the opposite is more likely to be true. i think in the foreseeable future, and i think what we learned most in the sotomayor confirmation process, is how thoroughly conservative our -- are dominating both the judiciary and the conversation about the current judiciary. let me make three points that flesh that out. first is a question of pure numbers. it's going to take well into the second obama term, if there is such a term, for the lower federal courts to start to move in a progressive bregs direction. it could well be that after eight years of an obama administration, a two-term obama presidency, the same five conservatives that are dominating the supreme court right now could still be there dominating