can just reapers are the basic laws it feels like the bar association says it would appear that the national people's congress has no power to the national security law that it's proposing. on the article 23 the n.p.c. has not swept away the powers of our are under the basic law the decision the decision of the n.p.c. the 7 point assertion in 2 of the points they searched the home kong government to get on with and acting legislation locally on our own to fulfill our constitutional obligations you know our duty under article 3 does not preclude baiting of origins from doing their own thing to protect national security certainly every country has a right to protect its security and territorial integrity let's look at what happened back in 2003 when you were security minister and you tried and failed to push through a security law against subversion and treason for hong kong it brought the people out in the hundreds of thousands against it and you had to resign your post because why because people didn't trust this law and they didn't trust the provisions of it and they still don't do

you hold up a copy of the basic law but the hong kong bar association which knows a thing or 2 about law has what it calls a fundamental constitutional and legal concerns about this new law they point out that article $23.00 agreed by joint declaration says hong kong shall enact laws on its own to prohibit treason succession subversion to having a law imposed security law imposed by beijing is not an acting laws on its own is it. well you later could point then why did the bar association did not support the trough national security legislation i championed back in 2 well or to try very hard to help hong kong to an act national security laws on our own why did they object to that and in the course of the public scrutiny i gave them many concessions now the article 23 imposes a constitutional duty on the us to prohibit certain national security of answers but it does not preclude the p.r.c. of origins from acting under their constitution the problem with our powers so here is that it ignores the laws of china only focuses on the basic law of hong kong what should we really which sets

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can just sweep aside the basic laws it feels like the bar association says it would appear that the national people's congress has no power to the national security law that it's proposing. on the article 23 the n.p.c. has not swept away the powers of our our under the basic law the decision the decision of the n.p.c. the 7 point assertion in 2 of the points day urged the hong kong government to get on with and acting legislation locally on our own to fulfill our constitutional obligations you know our duty under article 3 it does not preclude baiting of origins from doing their own thing to protect national security certainly every country has a right to protect its security and territorial integrity let's look at what happened back in 2003 when you were security minister and you tried and failed to push through a security law against subversion and treason for hong kong it brought the people out in the hundreds of thousands against it and you had to resign your post because why because people didn't trust this law and they didn't trust the provisions of it and they still don't do

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you hold up a copy of the basic law but the hong kong bar association which knows a thing or 2 about law has what it calls a fundamental constitutional and legal concerns about this new law they point out that article $23.00 agreed by joint declaration says hong kong shall enact laws on its own to prohibit treason session subversion to having a law imposed security law imposed by beijing is not an acting laws on its own is it. well you make a quick point then why did the bar association did not support the trough national security legislation i championed back in 2 well or to try very hard to help hong kong to an act national security laws on our own why did they object to that and in the course of the public scrutiny i gave them many concessions now the awful trade you 3 imposes a constitutional duty on the us to prohibit certain national security over instance but it does not preclude the p.r.c. of origins from acting under their constitution the problem with our parcels here is that it ignores the laws of china only focuses on the basic law of hong kong what should we it which set

you hold up a copy of the basic law but the hong kong bar association which knows a thing or 2 about law has what it calls a fundamental constitutional and legal concerns about this new law they point out that article $23.00 agreed by joint declaration says hong kong shall enact laws on its own to prohibit treason succession subversion having a law imposed security law imposed by beijing is not an acting laws on its own is it. well you make a quick point then why did the bar association did not support the trough national security legislation i championed back in 2 will or to try very hard to help hong kong to an act national security laws on our own why did they object to that and in the course of the public scrutiny i gave them many concessions now the article 23 imposes a constitutional duty on the us to prohibit certain national security over answers but it does not preclude the p.r.c. of origins from acting under their constitution the problem with our parcels here is that it ignores the laws of china only focuses on the basic law of hong kong what should really it which sets ou

you hold up a copy of the basic law but the hong kong bar association which knows a thing or 2 about law has what it calls a fundamental constitutional and legal concerns about this new law they point out that article $23.00 agreed by joint declaration says hong kong shall enact laws on its own to prohibit treason succession subversion having a law imposed security law imposed by beijing is not an acting laws on its own is it. well you better quote palling then why did the bar association did not support the trough national security legislation i championed back in 200 to try very hard to help hong kong to an act national security laws on our own why did they object to that and in the course of the public scrutiny i gave then many concessions now the awful trade you 3 imposes a constitutional duty on the us to prohibit certain national security over answers but it does not preclude the p.r.c. of origins from acting under their constitution the problem with our parcels here is that it ignores the laws of china only focuses on the basic law of hong kong which is really what she sets ou

you hold up a copy of the basic law but the hong kong bar association which knows a thing or 2 about law has what it calls a fundamental constitutional and legal concerns about this new law they point out that article $23.00 agreed by joint declaration says hong kong shall enact laws on its own to prohibit treason succession subversion to having a law imposed security law imposed by beijing is not an acting laws on its own is it. well you later quote palling then why did the bar association did not support the trough national security legislation i championed back in 2 rove to try very hard to help hong kong to an act national security laws on our own why did they object to that and in the course of the public scrutiny i gave them many concessions now the article 23 imposes a constitutional duty on the us to prohibit certain national security over instance but it does not preclude the p.r.c. of origins from acting under their constitution the problem with our parcels here is that it ignores the laws of china only focuses on the basic law of hong kong what should we it which sets out

. >>> plus, state bar association is telling law students they can't take classes online and it's not clear students want to. that's this week on "press here." >>> good morning, everyone. the world is adjusting to coronavirus in very creative ways. in texas, earlier this spring, a local court there held jury selection over zoom. the court posted the video to youtube. it worked out pretty well with the judge helping some of the older people with the technology. >> thank you-all for participating in your jury service remotely. this is the first time this is happening in texas and maybe the country as far as we know. >> so you can get judge the on zoom. you can get jurors on zoom. you can get lawyers on zoom, but what you can't get are law students. the american bar association restricts law schools from teaching virtually and that has led students all over the nation to give up on law school at least for now. marin is a pretty good window or has one into people are studying for law school. his company test max makes a study app and he's talked to some of those students so you did a poll

when black lauers take these cases like crump has, they are targeted by their bar association 69 they're targeted by people that are envious and gel us. -- jealous, we need civil rights lawyers that are there for civil rights, not for civil settlements. and that's why i give him recognition. i must also recognize several families are here that came at great sacrifice but they

i remember in 2003, justice kennedy, he was giving a speech to the american bar association. he said once those prison doors close, nobody cares what goes on. from my perspective, that is true. nobody sees, nobody cares. timee end of the day, my was extremely important when it comes to my ability to understand the system better because i got to see it from both sides, how destructive prison is to families, especially young kids. my own kids went through it when i was sent to prison. think firsthand, and i that was the benefit in pushing the president to sign the first that act. withr: my opinion is regarding this movement to defund, demoralize, disarmed the police, while the police are a target, they are not the target. the target is law-abiding men and women, the woman that does not want to get raped, the man that does not want to get mugg ed. to have the whole country look like -- is the goal to have the whole country look like baltimore after the freddie gray riots? record numbers of murders. is the endgame of defund the ,olice actually to expand crime expand violence, to

now, the chairman of the hong kong bar association told reuters this, quote, this is the biggest shift since the handover and, quote, you can't be slightly independent, anymore than you can be slightly pregnant, you're either independent or you're not. now, this law will curb sedition, secession, foreign interference in terrorism. when it's passed it will also allow china's ministry of state security to establish themselves here in hong kong to enforce the law. there is still a lot we don't know about the legislation, we don't know about the scopes and the definitions of the crimes involved here. we also don't know the applicable punishments. we also don't know if this law will be applied retroactively. now, the central government authorities in beijing as well as the government here in hong kong support this legislation. they say that it's necessary to fill a security loophole. the chinese officials have said time and time again that the hong kong protests are a direct threat to the nation's sovereignty. we also heard in an interview last month with cnn, matthew chung, the number two

when black lawyers take these cases like crump has, they're targeted by their bar associations, they're targeted by people that are envious and jealous. we need civil rights lawyers that are there for civil rights. not for civil settlements. and

nothing in the proposal seeks what we are doing is asking the state bar and the american bar association to prohibit candidates for district ritorney or current di attorneys from seeking political or financial support. -- directly from police unns. it is to avoid a conflict of interest that presents itself every single time the district attorney's office like my own is tasked with investceating an of force or murder. use >> want to turn to an incident in january. there was a young black man who was arrested. and, during that arrest a female san francisco police officer put her knee on his neck in a method that seemed similar to george floyd. there were five body cameras there on the police ofcers, but it was not until bystander video emerged in the last week thatabwe were to really see what happened in that situation. ed once you vithat bystander video you dismissed all the charges against the young man and put a new policy into place by which all other prosecutors have to review not only by the camera footage but also independent video footage before filing charges for resisting arrest

what we are doing is asking then state bar the american bar association to prohibit candidates for district attorney or current district attorneys from seeking political or financial support. -- directly from police unions. it is toavoid a conflict of interest that presents itself every single time the district attorney's office like my own is tasked with investigating an officer's alleged excessive use of force or murder. >> want to anturn to incident in january. there was a young black man who was arrested. ri and, that arrest a female san francisco poce officer puher knee on his neck in a method that seemed similar to george floyd. there were five body cameras there on the police officers, but it s not until bystander video emerged in the last week that we were able to really see what hapned in that situation. once you viewed that bystander video you dismissed all arthe s against the young man and put a new policy into place by which all other prosecutors have to review not only by the camera footat also independent video footage before filing charges for resisting arrest or for other in

what we are doing is asking stt e bar and the american bar association to prohibit candidates for district attorney or current district attorneys from seeking political or financial support. -- directly from police unions. it is to avoid a conflict of interest that presents itself every single time the dist'sct attornffice like my own is tasked with investigating an officer's alleged excessive use of force or murder. >> want toto turn an incident in january. there was a young black man who was rested. and, during that arres female san francisco ofpolice cer put her knee on his neck in a method that seemed similar to george floyd. there were five body cameras there on the police officers, but it was not until bystander video emerged in the last wewee that were able to really see what happened in that situation. once you viewed tha video you dismissed all the charges against the young man and put a ne policy inplace by which all other prosecutors have to review not only by cae ra footage but also independent video footage before filing charges for resisting arrest or for other incidents. now

, the bar association of san francisco. these fine folks panel with the bar, provide pro bono legal services to social equity applicants. to date about 250 hours have been provided. in addition, our partners at the office of economic workforce development have contracted with a law firm to provide additional pro bono legal assistance, which has started in about january/february, about 50 hours to date, for a total of 300 hours. and in addition, although there aren't events at this time, we did issue a permit for cannabis sales, on-site cannabis sales and consumption at the music festival in golden gate park. this is a part of our pilot program which may be extended on a yearly basis through 2021. with that, i'll kick it back to director rodriguez to close us out. >> thank you so much, jeremy. i want to run through this just quickly. there were some questions on the local level for -- with respect to what is sort of happening during the shelter in place. people want to know whether they can have community outreach meetings.

know she simply isn't qualified to be able to do that and there's been a lot of concern raised by the bar association here in hong kong they have expressed very very grave concerns about kerry lam really playing such a controversial role we know that this law is going to mean that chinese security agents will now be able to operate legally here in hong kong of course they've probably been operating here illegally for many many years and of course that china is going to it said be able to establish a security bureau here in hong kong to gather intelligence now all of this amounts to really the most serious development in hong kong since the handover 23 years ago tomorrow and yes there is unease among some people but there are plenty of people particularly in the business sector who welcome this war they say after more than a year of violent unrest they welcome anything that will bring a measure of stability because remember at the moment hong. kong's economy really is hurting and the covert coronavirus crisis has really compounded all of that so they hope that this will bring much needed s

they are targeted by their bar associations. they're targeted by the people that are envious and jealous. we need civil rights lawyers that are therefore civil rights. not for civil settlements. that is why i gave him recognition. i must also recognize several families are here that came at great sacrifice, but they wante to be here, to be part of this because they understand the pai better then anyone because they have gone through the pain. i think that we should recogniz the mother of trave on martin, will you please stand. the mother of the mother of eri gardner, will you stand? the sister of john, will you please stand? the family right here in houston, will you stand? the father of michael brown, from fredericksburg, missouri,, will you stand? the father of ahmed aubrey, wil you stand? all of these families came to stand with this family because they know better than anyone else the pain they will suffer from the loss that they have gone through. i also want to thank all of those that helped to make this as easy as they co

we forget the conservatism -- in the new deal an official spokesman for the american bar association writes an article where he says, the federal anernment is not institution. whatever it is this government should not be doing. couple that with what you see when you look in the newspapers at the time. january 1926, communists were into worldwide propaganda. october 22, 1926 the san francisco examiner, terror thug caught and confesses ford beaten with hammer and strike rights. whitney, month before the new york times, the american legion issued a report condemning radicalization in the public schools . "this is entirely out of place for discussions disregarding the united states government to be had in a institution supported by taxes especially when there are so great a presumption that organizations concerned are concerned with a parent body whose aims and objects are undermining our form of government." legionnt of the civil saying, "college trained men and women are the most dangerous element in the communist movement and communist doctrines are preached by renegade americans inst

of a study in a recent survey by the federal bar association and its members on legal practices in the covid-19 era. without objection, so admitted. i will recognize myself for an opening statement. welcome to the senate committee hearing on courts during the covid-19 pandemic best practices and opportunities for innovation and lessons for the future. for more than seven years congress has provided quote all courts of the united states shall be deemed to be always open end quote. that congressional mandate and the principles it embodies have been dashed by the pandemic sweeping across the country. the idea of open justice is fundamental and innate constitutional democracy. it encompasses a range of meanings but today i'm going to focus on three. first, it must be open for business to be able to not just received emotions but to hear arguments hold trials and issue decisions without the undue -- [inaudible] second our courts must be open to the public because of decisions are made in the dark -- and third justice means that our courts must be safe and accessible to all. our judiciary is

when black lawyers take the cases like crump has, they are targeted by their bar associations, they are targeted by people that are envious and jealous. we need civil rights lawyers that are there for civil rights, not for civil settlements. and that's why i give him recognition. i must also recognize several families that are here that came at great sacrifice. but they wanted to be here, to be part of this because they understand the pain better than anyone. because they've gone through the pain. and i think that we should recognize the mother of trayvon martin. will you stand. [ applause ] the mother of eric garner, will you stand. [ applause ] the sister of botham john, will you stand. the family of pamela turner right here in houston, will you stand. the father of michael brown from ferguson, missouri, will you stand. the father of ahmaud arbery, will you stand. all of these families came to stand with this family because they know better than anyone else the pain they will suffer from the loss that they have gone through. i also want to thank all of those that helped to make this a

for our viewers, here is the definition of qualified immunity, coming from the american bar association journal. they call it the doctrine that allows police to escape civil liability for violating a person's rights under section 1983 of the civil rights act when those rights are not "clearly established." can you tell us what that is in english and your views on it? guest: what it means in english, and individual officer cannot be held liable for violating someone's constitutional rights unless there is an exact tuition in that same circuit. for example, they put -- it is kind of a joke, but if you shoot, court finds that you shot someone on a horse and that violates constitutional right, in the next case when you shot someone on a burro, you can't show it violates their rights because it is a different animal. it is sort of a material and a relevant to the distinction. i will give you an example of that. there was a case where they had a strip in the road, a car they were pursuing, and the car went over and the supervisor told the officer to wait to go on the overpass, and the officer

association. that used to be a straight up disqualification. these days it is laughed at. trump's partner in this is lindsey graham, who because elections have consequences is chairman of the judiciary committee and they gavel through trump's choices on the radio a few weeks back graham said something that used to be whispered about in washington about old judges stepping aside for young judges and as you will hear he says the quiet part out loud. >> there have been 51 federal circuit court judges confirmed, two awaiting votes i think have had hearings. do you know if there are anymore judges out there eligible for senior status who will take so. >> if you are take it. >> would you stand on that? >> the point is and this is an historic opportunity. we put over 200 federal judges on the bench. i think 1 in 5 are trump appointees. if you get four more years it would change the judiciary for several generations. a pure circuit judge now would be a good time to do that if you want to make sure that th

and the american bar association has awarded judge wilson its highest rating of well qualified to serve on the fifth circuit. i certainly agree with this assessment by the a.b.a. in recent weeks senators on both sides of the aisle have been able to question judge wilson about his judicial philosophy, and i believe he's shown a steadfast commitment to honoring the constitution and enforcing the laws passed by the congress as we've written them. judge wilson is a native of south mississippi. he currently serves on the mississippi court of appeals where he decides appellate matter, including civil, commercial, domestic, and criminal appeals. he graduated from my alma mater, the university of mississippi with highest honors and then he went on to yale law school where he distinguished himself in many respects. he served on the yale law journal, was a member of the yale chapter of the federalist society, and was on the bare i.r.s.er's union -- barrister's union which is given lent of the yale moot court. he served as law clerk for the court of appeals for the 11th circuit having been appoint

democratic party chairman and former chair of the national bar association pac. fox's political analyst and founder of caldwell strategy consulting. great to see. i haven't seen a bit, i want to go to you you first, where the president is now. politically, what it all means. >> gianno: if you can give me a few seconds to address america, harris, for a lot of folks today, they feel under attack. for the last three months with coronavirus, with the unemployment numbers, and now we have racial unrest and tension, this is a time where we all need to take a collective breath and know that it's going to be okay. we are a resilient country and we will be okay. when you think about president trump and the protests and the riots, that should never be allowed. i am for "law & order." i think the president needs to push these governors in their particular states, and these mayors, to be about "law & order." this is no longer about george floyd. his brother responded to that, that george wouldn't allow this. in the city of chicago, where i'm from, they are literally going in

democratic party chairman and former chair of the national bar association. let's start with you. foreign governments try to meddle in the last election, it is logical they would try to do the same thing. why not with mail-in ballots? >> sounds to me like they are inviting the russians to do just that. i have run elections. that's not going to be the case here, and it is a safe and secure way. >> melissa: you have to pause now, got to give jenna a chance to respond now because we are on delay. jenna, he teed it up like this is a very precise system and the states have their own thing and they are impenetrable. doesn't sound like the voting places that i've been to, but i like to give the benefit of the doubt. how do you respond? >> first of all, it is absolutely ridiculous and very unethical to sit here and say we need to protect the ballot integrity and the ballot box in foreign interference. that's a completely debunked live. >> melissa: hang on, let her finish. >> said that is absolutely ridiculous. we have to be very clear here. that is a difference between an individual reque

that includes some candidates deemed unfit by the american bar association. that used to be a straight-up disqualification. these days it's laughed at. trump's partner in this is lindsey graham, who because elections have consequences is chairman of the judiciary committee, and they gavel through trump's choices. on the radio a few weeks back with the talk show host hugh hewitt, graham said something that used to be whispered about in washington. it's about old judges stepping aside for young judges, and as you'll hear, he now just says the quiet part out loud. >> there have been 51 federal circuit judges confirmed. there are two awaiting votes that have -- i think i've heard have had hearings. you'll get those done. >> yeah. >> do you know if there are any more judges out there eligible for senior status who will take so? >> if you are, take it. >> would you expand on that? >> well, so the point is, and this is an historic opportunity. we've put over 200 federal judges on the bench. i think one in five federal judges are trump appointees. if he can get four

the american bar association is not a right ring group at all. many on our side think they drift the other direction. t yet they have said this judges a well-qualified judge trade you think they'll be saying something like that about a judge you had antipathy? that is what is is a reckless and irresponsible statements unless you have something to back that up and support it. so madam president, i thought it would be important to respond to some the things the democratic leader just said in respect to the agenda here in the senate which i pointed out earlier is a very full one. if you compare it to the agenda of our colleagues and a democrat-controlled house, which is zilch because they are not here for the entire month it seems to me the senate is getting a lot of work done. some madam president when i came here to talk about, i came on the floor couple weeks ago to talk about how the coronavirus is highlighted how the internet works. despite the surge we've seen internet traffic, the coronavirus has produced with americans using internet from wo

the national bar association and this larger ideal, was that enough of the need to be a limit on the amount of land that any individual develops. so the economics and the idea of property on her ship being one spent the danger of concentrated wealth is very much part of politics. just not necessarily part of the debate among political leaders and parties. liz: i know we talk about this home alone when you have one last question for you he will return the silver into audience question answer session. we talked about james harrington, and john adams. we talked about the workingmen party, and the economic equality not include women in early america. daniel: yeah. great question. and because it is a fundamentally political idea, even when property will be stripped from participation in politics, women are still explicitly denied a voice in politics. the same wave of constitution writing, in 1810 and the 20s, it took away new jersey. the right of women property owners to vote. the prostitution is all said, you need to be free, white, male, and 21 to be able to vote. you don't have to own

. >>> plus, state bar association is telling law students they can't take classes online and it's not clear students want to. that's this week on "press here." >>> good

. >> okay, very quickly, the american bar association filed an amicus brief on the side of the plaintiffs. why was that? >> well, frankly, i don't remember -- >> the idea that legal precedent counts. >> pete williams, pete, thank you so much. we appreciate all of your time. >> you bet. >> we'll be right back. >> you bet >> we'll be right back in your feet? get relief finally, with magnilife® pain relieving foot cream. while also restoring cracked, damaged, and itchy skin. and get living. available at your local retailer. iredefined the wordng th'school' this year. it's why, at xfinity, we're committed to helping kids keep learning through the summer. and help college students studying at home stay connected through our university program. we're providing affordable internet access to low income families through our internet essentials program. and this summer, xfinity is creating a virtual summer camp for kids at home- all on xfinity x1. we're committed to helping all families stay connected. learn more at xfinity.com/education. >>> that will do it for us tonight. we will be back tomorro

that includes some candidates deemed unfit by the american bar association. that used to be a straight-up disqualification. these days it's laughed at. trump's partner in this is lindsey graham, who because elections have consequences is chairman of the judiciary committee, and they gavel through trump's choices. on the radio a few weeks back with the talk show host hugh hewitt, graham said something that used to be whispered about in washington. it's about old judges stepping aside for young judges, and as you'll hear, he now just says the quiet part out loud. >> there have been 51 federal circuit judges confirmed. there are two awaiting votes that have, i think have had hearings. you'll get those done. >> yeah. >> do you know if there are any more judges out there eligible for senior status who will take so? >> if you are, take it. >> would you expand on that? >> well, so the point is, and this is an historic opportunity. we've put over 200 federal judges on the bench. i think one in five federal judges are trump appointees. if you can get four more years,

>> it's great that you mention the american bar association brief, because they had never filed a brief in an abortion rights case in the supreme court before. but because the rule of law issue was so important, they filed here. so chief justice roberts, who descented in the case four years ago, joined the other four justices today in striking down the louisiana law. and he said because it was clear that it was the same law and that precedent dictated that when you have the same kind of case, you have got to follow the same law. >> so what does it say to you about the makeup of this court right now and how they might rule on future cases? >> well, you know, we take one case at a time. i mean, unfortunately, we had dissents today from justices kavanaugh and gorsuch, the trump appointees on the supreme court, so we remain concerned about what happens in the future. i mean, there has been a relentless campaign against a woman's right to make decisions about her health and future and her rights to make decisions about abortion. and we have seen over 450 cases since 2011. the center for repr

. >> within hong kong, the bar association is now saying the chief executive's ability to appoint judges what undermine the judicial independence of the city. are the benefits of this law for worth ofnment really the hit hong kong's reputation would take? >> again, without seeing the details, but from what i am told , the chief executive would appoint a panel of judges. it would still be up to the judiciary themselves to decide -- to assign different judges were different cases. -- that is not the case according to the chief executive herself. whether it is worth it, national security is important. hong kong has failed in the last 23 years. china has delegated authorities to legislate national security law. in 23 years, the opposition have tried every effort to stall the process. last year, basically, they gave china no-confidence hong kong can continue without their legislation. unfortunately, it is what it is. the national security law is common in every country. why should hong kong have one? >> you have said you expected this law to have a deterrent effect. it will not be used as muc

the american bar association isn't a right-wing group at all. many on our side think they certainly drift the other direction. yet they say this judge is a well-qualified judges. you think they'd be saying something like that about a judge who had antipathy for civil rights? i mean, that's just a -- i would say a reckless and irresponsible statement, unless you have something to back that up and support it. so, madam president, i just thought it would be important to respond to some of the things that the democratic leader just said with respect to the agenda here in the senate, which as i pointed out earlier is a very full one. and if you compare it to the agenda of our colleagues in the democrat-controlled house, which is zilch because they're not here for the entire month, it seems to me the senate is getting a lot of work done. so, madam president, what i came here to talk about i came down to the floor a couple of weeks ago to talk about how the coronavirus has the networks. with americans using the internet for everything from work to scho

, the bar association of san francisco. these fine folks panel with the bar, provide pro bono legal services to social equity applicants. to date about 250 hours have been provided. in addition, our partners at the office of economic workforce development have contracted with a law firm to provide additional pro bono legal assistance, which has started in about january/february, about 50 hours to date, for a total of 300 hours. and in addition, although there aren't events at this time, we did issue a permit for cannabis sales, on-site cannabis sales and consumption at the music festival in golden gate park. this is a part of our pilot program which may be extended on a yearly basis through 2021. with that, i'll kick it back to director rodriguez to close us out. >> thank you so much, jeremy. i want to run through this just quickly. there were some questions on the local level for -- with respect to what is sort of happening during the shelter in place. people want to know whether they can have community outreach meetings.

it issing jud significant that american bar association, which many people call the gold standard for assessing judicial candidates, recently gave judge wilson its highest rating of well-qualified to serve on the e fifth circuit.rves o he's a native of the mississippi gulf coast. judge wilson currently serves on the mississippi court of appealo as the chair just stated, where he decides appellate matters including civil, commercial, domestic, and criminal appeals. he graduated sum coupum laud fr my alma mater. he was a member of the yale chapter of the federalist be society and was on the bare ciu rhysers union which would be called the moot court.not clerk for udgelaw judge cox on the 11th circuit court of appeals.ellow at so, court of appeals is not strange territory for judge wilson. he was a white house, judg fell the department of defense. before becoming a judge, judge wilson was an accomplished tatea lawyer in private practice, served in senior roles in mississippi secretary of state and treasury offices and also represented mississippi's 73rd district for one term in the state

i have had like seven or eight complaints filed against me at the south carolina bar association for different things i said during the kavanaugh hearing and others. i think they are a bunch of bs. bottom line, that is a private endeavor. the question about filing complaints against police officers, it would be so easy to ruin someby's life as a cop and try to intimidate the police force, there has got to be away to understand that when the complaints are legitimate, to take action. we have to be honest with ourselves and ask the question is it too hard fire a cup? -- cop? and when you have documented instances of acting outside of the law with too much force without the right attitude to be a cup, how does that stay in your file to make sure the town next door knows about it? qualified immunity. has it become time to revisit that? most cops don't want to go into the business thinking they could lose their house if they make a mistake, but there is something we can do with td immunity that would put more accountability into the agencies that run police departments. one thing i can te

associations. they are targeted by people who are envious and jealous. we need civil rights lawyers that are there for civil rights, not for civil settlements. [applause] and that's why i give him recognition. i must also recognize several families are here that came at great sacrifice, but they wanted ,o be here, to be part of this because they understand the pain better than anyone, because they've gone through the pain. and i think we should recognize the mother of trayvon martin where she stands. [applause] the mother of eric garner, where you stand. [applause] of bottom john -- botham jean, where you stand. the family of turner. fromather of michael brown ferguson, missouri, where you stand. arbery,er of ahmaud where you stand. all of these families came to , becauseh this family they know better than anyone suffere pain they will from the loss that they have gone through. i also want to thank all of this that helped to make as easy as they could for the family. certainly, we thank, again, tho

associations. they are targeted by people who are envious and jealous. we need civil rights lawyers who are therefore civil rights, not for civil settlements. [applause] why iharpton: that is give him recognition. i also recognize several families here that came at great sacrifice, but they wanted to be here to be part of this because they understand the pain better than anyone because they have gone through the pain. i think that we should recognize the mother of trayvon martin. will you stand? [applause] -- thearpton: the mother mother of eric garner, will you stand? [applause] rev. sharpton: the sister of jean, will you stand? turner,ly of pamela will you stand? the father of michael brown, ?ill you stand the father of ahmaud arbery, will you stand? [applause] families came to stand with this family because they know better than anyone that they will suffer from the loss that they have gone through. thank all ofo those that helped to make this as easy as they could for the family. again those th

i remember in 2003, justice kennedy, he was giving a speech to the american bar association. he said once those prison doors close, nobody cares what goes on. from my perspective, that is true. nobody sees, nobody cares. timee end of the day, my was extremely important when it comes to my ability to understand the system better because i got to see it from both sides, how destructive prison is to families, especially young kids. my own kids went through it when i was sent to prison. think firsthand, and i that was the benefit in pushing the president to sign the first that act. withr: my opinion is regarding this movement to defund, demoralize, disarmed the police, while the police are a target, they are not the target. the target is law-abiding men and women, the woman that does not want to get raped, the man that does not want to get mugg ed. to have the whole country look like -- is the goal to have the whole country look like baltimore after the freddie gray riots? record numbers of murders. is the endgame of defund the ,olice actually to expand crime expand violence, to

when black lawyers take these cases like crump has, they are targeted by their bar associations. they are targeted by people who are envious and jealous. we need civil rights lawyers that are there for civil rights, not for civil settlements. [applause] and that's why i give him recognition. i must also recognize several families are here that came at great sacrifice, but they wanted to be here, to be part of this, because they understand the pain better than anyone, because they've gone through the pain. and i think we should recognize the mother of trayvon martin would you stand? [applause] the mother of eric garner, will you stand? [applause] the sister of botham jean, where -- will you stand. the family of pamela turner, will you stand? the father of michael brown from ferguson, missouri, will you stand. the father of ahmaud arbery, will you stand? [applause] all of these families came to stand with this family, because they know better than anyone else the pain they will suffer from the loss that they have gone through. i also want to thank all of those that helped to make t

in fact the bar association in kentucky said he wasn't qualified for that job. he's only had it for six months. what makes him qualified? just go down the hall. ii'm sure you couldn't seen many times judge walker when he was grandson of contributor walker going in and out of mcconnell's office. he thinks the weymouth thinks. he acts the way mcconnell acts. that's what it's all about. before his nomination to the court, he praised -- so it isn't just that judge walk certificate a young, unqualified extremist far-right promote jay of the majority leader. it is not just that. talk about clearing -- about the swamp. that's what that is. but what it's all about is putting another vote in a key place to overturn the affordable care act. he's called upholding the a.c.a. indefensible and catastrophic. i don't know how in the middle of a pandemic you look at the american landscape, you see how many americans have been sick -- millions have been sick -- 110,000 americans are died, hundreds more every day, and you think one of the most important things you can do is strip

the american bar association rates mr. wilson well qualified. once we confirm judge wilson today, the senate will have confirmed 200, 200 of president trump's nominees to lifetime appointments on the federal bench. and following number 200, when we depart this chamber today, there will not be a single circuit court vacancy anywhere in the nation for the first time in at least 40 years. not be a single circuit court vacancy anywhere in the nation for the first time in at least 40 years. as i've said many times, madam president, our work with the administration's to renew our federal courts is not a partisan or political victory. it's a victory for the rule of law and for the constitution itself. if judges applying the law and the constitution as they're written strikes any of our colleagues as a threat to their political agenda, then the problem, i would argue, is with their agenda. now on another matter, today was supposed to bring progress for an issue that is weighing heavily on the minds of americans. in the wake of the killings of breonna ta

for our viewers, here is the definition of qualified immunity, coming from the american bar association journal. they call it the doctrine that -- allows police to escape civil liability for violating a person's rights under section 1983 of the civil rights act when those rights are not "clearly established." can you tell us what that is in english and your views on it? in english,it means and individual officer cannot be held liable for violating someone's constitutional rights unless there is an exact tuition in that same circuit. -- it isle, they put kind of a joke, but if you shoot , court finds that you shot someone on a horse and that violates constitutional right, in the next case when you shot burro, you can't show it violates their rights because it is a different animal. it is sort of a material and a relevant to the distinction. i will give you an example of that. hade was a case where they , a car theyhe road were pursuing, and the car went over and the supervisor told the to go on theit overpass, and the officers had no, i want to go up on the overpass and shoot up a car. t