particularly when justice ginsberg came on, and there were two women. a person would turn and say no, justice ginsburg, and it would have been a question from justice o'connor. when justice o'connor left, there was a party, and they gave out t-shirts that said "i am not center, i am ruth." of the other ones that i am not ruth, i am sandra." >> how do you single this out, and how are we certain there is an injury to your client that she would not have experience for other reasons? >> it is very intense. once you start, you are certainly in the moment, and it is all about justice, fielding questions and using the time strategically so that you respond to the question. you cannot persuade the justice if you don't answer what they have asked. you also have to remember that you have a limited amount of time, at most you will have 30 minutes. often the argument may be 10 or 15, depending on whether you had to split it with another party. you have to cover a lot of ground and the time you have. while answering the question, getting across police, trying to cha

ruth ginsberg follow the law. because they both highly ethical. they're both skilled at the business of judging. but on the constitutional issues we care about, they see things completely differently because they have sircht judicial philosophies. and that's what matters what their philosophies are. following the law is not a philosophy. it's a an excuse not to answer questions. and i i think what we should do as journalists. i recognize y damn had a different job than i do as a diloton who breezes in and write as new yorker story every once in a while, but i think it is imperative that we do our best to uncover the political sources of the key decisions at the supreme court. and that's what i try to do. [applause] >> it's going to seem as though jeff and i ca lewded so seamlessly. am i going to segway to what jeff said. but i want to start by saying, thank you very, very much for inviting me to participate on this distinguished panel on this beautiful place. it's been a long time since i've been at princeton and i'm sort of wondering why. i want

thursday, and tendons scalia and through a better ginsberg. -- antonin scalia and ruth bader ginsberg. one of many items available at c-span.org/store. >> coming up, remarks from the president and ceo of the chik- fil-e restaurant chain. now we continue our look at the supreme court. we spoke to the supreme court -- and -- reporter about the 2010 agenda. host: greg stohr, harvard law school graduate and reporter for bloomberg news, supreme court reporter for bloomberg news, here to talk about the supreme court and their 2010 agenda. the 2010 term. we'll start with -- at the beginning of this most recent term, there was talk about a possible retirement among the justices. where is that now? >> the talk centered on justice john paul stevens, the oldest justice at age 89, and there's always talk about him because of his age, even though he appears to be very much at the top of his game. but at the beginning of the term, it came out that he had only hired one law clerk for the term that would begin in october of 2010. and typically he would have hired four, his full crop at that point. so

thursday, and tendons scalia and through a better ginsberg. -- antonin scalia and ruth bader ginsberg. one of many items available at c-span.org/store. >> coming up, remarks from the president and ceo of the chik- fil-e restaurant chain. now we continue our look at the supreme court. we spoke to the supreme court -- and -- reporter about the 2010 agenda. host: greg stohr, harvard law school graduate and reporter for bloomberg news, supreme court reporter for bloomberg news, here to talk about the supreme court and their 2010 agenda. the 2010 term. we'll start with -- at the beginning of this most recent term, there was talk about a possible retirement among the justices. where is that now? >> the talk centered on justice john paul stevens, the oldest justice at age 89, and there's always talk about him because of his age, even though he appears to be very much at the top of his game. but at the beginning of the term, it came out that he had only hired one law clerk for the term that would begin in october of 2010. and typically he would have hired four, his full crop at that point. so

thursday, are interviews with antonin scalia and ruth bader ginsberg. interviews with supreme court justices, 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of our regional documentary about the supreme court. it is part of the american icons collection, including programs on the white house and the capitol building. one of many items available at c-span.org/store. >> you can watch interviews with supreme court justices byron thomas again tonight at midnight eastern time. up next on c-span, all former strategist for john mccain talks about the 2008 presidential campaign. and later, a discussion on taxes and debt in the u.s. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," a reporter from the farm policy magazine talks about who will end -- influence events in 2009. an update on politics and news. and later, a reporter from the washington post on what is ahead for federal climate change legislation in the new year. "washington journal" begins every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. now, sarah simmons, the former strategy director for the mccain presidential campa

with better ginsberg is from brooklyn. samuel alito is from trended jersey. you wonder if you can have an east coast hang with the addition of joe's -- the justice. >> is in this room where there will gather 48-72 hours after hearing oral argument in the as they began looking at the court. >> this is that this is what their corn to decide. and the start casting votes. the start with the chief justice. typically, it is of to the ninth justice to have his say and then once every justice has been able to speak, they may have some give-and-take among the others. also, they go in order of seniority. even though it is very serious business, there are no secretaries or law clerks. it is just the nine justices. before the start, they do a couple things. justice o'connor used to say that she just loved the idea of having a human contact before they were about to disagree vigorously. after they meet in conference, carried by messenger fromthe justice wants to make fellow justice about he or she might be prepared to rule, or changes suggested in language, the justice ri

allen ginsberg threatened to turn his children into beatniks. having once read a piece by mr. podhoretz's son, john, i can tell you that the threat was empty. gore but all called mr. podhoretz an american fifth columnist for israel. mr. podhoretz has required most of his enemies, or ask friends, by way of long and starving political metamorphosis. i haven't checked the bios of everybody who is speaking at the book fair, but i'm fairly certain that the only speaker to have both written for the stalinist journal partisan review, and one of presidential medal of freedom form george w. bush is the one in this room. mr. podhoretz's resumes is sprinkled liberally, if i make use that word, with assembly seeming contradictions. contradictions. he edited the first new left journal, commentary, deadbolt of the democratic party when it nominated the new left's first political water carrier, george mcgovern, for the presidency. he's an intellectual who thinks that intellectuals have ruined the world. most fundamentally he was a key director of a great exodus from liberalism at the democra

ruth ginsberg follow the law. because they both highly ethical. they're both skilled at the business of judging. but on the constitutional issues we care about, they see things completely differently because they have sircht judicial philosophies. and that's what matters what their philosophies are. following the law is not a philosophy. it's a an excuse not to answer questions. and i i think what we should do as@@@@@@'4n @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ >> but, i think it is imperative that we do our best to uncover the political sources of the key decisions that the supreme court and that is what i try to do. >> [applause] >> is going to seem as though jeff and i colluded. so seamlessly am i going to segue to my remarks, but i want to say thank you very much for inviting me to participate on this distinguished panel in this beautiful place. it has been a long time since i have been at princeton and i am wondering why. i want to suggest something a little different from what jet just proposed. i have been covering the supreme court 14 years, but there are pre

justice scalia is incredibly aggressive and the justice ginsberg will ask lots of questions and tends to pride herself on a certain tone of civility. they are very close pals. they go to the opera together. they celebrate new year's eve dinners together. they have deep respect for each other. when they were lower court judges and the d.c. circuit, they would swap opinions and ask each other for advice on some of the language in their opinions. other justices have formed a bridge clubs and travel together. it is a very human institution. remember, they are appointed for life, so there is an incentive for them to get along. all nine individuals very much value collegiality. they are appointed for life. they have to work together. the matter their differences on the law, they want to get along. there were most challenged in 2000 after bush vs. gore. that was probably the biggest challenge in recent years. the differences emerge in very strong statements in their written opinions and sometimes oral statements given from the bench. they all know there is an incentive to try to keep getting

justice ginsberg has served since 1993. she will discuss her life before serving. see those interviews tonight at in o'clock eastern on certification -- on c-span. >> it is the business. judges are in. we cannot decide who want to win. we decide who wins under the law the people have decided. >> a rare glimpse into america's highest court. 10 supreme court justices, tonight, our interviews with santa and scalia and ruth bader ginsburg. interviews with the supreme court justice, 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy on dvd as part of our american icons collection, 83-disc said -- a three-disc set. >> new year's day, a look at what's ahead for the new year. fled abroad prudent discusses his future. the global economy. the creator of the segway and the creator of pixar heguitar h. >> the first african-american elected to the senate was awarded a medal this year. edward brooke. among those attending was president obama, john boehner. from the capitol rotunda, this is one and a half hours. >> president of the united states. [applause] xd[applause] >> latest ang

ginsberg, breyer. . as i talk about the case, i think it should be reversed. we talk about that if there's more discussion, we have more discussion. a fundamental rule that helps things, is nobody speaks twice until everybody's spoken once. and once even's spoken we decide if there's a need for more discussion. sometimes there is. sometimes there isn't. sometimes we have a lot manufacture discussion and don't steam be getting anywhere. at that point, we'll we'll say, we'll work it out in the writing chfment means there will be memo of how they've decided. i try to make sure that both sides have an opportunity. if there are two sides to get their views out. >> you talked earl yes about how you allocate and being fair and giving people different experiences. when do you decide to read it yourself? >> it's a tough part of the job. obviously, there are good cases and i'd like to take them all. but you have to be fair. i'm very conscious of the need to take my fair share of the ones that are interesting and my share share of ones that are hard. >> what's the proces

justice ginsberg has served since 1993. she will discuss her life before serving.terviews tonight at in o'clock eastern on certification -- on c-span. >> it is the business. judges are in. we cannot decide who want to win. we decide who wins under the law the people have decided. >> a rare glimpse into america's highest court. 10 supreme court justices, tonight, our interviews with santa and scalia and ruth bader ginsburg. interviews with the supreme court justice, 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy on dvd as part of our american icons collection, 83-disc said -- a three-disc set. >> new year's day, a look at what's ahead for the new year. fled abroad prudent discusses his future. the global economy. the creator of the segway and the creator of pixar heguitar h. >> the first african-american elected to the senate was awarded a medal this year. edward brooke. among those attending was president obama, john boehner. from the capitol rotunda, this is one and a half hours. >> president of the united states. [applause] xd[applause] >> latest angela merkel, m

amendment, and i do so reluctantly because i know what they're trying to accomplish has been endorsed by ginsberg. they not only have to declare such trade but do them through a -- through an exchange. it will expose banks' trades among themselves to the light of day. it will provide greater transparency and narrow their spreads and cost them money, all to the benefit of the end users. for the end users we provide an exemption from the clearing mandate and the other mandate. this would impose an execution mandate on end users, the idea being that the more swaps that can go through a swap execution facility, the greater price transparency you receive, the better deal an end user can make. in theory, this makes sense. however, the end user community doesn't buy it. they question whether the price information that will come out of the swap execution facility will be beneficial to them and they also know that there'll be costs to bear because the facilities won't perform this service for nothing. end users don't know if the benefits will outweigh the costs. i have a real problem telling people that a