what do you know about ruth bader ginsburg 's first days? >> guest: we heard earlier michele obama reached out to get data on being a good first lady. there is a lot of stuff that is oral tradition and you have to learn it from somebody and sandra day o'connor taught a lot of to ruth bader ginsburg. she went to her chambers and explained how to do the lighting so it would be a softer and more pleasant environment to work in. and the etiquette of arguments. there were many unspoken ways in which o'connor helped ginsburg to be a success because o'connor wanted ginsburg to be a success. >> guest: is ruth bader ginsburg going to miss her buddy? >> guest: she misses her so much. someone asked gins how sneelt in 2006 and she said lonely. she really missed sandra day o'connor in a thousand ways. here is a really cool way o'connor was of enormous value to ginsburg. she was senior by the time that -- by the end of her term she was very seen knior and the think in order of seniority. so by 1993 when ginsburg came on, o'connor was very senior. she spok

ruth bader ginsburg is different from the obama's. she isy a true liberal. she was taught by robert cushman, a liberal a liberal from cornell in the 1950s. she has a well worked out liberal jurors philosophy which is that america is the story of increasing inclusiveness and that it started with a bunch oft rich, old white men, some of them slaveowners in the 18th century. the great story of america, to ginsburg america, to ginsburg is the story of how that experiment widened, and widened to let in white men whoe do not own property, to lead and black men, to lead in women, to the equal protection and she was the author of that movement. and to admit gays and lesbians to full citizenship just recently. so she would be, she said you could not now appointed justice to the supreme court like me.l d she is a clear, coherent, jurisprudential liberal. if i could have one wish it would be that someone could appoint a justice like ruth bader ginsburg. [applause]. >> i would like to shift gears and talk about the research project and the research process for your book

ruth bader ginsburg was really with friends with scalia. and sandra day o'connor was really friends with lois powell and she and john and loi circumstanceslois went on vacation together. it was clear from their demeanor they had an affectionate alliance. >> host: what was their first meeting like? >> guest: i will say in 1981 when sandra day o'connor was approve pointed to the supreme court ruth bader ginsburg wasn't in washington. she heard about it on the radio and didn't know o'connor well. o'connor was a judge and ginsburg didn't know here but said she was glad to hear it. we know they met before 1983 because when o'connor got on the supreme court she inherited potter stewart lawfirm and that firm had clerks for ginsburg. >> host: what about at the supreme court? what do you know about that? >> well, you know, we heard earlier that michele obama reached out to the other first ladies for information. there is a lot of tipping stepping points with the oral tradition. and the etiquette argument, there are many unspoken ways in which o'conn

when ruth bader ginsburg died -- when she graduated from high school her mother died the day before ruth bader ginsburg graduated from high school and she found out even in those lean times of the depression her mother had set aside money for her to go to cornell. so i believe, in stirring from those facts, that her mother placed all of her own ambitions as immigrants so often do on her brilliant, beautiful musical child. >> michele obama grew up with electricity and water. chicago had those things. chicago had those things. she grew up in a bungalow and says all i became happened in the four walls of this house, this apartment above a house that her brother told me if you said it was more than 1100 square feet i would say you were lying. her heroes were people they could touch. they were not astronauts or singers or performers, they were her relatives, people she knew in the neighborhood, in part together people who she heard stories at home, her parents and grandparents came north in the great migration and they found the time in chicago that was not easy for black people. wasn't easy

two years later when ruth bader ginsburg got them to say that it meant the world to me. and similarly, i was a professional woman in the '70s and part of the movement to try to get the president to appoint more women to the federal courts at all much less the supreme court. so when sandra day o'connor was appointed to the supreme court it meant the world to me. i was so hoping it would happen just like she said. she said it is okay to be the first but i do not want to be the last. and i was watching her and i didn't want to have her fail. i wanted to be the next one. so they were really my offense. >> host: when will see see a woman chief justice? >> guest: there was talk about making it o'connor. she would have been great and is widely respected. john roberts was a young man so i want to say some years. >> host: next caller is jade from ohio. you have we are listening and you are on with linda hirshman talking about the supreme court. >> caller: thank you. linda, you have such a wonderful sense of humor. it is great to hear that on c-span. thank you for that. what is th

ruth bader ginsburg always saw possible women heroes in every walk of life. it is one of her great characteristics. >> host: last call for linda hirshman is jerry in charlottesville, virginia. >> caller: good afternoon. i am sorry i didn't go to brand ice to partake in your outstanding methods of delivery. my question is if you had an opportunity to appoint a justice, or recommend to president obama an appointee, or the next president, give us a couple of examples of people you know in the law that you feel would be an appropriate choice to make. >> host: jerry, do you have any choices you would like to share? >> caller: i would like to put my name in contention. [laughter] >> guest: i would like a job with life tenure as well. >> host: any recommendations? >> guest: pamala carlman is someone i would love to see appointed. she was the dean of stanford law cool and she is a very, very great constitutional scholar. she has never hidden her liberal beliefs in an effort to make a blank record to qualify herself for the supreme court of the united states. she thou

ruth bader ginsburg was the most inspirational person we met this week. she has been one of my idols for a long time. i either want to be in the legal press -- profession or possibly a senator. >> i understand the need for bipartisanship that i think it is important politicians go to washington or their state capitals with their eyes on a roll and determined to meet that goal and set of sacrificing it in the light of money. >> we need to get back to having a dish -- constructivewe need tl americans. and, when he to make this country and more respectful place for people can give their opinion. >> sunday night at :00 p.m. eastern time. -- 8:00 p.m. 2016, wrote to the white house relied brings us the coverage of presidential races. and 1968 campaign film created for richard nixon, showing the former vice president meeting voters in new hampshire and wisconsin. he would go on twin primaries in both of these states on his way to securing the gop nomination. he defeated george wallace in a general winning 32 states.

ruth bader ginsburg and antonin calia. justice ginsburg: take the worst-case scenario, roe vs. wade is overruled by the supreme court. there will be states, a sizable number, that will not go back to the way it was. at the time of roe vs. wade, there were four states that gave women access to abortion without any questions asked in the first trimester. those states are not going to change. what it means is a woman who can afford a plane ticket, a bus ticket, will be able to decide for herself. whether to have an abortion. but the women who won't have that choice are poor women. justice scalia: these are political questions for the american people to decide. that's what democracy is about. do you think abortion should not be prohibited? fine. persuade citizens to pass a law. you think it is opposite, persuade them the other way, but don't tell me the constitution has taken that issue out of democratic choice. it simply hasn't. host: there we have two members of the current court, and also united states senators, laying out the continued divisive arguments. we have only three min

and ruth bader ginsburg says they are serve all residents, not just those eligible or registered to vote. >>> and this man caught on camera carrying out a burglary under the child's blanket. he got away with cash and jewelry. >>> and in china, a heart stopping rescue, a 3-year-old boy fell into a nearly 300 foot they used a special deslice vice to pinpoint him. and the great news is he was not hurt. >>> let's take a look at this. rangers recently found this two month old bear cub. there it is. alone and hungry in the mountains. they took it to a vet renar inary clinic. they said it would not have survived another day without its mother. >>> all right, now a look ahead. vice president joe biden travelled to the university of pittsburgh for "its on us" initiative. they'll talk about ways to prevent sexual assaults on campus. >>> and a reminder to tune into the wisconsin primary at 8:00 and happy birthday to lilly james, 27. and pharrell williams is 43, and colon powell is 79. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a terrific tuesday. >>> right now -- a spring

as justice ruth bader ginsbusbu said, these people are here to stay no matter what.ld question of whether the states have legal ground to sue. and the justices seemed divided on that too. so it is unclear, scott, whether the justices will even deep side the underlying issues in this case. we'll know one way or the other by the end of june. >> jan cr

ruth bader begins sburg the most inspirational person we met this week. she's been one of my idols for a long time. i either want to be in the legal profession or possibly a senator. >> i understand the need for bipartisan at times. but i also think it's important that politicians go to washington or go to their state capitals with their eyes on a goal and they're determined to meet that goal instead of sacrificing it in the light of money or bipartisan or whatever it is. are -- we need to get back to representing all americans no matter what their backgrounds and to making this country a more respectful place where people are welcomed to give their opinions. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> up next, on american history tv, author joan quigl, ye discusses mary church material who worked on behalf of african americans and women. we'll hear about a u.s. supreme court case that was a catalyst for desegregated washington, d.c. s. quigley is the author "just another town." it's an hour and a half. >> it's a great pleasure to introduce joan

is a room that would be familiar to people who watch many of the supreme court nominations from ruth bader ginsburg, to elena kagan, they have all taken place in his room. of the current justices, five of them have had their hearings in the hart building. i am humbled to have been nominated for this seat that is now held by justice o'connor. >> many major hearings have taken place here. this is where the 9/11 investigation took place. there have been many celebrities have come to testify here. christopher reeves came to testify for medical purposes. lots of blockbuster hearings in this room. when they can help save thousands of lives, treatment with stem cells have already begun. >> the old-school senators like ted kennedy and others who have been here for a long time, they would hold their hearings over in the russell building. even know this room was available. becauset felt -- watergate had been held there and so many other hearings have been held there, that they were part of that historical trend. this room here in the hart building has created a wholeness -- whole new historical tren

kim and ruth bader ginsburg best -- best coupe friends on the court. >> a bust was unveiled of the vice president. in terms of that kind of came andp, joe biden made nice remarks on that afternoon. started with the concern of dysfunction. he was able to replace justice scalia. adjustment to vacate until the next election? >> i agree with majority leader mcconnell: in saying they will not consider a nomination until after the election. obviously, there have been times before when the senate has rejected nominees. by the tactical move senate leadership. pathf you start down that and bring about to the floor on they would put a lot of political pressure on a .umber of the members this would protect them from that. important in are terms of the court. they do not want to replace the ultimate conservative justice judicial philosophy that will shape the court for the next 30 years. a substanceg to be of debate. obama will argue his point of view and republicans will argue their point of view. i'm not surprised that there is controversy there. it is interesting to notice that this issue came u

among the liberal justices, ruth bader ginsburg noted the government doesn't have the resources to deport an estimated 11 million people living in the country illegally, so the government must set priorities. >> congress has been silent on this issue and we can't have a flood gate of suits by states across the country at the end of the day simply because there is a cost. >> reporter: after 90 minutes of oral arguments and based on questions from chief justice john roberts, it appears the door might be slightly open for a win for the obama administration if there are changes in the current program. for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson at the supreme court. >>> morgan stanley's quarterly profit gets cut in half. that's where we begin "market focus." the firm saw trading revenue fall across multiple divisions as market volatility hit the company's bottom line. late last year, morgan announced a series of layoffs in its debt trading unit as part of a larger cost-cutting initiative. shares of the bank down fractionally to 25.73. >>> sales at hasbro rose 16% last quarter and the c

ruth bader ginsburg said, "these people are here to stay no matter what." there is also a threshold question of whether the states have legal grounds to sue, and the justices seem divided on that, too. the justices will even decide the underlying issues in this case. we'll know one way or the other by the end of june. >> pelley: jan crawford, thanks very much. still ahead on the "cbs evening news," the rebuilding of baltimore from the ground up after a tragic death. and a boston bombing survivor takes giant strides toward reclaiming her life. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contai

is a room that will be familiar to people who watched many of the supreme court nominations from ruth bader ginsburg, to elena kagan, they have all taken place in this room. of the current justicies, five of the current justices have had their hearings in the hart building. >> i am humbled to have been nominated for this seat now held by justice o'connor. >> many major hearings have taken place here. this is where the 9/11 investigations took place, in this room. there have been many celebrities who have testified here. christopher reeves, a hollywood actor came to testify for medical purposes, for federal government funding of medical research. we have had lots of blockbuster hearings in this room. >> when they can help save thousands of lives, treatment with stem cells have already begun. >> the old-school senators, like ted kennedy, and others who have been here a long time, they would hold their hearings in the russell building, even though this room was available. they just felt -- because watergate had been held there, and so many other hearings had been held there, that they were par

while plaintiffs argued that the inclusion would dilute the votes, ruth bader ginsburg said quote, representatives representatives not just tho those -- residents not just those registered to vote. >>> new zealand police are on the outlook for this man, carrying out a burglary. he got away with cash and jewelry. but here's what police want. they want the public's work to blow his cover. >>> and in china, a 3-year-old boy fell into the 300 feet deep well and firefighters pumped in oxygen and used a special device to pinpoint the location. after two hours, look at this, cheers erupted when they managed to pull him to safety. that is one lucky little boy because he was not injured in any of that. good for him. >>> all right. i want you to look at this. polish rangers recently fell this 2-month-old bear cub alone and hungry in the mountains. they took him to the veterinary clinic to be fed and examined. almost looks unreal so cute. they said that the cub likely would not have survived though another day without its mother had it not been found. >> bad mommy. >> we don't know what happened to the mom.

course there were two women on the court, sandra day o'connor and ruth peter ginsberg delete the -- ruth bader ginsburg. so it has to be -- would be considered abusive to the reasonable person by an objective standard a reasonable person. it still was revolutionary that you don't have to necessarily be touched or endure three years of abuse to claim that you had your rights violated. does anyone have any questions? today people have the impression that all the cases were brought by white women and it's not true at all if you could speak to that a little bit. >> the question is the intersection between the racial justice advocates and women's rights advocate bringing the cases and who brought the cases. i think that it's fair to say in the earlier years there was an uneasy relationship between the racial justice advocates and the women's advocates. so the case in the book isn't the most critical example because she was a white woman who come a white lawyer actually in jacksonville and he said, were in orlando ansari he said i don't think there's anything there but i will get an african-american

. >> ruth bader ginsburg was the most inspirational person we have met this week.partisanship at times, but i also think it is important that politicians go to washington or their state capitals, with their eyes on the goal and the determination to meet that goal, instead of sacrificing it in the light of money or bipartisanship. >> we need to get back to a constructive discourse. we took it back to respecting all americans, no matter their backgrounds, and making this country a more respectable place where people feel welcome to give their opinions. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> live today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. international law, cyber security, and terrorism. at 1:00, a discussion on syria's president. and then, president obama holds a news conference at the closing of the nuclear security summit in washington. in 45 minutes, retired general wesley clark, former nato supreme allied commander in europe, on nato 's in the aftermath of the british attacks. then, at 8:30 eastern, lemmonst gayle tzemach and her book "ashley's

that might come before the court did in doing so he stood by the test laid out by none other than ruth bader ginsburg in her confirmation hearings. she said quote, a judge sworn to decide and offer no forecast, no hints, and showing not only disregard to the specifics of a particular case, it would display disdain for the entire judicial process. after his confirmation, after roberts confirmation, justice ginsburg stood firm. she went on to quote, judge roberts was unquestionably right. my role was i will not answer a question that attempts to project how i will rule on the case that might come before the court. we will have to see whether now justice roberts example is a lasting one. it's going to be our chief justice for a long time it appears. with nominees and judges learn from his understanding of the constitution? and will senators learn from this testimony that there are proper andimproper inquiries of judicial nominees . we are about to find out why quickly. because already the senate is ready to take up the harriet miers nomination in just a few weeks. already some senators on both

i think it's about showing a balance and ruth bader ginsburg says in her essay the way she taught hererve that both parents share home responsibilities. >> i love a message from your son. you're driving the car and your little boy said to you, mom, boys are better than girls. you pull the car over and said, wait a second. what did you say? >> i said no, they are not better but they are equal. i think the key was not only pulling the car over but turning the engine off. i think that shocked him in that moment. >> when the school would call ruth bader ginsburg, she said why are you calling me? why don't you call the father? i love this too. so many great things. marie osmond tells her daughters they have the right to change their minds. aim high, but muddle through gracefully is another one. what did you find was the crux of successful relationships pbetween mothers and daughters? >> well, one of the most important things that i am found was there has been a trend about getting kind of overly involved in your daughter's lives. one of the things i found consistently through these stories

writing for the majority ruth bader ginsberg said the plaintiffs showed no reason for the courts to disrupt longstanding practice. nonvoters have an important stake in nonpolicy debates. children, grandparents and parents, for example. total population apportionment promotes quiltable and effective representation. the opinion did leave some answered questions by justices thomas and alito suggest this fight isn't over. alito wrote this, whether a state is permitted to use some measure of population that can be considered when and if we have before us a state directing plan that uses something other than total population as the basis for equalizing the size of directing. in this case, justice scalia's vote would not have made a difference. but we're awaiting a landmark case that could have been acted by his ab sebs. >>> another republican senator says she will meet with president obama's nominee to the u.s. supreme court. kelly ayotte will talk with merrick garland i week in wednesday. mark kirk became the first gop senator to meet with garland. chuck grassley has invited garland to breakfast

as justice ruth bader ginsbusbu said, these people are here to stay no matter what. there is a threshold question of whether the states have legal ground to sue. and the justices seemed divided on that too. so it is unclear, scott, whether the justices will even deep side the underlying issues in this case. we'll know one way or the other by the end of june. >> jan cr much. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. but why should i get tested for colon cancer? i don't have any symptoms. [female announcer] colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cancer killer in the u.s. and it doesn't always cause symptoms, but i'm only 53. i'm too young. screening should begin at 50. but. that test... [announcer] there are several kinds of screening tests for colorectal cancer... ask your doctor which is right for you. i've been screened...and it turned out i had polyps. and the doctor removed them before they had a chance to turn into cancer! [announcer] if you're 50 or older, get screened. >>> more than 200 additional u.s. troops will be joining the fight against isis in iraq toda

he stood by the test laid out i none other than ruth bader ginsburg and her confirmation hearings. she said a judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no and it would-- display his reign for the entire judicial process. confirmation, justice ginsburg stood firm. she went on to say judge roberts was unquestionably right. my rule is i will not answer a question that attempts to project how i will rule on a case that comes for the court. we will have to see whether justice roberts example is a lasting one. he will be our chief justice for a long time. learnominees and judges or will senators learn from this testimony that there are proper and improper inquiries of judicial nominees? we are about to find out quite quickly. already, the senate is ready to take up the harriet miers nomination in just a few weeks. already, some senators on both sides of the aisle are eager to determine her personal views. learn shesatisfied to will take a modest approach to the role of unlike it judges in our democracy. again, i want to thank you for having you be with your with me today. about a certa

the testso he stood by laid out by none other than ruth bader ginsberg. she said a judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no forecast no hints so that would show not only disregard fort specifics of the particular case it would display disdain for the entire judicial process. after his confirmation. justice ginsburg stood fimple. she went on to say judge roberts was unquestionably right. my role was i will not answer a question that attempts to protect how i will rule on a case that might come before the court. we will have to see whether now justice roberts example is a lasting one. he is going to be our chief justice for a long time it appears. will future nominees and judges learn? and will senators learn from his testimony that there are proper and improper inquiries of judicial nominees? now, we're about to find out quite quickly. because already the senate is ready to take up the harriett meyers nomination in just a few weeks. already some senators on both slilse are eager to determine her personal views. personally it be satisfied to learn tha

and by that point there were two women on the court, sandra day o'connor and right -- ruth bader begins burg, and the standard -- made it mushy and lawyerly, it would be considered abusive -- severe, pervasive enough to be considered abusive to a reasonable person by an objective standard, reasonable person. so, that has resulted in a lot of scrutiny about complainants, they're really rome, are they thin-skinned but was revolutionary that you don't have to necessarily be touched. you don't necessarily have to endure three years of abuse to be able to claim you have had your rights violated. >> peggy pill -- we're getting the signal. >> i can't remember what the signal means. out of time? >> time for questions. does anyone have any? [inaudible question] -- >> advocates and women's rights advocates and all these cases. today people have the impression all these cases were brought by white women and it's not true at all. if you could speak to that a little bit. >> sure. the question is about the intersection between racial justice advocates and women's rights advocates in bringing these ca

. >> ruth bader ginsburg was the most inspirational person we met this week. she has been one of my idols for a long time. i either want to be in the legal profession or possibly a senator. >> i understand the need for bipartisanship at times, by think it's important politicians go to washington whether state capitals with their eyes on a goal and are determined to meet that goal and set of sacrificing get in the light of money or bipartisanship or whatever it is. >> we need to get back to constructive discourse. when you get back to all americans, no matter the backgrounds. and make this country in a more respectful place where people feel welcomed to give their opinions. this year marks the 250th anniversary of chief justice john marshall's appointed to the u.s. supreme court by president john adams. , jeffrey rosen lectures on the influence of john marshall, with opening remarks by chief justice john roberts. mr. rosen talks about the ideological differences between marshall and president thomas jefferson and his influence on later supreme court justices. t

. >> ruth bader bader ginsburg was the most inspirational person we have met this week.he has been one of my idols for a long time. i either want to be in the legal profession or possibly a senator. >> i understand the need for bipartisanship at times, i also understood think it's important politicians go to washington or their state capital with her eyes on a goal. and they are determined to meet that goal instead of sacrificing it in the light of money or bipartisanship or whatever. >> we need to go back to have a respective discourse no matter what the background. and to make in this country a more respectable place where people feel welcome to give their opinion. >> sunday night at eight eastern on q&a. >> princeton professor at eagle law joined us on afterwards how ray still enslaves the american soul. he's with mark of the national urban league. >> i'm mark, president of the national urban league and i'm proud to be here with professor eddie claude of princeton university. >> i'm honored. honored. as my mother was a back home in mississippi, this is is high cotton.

we are going to have a bit of justice scalia talking about that along with ruth bader ginsburg. let's listen. [video clip] justice scalia: you can be using your first amendment rights and it could be abominable that you are using your first amendment rights. i will defend your right to use it, but i will not defend the appropriateness of the manner in which you are using it now. that could be very wrong. justice ginsburg: justice scalia was praised by some, criticize for others for his decision in the flagburning case. i imagine, the act itself was reprehensible. justice scalia: i would have sent that guy to jail if i was king. [laughter] >> but by your ruling you have the right. justice scalia: yes, you have your right to express content -- contempt for the government. it does not mean it was a good thing for him to do that, in that manner by burning a symbol that meant so much to so many other people. but he had the right to do it. susan: two of the justices on today's supreme court talking about the evolution of free speech in society. he said that the schenck case was an ope

. >> reporter: justice ruth bader-ginsburg said inevitably, priorities have to be set.his immigrant came to the u.s. from mexico illegally in 1995. had he two children here who are u.s. citizens and has spent many years as a community volunteer in sacramento. >> when i came here, i came with my uncle and that was it and the hopes that i can bring a life to my family. >> reporter: if the administration loses this case, campos and million others will remain in legal limbo. several justices are grappling with the question whether the states have the legal grounds to bring this case forward. texas said it would cost it millions of dollars to issue driver's licenses to the protected immigrants and that gives the state the ability to sue and the president's programs would be able to go forward. >> so 4.3 undocumented illegal immigrants covered under this case. if the case is lost, the president loses the case, do they get sent home? >> well, not necessarily. so most of these 4.3 undocumented immigrants are considered low-priority targets. so right now, dhs is really focused o

today if an opinion offered by justice ruth bader ginsberg the court said by altering the law governing the attachment of particular property belonging to iran, congress acted comfortably within the political branches authority over foreign sovereign immunity and foreign state assets. >> this is the leading state sponsor of terrorism who has denied compensation to these victims for years. at the same time that it's going to be receiving over $100 billion in oil money, returned as part of the iran nuclear agreement. >> in his dissent, which justice sotomayor joined, chief justice john roberts said no less than if it had passed a law saying respondents win, congress has decided this case by enacting a bespoke statute tailored to this case that resolves the parties. >> the terror attacks on this case were committed on foreign soil. current law makes it difficult for americans to sue for terrorist attacks they allege are committed by foreign states on u.s. soil. that has led to this debate over legislation that would enable 9/11 victims and their families to sue saudi arabia based on links

now scalia seems to be the exception that proves the rule come although his arch enemy is ruth bader ginsburg. two of them are opera fans. they sing together. and scalia said (was alive he and i agreed on practically nothing and i consider and i think he thought the same way. i have a lot of calls from reporters after the last school year out burst wanted to know if this has happened before. i said,before. i said, yes, but it never showed up in us reports. there was nastiness before the written opinion. when mcreynolds issued a scalia type diatribe reporter of the court refused to put into reports. and only the fact that there were other people there doing nobody said. scalia is the exception. he is the conservative you of william o douglas used to say the only soul i have to save is my own. while scalia does not say that, it's pretty much what he is doing. if you take a look when ginsburg or anyone of the moderate judges dissents three or four other people will join her. when scalia dissents sometimes, alito sometimes. for the most part he can't bring for people to join because of h

ruth bader ginsburg was one of the biggest inspirational speakers this week. >> i think it's importantthat politicians go to their state capital with their eyes on the goal and they're determined to meet that goal instead of sacrificing it in the light of money or bipartisanship or whatever it is. we need to get back to respecting all americans the matter what their background into making this country a more respectful place where people are welcome to give their opinion. that sunday night east 80 string on c-span q&a. he talks about his book democracy in black. he spoke with mark of the national urban league. >> i'm mark i'm president of the national urban league. >> i'm honored to be here. we've got some time to talk and of course you've written a new book that we want to talk about. we also, i think it's always fascinating to viewers and certainly too many about how you got from mississippi, a great community down in the gulf coast all the way to princeton university. just talk a little bit about yourself. >> i'm a country boy who made it big. that's what i like to say. my dad was t

writing for the majority ruth bader ginsberg said the plaintiffs showed no reason for the courts to disruptnding practice. nonvoters have an important stake in nonpolicy debates. children, grandparents and parents, for example. total population apportionment promotes quiltable and effective representation. the opinion did leave some answered questions by justices thomas and alito suggest this fight isn't over. alito wrote this, whether a state is permitted to use some measure of population that can be considered when and if we have before us a state directing plan that uses something other than total population as the basis for equalizing the size of directing. in this case, justice scalia's vote would not have made a difference. but we're awaiting a landmark case that could have been acted by his ab sebs. >>> another republican senator says she will meet with president obama's nominee to the u.s. supreme court. kelly ayotte will talk with merrick garland i week in wednesday. mark kirk became the first gop senator to meet with garland. chuck grassley has invited garland to breakfast to expl

is a room that will be familiar to people who watched many of the supreme court nominations from ruth bader theyurg, to elena kagan, have all taken place in this room. five of the current justices have had their hearings in the hart building. >> i am humbled to have been nominated for this seat now held by justice o'connor. haveny major hearings taken place here. this is where the 9/11 investigations took place. there have been many celebrities who have testified here. christopher reeves came to testify for medical purposes, for federal government funding of medical research. we have had lots of blockbuster hearings in this room. help saveey can thousands of lives, treatment with stem cells have already begun. >> the old-school senators like ted kennedy, and others who have been here a long time, would hold their hearings in the russell building, even though this room was available. they just felt -- because watergate had been held there, and so many other hearings had been held there, that they were part of that historical trend. this room in the hart building has created a new historical

either ruth bader ginsburg said long before she went up on the court that roe interrupted the naturalthe changes that were happening in the country. you remember and i do, that state after state where they were liberal riding their laws to accommodate the mixed belief of a country that cannot decide the issue, disiively or not about the insoulment, if you like of a 2 week old blast' ocist. as long as is you have a question on that. fund mental belief. what you do in a rational democracy, just about every other in the west, you work it out through the politics of it. state by state, you have the arguments, and then the loser in the debate, at least has a sense that he had a shot. that he hadx] a legitimate. >> i believe it should be a reflection of the community values. >> so when ask you me what does the constitution say? the answer is it says nothing. >> i think the founders would being shocked that animals get more protection than the unborn. charles krauthammer. directly ahead. my trip to cuba last week. i will tell you what's really going on there. and then later, the trump campai

ruth bader ginsburg was a cheerleader at his high school.chool? he said, the great depression had hit, we had overqualified teachers, so people got an amazing public education here. >> i so agree. i could talk about that in ethnic terms, but it's so true. some of the people who were so intent on intellectualism were teaching in high schools. what a benefit, what a premium to have had teachers like you had in the '30s. was that madison high school? is that called madison? >> james madison high school. that's exactly it. we expect maybe chuck schumer will swing by. >> yeah, he went there too. thanks so much. >>> well, this time tomorrow, polls in new york will have been open for hours and we're likely to be waiting for our first release of exit polling this time tomorrow. but what's really at stake tomorrow? could the momentum ted cruz gained with the wyoming delegate win come undone over the next 24 hours? joining us now usa today's senior political reporter heidi prez ba. you probably heard my closing arguments on the show different nights,

somebody is telling me that high school is also ruth bader ginsburg's alma mater.s. >> two senators and a supreme court justice. >> reporter: and four nobel laureates. i'll have to get in there and find out who they are. because the great depression brought so many great teachers here, the people in this neighborhood tell me so many great graduates. >> it's still no groton high school in groton, massachusetts. cal perry, thank you for that. >>> stay with me here. coming up next, the very latest on what the candidates are doing today, now less than 24 hours away from the big primary here in new york, plus a live campaign event in the next hour. bill clinton on the trail for his wife in buffalo. we will show you that, next hour. incredible bladder protection from always discreet that lets you move like you mean it now comes with an incredible promise. the always discreet double your money back guarantee. always discreet is for bladder leaks and it's drier than poise. try it. we're so confident you'll love it, we'll give you double your money back if you don't. incred

madison high school, the same high school that senator chuck schumer and supreme court justice ruth bader attended. and they'll talk about what he was like and when he ran track back then. and with hillary clinton she's very much at home too. i mean, she's of course a quick study and learned a lot about all the nooks and crannies of every corner of this state. so this is a state that had robert f. kennedy as our senator although he of course grew up in massachusetts really. we have a sort of welcoming -- let's put it this way, pam. 40% of new york city was born outside of the united states, so we don't get real picky about where you came from. what makes you a new yorker is that you decide to stay and you decided to act like a new yorker. >> all right. well, we will continue to watch this play out as we lead into the new york primary in a few days. thank you so much for that. and he'll be part of the next cnn democratic presidential debate in brooklyn coming up this thursday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. see hillary clinton and bernie sanders faceoff just five days before that new york primary ri