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Author: AirMaria Added: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:39:31 -0800 Duration: 389Ave Maria! Fr. Maximilian shows how Scotus, in contrast with the opinion of St. Thomas Aquinas, held that the predestination of Christ was absolute, sin or no sin. To say, with Aquinas, that the primary motive of the Incarnation was redemption from sin is to say that the Word-made-flesh was occasioned by sin; this makes the primacy of Christ relative to sin--No sin, no Incarnation--this is the Thomistic school. To the contrary, Bl. John writes: If the fall were the reason for Christ's predestination it would follow that the greatest work of God [the Incarnation] was occasioned. For him this was absurd. Rather, Bl. John finds the primary motive of the Incarnation in something prior to foreseen sin and holds that sin or no sin, the Word would have become flesh.Links: Outline of the doctrine of the absolute predestination of Christ at Irish-Catholic and Dangerous BlogThis video series is based on the book A Primer on the Absolute Primacy of Christ by the host Fr. Maximilian M. Dean, FI Ave Maria!

Author: AirMaria Added: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:34:57 -0800 Duration: 368Ave Maria! At the Monastery of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of St. Bruno in Livingston Manor, NY one sees the Byzantine and Eastern traditions reflected in the architecture of their Monastery Chapel and the hermitage chapels. Apart from any consideration of sin, the structure of God's plan is union with the Most Holy Trinity through the mediation of Jesus and Mary. Thus the Incarnation elevates man to be a partaker of the divine nature--what the Greek Fathers call theosis, divinization, or deification. If man had not sinned, there would still be the mediation of Jesus and Mary; there would still be adoption as children in Christ Jesus and divinization; but there would have been no need for the Cross, for Redemption. Sin or no sin, the Divine Architect has the same design--Come to Me through Jesus Christ and His Immaculate Mother!This video series is based on the book A Primer on the Absolute Primacy of Christ by the host Fr. Maximilian M. Dean, FI. Ave Maria!

Ave Maria! Continuing his reflections on Romans 8:29, Fr. Maximilian Mary briefly tackles the topic of predestination and man's freedom. If one is predestined by God for Heaven, is he scott free? Does God predestine souls to Hell? How can man be free if God already knows that they will be in Heaven or Hell?Links:Catholic Encyclopedia on PredestinationApologetics--a summary on Predestination Ave Maria! Ranked 0.0 / 5 | 40 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video Submitted By: AirMaria.com Tags: John Duns Scotus Blessed Virgin Mary Maximilian Dean Franc Categories: People & Stories

Ave Maria! The entire philosophical and theological school of Bl. John Duns Scotus hinges upon predestination. In order for anyone to be predestined before the foundation of the world in Christ Jesus as God's adopted children, God must first predestine the Sacred Humanity of Christ! In this program Fr. Maximilian begins to unveil how Ephesians 1:3-12 presupposes the absolute primacy of Christ and how it indicates other motives of the Incarnation than Redemption from sin. Ave Maria! Ranked 0.0 / 5 | 15 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video Submitted By: AirMaria.com Tags: John Duns Scotus Blessed Virgin Mary Maximilian Dean Categories: People & Stories

Author: AirMaria Added: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:27:21 -0800 Duration: 510Ave Maria! The entire philosophical and theological school of Bl. John Duns Scotus hinges upon predestination. In order for anyone to be predestined before the foundation of the world in Christ Jesus as God's adopted children, God must first predestine the Sacred Humanity of Christ! In this program Fr. Maximilian begins to unveil how Ephesians 1:3-12 presupposes the absolute primacy of Christ and how it indicates other motives of the Incarnation than Redemption from sin. Ave Maria!

PlusSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Gun RightsSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Gun RightsThe Associated PressThe U.S. Supreme Court offers its first-ever take on gun rights under the Second Amendment, saying Americans can have guns for self defense. The ruling overturns a gun ban in Washington, D.C. (June 26)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:NATS UP gun firing?]A DECISIVE RULING FROM THE U-S SUPREME COURT ... SAYING AMERICANS CAN KEEP GUNS AT HOME FOR SELF DEFENSE. [Notes:VO court exterior] [Notes:VO broll of gun store]THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE HIGH COURT HAS OFFERED ITS INTERPRETATION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT ... GRANTING THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS. [Notes:VO Washington beauty shot] [Notes:VO file of crime scene]THE 5-TO-4 RULING STRIKES DOWN A BAN ON HANDGUNS IN THE NATION'S CAPITOL ... THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAS ONE OF THE MOST RESTRICTIVE GUN LAWS ... DESIGNED TO STOP VIOLENCE. THE CITY'S MAYOR IS VOWING TO REQUIRE THAT RESIDENTS REGISTER THEIR GUNS. [Notes:DC Scotus Fenty AP 13:06:42]SOT: More handguns in the District of Columbia will only lead to more handgun violence.THE DECISION WAS HAILED BY SUPPORTERS OF GUN RIGHTS. [Notes:DC Scotus Gun Atty 7:39:29]SOT: It basically told us what Americans have long suspected. We do have an individual right in this country to have guns. The government cannot ban guns and it cannot regulate guns out of existence. [Notes:VO Heller outside court]A SECURITY GUARD, DICK HELLER, BROUGHT THE SUIT AFTER THE DISTRICT REJECTED HIS APPLICATION TO KEEP A GUN IN HIS HOME ON CAPITOL HILL ... A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE SUPREME COURT. [Notes:VO DC police file][Notes:VO rack zoom from son's picture to interviewee]THE RULING WILL MOST IMMEDIATELY BE FELT IN WASHINGTON, WHERE A STIFF HANDGUN BAN HAS BEEN LAW SINCE 1976. KENNETH BARNES SENIOR LOST HIS SON TO GUN VIOLENCE HERE. [Notes:DC Gun Intv AP 15:45:39]SOT: Almost everyday we're hearing about gun violence in Washington, D.C. ... And yet the Supreme Court says to everybody in the city of Washington, all over the world. Let's put more guns on the street. Let's have more guns. Now what kind of message to a civilized community does that send, to a civilized world?*THAT* IS AN ISSUE D.C. LEADERS NOW HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH ... IN A CITY THAT HAS SEEN MORE THAN 8,400 HOMICIDES SINCE THE GUN BAN TOOK EFFECT 32 YEARS AGO. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Lee Powell------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: File, WJLA, AP, pool--------------------------VIDEO APPROVAL:------------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS:----------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: BC-Scotus-Guns, 10th------------------------------------ Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: scotus guns supreme court favor gun rights Added: June 26, 2008

Obama distances himself from the campaign's former position on the handgun ban.

Author: AirMaria Added: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:24:30 -0800 Duration: 340Fr. Maximilian Dean - Bl. John Duns Scotus (1265-1308) was a Franciscan priest, theologian and professor at Oxford University and the University of Paris. He was famous for his subtle doctrine, especially regarding the Immaculate Conception, and has come to be known as the Subtle Doctor. Because of his doctrine of the Absolute Primacy of Christ, sin or no sin, the thesis that holds that the Word would have become flesh even had Adam not sinned has come to be known as the Scotistic or Franciscan Thesis. Bl. Scotus bases his doctrine on predestination as found in Sacred Scripture and Tradition, and upon simple logic: God wills the created universe in an orderly fashion. For Links: http://www.airmaria.com/?p=171 - Overview of life, philosophy and theology of Bl. John Duns Scotus - Short biography of Bl. John Duns Scotus - Outline of Bl. John Duns Scotus' doctrine of the Absolute Primacy of Christ

PlusHigh Court Strikes Down D.C. Gun BanHigh Court Strikes Down D.C. Gun BanThe Associated PressThe U.S. Supreme Court offers its interpretation of the constitutional right to bear arms, weighing in on a handgun ban in Washington, D.C. The decades-old ban was meant to curb violence in the nation's capital. (June 26)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:VO DC beauty shot][Notes:VERSION 1 - IF OVERTURNED] IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL, A VICTORY FOR SUPPORTERS OF GUN RIGHTS ... WITH THE U-S SUPREME COURT STRIKING DOWN A BAN ON HANDGUNS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. [Notes:VO various file of D.C. police, families after violence]THE DISTRICT'S GOVERNMENT WANTED THE COURT TO UPHOLD THE 32-YEAR-OLD BAN ... THE STRICTEST IN THE COUNTRY ... SAYING IT CURBS VIOLENT CRIME ... CRIME THAT COULD ONLY GET WORSE WITH GUNS IN HOMES. [Notes:VO file of justices together]AT ISSUE ... HOW TO INTERPRET THE SECOND AMENDMENT. DOES IT PROTECT AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO OWN GUNS OR DOES IT ONLY APPLY TO THE COLLECTIVE RIGHTS OF STATES TO MAINTAIN MILITIAS. THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WAS RATIFIED IN 1791 ... BUT THE COURT HAS NEVER BEFORE GIVEN A DEFINITIVE INTERPRETATION.OPPONENTS OF THE BAN SAY THE LAW VIOLATES THE SECOND AMENDMENT, GUARANTEEING ONE'S RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE. AND THEY SAY OUTLAWING GUNS HAS HAD LITTLE EFFECT STOPPING THE CITY'S VIOLENCE. EVEN AS THE GUN BAN FALLS ... IT IS LIKELY OTHER RESTRICTIONS LIKE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND LIMITS ON GUN SALES WILL REMAIN. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Lee Powell------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: Various file, WJLA--------------------------VIDEO APPROVAL:------------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS:----------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: See attached------------------------------------ Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: scotus guns court strikes d.c. gun ban Added: June 26, 2008

PlusHigh Court Rules on Exxon Valdez and Child RapeHigh Court Rules on Exxon Valdez and Child RapeThe Associated PressThe U.S. Supreme Court slashes a multi-billion dollar penalty in the Exxon Valdez disaster and says people who rape children cannot be executed. (June 25)Two major decisions came down from the Supreme Court Wednesday .. The court ruled to dramatically cut the damages awarded in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster -- from 2-point-5 billion to 500-million. The initial number had been set by a federal appeals court -- which had cut a previous ruling in half. The ruling was 5 to 3. Justice Samuel Alito took no part in the case because he owns Exxon stock. Nearly 33-thousand Alaskans are in line to share in the award, which would be about 15-thousand dollars a person. The case involves a tanker accident which dumped 11 million gallons of crude into Prince William Sound. The Court also struck down a law that allows the execution of people convicted of a raping a child --- deciding that such cases violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The case involved the rape of a man's 8-year-old stepdaughter. Justice Anthony Kennedy and his four liberal colleagues wrote that the death penalty is not a "proportional punishment'' for the rape of a child. The four more conservative justices dissented. Forty-five states ban the death penalty for any kind of rape, and the other five states allow it for child rapists. ___ ___, The Associated Press. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: scotus court on exxon valdez child rape Added: June 25, 2008

The U.S. Supreme Court slashes a multi-billion dollar penalty in the Exxon Valdez disaster and says people who rape children cannot be executed. (June 25)

Author: AirMaria Added: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:45:59 -0800 Duration: 506Ave Maria! Fr. Maximilian Mary Dean initiates a series based on his book A Primer on the Absolute Primacy of Christ: Bl. John Duns Scotus and the Franciscan Thesis. In this program he introduces the question, If Adam had not sinned, would God have become incarnate? and gives an overview of the position of St. Thomas Aquinas (Thomistic thesis) and Bl. John Duns Scotus (Franciscan thesis). Come learn about the Incarnation as we Celebrate our official Grand Opening which we had on the feast of the Incarnation ...Ave Maria!

PlusSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Gitmo DetaineesSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Gitmo DetaineesThe Associated PressThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay may challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. The court ruled 5-4 that the government is violating the constitutional rights of prisoners. (June 12)A divided Supreme Court says foreign terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have the right to challenge their detention in civilian courts. It's the third high court ruling on the subject. The previous two times, the administration and the Republican-controlled Congress changed the law to block detainees from court.Writing for the five-four majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy said: "THE LAWS AND CONSTITUTION ARE DESIGNED TO SURVIVE, AND REMAIN IN FORCE, IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES."(SOT: MICHAEL RATNER/CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS)(13:06:35) I HAD TEARS IN MY EYES. I JUST THINK IT'S THE MOST CRITICAL DECISION WE'VE WON IN YEARS AND HOPEFULLY BEGINS TO END REALLY THE EXCESSES OF THE SO CALLED WAR ON TERROR OF THIS ADMINISTRATION. The Center for Constitutional Rights represents many of the 270 men still held at the U-S Naval base in Cuba. Among the prisoners are men considered high-value targets. They including Khalid Sheik Mohammad, who the government says was the mastermind of the September 11th attacks. (SOT: MICHAEL RATNER)(13:07:38) I THINK THE HIGH MAJORITY OF PEOPLE AT GUANTANAMO WILL BE FREED BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT JUST DOES NOT HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO HOLD THEM. In Rome, President Bush said he will look into whether new legislation is appropriate.(SOT: PRESIDENT BUSH)(13:50:12) AS TO THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION. WE'LL ABIDE BY THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION. THAT DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE TO AGREE WITH IT. THIS IS A DEEPLY DIVIDED COURT AND I STRONGLY AGREE WITH THOSE WHO DISSENTED. The courts most conservative members dissented. Antonin Scalia wrote that the U-S is 'at war with radical Islamists" and that the court's decision "will make the war harder on us. It will almost certainly cause more Americans to be killed."It's not clear whether the ruling will lead to prompt hearings for the detainees. Federal judges are scrambling to read the decision and figure out how to proceed. ___ ___, The Associated Press. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: scotus guantanamo supreme court favor gitmo detainees Added: June 12, 2008

PlusSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Gitmo DetaineesSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Gitmo DetaineesThe Associated PressThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. (June 12)The U-S Supreme Court says foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights to challenge their detention in civilians courts. The five to four vote hands the Bush administration it's third setback over treatment of prisoners. The men are being held indefinitely at the U-S Naval base in Cuba. Some have been there for more than six years. Among the prisoners are men considered high-value targets. They including Khalid Sheik Mohammad, who the government says was the mastermind of the September 11th attacks. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion that "The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times." It's not clear whether this ruling, unlike the first two, would lead to prompt hearings for the detainees, so ___ ___, The Associated Press. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: scotus guantanamo supreme court favor gitmo detainees Added: June 12, 2008

Author: AirMaria Added: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:46:18 -0800 Duration: 433Ave Maria! In this episode Fr. Maximilian Mary turns to Sacred Scripture to proclaim that in God's eternal designs before the creation of the world Jesus Christ was willed by God to be His Temple, to be perfectly filled with His glory and return perfect glory to the Triune God in His Sacred Humanity. What is more, we are called to be living stones (1 Pt. 2:4-5) of this Temple with Christ Jesus as the chief cornerstone (Eph. 2:20ff). Ave Maria!

Author: AirMaria Added: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:46:18 -0800 Duration: 432Ave Maria! Watch this video by Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner, FI, STD as he gives a short biography of Mother Mary of Agreda and how her marian theology, which is so often portrayed as being opposed to Vatican II, is actually very much in line with it, anticipating the Council by 300 years.Fr. Peter highlights a new book on this subject, Venerable Mother Agreda and the Mariology of Vatican II by Enrique Llamas, OCD, STD of the International Pontifical Marian Academy, which has been published by the Academy of the Immaculate. A heated discussion on this topic is being carried on at Mark Shea's blog under the post ... skeptical that ... 'Mary suffered no birth pains'. A comment by Sandra Miesel of Crisis Magazine about halfway down the comment stack started it off.PDF samples of our new book are available online: the Table of Contents and Foreward (pp i-xii) and the first two sections of the Introduction (pp 1-15)English translations of Mother Mary of Agreda's works can be purchased from Tan Books, both full version and abridged. Ave Maria!

Author: AirMaria Added: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:46:18 -0800 Duration: 432Ave Maria! Watch this video by Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner, FI, STD as he gives a short biography of Mother Mary of Agreda and how her marian theology, which is so often portrayed as being opposed to Vatican II, is actually very much in line with it, anticipating the Council by 300 years.Fr. Peter highlights a new book on this subject, Venerable Mother Agreda and the Mariology of Vatican II by Enrique Llamas, OCD, STD of the International Pontifical Marian Academy, which has been published by the Academy of the Immaculate. A heated discussion on this topic is being carried on at Mark Shea's blog under the post ... skeptical that ... 'Mary suffered no birth pains'. A comment by Sandra Miesel of Crisis Magazine about halfway down the comment stack started it off.PDF samples of our new book are available online: the Table of Contents and Foreward (pp i-xii) and the first two sections of the Introduction (pp 1-15)English translations of Mother Mary of Agreda's works can be purchased from Tan Books, both full version and abridged. Ave Maria!

It's Supreme Court season, and the decisions are rolling in. We'll discuss the highlights; including terrorism, tax exemptions, and child pornography. We'll also look at the politics of the Court. President Bush appointed two conservative judges. Who will the new president appoint? Today, experts weigh in on the current docket and future justices. Call or email with your opinions at 206 543 KUOW or weekday@kuow.org.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia tells Lesley Stahl that the 2000 Bush v. Gore decision wasn't political and that folks need to get over it. Stahl's report airs this Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT, (CBSNews.com) Author: CBS Keywords: 60 minutes lesley stahl antonin scalia supreme court justice scotus bush v. gore politics washington 2000 Added: April 24, 2008

Jan Schlictmann discusses the implications of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on preemption involving the drug rezulin manufactured by Warner Lambert

It might seem like an impossible battle, but it is actually possible for people outside the United States who suffer from the activities of an American company, organization, or government, to take their fight to a US court room. And that is just what a group of Villagers from Indonesia have been trying to do for the last few years. This podcast is to explain the case of the Villagers from Aceh versus Exxon-Mobile, one of the world s most powerful oil companies which stands accused of sponsoring torture, rape, and kidnapping in Aceh. How could such crimes have happened? How is it that a group of people in another country can actually seek justice in a US court? This podcast explains the issues involved, the Alien Tort Act which makes it possible, and the progression of the case until now. I also recommend reading my sources, Scotusblog and articles by David Corn of the nation, among others. Music: LCD Soundsystem - Us vs Them Michael Franti Naan - Free Tags: aceh, exxon mobile, indonesia, oil, scotus Download Standard Podcast Share This

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/11/16/Supreme_Court_Justice_John_G__Roberts Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Roberts discusses Gabriel Duval, the man considered by many to be the most historically insignificant Supreme Court Justice of all time. ----- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States John Roberts delivers the Seventh Annual Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture to The Federalist Society. On September 11, 2001, at the age of 45 and at the height of her professional and personal life, Barbara Olson was murdered in the terrorist attacks against the United States as a passenger on the hijacked American Airlines flight that was flown into the Pentagon. The Federalist Society established this annual lecture in Barbara's memory because of her enormous contributions as an active member, supporter, and volunteer leader. Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson delivered the first lecture in November 2001. The lecture series continued in following years with other notable individuals. - The Federalist Society John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, was born in Buffalo, New York, January 27, 1955. He received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1976 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979. He served as a law clerk for Henry J. Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1979-1980 and as a law clerk for then Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1980 Term. He was Special Assistant to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1981-1982, Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan, White House Counsel's Office from 1982-1986, and Principal Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1989-1993. From 1986-1989 and 1993-2003, he practiced law in Washington, D.C. He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2003. President George W. Bush nominated him as Chief Justice of the United States, and he took his seat on September 29, 2005.

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/11/15/Supreme_Court_Justice_Clarence_Thomas U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discusses the virtues of debate. This excerpt is taken from a program in which Justice Thomas talks about his memoir, "My Grandfather's Son." ----- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivered this address at the 2007 Annual National Lawyers Convention on Thursday, November 15. Introductions by Hon. Lee Liberman Otis, Faculty Division Director and Senior Vice President of the Federalist Society, and Hon. C. Boyden Gray, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union. - Federalist Society Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, was born in the Pin Point community of Georgia near Savannah June 23, 1948. He married Virginia Lamp in 1987 and has one child, Jamal Adeen, by a previous marriage. He attended Conception Seminary and received an A.B., cum laude, from Holy Cross College, and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1974. He was admitted to law practice in Missouri in 1974, and served as an Assistant Attorney General of Missouri from 1974-1977, an attorney with the Monsanto Company from 1977-1979, and Legislative Assistant to Senator John Danforth from 1979-1981. From 1981-1982, he served as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, and as Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1982-1990. He became a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1990. President Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat October 23, 1991. He is the author of the book, "My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir."

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/11/15/Supreme_Court_Justice_Clarence_Thomas U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discusses the virtues of debate. This excerpt is taken from a program in which Justice Thomas talks about his memoir, "My Grandfather's Son." ----- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivered this address at the 2007 Annual National Lawyers Convention on Thursday, November 15. Introductions by Hon. Lee Liberman Otis, Faculty Division Director and Senior Vice President of the Federalist Society, and Hon. C. Boyden Gray, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union. - Federalist Society Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, was born in the Pin Point community of Georgia near Savannah June 23, 1948. He married Virginia Lamp in 1987 and has one child, Jamal Adeen, by a previous marriage. He attended Conception Seminary and received an A.B., cum laude, from Holy Cross College, and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1974. He was admitted to law practice in Missouri in 1974, and served as an Assistant Attorney General of Missouri from 1974-1977, an attorney with the Monsanto Company from 1977-1979, and Legislative Assistant to Senator John Danforth from 1979-1981. From 1981-1982, he served as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, and as Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1982-1990. He became a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1990. President Bush nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat October 23, 1991. He is the author of the book, "My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir." Author: ForaTv Keywords: supremes scotus law legal lawyers politics political motivational inspirational inspiring memoir grandfather son foratv Added: December 14, 2007

Putting a show together lately has been a very frustrating struggle. In this edition I look at the recent developments related to the death penalty in the United States. My sources include the American Bar Association, the Christian Science Monitor and SCOTUS blog. No notes as I would hope you would listen, something very significant is indeed taking place regarding the use of the death penalty throughout the US. Music: Beirut - Mausoleum Arcade Fire - Neon Bible Tom Brosseau - Heart of Mine Tags: aba, csm, deathpenalty, executions, scotus Download bm232 Share This

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/07/07/Justice_Stephen_Breyer_Democracy_and_the_Court Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer discusses his views on the terms "judicial activism" and "judicial restraint." ----- "Democracy and the Court" with Justice Stephen Breyer in conversation with Jeffrey Rosen at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival. Some of the most inspired and provocative thinkers, writers, artists, business people, teachers and other leaders drawn from myriad fields and from across the country and around the world all gathered in a single place - to teach, speak, lead, question, and answer at the 2006 Aspen Ideas Festival. Throughout the week, they all interacted with an audience of thoughtful people who stepped back from their day-to-day routines to delve deeply into a world of ideas, thought, and discussion. Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice, was born in San Francisco, California, August 15, 1938. He received an A.B. from Stanford University, a B.A. from Magdalen College, Oxford, and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk to Justice Arthur Goldberg of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1964 Term, as a Special Assistant to the Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Antitrust, 1965-1967, as an Assistant Special Prosecutor of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 1973, as Special Counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, 1974-1975, and as Chief Counsel of the committee, 1979-1980. He was an Assistant Professor, Professor of Law, and Lecturer at Harvard Law School, 1967-1994, a Professor at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, 1977-1980, and a Visiting Professor at the College of Law, Sydney, Australia and at the University of Rome. From 1980-1990, he served as a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and as its Chief Judge, 1990-1994. He also served as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990-1994, and of the United States Sentencing Commission, 1985-1989. President Clinton nominated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat August 3, 1994.

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