antonin scalia once said, i don't know anything about abortion, didn't study that in law school. it should be left to the states, to the people and to the democratic processes and that's where it ought to be. the pro-life community is not only talking the talk, it's walking the walk, brenna. there are literally thousands of pregnancy centers all over america, i've spoken at many of their fundraisers, where women are provided with counseling, job training, adoption services, housing, education. we are stepping up. so people who are so-called in crisis pregnancies as they say have all sorts of options and we are talking the talk and walking the walk. i feel so strongly about this issue. i personally believe that life begins at conception. i do not, however, believe that it is an issue that the federal government should take over. one of the reasons i believe we did so poorly in the midterms is because the pro-abortion side was able to say to people, this now means that there will be a law passed at the federal level to outlaw abortion or to put time limits on abortion and propose s

the guy in the army corps of engineers named lance would that i was able to tell justice khalil antonin scaliathe erie canal is a [bleep] we think that is navigable to the united states. it is not easy to get justice scalia to take a step back. but he did. i did not come up with the answer on my own i came up with the answer, when you have the ag's office of the benefit of all of these government lawyers and to his point the perfect embodiment if there is an ed lieber and over every government agency in their repositories with the institutional knowledge of the various agencies and that's really what you want to tap into. you want to win your case and you really want to s make sure u are vindicating the long-term interest in things change from a democratic administration to republican administration but there is a core of institutional interest that stays the same, that's what you really want to protect in the office and that does permeate the whole enterprise. >> i want to make sure we save time for questions but i want to make sure we get to the story parts. would you share your favorite mom

, he began his service to the law starting with the reagan administration before clerking for antonin scalia a then working to confirm supreme court justices during his time at the justice department. he represents true courage and steadfast commitment to the principles of justice and the rule of law during one of the most critical moments of our democracy, he played a crucial part in upholding our election system when he advised mike pence that he could not overturn the 2020 election results on january 6. thereby averting the constitutional crisis. he has also weighed in on one of the cases recently heard by the supreme court in which he worked to drive attention to the damage and improper ruling could post our democracy. he has decades of experience in the legal world and we are happy to have him back after presenting him for an award just last may. we are so grateful to have kimberly atkins. she has been our moderator before and we are thrilled to have her. she has been a trial and appellate attorney. she led the discussion last year about roe v. wade. she has appeared as a commentator on

after law school he served as law clerk to justice antonin scalia of the united states supreme court, and before that served as law clerk to judge j michael monday on us court of appeals. later, he served as deputy assistant attorney general in the office of legal counsel at the us department of justice and prior to that as associate counsel to the president of the united states. please help cisco. over to you. thank you so much. you are in for a treat tonight. have you ever when they do a hollywood promo and they say all our have to? past? this is an all-star cast of lawyers. and three that are general in the united states. thought it would give you context for why that is such a big deal and what it means. . of others that are solicitor general conduct litigation on behalf of the united of the supreme court and they are very busy because approximately we 2 thirds of the cases the supreme court years on the merits in. the united states. the solicitor general has been called the 10th justice. the reason for that is because that office has developed over time a reputation of fairness a

circuit and for justice antonin scalia of the united states supreme court. after his clerkships, he went on to serve as chief counsel of the us subcommittee on the constitution on federalism and property rights. please help me welcome mr. clement. to the corporate governance. donald beaver junior was the 46th solicitor general of the united. mr. verrilli is a partner in the law firm tolles and olson and the founder of its washington, dc office. mr. verrilli is also a lecturer law at columbia law school, where he teaches classes on the first amendment and the supreme court. previously, he taught amendment law for many years at the georgetown university law center. mr. verrilli is one of the nation's premier supreme court and appellate advocates. he served as solicitor general of united states from june 2011 to june 2016, before serving as solicitor general. mr. verrilli served as deputy white house and previously as associate deputy attorney general in the united states department of justice. in those positions, he counsel the president obama cabinet secretar

to take the place of then supreme court justice antonin scalia, who died prematurely. it finally was victorious in that war with the 11th hour elevation of amy coney barrett before the 2020 election to succeed the great justice ginsburg. today, as we talk about the court, about the criticisms and the praise for the court by conservatives, we have to understand that setting. that war on the legal side was over two different versions or views of the constitution and the interpretation of the constitution and the laws of the united states. the conservatives had a different view -- they have always had a different view than the liberals and vice versa. the conservatives won that war. what we are seeing today, the last term of the supreme court, we will see for the foreseeable future, is the spoils, if you will, of that war, which have now gone to the conservatives. so, this supreme court is going to interpret the constitution and the laws of the united states in the ways that the conservative movement have insisted that they ought to be interpreted for these 50 years. with

court authority to this effect, authority in the office of legal counsel including one written by antonin scalia when he headed that office, officer of the united states, that phrase used in the constitution means an appointed officer, not elected officer. paul: most would think an officer of the united states, president is the top officer, you say that's not a common understanding even by the us government. >> the justice department has taken that position that it, and officer of the united states as used in the constitution means appointed office. paul: the fact that the president is not expressly mentioned along with senator and house of representatives, would also make this problematic. >> that suggests it is problematic, in the part where it talks about you can't serve, but what office somebody can serve, there are other places in the constitution where the phrase and office under the united states is used, four 5 of them, two of them may be elective office so that's a little dicey but the question, the capacity in which he took the oath thousand officer it is clear he didn't take the oath

he chose eugene scalia, son of conservative supreme court justices, antonin scalia, an longtime corporateo the federal courts, who consistently have been rulin against labor in their purchas on the bench now, donald trump, and his party of bosses, have a bit of a political problem. you see, something is happenin in ari we are witnessing an enormou resurgen of pro labo enthusiasm nearly 70% of american support labor unions a number that has been steadil rising for the past decade 75% of americans, 75%, sai they side with the autoworkers in their current dispute so, when you look at those pol numbers, what is republican to do in the face of that clea public opinion, and a strike with no end in sight and now some, like presidentia hopefuls, nikki haley, and tim scott, notably both from one o the most anti union states i the country, south carolina. are sticking to the old part line you almost have to respect it. scott even suggested firin workers who go on strike but the more sophisticated political breakers have manage to reverse engineer a perfec scapegoat for the whol situation. woke cars

i will once again appoint rocksolid conservative judges in the mold of justices antonin scalia up, samuel, he has done a fantastic job, and the great clarence thomas. it has been fantastic. i will hopefully uphold the second amendment, which is a big deal. four years, it was upheld, but they are really trying fighting it very hard and out weak person in office will lose it. i will bring back free speech in america and i will secure the integrity of our elections. we have got to do it. these things, and this is what we must do to restore a country to greatness again. the usa is a mess, our economy is scratching, inflation is totally out of control. china, russia, iran, and north korea formed together in a menacing and destructive coalition, very dangerous. our currency is scratching, and we will soon no longer be the world standard, which will be our greatest defeat in 200 years if that happens it. if that happens, it will be our single greatest defeat, but it will not have been with me. not even a chance, just like russia would never have invaded ukraine, and china would not even be think

tonya harding did for figure skating it was yes just a disaster and ripped from the headlines is antonin scalia. who quite frankly, probably should have had an autopsy given high profile his cases. guy had all kinds of health problems. it is old he was way overweight. he was he had all kind of risks. i'm sure a heart attack is probably claimed his life. but the like with kennedy, the conspiracy theories that follow the wake of failing to do any kind of analysis is a problem. so you guys know the story, right? this is very recent. he was hunting at a little mexican border town on a remote ranch. he was found dead. the ranch owner who said, we discovered the judge in bed, a pillow, his head and. then what happens? it's a remote texas ride. and again, it's texas. so don't actually they don't fly him over. they take him to emir. he was pronounced with a cause of death by phone essentially because that's the way our system works. it has all of holes in it. and then once trump hears about this. he says it's a horrible topic, but they say they found a pillow on his face, which is a pretty unusual plac

antonin scalia up one said i do not know anything about abortion. i did not study that in law school. it is not something that should be in front of us. it should be left to the states and to the people into the democratic processes, and that is where it ought to be. the pro-life community is not only talking the talk, it is walking the walk right now. there are thousands of legacy centers all over america. i have spoken at many of their fundraisers where women are provided with counseling, job training, adoption services, housing, education. we are stepping up, so people who are so-called in crisis pregnancies as they say have all sorts of options. and we are talking the talk and walking the walk. i feel so strongly about this issue. i personally believe that life begins at conception. i do not however believe it is an issue that the federal government to take over. one of the reasons i believe we did so poorly in the midterms is because the pro-abortion side was able to say to people this now means that there will be a law passed at the federal le