elena kagan i was her deputy solicitor general when she was nominated. i was aghast at senate republicans who said she wasn't qualified. i mean, first woman solicitor general, first woman d.a. and of harvard law school, brilliant scholar, just, you know, just phenomenal on every level to say she wasn't qualified. it hurt me. so to hear that and then i saw the games played justice scalia's unfortunate passing with the merrick garland nomination. and that, you know, broke my heart. and when president trump, in his first week or two, nominated neil gorsuch to the court, i looked into my heart and i said, look, you know, he's not the person i would recommend by any stretch. you know, he's not going vote on things that i would. but if i apply the yardstick of is this person qualified, that person was qualified to be on the supreme court much as i disagree. but trump won the election. and so that's why i supported his confirmation again. and that was, i thought, an era in which we still maybe had a hope of bipartisanship in these nominations. i was strive ing

the supreme court by 5-4 decision, it was close, with a dissent by elena kagan, said no, the statute does not mean that. this would not be the first time the government has charged in a very aggressive fashion and they might get spanked for it. >> this goes to the larger point. this is another example of the supreme court being unable to stay out of the 2024 elections. you have the colorado case. you have this case. it is not involving trump but it directly involves trump. half of his case will rise or fall based on how the supreme court decides this issue with fisher and the other january 6 defendants. we talked about in the last episode, the accelerated plea for cert by special counsel jack smith at the supreme court to hear president trump's immunity claim which has been rejected by the d.c. circuit and by the trial judge here. >> it has not been rejected by the d.c. circuit yet. >> you are right. >> they said they are going to consider on expedited basis. i do not think the supreme court is going to grant a motion on that. if the d.c. circuit upholds that order by judge chutkan,

justice elena kagan questioned whether the government should end an agreement that was approved by opioid victims overwhelming the support for this deal. >> and among people who have no love for the sacklers among people who think that the sacklers are pretty much the worst people on earth, they've negotiated a deal which they think is the best that they can get. so i'm wondering why one nutcase holdout should hold up something like this. >> but justice ketanji brown jackson questioned why the deal needed to be reached in bankruptcy court. members of the sackler family have denied wrongdoing, saying the company developed oxycontin to help families. how the justices rule on this issue could have major implications on other bankruptcy cases. the court's ruling, meanwhile, is expected next june. relatives of three people who were killed in a racially motivated shooting at dollar general store are now suing the store and also the shooter's family. >> three black people were shot inside the jacksonville store back in august. their families claim dollar general was negligent for failing to secu

then justice elena kagan said, "we'll consider the evidence and make a fair ruling."stice clarence thomas said, "hmm, pretty sure i already know my decision." [ laughter ] then justice ketanji brown jackson said, "this has major political impact we don't take lightly." then justice clarence thomas said, "of course every decision comes with a price and you know the wife and i love to travel #yachtlife." [ laughter and applause then -- then justice neil gorsuch said, "we will be fair and just. and finally, justice clarence thomas said, "so if you want a favorable ruling, just call me." [ laughter ] ♪ bitch better have my money ♪ "yello clarence speaking. guys, listen to this, after the colorado ruling was announced, trump's four republican rivals, nikki haley, ron desantis, chris christie and vivek ramaswamy all made statements criticizing the decision yep. all of them were like, "oh, no, we can't believe this happened [ laughter ] what a terrible, terrible, terrible news. oh, my goodness. vivek ramaswamy even pledged to withdraw from the colorado ballot in solidarity [

decision with sotomayor or elena kagan writing some kind of opinion concurring on the result or concurring but blasting donald trump for the horrible things they think he did. >> one last issue, you will see supporters of the decision-maker is, yes, conservatives, don't you believe in federalism? why should the supreme court intervene early? this is the same argument on the flipside. people could say trump is inconsistent with the jackson smith case where the trump campaign is saying slow down, do not grant expedited appeal. but here, the critics of president trump will say, this is up to colorado and the supreme court. you will notice the majority opinion cites" a lower court opinion written by then judge neil gorsuch saying states have the right as part of running the elections and managing the ballot, applying the qualifications clause of the constitution and knocking people off the ballot because that's federalism for you. >> that is far-fetched. it is one thing to argue democracy in terms of how they implement policies. when you are determining what the federal constitution says about

the supreme court by 5-4 decision, it was close, with a dissent by elena kagan, said no, the statute does not mean that. this would not be the first time the government has charged in a very aggressive fashion and they might get spanked for it. >> this goes to the larger point. this is another example of the supreme court being unable to stay out of the 2024 elections. you have the colorado case. you have this case. it is not involving trump but it directly involves trump. half of his case will rise or fall based on how the supreme court decides this issue with fisher and the other january 6 defendants. we talked about in the last episode, the accelerated plea for cert by special counsel jack smith at the supreme court to hear president trump's immunity claim which has been rejected by the d.c. circuit and by the trial judge here. >> it has not been rejected by the d.c. circuit yet. >> you are right. >> they said they are going to consider on expedited basis. i do not think the supreme court is going to grant a motion on that. if the d.c. circuit upholds that order by judge chutkan,

court and the many female justices who have been served since then, ruth bader ginsburg, sotomayor, elena kagan, amy coney barrett. i just wonder if she gave so many women and girls the example that they needed to think i can do it. i can be on the nation's highest court. what kind of impact did she have in terms of that psychology and breaking gender stereotypes? >> you know, it's hard to generalize, but i think that's such a good point because we'll never know fully how many little girls looked up and saw her, that image. i mean, there are moments in history, the first black woman, first, you know, hispanic woman, the first, you know, we can all speak to seeing those firsts, and i think it has an impact on little boys as well to realize that women can do these things. so it changes relationships throughout our country to see women achieve this way. other countries have had women leaders, prime ministers, presidents, we haven't, but it just -- it's the imagination of what you can achieve throughout history, and i think of ketanji jackson and others who i've met who saw inspiration very early o

justice elena kagan questioned if the government should end an agreement that was approved by opioidms. it's overwhelming the support for this deal. >> and among people who have no love for the sacklers, among people who think that the sacklers are pretty much the worst people on earth. they've negotiated a deal which they think is the best that they can get. so i'm wondering why one nutcase holdout should hold up something like this. >> members of the sackler family have denied wrongdoing, saying the company developed oxycontin to help families. the court's ruling is expected some time in june. kumasi. thanks, jobina. >> and even smaller field of republican candidate vice presidential candidates will be facing off in the fourth primary debate tomorrow in alabama. the republican national committee announced ron desantis, nikki haley, chris christie and vivek ramaswami qualified for the debate. former president donald trump once again not expected to take part. trump is scheduled to be at a campaign fundraiser in florida tomorrow. police in san francisco are investigating after ten ca

justice elena kagan questioned if the government should end an agreement that was approved by opioid. it's over whelming the support for this deal and among people who have no love for the sacklers among people who think that the sacklers are pretty much the worst people on earth, they've negotiated a deal which they think is the best that they can get. >> so i'm wondering why one nutcase holdout should hold up something like this. >> members of the sackler family have denied any wrongdoing, saying the company developed oxycontin to help families. the court's ruling is expected some time in june. stephanie jobina, thank you. >> well, still to come, the ingredient in your favorite sushi that could do wonders for your memory. >> and a live look right now at the big board, the new york stock exchange. you can see we're down right now by about 135 points. another update on the markets next. >> then the investigation into this massive house explosion near the nation's capital. what police were looking into just moments before this blast. and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streamin

the supreme court by 5-4 decision, it was close, with a dissent by elena kagan, said no, the statute does not mean that. this would not be the first time the government has charged in a very aggressive fashion and they might get spanked for it. >> this goes to the larger point. this is another example of the supreme court being unable to stay out of the 2024 elections. you have the colorado case. you have this case. it is not involving trump but it directly involves trump. half of his case will rise or fall based on how the supreme court decides this issue with fisher and the other january 6 defendants. we talked about in the last episode, the accelerated plea for cert by special counsel jack smith at the supreme court to hear president trump's immunity claim which has been rejected by the d.c. circuit and by the trial judge here. >> it has not been rejected by the d.c. circuit yet. >> you are right. >> they said they are going to consider on expedited basis. i do not think the supreme court is going to grant a motion on that. if the d.c. circuit upholds that order by judge chutkan,

you hattie elena kagan who had somebody selling her books. i do not have the details at the moment.learly something that would have brought into question certain ethical things about the court but the media ignored that. i do think if you are a republican or a conservative the standards are different for you. my rule of thumb has been do not do anything or say anything that would wind up on the front page of the new york times or the washington post. i think you have to be careful with that. the language you use and the party you engage in. i think it has to be applied equally across the board. how you come to a job that pays around 100 $75,000 a year based on whether you're in the senate or house leadership and you leave as a multimillionaire or become a multimillionaire. how does that happen? they do not want to investigate each other because they have stuff on you. you do not involve yourself with the other person. after a while it gets so egregious like a senator from new jersey taking parts from egypt. you have this george santos guy from new york who has been kicked out. ethic

justice elena kagan, the fourth woman on the court, also shared a message saying, what is striking tonow is how she used her influence with extraordinary understanding of this nation and its people, with appreciation of this court's necessary role, but also of its necessary limits and with a will to promote balance and mutual respect. in this too often divided country. >> 804 your time happening today , santa clara county sheriff's office, they are sponsoring a gun buyback event. it kicks off this morning right now, 8:00 sharp to 1 p.m. at the read hillview county airport in san jose. organizers say this event exposes unwanted guns, prevents accidents, gun thefts and potentially harmful situations. you'll get $100 for a handgun, a rifle or a shotgun, 200 bucks for assault weapons and ghost guns, which don't have serial numbers and are untraceable. all 100% anonymous. >> they come in, they drive in, they'll pop their trunk. if the firearms in the trunk. officers will take the gun out and they'll receive their cash and they'll be on their way. >> santa clara county district attorney's o