we will your first from elena kagan and then clarence thomas. then president obama at the white house medal of freedom ceremony. supreme court justice elena kagan about her life and career at the equal justice works conference. this is an hour.

elena kagan: it was a great thing to have done.t taught me an incredible amount, but it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in archives all day, every day. it wasn't for me. announcer 2: followed by justice clarence thomas at 9:00. clarence thomas: genius is not putting a two dollar idea for $20 if putting a $20 idea for two dollar settlement without any loss of meaning. announcer 2: after 10:00, and exclusive ceremony at the white house. president obama will present the medal of freedom to 21 recipients including nba star michael jordan, bruce springsteen, sicily tyson, and bill and melinda gates. what's on c-span and c-span.org or on the free radio out. just radio app. announcer 1: at the city club of april dinwoodie recently spoke about adoption and the foster system. topics include placing foster children in permanent homes and providing assistance to homes. this is an hour. dan moulthrop: good afternoon

a conversation between elena kagan and and claire williams, a judge on the u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit. --where didly give i put my clicker? you took it. that is ok. justice kagan needs no introduction. her public service career includes serving as white house counsel, first female as the u.s. solicitor general. 112th justice and the fourth woman to serve on the united states supreme court. our moderator, judge and clay or williams has also dedicated all of her career to public service. of colorhe first woman to serve as division chief in chicago and on the u.s. district court in illinois. she is the first and only judge of color. she cofounded "just the beginning" foundation. it aims to increase diversity in the legal profession and judiciary by inspiring more young, diverse people to consider legal careers. for the next 60 minutes, judge williams will have a conversation with justice kagan regarding her career and her long-term commitment to justice. time is short but before jumping in, i will introduce the audience to our judges, our panelist

we will your first from elena kagan and then clarence thomas. then president obama at the white house medal of freedom ceremony. supreme court justice elena kagan about her life and career at the equal justice works conference. this is an hour. >> welcome to the equal justice works 2016 career fair and conference. we're happy to have you here. i'm very proud executive director of equal justice works. you're in for a treat today. a conversation between justice elena kagan and and claire williams who is a judge on the u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit. let me quickly give -- where did i put my clicker? you took it. that's ok. justice kagan needs no introduction. the first female u.s. solicitor general. she is now the 112th justice and the fourth woman to serve on the united states supreme court. and claire williams has dedicated her career to public service. she was the first woman of color to serve as division chief in the u.s. attorney's office in chicago and in the northern district of illinois. she is the first and only judge of co

at 8 p.m., justice elena kagan reflects on her life and career. >> i did my senior thesis which was a great thing to have done, it taught me an incredible amount but it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in archives all the every day and i realized it was not for me. clarenceed by justice thomas at nine. >> genius is not putting a two $20ar idea in eight sentence -- in a two dollar sentence -- and a $20 sentence. without any loss in meeting. presentdent obama will the medal of freedom to 21 recipients including nba star michael jordan, bruce brings bill andily tyson, and melinda gates. watch on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> up next, an update on the truck transition team. after that we hear from epa administrator gina mccarthy. three former white house chief of staff talk about the presidential president -- transition process. here is a video with donald trump outlining his first 100 days in office. mr. trump: i would like to provide the american people with an update on the white house transition and our policy plan

jason: thank you so much. >> tonight, supreme court justice elena kagan reflects on her life and career how education and public service or important parts of her family life growing up. justice kagan was appointed by president obama and his serve on the high court since 2010. she really spoke at equal justice works conference. see that 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> here is some of our future programs coming up this weekend on c-span. saturday night at 8:00 eastern, the state of the black world conference discussing the impact of the 20 16th election. panelists include the author of " theook "are we there yet, executive director of the national coalition for black civic representation, and the host of sirius xm's

by the way, the former dean of the harvard law school -- and you know what, he didn't think elena kagan, the nominee, was good enough. however, he certainly confirms the senator men who are less credentialed. that's a good example of this nominee here. >> richard, i know you say it's a done deal. what would aol -- would you be comfortable with sessions as attorney general? >> you know, marty, this is what it is. i mean, if you were not comfortable with appointments like this, you should have vote. half the american people decided not to vote. >> that's not quite my question. my question was would you be comfortable with it? >> there you go. >> lots of people did not vote. president-elect trump won on a platform. >> you're not answering it. >> all deporting people, that's what sessions is going to do. he is anti immigration. he is -- he is for the wall. he wants to prosecute hillary. he's spewing everything that trump said when he ran, and look, he was the first senator to support trump. this is payback for his loyalty. and there's nothing anybody can do about it really. he is going to g

we will hear first from justice elena kagan and then from justice clarence thomas. r that, discussion on the effect of food marketing and children. now, supreme court justice elena

[applause] tonight, -- >> tonight, supreme court justice elena kagan reflects on her life and career and how education and public service work important parts of her family life going -- growing up. she was nominated by president obama and has served on the high court since 2010. she spoke at the equal justice works contract. see that 8:00 him eastern on c-span -- see that at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> here are some of the future programs this weekend on c-span. saturday night at 8:00 p.m. include theelists author of the book "are we there yet -- race, obama, and public policy,", melanie campbell, executive director of the national coalition for black civic participation. also, the mayor of newark, new jersey. >> even when we get together as black folks in this country and we have an agenda, we have to understand we also have to unite with other people to win. the object is to win. we do not want to struggle for struggles sake. we -- there are hundreds of people in opportunity, people jailed, beat, dead -- we are not activists and revolutionaries because it is fun. my mother and

at eight, justice elena kagan. >> and then i did my thesis which taught me an incredible amount, but it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in archives all day, every day. and i realized it just wasn't for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at nine. >> genius is not putting a $2 idea in a $20 sentence, it's putting a $20 idea in a $2 sentence. [laughter] without any loss of meaning. >> and just after ten at an exclusive ceremony in the white house, president obama will present the medal of freedom, our nation's highest civilian award,o 21 recipients including nba star michael jordan, singer or bruce spngsteen and philanropists bill and melin gates. watcon c-span and c-sp.org or lten on the free c-span radio app. >> earlier today the wilson center hosted a discussion examining public opinion on polling in russia and an independent russian polling agency's 2016 survey gave vladimir putin an 84% approval rating. the event also analyzed public opinion data concerning russia's views of the u.s. as well as the economic and political situation in the

jeff sessions, who went after elena kagan when she was appointed to the court because of her radical associations and he said, well, you're associated with these activist judges who are more after their own political ends than justice. if you apply that to jeff sessions and the fact he was rejected for a federal judgeship 30 years ago. we didn't have very sensitive race relations 30 years ago as compared to today, and he was rejected then. >> let me bring in lisa. you want to push back on that? >> well, yeah. as u.s. attorney general, he brought cases to desegregate schools and also led the prosecution -- >> u.s. attorney. >> u.s. attorney, yeah. he also desegregate schools. he also prosecuted and got the death penalty as attorney general of alabama for a klansman. that's ridiculous. if you look at the choice that donald trump has made so far, he ran a campaign about being a maverick, of going to washington, d.c., to shake things up. the people he's bringing alongside him are also known for shaking things up. i think the message that it sends by looking at someone like lieutenant gen

reflectst, elena kagan on her career and education were important parts of her family life growing up. -- justice kagan served since 2010.

jeff sessions, who went after elena kagan when she was appointed to the court because of her radical associations and cited thurgood marshall. i wrote a biography about marshall. he said, well, you're associated with these activist judges who are more after their own political ends than justice. if you apply that to jeff sessions and the fact he was rejected for a federal judgeship 30 years ago. we didn't have very sensitive race relations 30 years ago as compared to today, and he was rejected then. >> let me bring in lisa. you want to push back on that? >> well, yeah. as u.s. attorney general, he brought cases to desegregate schools and also led the prosecution -- >> u.s. attorney. >> u.s. attorney, yeah. he also brought cases to desegregate schools. he also prosecuted and got the death penalty as attorney general of alabama for a klansman. that's ridiculous. if you look at the choice that donald trump has made so far, he ran a campaign about being a maverick, of going to washington, d.c., to shake things up. the people he's bringing alongside him are also known for shaking things u

. >> tonight, supreme court justice elena kagan reflects on her life and career.she was nominated by president obama and has served on the high court 2010. she recently spoke at the equal justice works conference. see that it 8 p.m. eastern on c-span. featuredre some of our programs coming up this weekend on c-span. saturday at 8:00 eastern, the state of the black world conference discussing between 16 election. the author ofude "are we there yet?" and moderator mark thompson, the host of "make it plain." also the mayor of newark, new jersey. >> you know, when we get together as luck folks in this country and we have an agenda, we also have to unite with other people to win. the object is to win. we do not want to struggle for struggle's sake. in ourre 100,000 people community, lots of people who have been in jail, who have been be. we are not activists and revolutionaries because it is fun. purchase of a to get all of these things to be praised. we did it because it was necessary. a discussion of the founding fathers and the purpose of government. >> it turns out

justice elena kagan on her life and career. >> but it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in archives all day every day. and i realized it just wasn't for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at 9:00. $2 enius is not putting a idea on a $20 sentence. it's putting a $20 idea and a sentence without any loss of meaning. >> and just after 10:00, an at exclusive ceremony at the white house, president obama will present the medal of freedom our nation's highest award to 21 recipients including nba star michael jordan, singer bruce spring teen, cecily tyson and bill and melinda gates. .orgh on c-span or on c-span r on the free radio app. >> if james madison is the architect of the constitution then george washington is the general contractor. and if ever build a house or put an edition on, it looks like more like what the general contract other has in mind than hat the architect has in mind. >> in his new book "george washington: nationalist." >> what they wanted to do is recite cruth him as part of the cue dethat. >> hamilton has talked to washington a

in june 2011, justice elena kagan cited her predecessors opinions to the proposition that the free speech clause always favors more speech rather than less. privacy there is in a large controversy over whether or not the constitution includes a right of privacy. hugo black said the town in the 1964 case when he said, "i like my privacy as much as the next, but i am nevertheless compelled to say the right to invade it unless prohibited by specific hestitutional amendment." started with his dissenting opinion in olmsted versus the united states. his interest in privacy goes back much further. in 1890 he and his former law wroter single warren about the right of privacy in an article in the harvard law review that would be the most cited law review article both in judicial opinion and scholarly journals until after world war ii. in 1890 we are not talking about a constitutional right. lauren and brandeis and limited sources on which to rely, but they made the most out of old common-law rules such as unauthorized use of facial reproductions. the article claims the individual should have full

. >> tonight, supreme court justice elena kagan reflects on her life and career and how education and public service or important parts of her family life growing up. justice kagan was appointed by president obama and his serve on the high court since 2010. she really spoke at equal justice works conference. see that 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> here is some of our future programs coming up this weekend on c-span. saturday night at 8:00 eastern, the state of the black world conference discussing the impact of the 20 16th election. panelists include the author of " theook "are we there yet, executive director of the national coalition for black civic representation, and the radio "makeus xm's baraka, mayor ras of newark, new jersey. >> we have to unite with other people, to win. the object is just to win. we don't want to struggle just for struggle's sake. there are thousands of people in our committee, hundreds jailed, dead. we are not activists and revolutionaries because it is fun. my mother and father did not participate in the movement for medals, awards, twitter, instagram, fo

at eight, justice elena kagan. >> and then i did my senior thesis, which was a great thing to have done, it taught me an incredible amount. but it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in archives all day, every day. and i realized out just wasn't for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at nine. >> genius is not putting a $2 idea in a $20 sentence. it's putting a $20 idea in a $2 sentence without any loss of meaning. >> and just after ten at an exclusive ceremony in the white house, president obama will present the medal of freedom, our nation's highest civilian award, to 21 recipients including michael jordan, bruce springsteen, actor cicy tyson and philanthropists bill and melinda gates. watch on c-span d c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday evening at seven eastern from president lincoln's cottage in washington, d.c., we'll have a conversation with candace shy hooper or about her book, lincoln's generals' wives: four women who influenced the civil war for better and for wor

all of the sitting supreme court justices who were judges excluding elena kagan, sat in the ninth or the northeast. there is nobody who sits in any court in those 21 and the one exception sits on the court of appeals for the armed services. >> all i'll say, i think it is a pretty unis your prying list. i suspect that barring something we don't know about these particular nominees, perhaps not going to provoke as much of a confirmation fight as we might have expected. >> what do you think about timing? when do you think we will get a nomination, a confirmation hearing and an appointment? >> if wi were advising the trum team and i'm not, there is no reason to rush. i've been saying for the last eight, nine months, there is no crisis with the court. the key is to roll things out smoothly and properly. i would be surprised if there was some sort of naming of the selection well in advance of the inauguration. again, president-elect trump could name his selection tomorrow. we can't make a nomination until he becomes president on january 20th. i would guess that if they want to have their w

justice elena kagan. >> it taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in archives all day every day. and i realized it wasn't for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at 9:00. >> genius is not putting a $2 idea in a $20 steps. it's putting a $20 idea in a $2 sentence without any loss of meaning. >> just after 10:00, at an exclusive ceremony in the white house, president obama will present the medal of freedom, our nation's highest civilian award to 21 recipients including nba starjordan, singer bruce springsteen. watch on c-span or c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> robert gal luch chi, the former chief negotiator discussed the nuclear threat north korea poses to the asian pacific and the world. >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us today, and i know we are competing with election day, and i'm impressed that we have a good turnout and thank you. and thank you for your vote for ambassador gallucci. i'm synja kim, president of ics and i'd like to welcome all of you to the ics fall symposium 2016. it is wonderful to have ambass

. >> imagine if a elena kagan was the last just justice they could be confirmed to the supreme courtbecause the politics of congress. >> unfortunately we have these things called elections to make sure that never happens. >> we also had an election in 2012 and 2014 that should have had consequences that apparently didn't matter either. >> my point is i think we are in agreement steve and that at some point under certain hypotheticals one could envision a point where we say yes there's a constitutional crisis in and the court being able to act. it's nonetheless a crisis. again our system of elections conditions senators and presidents not to act in such a way to provoke back and we are so far from that that i think the hypotheticals should understand where we are. >> i think folks looking for elections last week the victory for mitch mcconnell and where these attacks can be awarded in demographic patterns have changed in a way where one party is going to be assured relative objectivity for some period of time i can see this is a powerful and useful precedent. the bottom line here is t

justice elena kagan talks about her life and career. it taught me an incredible amount. but it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and sit in arse types. and i realize it just wasn't for me. >> genius is not putting a 2-dollar idea. it's putting 20 dollar idea. and just after 10:00 at an exclusive ceremony in the way has they will prevent -- present the medal of freedom. much on c-span and c-span.org. a look now at government collaboration with the auto industry to combat the cyber threats for self driving cars in gps systems. michigan center gary peters and federal trade commissioner terrell mcsweeney. this was held in detroit in july. welcome everyone. i think judging by the spirit in the room everybody enjoyed the conversation we look to continue that. and to really make this into a learning experience for everybody. we have an esteemed panel here. to set the stage a little bit. as we read about 18 months ago cyber security really hit our rater when a driver going 70 miles per hour in downtown st. louis experience what we thought was the unexplai

justice, elena kagan talks about her career. >> i did my thesis, it talk me an incredible amount, but also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in archives all day everyday, and i realized it just wasn't for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at 9:00. >> genius is not putting a $2 idea on a $20 sentence. it is putting a $20 idea in a $2 sentence, without any loss of meaning. >> and just after 10:00, exclusive ceremony at the white house, president obama will present the medal of freedom to 21 recipients, including michael jordan, singer bruce springsteen, sicily tyson, and bill and melinda gaits. listen on the free span radio app. >>> tonight on the communicators. former fcc commissioners robert mcdowell on how the fcc could change with the trump administration and the telecommunications issues that could be facing. >> smart as a country, we'll start to tackle those with the future of the internet going beyond network neutrality, what does it mean with artificial intelligence, what does it mean for jobs. what about the consolidation and commercializa

at 8:00, it justice elena kagan reflects on her life and career.rugs than i did my senior thesis which taught me an incredible amount and also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in the archives all day every day and i realized it was not for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at 9:00. a $20 idea on a two dollars sentence. twos a $20 idea on a dollars sentence without any loss of meaning. then presidentd obama will award the gold star medal of honor. watch on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio cap. announcer: washington journal is next on c-span. take your calls him look at today's news. later this morning, a look at russia under president vladimir putin live at 11:00 a.m. eastern on the wilson center. then a look at the dakota access pipeline project. president obama awards the president medal of freedom to recipients at the white house today. live coverage at 2:55 p.m.. coming up, washington columnist on donald trump's economic policies. in philadelphia daily news editor about his book, "o

at 8:00, justice elena kagan talks about her life and career. to haves a great thing done. it taught me an incredible amount but it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in archives and i realized it wasn't for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at 9:00. >> genius is not putting a two dollar idea. it is putting a $20 idea on a two dollar sentence. at an exclusive ceremony in the white house, president obama will present the medal of recipients,1 including michael jordan, bruce springsteen, and bill and melinda gates. listen on the free c-span radio app. >> this week on newsmakers, we are joined by congressman adam smith of washington, but top democrat on the armed services committee. in studio, we have two reporters with us, jeremy herb of politico and kevin baron of defense one. >> welcome. the first question i have for you is, why did the democrats lose the presidency? >> there is no one answer than that. this election was decided by 12,000 votes in michigan, 10,000 votes in wisconsin, it was razor thin and i will point out the democ

justice elena kagan reflects on her life and her career. it was a great thing to have done. it taught me an incredible amount. but it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian. i realized it wasn't just for me. they are not putting a 2-dollar idea in a $20 sentence. it's a putting a 20-dollar idea. without any loss of meaning. in an exclusive ceremony president obama will presented the medal of freedom. singer bruce springsteen. watch on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free radio app. and now a discussion on the movement of marijuana across the nation. this is about 45 minutes.n >> joining us now is the box the cofounder of the national cannabis industries association and also a lawyer here in washington dc that deals with issues when itsues w comes to marijuana. what did they decide about this idea of how marijuana ist used right creation only or medically. >> it was pretty big election. we had nine initiatives on the ballot five of them were for all adult use and former related to medical marijuana. eight out of nine ended up passing including four o

inside look at the years long effort to repair and restore the capitol dome area eight, justice elena kagan reflect reflects on her life and career. >> i did my senior thesis which was a great thing to have done, it taught me an incredible amount that it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and sit in archives all day every day and i realized it just wasn't for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at nine . >> genius is not putting a two dollar idea in a $20 sentence. it's putting a $20 idea in a two dollar sentence. without any loss of meaning. >> just after 10, and an exclusive ceremony, president obama will present the medal of freedom, our nation's highest civilian award to 21 recipients including nba star michael jordan, singer bruce springsteen, actor sicily tyson and philanthropists bill and melinda gates. watch on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span: where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite p

at 8:00 justice elena kagan reflects on her life and career. >> then i did my senior thesis, which is a great thing to have done. it taught me an incredible amount. it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and sit in archives all day every day. i realized it just wasn't for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at 9:00. >> genius is not putting a $2 idea in a $20 sentence, it's putting a $20 idea in a $2 sentence without any loss of meaning. >> just after 10:00 at an exclusive ceremony in the white house, president obama will present the medal of freedom highest award to 21 recipients including nba star michael jordan, singer bruce springsteen, actress cecily tyson and bill and miranda gates. watch on c-span and c-span.org or listen on free c-span radio app. >> now to a conference on artificial intelligence, privacy and security. this is about consumer policies and legal issues tied to massive data collection and sharing. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to carnegie endowment. my name is timor, co-direct policy initiative. together with david brumly, who is

justice elena kagan reflects on her life and career. >> then i did my senior thesis which was a great thing to have done, it taught me an incredible amount, but it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in archives all day every day, and i realized it just wasn't for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at 9:00. >> genius is not putting a $2 idea in a $20 sentence. it's putting a $20 idea in a $2 sentence without any loss of meaning. >> and just after 10:00, at an exclusive ceremony in the white house, president obama will present the medal of freedom, our nation's highest civilian award, to 21 recipients, including nba star michael jordan, singer bruce springsteen, actor cicely tyson, and philanthropist bill and melinda gates. watch on c-span and cspan.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> and now to a house hearing on the cyber security of electronic and internet-connected device that is people use daily. we heard testimony from witnesses who made recommendations for how congress can best address cyber challenges while protecting consume

at eight, justice elena kagan reflects on her life and career. >> and then i did my senior thesis which taught me an incredible amount, but it also taught me what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in archives all day, every day. and i realized it just wasn't for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at nine. >> genius is not putting a $2 idea in a $20 sentence. it's putting a $20 idea in a $2 seence. [laughter] without any loss of meaning. >> and just after ten at an exclusive ceremony in the white house, president obama will present the med aal of freedom, our nation's highest civilian award, to 21 recipients including michael jordan, bruce springsteen and philthropists bill and melinda gates. watch c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> a discussion now on what a potential economic team would look like in the incoming trump administration. from today's "washington journal," this is just over 40 minutes. >> host: at our table this morning, washington columnist for reuters, gina chon. thank you very much for being here, appreciate it. so pre

at 8:00, justice elena kagan reflects on her life and career. >> then i did my senior thesis. totaught me what it was like be a serious historian and to day, everyhive all day, and i realized it just wasn't for me. >> genius is not putting a two dollar idea in a $20 suit. a $20 idea in a two lower sentence. president obama will present the medal of freedom, our nation's highest civilian award, to 21 recipients including nba star michael jordan, bruce springsteen, and philanthropists bill and melinda gates. watch on c-span or www.c-span.org. clevelandcity club of , national policies on adoption and the foster system. topics include placing foster children in permanent homes and providing assistance to homes. this is an hour. dan moulthrop: good afternoon and welcome to the city club of cleveland. i am dan moulthrop, chief executive here and also a proud member. it is my pleasure to welcome you and introduce our speaker today. chief executive of the donaldson adoption institute, april dinwoodie. before i get into this, let me acknowledge that it may seem strange that today after

at 8:00, justice elena kagan reflects on her life and career. >> i did my senior thesis. it taught me an incredible amount and what it was like to be a serious historian and to sit in archives all day every day. i realized it just wasn't for me. >> followed by justice clarence thomas at 9:00. >> genius is not putting a $2 idea on a $20 sentence. it is putting a $20 idea in a $2 sentence without any loss of meaning. >> and just after 10:00, at an exclusive ceremony in the white house, president obama will present the medal of freedom, our nation's highest civilian award to 21 recipients, including michael jordan, singer, bruce springsteen, actor, sicily tyson and philanthropists, bill and melinda gates. watch on c-span or c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> the supreme court oral argument in two consolidated cases brought by miami against the bank of america and wells fargo. the court will decide whether miami can sue the banks for discriminatory mortgages given to african-american and hispanic home buyers. this argument is an hour. >> your argument fir