ginsburg for the majority, , scalia for the majority, ginsburg in dissent. he decided this could make a very funny comic opera. opens with a rage aria. scalia says that the justices are blind. how can they possibly spout this? the constitution says absolutely nothing about this. and then i sing in return that he is searching for bright line solutions to problems that don't have easy answers. but the great thing about our , constitution is that like our society, it can evolve. the plot is roughly based on the magic flute. [laughter] justice ginsburg: justice scalia is locked in a dark room where he is being punished for excessive dissenting. [laughter] i breakginsburg: through a glass ceiling to help him get out. [laughter] and the figureg: has a littlem up resemblance to don giovanni's commendatory. he says, "why would you want to help him? he is your enemy." i say, "no, he is my dear friend. and then we sing a duet -- [laughter] we are ginsburg: different, we are one. one in our reverence for the constitution and the institution that we serve. dean shaw: ca

ginsburg's nomination was not without controversy. she had argued for positions that are still quite controversial today. for example, she had questioned the constitutionality of laws against bigamy because they implicated private relationships. for the same reason she had opined that there might be a constitutional right to prostitution. she had also advocated for coeducational prisons and juvenile facilities. she had even opposed -- she had even proposed abolishing mother's day. so you can understand why senators wanted to get her views on issues that might come before her as a justice. but when pressed at her confirmation hearing, here's what she had to say. "you're well aware that i came to this proceeding to be judged as a judge, not as an advocate, because i am and hope to continue to be a judge, it would be wrong for me to say or preview in legislative chamber how i would cast my vote on questions the supreme court may be called upon to decide. were i to rehearse here what i would say and how i would reason on such questions, i

justice followed justice ginsburg approach. con to prejudge legal issues on their confirmation hearing. but guess who came to the chief justice defense? >> justice ginsburg. she felt compelled to do part from protocol and weigh in on the battle. she said judge roberts was is unquestionably right in previewing or prejudging legal issues at his confirmation hearing. both the president president obama's nominees adhered to the ginsburg as welle his first nominee explained that what her experience of a trial court and the appellate courtro have reinforced for me is that the process of judging is a process of keeping an open mind. as the process, she continued, not coming to a decision of the pre-judgment, ever of an outcome. that process she said applied not only to the cases that will come before her on the supreme court but also that could come before her and her then current capacity as a circuit court judge. now, most senators from both parties have respected the ginsburg standard. for example during her hearing a senator leahy

justice ginsburg: yes. i think the purpose of what you aim for. >> how does family play a part in your own life and your own meaning in your life? it's a veryburg: large part. it is one of the things that brought justice scalia and i together, because we both care a lot about families. change in life in the united states between the birth of my daughter in 1955 and my son in 1965. when my daughter jane started school, i was one of a very few working moms. 10 years later, there had been an enormous change. it was not at all unusual to have two other families by the middle 60's. that made me realize that it would be possible for the first law in history, to move the in the direction of what i felt equal citizenship stature for men and women. about that. talk about your own experience and how it lead you to the work. in the daysburg: when i want to law school, entering class at harvard, it was over 500 students. only nine were women. no antidiscrimination laws. employers were totally upfront any lady we don't

ginsburg's nomination was not without controversy. she had argued for positions that are still quite controversial today. for example, she had questioned the constitutionality of laws against bigamy because they implicated private relationships. for the same reason she had opined that there might be a constitutional right to prostitution. she had also advocated for coeducational prisons and juvenile facilities. she had even opposed -- she had even proposed abolishing mother's day. so you can understand why senators wanted to get her views on issues that might come before her as a justice. but when pressed at her confirmation hearing, here's what she had to say. "you're well aware that i came to this proceeding to be judged as a judge, not as an advocate, because i am and hope to continue to be a judge, it would be wrong for me to say or preview in legislative chamber how i would cast my vote on questions the supreme court may be called upon to decide. were i to rehearse here what i would say and how i would reason on such questions, i

but i think ruth bader ginsburg is definitely a role model of mine."e of religious life invited ruth bader ginseburg to share her personal reflections on a meaningful life.she talked a lot about the progress she's seen in the country since she was appointed the supreme court in 1993.it's not outlandish for a girl to want to be a judge like it was when ginsburg was young.but she also said we must acknowledge the still bleak part of the picture."women's earnings here and abroad trail the earnings of men. our qorkplaces to not adequately accommodate the demands of child bearing and child rearing."she shared the good advice her mother in law gave her on her wedding day - in every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.ginsburg says she has used that philosophy in every workplace, including the country's highest court, though that's not to say the justices don't get along."we genuinely respect each other, and even enjoy each other's company. collegiality is key to the success of our mission." the justice figured out a good and devoted work-li

coming up, ruth bader ginsburg said why she wishes she could wave a magic wand. >> san francisco can becomes the first city in the country makes tuition free-for-all students. who is going to pay for it. >> the bay area police department is looking for the four-legged help. >> here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> thanks. we have a super bully show tonight. tom brady, everyone. >> new at 11:00, ruth bader ginsburg delighted the crowd where she took part in the lecture series. >> the justice opened up about her life, but lillian kim has the story from stanford. >> there were ground rules just as she was not going to talk about neal gorsuch, for instance, but she fuel-injected her opinions where she could. she never mentioned president trump her his executive orders that are about to appear before the supreme court. during the q&a, it was clear she is no fan of the current state of politics. >> some things i would like to say is one of the electoral college. >> she is the second woman to serve on the court appointed by president clinton in 1993. one of her biggest

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ruth bader ginsburg was at stanford university earlier this month to talk about the interpretation of the custody and talked about the topics of free speech. -- the interpretation of the constitution, talked about the topics of free speech. [video clip] >> that right to speak your mind and not worry about big brother government coming down on you and telling you the right way to , that iseak and write tremendously important. i got to see how important it was when i was going to college in the heyday of senator mccarthy. the were people, many of them -- nor should any state deny to any person the equal protection under the law. an idea that was included in 1868 with the 14th amendment. most of you know why. although our declaration of independence has all men are created equal. it in the billt of rights because of the stain of slavery. i explain it in terms of the opening words of the constitution, we the people of the united states in order to form a more perfect union. we start with we the people. in 1787. , they aremall class white, they are male and the own property. look at "we th

justice ruth bader-ginsburg, the oldest on the u.s. supreme court and leader of its liberal wing, opened her hour long discussion by explaining what makes a meaningful life. >> you will do something outside yourself, something to repair tears in your community, something to make life a little better for people less fortunate. >> reporter: the 83-year-old did not offer her opinion on president trump's recent nomination to the supreme court and stanford said she could not comment on his executive orders, but last summer she said she feared for the country if trump were elected. she later apologized. when a student asked her what she'd like to change in our society? >> well, some things that i would like to change. one is the electoral college, but that was -- [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: ginsburg shared her experience as a law student when there were few women in the field, raising a daughter and credited her husband for her success on the bench. she also stressed the importance of respecting colleagues who don't always agree.

justice ginsburg wasn't going to talk about neil gorsuch, for instance. she never mentioned president trump or his executive orders that are bound to appear before the supreme court. but during the q&a portion of the evening, it was clear that justice rooeuth bader ginsburg no fan of the current state of politics. >> some things that i would like to change, one is the electoral college. >> reporter: she said the second woman to serve on the supreme court, appointed by president clinton in 1993. one of her biggest supporters during hearings, republican senator orin hatch. >> i think today he wouldn't touch me with a ten-foot pole. we are still friends. but if it came to a vote on me, i don't think he would be the supporter that he was. >> reporter: she says she wishes she had a magic wand to bring respect back to washington. at 83 years old, she is the oldest supreme court justice. her supporters have jokingly encouraged her to eat more kale in hopes she'll outlast a trump presidency. >> to that tune, i was wondering, what do you want to eat more kale in w

ginsburg chose not to do that. got some heat from that from liberals because it would have been a moment for that she could have taken advantage of. but kennedy is a swing vote, bill. he'll be watching this very closely to see what people do and to decide whether or not he wants to retire. >> bill: here is my foolish take on this. again, i will tell the audience, i am not an expert on the supreme court. please understand this. kennedy is going to stay to mentor gorsuch. they are friends. >> he did clerked for him. >> bill: he is not going to quit in the first couple of years that neil gorsuch -- again, neil gorsuch will be confirmed unless there is something we don't know about him, which, to me, would be impossible at this juncture. so, kennedy will stay. the person that may not stay is ginsburg. now, she wants to. she is 83. she doesn't want to trump to appoint anybody very. she is very, very last one, perhaps, next to sonya soto mayor, the most liberal judge. with all due respect, judge ginsburg has fallen aslee

. >> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg at stafford university. >> i never saw a woman in a symphony orchestra. someone came the bright idea, let's drop a curtain between the people who are auditioning and the judges. it worked like magic. almost overnight, women were making their way into symphony orchestras. i wish we could duplicate the drop curtain in every area, but it isn't that easy. i had one real and one fictitious role model. the real one was amelia earhart and the fictitious was one nancy drew. >> and from the british house of commons, debate on president trump's visit to england later this year. >> the day after the inauguration, 2 million, mostly women, marched on the streets of america, 100,000 marched here in this country and it was an expression of fear and anxiety that we had someone in the white house wielding this enormous power, the power was enormous but unfortunately, the intellectual capacity of the president is protozoan. >> all c-span available on c-span.org on our home page and by searching the video library. >> coverage now as we await remarks from attorney

ruth bader ginsburg is just about to speak. >>reporter: and inside the church and in less than 30 minutes ruth bader ginsburg will speak to a crowd of 1200 students, faculty and staff about what it means to live a meaningful life. demand for the event was so hard -- high the school used a lottery system. the 83-year-old is expected to share her personal reflections on life and she will take questions from students at the end of her talk. she is the leader of the court's liberal wing, her appearance at stanford comes just after president trump nominated judge neil gorsuch to the supreme court. i just spoke to a graduate student about why she believes it's important to be here. >> i am a registered democrat. i think her role as a healthy liberal leaning justice is important. >>reporter: the justice will be in conversation with the dean for religious life for an hour. the justice also met with students at stanford and held more intimate discussions. betty you -- u -->>> anyone considered a tent city college for free. city leaders

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justice ginsburg: i'm optimistic long run. as a great man once said, the true symbol of the united states is not the bald eagle. it is the pendulum. and when the pendulum swings too far in one direction, it will go back. some terrible things have happened in the united states. but one can only hope that we have learned from those bad things. i would say that we are not experiencing the best of times. but there is hope in seeing how the public is reacting to it. the women's march, i have never seen such a demonstration. both the numbers and the rapport of the people in the crowd. there was no violence. it was orderly. so, yes, we are not experiencing the best of times, but there is reason to hope that we will see a better day. what is important is that we have a free press, which many countries don't have. think of what the press has done in the united states. i live in the famous watergate. that story might never have come out if we didn't have the free press that we do. laura: a task force set up to tackle child sex abuse by

then we will have supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg talking. later, vice president hands talks about the transatlantic relationship in the annual munich security conference in germany. ♪ >> this weekend q&a, georgetown professor our refinement todd -- barbara feinmann todd. and how she was still able to did herself out of the washington swamp. book,bara todd, your pretend i'm not here, why the title? salient reasonst is because i felt as if i was not here. others treated me as if i was not visible. that was in part because of the role i played, i was a ghostwriter. it was easier for people who needed a helper to pretend as if i was not there. host: why? washingtonople in want power. they want to appear powerful. seen by a lot of people as weakness. host: we are going to talk about a lot of the people, he will name a lot of them to know how involved you are. barbara: i want to make a distinction right off the bat. was not people i helping as a ghostwriter, i was a researcher. a consulting editor, i was a book midwife. people i goes wrote for, so

he was joined by justices thomas, ginsburg hit sotomayor. chief justice roberts was joined by justice stevens, scalia, and kennedy. as a lineup that the public does not often hear about. the vast majority of disputes are that all judges agree on the outcome. intense focus on a few cases where we disagree suffers from a serious selection effect problem. that's pretty typical of the federal courts. 40% of the supreme court cases are unanimous to. they face the toughest assignments and nine, not three judges have to vote in every dispute. you don't hear that. despite the fact that in 1945 were of the nine justices appointed by a single presence. today's are 20 by five. >> he was one in denver and is 49 years old. he is a graduate of harvard law school. he cooked for work and kennedy has been on the court of appeals since 2006. >> washington journal live every day with news that interests you. liberty news supreme court -- ther will discuss impact going on cases. talking about how democrats could respond. be sure to watch washington journal begi

then, justice ruth bader ginsburg and it will be followed by a presidential leadership survey. ♪ announceris week on "q&a," georgetown professor barbara feinmann todd. and how she was still able to did herself out of the washington swamp. brian: barbara feinman todd, your book is "pretend i'm not here,"

he was joined by justices thomas, ginsburg, alito, and so the mayor. chief justice roberts dissented and was joined by scalia and kennedy. that is a lineup that the public is not often hear about. it is the sort of thing that happens quietly day in and day out in courts throughout our country. if you know that the legal cynic overlooks the vast majority of disputes are ones in which all judges agree on the outcome. intense focus on a few courses where we disagree suffers from a problem. decisions issued were unanimous. 40% of the supreme courts cases are unanimous to, even though they face the top is assigned. the supremes court rate of the same has been largely stable for 70 years. you do not hear that. this despite the fact that back in 1945, these nine justices were appointed by a single president. today sitting justices were appointed by five sitting presidents. announcer: judge gore was born in 1967 and attended harvard want school. harvard law school. he clicked for justice white and kennedy. coming up wednesday morning, bloomberg news supreme co

. >>> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg did not weigh in on neil gorsuch during her bay area appearance last night, but she did address of other hot-button issues. >> ginsburg appeared at stanford memorial church and touched on feminism, the death penalty and partisan politics ripping the country at the seams. she did take a jab at the congress. >> some day we'll be great people, great elected representatives who will say enough of this sense. let's be the kind of legislature the united states should have. >>> justice ginsburg avoided talking about the's travel ban, which pete was just reporting on. she said if it were up to her there would be no death penalty or electoral college. >>> 5:38. taking a live look outside at san jose. very slick roadways. certainly add extra time to your commute. high wind advisories in some spots. kari has been tracking this latest storm hitting the bay. >>> it's closing in on san jose as well as the east bay. some pockets of really heavy rain. a steady downpour as well for san francisco. so our stormranger, mobile doppler radar showing where th

. >>> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg did not weigh in on neil gorsuch during her bay areance last night, but she did address of other hot-button issues. >> ginsburg appeared at stanford memorial church and touched on feminism, the death penalty and partisan politics ripping the country at the seams. she never mentioned president trump by name but she did take a jab at the congress. >> some day we'll be great people, great elected representatives who will say enough of this nonsense. let's be the kind of legislature the united states should have. >>> justice ginsburg avoided talking about the president's travel ban. she said if it were up to her there would be no death penalty or electoral college. >>> 6:47. a deal announced by the mayor commits $5 million of city monday to provide free education. tuition could be free to all students who are california residents living in san francisco. money would be provided for books and transportation for income students. san francisco voters approved the measure back in november. the city college poured votes on that plan on thursday.

he was joined by justices thomas, ginsburg, alito, and sotomayor. dissentedice robinson and was joined by stevens, scalia, and kennedy. that is a lineup the public does not often hear about but it is the sort of thing that happens quietly day in and day out and courts throughout our country. as you know, the legal cynic overlooks the vast majority in our courts in which all judges agree. the intense focus on a few cases where we disagree severs from a serious selection problem. over 90% of the decisions issued by my core dark unanimous and typicalplit -- pretty and appellate courts. 40% are unanimous in appellate those, to, even though faced tough charges and nine, not three have to agree in every single dispute. the supreme court rate of dissent has been relatively stable for 97 euros. you do not hear that. despite the fact that back in 1945, 8 of the nine judges had been appointed by a single president and today's sitting judges were appointed by five different presidents. announcer: judge neil gorsuch was born in denver and is 49-years-old. he is

>> i think, chris, that certainly might prefer to see justice ginsburg or justice breyer leave.i think they'll serve as long as they can, as long as they're healthy. seems like they're in very good shape. justice kennedy was picked by president reagan. there's a tradition of justices retiring when a president who appointed them is of the same party. i think that's why the justice kennedy question is so front and center for many people, because he was picked by reagan and now we have a republican president again. while there's a bit of a tip to justice kennedy, judge gorsuch in his writings have been what critical of justice kennedy's picks. >> ron, while we have you, we want to talk about the travel ban and the legalities. is there any possible legal pitfalls? how do you see it? >> there have been five courts that looked at on a preliminary basis and it's 0-5 in those hearings. if you're a betting person, you'd bet some of these final decisions will go poorly. it clearly has a religious discrimination test in it. it says we'll give priorities to refugees who are members of minor

the past, and not just over robert bork, if you go back to the reagan administration, like doug ginsburg was nominated and they said his no, ma'am nax went up in smoke. because he smoked pot. >> back when that was a disqualifier. >> right. there are things that come up. i don't think the democrats are in that much of a dilemma. i don't see the eight votes. >> on paper, gorsuch more likes like roberts than scalia. somehow there not votes for that? >> people think it's illegitimate. the democrats, and they have real reason to believe -- >> merrick garland's seat. and you know, when the president said well gorsuch was confirmed for appellate court 98-0, so was merrick garland. and the fact when mitch mcconnell says let the people decide, well the people did decide in the 2012 election. and there's nothing in the constitution that says that president has only a three year term. so now trump actually lost by three million, so that's the people deciding by eight million votes, i'm just -- the reason i mention that -- >> and i want to get the other side. >> it's the reason why democrats feel so

the veal cleaj be when justice ginsburg trades in her black robe. if his tone is lower than 11 and he stays on message. it seems as though he has a rosier outlook these days. >> it's going to be bigger and better and stronger than ever before. kennedy: was he describing my honeymoon video. he will be taking credit for a booming stock market and executive orders squashing regulations. he could give the cast of "la la land" an honorary oscar. can we expect heckling, standing ovations, red caps, or a little bit of all of that tomorrow night in president trump's address. let's ask tim carney. tim, welcome back. >> i'm that guest who visits and never leaves. kennedy: tim, was does the president have to do tomorrow night to heal a wounded nation? >> the president cannot wound -- cannot heal a wounded nation. they are very incapable of that. the big part of the question is can he bring sort of his party together. right now there is no republican unity on a obamacare replacement plan. republicans are all over the place on spending. mick mulvaney is saying w

. >>> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg sat down to talk about her life and career. she took questions from stanford university students about the supreme court confirmation process and who is going to be the next to retire. >>> hi. my name is dustin and i'm a senior. recently with all the change that's been happening, a lot of people have been expressing encouragement that you eat more kale so to speak, that you continue doing the public service work that you're doing for as long as possible. to that tune i was wondering, who do you want to kale in washington? [ laughter ] >> justice kennedy. [ applause ] there are three of us on the current court who are well beyond what the french call a certain age. so justice speier, the youngest, and the two octogenarians, justice kennedy and me. very important part of my life is my personal trainer, who has been with me since 1999, and now also trains justice kagan and more recently justice breyer. >> she also

during the q&a portion, it was clear justice ginsburg is no fan of the current state of politics. >>things that i would like to change, one is the electoral college, but that was -- >> justice ginsburg, only the second woman -- i should say was the second wam to serve on the supreme court. there have been others since then. president clinton appointed her in 1993. at 83 years old, she is the oldest on the supreme court -- in the supreme court. she says she wishes she had a magic wand to bring respect back to washington. >>> well, san francisco is now the first city in the nation to offer free city college to all students regardless of their income. the money will come from a measure that san francisco voters approved in november. proposition w imposes a tax on property selling for at least $5 million. under the new program, the city will pick up the tab for the $46 per credit that students pay right now. in order to qualify, students will need to live in the city for more than a year. the tuition program is expected to take effect in the fall, and the story generating a ton of buzz o

for instance, the supreme court justice, ruth bader ginsburg went on public television and demonize donald trump. wouldn't let conservatives have c fours. and the justice department said it isn't an offense. harry reid goes on the senate house will be in order. pursuant to clause 8 of rule >> we are leaving here going live to the u.s. house for debate on veterans' bills. record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 609. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r.

supreme court justice ruth ginsburg spoke at stanford to a crowd of 1200 students, faculty and staff. talk below zero what makes a meaningful life. just as ginsburg said for her, that including serving others and lizing to mozart she is considered the leader in the liberal wing of the high court. because of her position, she is not supposed to speak about political topics but wished that the electoral college could be changed and talked about how the country has changed since she was first seated on the high court almost 24 hours ago. >> i wish there was a way that i could wave a magic wand and put it back when people were respectful of each other. and working for the good of the country and not just along party lines. >> at the end of the evening last night, she told the audience she hopes history will show she was a judge that worked to do the best of your ability to do the job right. >>> all right. time now to check in with mike and gasia. >> thank you, dave. it is a very wet and windy commute. flooding, trucks tipping over and the other problems we're already seeing across the bay

take the example of justice ruth bader ginsburg during her confirmation hearings in 1993. she said she didn't want to give any hints or previews about how she might vote on an issue before her, so she politely declined to answer those questions. nominees have since followed her example so much that it has now become known as the ginsburg rule. so i hope our friends across the aisle don't now somehow take the position that judge gorsuch would be disqualified because he invokes the ginsburg rule, which all responsible judges or nominees to the supreme court should invoke. it's been a consistent theme throughout. so let's drop the excuses and let's get to work. i hope that at some point the fever will break and our friends across the aisle will decide to quit the foot dragging, quit the slow walking for delay's sake alone. i don't know who benefits from that. certainly not the american people. and when it comes to nominees like judge gorsuch, i hope our colleagues will apply the same standard that was applied when a democratic president nominated e supreme court like justice

>>> now at 4:30, in a politically charged environment, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburgs a group that president trump has been targeting. >>> what happens when members of a local church stepped up today their land. >>> the votes are in. the new name for one of maryland's newest and tallest residents. >>> now at 4:30, president trump's administration is making headlines this afternoon, not just from the white house, but also from national harbor where the conservative political action conference is underway. vice president pence will speak tonight at cpac and high profile members of the white house staff spoke there earlier. >> the president's comments about immigration enforcement are raising some eyebrows while two of his cabinet members are in mexico talking about that plan. >> let me be very, very clear. there will be no, repeat, no mass deportations. >> reporter: homeland security secretary john kelly in mexico today, defending an immigration policy that's drawing outrage across the repeat no use of military force in immigration operations. >> reporter: which seems t

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justice briar, justice ginsburg, no guarantees they will make it through the four years of donald trump either. >> this nomination almost sets up an opportunity for anthony kennedy to retire. can you draw the, or at least connect the dots on that? >> yeah, thinking is and it is hard to know both what is in donald trump's mind and in tony kennedy's mind, is that he will see the nominations for someone like gorsuch who he respects. and admires app and you know sees that he is not, you know, there is so much about donald trump is unconventional and has been unconventional this first week and half. this is not an unconventional nominee. this is a very qualified person. the thing is, maybe reassure justice kennedy he won't be replaced by someone who is way far right and not in the legal mainstream, isn't qualified to serve on the court. and you know, whether that will matter to justice kennedy, you know, who knows. there are signs he might be thinking about retirement. he is 80 years old. but you know, we're getting deep in this speculation at this point. >> from mobile, alabama, democrats l

. >> happening today, the supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg will visit the stanford university campus and will give a lecture on a meaningful life. it's expected to start at 7 tonight at the stanford memorial church. the tickets to the event have been handed out. ginsburg has been a justice of the supreme court since 1993, nominated by the former president bell bill. >> and some people tune into the super bowl to watch the commercials. this year, advertisers didn't shy away from politics. >> one even crashed its own website. heather daniels has more on some of the most talked about commercials of the night. >> reporter: the most controversial commercial of the night goes to construction company 84 lumber. the spot features a spanish- speaking mother and daughter who leave their home and walk for days to reach the u.s. at the end, the pair discover a border wall and then a door. lumber 84s message after the door opens, a will to succeed is always welcome here. the original version was banned by fox network for being too political. viewers were asked to go to the company's websit

justice scalia and justice ruth bader ginsburg they shared a love of opera. justice scalia and justice elena kagan, they went hunting and fishing together. justice scalia was deeply and antagonistally and provocatively conservative. he was also witty, he was also apparently really fun to be with and he lived an active life. he also had heart trouble. and last february almost a year ago he died in his sleep. he was at a swanky hunting lodge in texas only about 30 miles from the u.s./mexico border and it was a shock when he died. it was a very, very sad loss for his family and in friends. it was also, of course, a political shock because his death was a surprise and it opened up a surprise vacancy on the supreme court. and with almost exactly a year left in his presidency we learned that barack obama would get to name a court nominee to fill t seat vie kated the court by the death of antonin scalia. or not. even before former president obama named his nominee, even before he named judge merrick garland, republicans announced that they would hold open the scalia

then we have justice ruth bader ginsburg, liberal icon, who is going to turn 84 in march.were -- i'm sure she does not want to retire while donald trump is president. but if something should happen to her and force her to retire, it would be a big deal. and ditto with anthony kennedy, who even though he's in the conservative camp is a centrist conservative, who has single handedly stopped this supreme court from going -- rolling back abortion rights too significantly, or overturning campus affirmative action. those are two areas where he in recent years, cast the decisive vote. and as you probably remember, in 2015, anthony kennedy wrote the opinion and cast the fifth vote to declare constitutional right to same-sex marriage nationwide. >> okay, joan, thank you very much for your insight in the court. we are in for interesting days. i guess we'll see what happens. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. bye. -- immigration ban are being filed at a steady clip. so far, private companies, advocacy groups, various states heading to the courts. the states are challenging th

. >> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg talks about her life and career sunday night on c-span. at the munich security penceence, vice president mehta with leaders from iraq, latvia, lithuania, estonia, and turkey. he also spoke with u2 singer bone no. -- bono. he discussed the u.s. transatlantic relationship and nato. this is about 20 minutes. vice pres. pence: thank you. chancellor merkel, distinguished colleagues, honored guests, i bring greetings on behalf of the 45th president of the united states, donald trump. in my new capacity as vice president i'm honored and humbled to have the privilege to address this annual forum. i'm pleased to have with me to members of the presidents, one of which you have heard from. our secretary james mattis of the department of defense, and secretary john kelly of homeland security. we're joined by a distinct delegation of senators and congressmen, led by senator john mccain. in welcoming my fellow americans. [applause] it is an honor to be with you all. the 1963 munich security conference has played a role in international affairs. bringin

since then, liberal nominees like ruth bader ginsburg have usually sailed through while conservativeees like samuel alito have faced reference lighting. >> a lot of hypocrisy on both sides. what it choses just important discipline court has become. such important issues, so closely balanced right now, that neither side wants to give in. >> since 1990, only two justices, ruth bader ginsburg and david souter have won 90 or more confirming votes in the senate. in the 30 years before that, five justices won 90 or more confirming votes and three ascended to the high court on simple voice votes. stolen gems can we talks often about the strategies democrats may use in obstructing this nomination. do you think there are specific tactics we might expect to see the republicans adopt or steer clear of in their efforts to advance this nomination? >> sometimes the nominee's greatest threat comes from friendly fire. when president nixon nominated judge carswell, one of the strikes against him was that he was, well, mediocre. that led one of carswell's ardent defenders to ask, even if he were medio

. > ruth bader ginsburg did one of those great desist that historians will write about 200 years now using the analogy of, you're not getting rained on so you put your umbrella away. host: you both are just off your panel discussion on historians as expert witnesses. quickly, a couple of brief takeaways from what you heard in questions from the participants. peyton: one of our panelss,ists, from cal tech, had referred to an argument made by some european historians who had written about expert witness work that it would be a good idea to establish a coat of ethics for the history profession -- code of ethics for the history profession specifically thinking about the spirits in tobacco litigation. and that was enthusiastically received by the audience. but the point i made, and which i think all of us agree with is that historians testifying as expert witnesses and voting rights cases always followed a code of ethics that may not have been, may not have been true of experts testifying in tobacco litigation. but that was the big take away from the morning session i think. vernon: the s

since then, liberal nominees like ruth bader ginsburg have usually sailed through while conservativeees like samuel alito have faced reference lighting. >> a lot of hypocrisy on both sides. what it choses just important discipline court has become. such important issues, so closely balanced right now, that neither side wants to give in. >> since 1990, only two justices, ruth bader ginsburg and david souter have won 90 or more confirming votes in the senate. in the 30 years before that, five justices won 90 or more confirming votes and three ascended to the high court on simple voice votes. stolen gems can we talks often about the strategies democrats may use in obstructing this nomination. do you think there are specific tactics we might expect to see the republicans adopt or steer clear of in their efforts to advance this nomination? >> sometimes the nominee's greatest threat comes from friendly fire. when president nixon nominated judge carswell, one of the strikes against him was that he was, well, mediocre. that led one of carswell's ardent defenders to ask, even if he were medio