when she enrolled at harvard law school, ruth bader ginsburg was asked to justify taking a seat that could have been held by a man. she was one of only nine women in a class of over 500. after transferring to columbia law school, she graduated at the top of her class but yet she was turned down for every job to which she applied. but as justice ginsburg has shown countless times, from becoming the first tenured woman on the faculty at columbia law school to being recognized as a powerful voice on the court for equality, she is a force of nature. underestimate her at your peril. as attorney and justice, her accomplishments are too many to cover fully here, but some include extending the constitution's equal protection guarantee to women, ending pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, assuring gender equality and social security benefits, and striking down discriminatory admissions practices. yeah. i think that deserves a round of applause. [ applause ] like brandeis before her, justice ginsburg has written passionate dissents that in essence say to the court and to the world take a

prominent tax attorney who graduated from harvard law school. his wife made law review and he did not. they both had to give-and-take. while he is in law school he gets cancer. >> that is right, and she actually typed up his notes, type up his papers for him all while doing her work and take care of chain who was just a toddler the time. and she moved to new york because of him and did not want to separate the family. she did okay. >> harvard has regretted a great deal. >> she was a judge on the circuit. discussion our policy. the editors included a note with a said imagine what she could have accomplished. >> that's pretty good. moved to new york and starts her career. what is her career? >> something that is so fascinating. really had doors slammed in her face. a woman, mother commanded you. described and did early in her life she did not really question these things. it was not until the late 60s when she was trying to become a civil procedure professor at a law school. took her students questioning these baby boomer showing up and saying it i

he's a graduate of harvard and harvard law school. he worked as a shoe clerk and tutor through school. he worked as a federal prosecutor. he is 63 years old. on the older side for a nominee. that could be something that helps with the gop. this is seen as his last shot for the seat and the fact he has less to lose. republican senators are coming out and vowing not to hold a hearing. even senators who voted for him in 1997. they say they still like him, but staying true to the party line. merrick garland will be on the hill soon meeting with senators lahey and reid. this will push. the white house is hoping that republicans will change course, change their mind and hold a hearing after public pressure. >> thank you, pamela. >>> a nerve wracking year for investors. a milestone that could lead to a better return for your 401(k). you can look again. i'll tell you how close it is next. >>> glimmer of hope in the peace talks in geneva. the leader of the opposition group made of syrian ex-pats is praising the willingness to take part in the

he has been on the short list the harvard law school grad clerked and saw the oklahoma city bombing and unabomber. mitch o'connell and other republican leaders believe they should nominate the next justice and block nomination hearings until after the election. >> cathrine: moving to campaign 2016, a big upset for donald trump in ohio's presidential primary. >> mr. trump insisted he would win but ohio voters wanted kasich to be the republican nominee. >> governor kasich received 47% of the vote and donald trump received 35.6% since ohio's republican race is winner take all. all 66 of delegates go to the governor and trump doesn't get a single one. the win in ohio keeps kasich alive and it is a three-man republican race. governor and didn't take ohio. the real estate tycoon won big in florida knocking marco rubio out of the race. trump won tuesday's primary in north carolina and illinois. >>> governor kasich was at baldwin wallace university last night waiting for results to come in. he thanked his home state for the support. >> i have to thank the people of the great state of ohio. i lo

. >> reporter: 63-year-old merrick graduated from harvard law school. >> he has a long record of highly regarded by conservatives and liberals. >> reporter: if confirmed he will replace antonin scalia. president obama knows with this nomination he'll be facing bitter opposition in congress. almost meetly after scalia's death republican leaders next president is sworn in. >> american people will have a voice as they choose the next president. >> reporter: in pushing forward with his nominee, president obama is fulfilling his constitutional duty and called on senators to do their jobs, craig boswell, cbn news. >> breaking at noon, florida governor has just endorsed donald trump for president. >>> crews are checking for hot spots after a fire destroys an iconic cocoa beach mansion. >> reporter: this fire relationshiped through the 10,000 square foot home and because of its value, state fire marshal considers it a crime scene. levelled by a massive fire. crews targeted hot spots in the home covered entirely in wood the full extent of the damage came into view. this is drone footage from a n

harvard law school. s the editor of harvard law review, and they surround themselves with people from this exact same kind of background, and all of these people, they are the sort of leaders of the professional class, and they end to view the world with mertocracy, where how you do in life is defined by where you went to school and how well you did in school. and that's what they defiance them. >> and our own department of education spends 10s of millions of dollars a year reinforcing that. >> exactly. i spent 25 years in school. what i don't like is the idea that our democrats are the moderate liberals we have, which is that every economic problem we have is an educational problem. the answer is charter schools and more student loans, or more job training or something like that. and that's not the answer, and that's not really going to help out. >> but it goes back to an 18th and 19th century idea in america about poverty. when we saw poverty as a reflection of your own moral work, and your own fiber as

he graduated from harvard law school. president barack obama described him as one of america's sharpest legal minds. but for now the gop leadership is digging in saying the appointment should wait until after a new president takes office. >> the next justice could well change the idealogical make-up in the balance of the generation to come and fundamentally reshape america. >> garland makes his first visit to capitol hill to meet members of congress. >> he led the prosecution after the oklahoma city bombing. >>> big news today after the florida primary. it was canceled by fox news. donald trump said he would not participate and john kasich and senator ted cruz backed out. without them, there was no one to participate. he says that he supports trump to the white house and time to bring the republican party together. >>> miami-dade is the biggest county but less when it comes to the healthier. the state ranked all 67 counties. better health than miami-dade ranked 18th in life expectancy and quality of life and unhealthy beh

he was born in chicago and graduated from harvard law school. president barack obama described him as one of america's sharpest legal minds. but for now the gop leadership is digging in singing the appointment should wait until after a new president takes office. >> the next justice could well change the ideological makeup and the balance of the supreme court for a generation to come. and fundamentally reshape america. >> reporter: garland makes his first visit to capitol hill on thursday to meet with members of congress. >>> he led the investigation and prosecution after the oklahoma city bombings. has been canceled by fox news. donald trump said he would not do it and then john kasich and ted cruz backed out as well. that led the network to pull the plug. yesterday, but a big endorsement in florida governor rick scott said he supports trump for the white house the governor said it's time to bring the republican party back together. >>> here are the hot topics trending this morning. the vatican ambassador to the us to arrange the meeting betwee

he graduated from harvard law school. president barack obama described him as one of america's sharpest legal minds. but for now the gop leadership is digging in saying the appointment should wait until after a new president takes office. >> the next justice could well change the idealogical make-up in the balance of the supreme court for a generation to come and fundamentally reshape america. >> garland makes his first visit to capitol hill to meet members of congress. >> he led the prosecution after the oklahoma city bombing. >>> big news today after the florida primary. it was canceled by fox news. donald trump said he would not kasich and senator ted cruz backed out. without them, there was no one to participate. he says that he supports trump to the white house and time to bring the republican party together. >>> miami-dade is the biggest county but less when it comes to the healthier. the state ranked all 67 counties. 18 counties in florida offer you better health than miami-dade ranked 18th in life expectancy and q

both are graduates of harvard law school. >> fidelity to the constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my professional life. is the hallmark of the kind of judge i have tried to be for the past 18 years. if the senate sees fit to confirm me for the senate seat at which i have been nominated today i promise to continue in a course>> you can find more on the nominee and the political ramifications online at wncn.com and beginning tonight at five and 6 pm. >> police are investigating an early morning shooting. the body of the victim was plex on harley wrote. lauren hamlin joins us live. took -- >> reporter:durham police are requesting the public information in identifying the suspect or suspects in this murder case. of course, we have identified the victim. i spoke to a woman who lives at this apartment complex. she says she was with the 23- year-old in his final moments before passing.>> at 2:00 i was in my apartment. i heard gunshots. >> reporter: this woman said she lives nearby were shots were fired.>> on the other side of the door, i heard him asking for help. when it opened the d

he graduated from harvard law school. if confirmed he would re replace justice antonin scalia who died last month. >> this is the greatest honor of my life other than my wife agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. for me there could be no higher public service than serving as a member of the united states supreme court. >> well, that move sets up a likely showdown with republican leaders who will block any action until the november elections. >>> now on to the race for the white house. votes are still being counted in missouri but as cbs reporter don champion shows us, no matter the outcome, tuesday was a big night for hillary clinton and donald trump. >> reporter: donald trump now has more than half of the delegates needed to win the republican presidential nomination. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: north carolina, illinois and florida were all big wins for trump. but his loss to john kasich in ohio creates an obstacle for the president obama. trump's rivals are trying to prevent the front-runner from clinching the nom

.>> menominee was born in chicago and graduated from harvard law school. republican critics are already jumping in, threatening to block the nomination until a new president is elected. >> the confirmation process regarding the scalia vacancy will be deferred until after the election season is over. that decision has nothing whatsoever to do with the identity of the nominee. and republicans made our decision known weeks ago. before the president had chosen anyone. >> the white house insists the senate has a constitutional duty to consider the nominee and not >>> south carolina governor nikki haley weighing in on the presidential race now that marco rubio is out. she endorsed the florida senator earlier this year. she says she is now supporting ted cruz. but with support the nominee no matter what's. second i said i was support the republican nominee. that's what i said in the beginning, that's what i will continue to say. ask me when the time comes again but as of now, i strongly believe i will support the republican nominee.>>> fox news canceling monday n

he a been a professor at harvard law's go before he joined the us supreme court. even when i was at harvard law schoolthere were portraits of him everywhere. he came out of a so-called boston brahmin, from some of the fanciest families in boston. the olivers, windows, and homes were old families. his father had been the dean of harvard medical school. he coined the phrase. the idea was these fancy families in boston were like the brahmans in india, the highest caste. he believed this and wrote about eugenics even before this case came along, wrote about it favorably so in the case gets to him, he believes people like carrie buck, poor, white, and educated people, are much lesser than him, so it is natural for him to say, of course we don't need more people like carrie buck, we need more people like me in my boston neighbors. so that was the philosophy. it is amazing that to this day, he is still revered in law schools because these were some pretty repugnant views. one reason i can still be the case, this case is not talked about. when i took constitutional law at harvard, it was not taught. 1700 page

like judge mayer garland also want to harvard law school.e have ruth from sandy hook, connecticut. good morning. caller: good morning and thank you for this terrific discussion. it is so upsetting. i am 75 and years ago, i believe the supreme court ruled as best they could according to the constitution. my opinion has changed over these last years. i was just reading this morning a column with james madison was quoted -- key observed in the papers -- he observed in the papers if men were angels, they would require no government. he went on to say in this article that the gop unfortunately, has violated the spirit if not the letter of the constitutional system. they have converted healthy, political competition, which is live --w most of my most my life. it's really, really sad. i think that the president was very thoughtful in this nomination and has been expressed this morning, he certainly could have appointed somebody with a very, very liberal point of view. he did not do that. he looked for someone that republicans respected and that has

school. he earned a scholarship to harvard where he graduated. , he put himself through harvard law school by working as a tutor, by stocking shoes in a shoe store, and in what is always a painful moment for any young man, by selling his comic book collection. [laughter] been there. [laughter] merrick graduated from harvard law and the early years of his legal career bear all the traditional marks of excellence. he clerked for two of president eisenhower's judicial appointees. first for a legendary judge on the second circuit, judge henry friendly, and for supreme court justice william brennan. following his clerkships, merrick joined a highly regarded law firm, one that practiced focus on litigation and pro bono representation of disadvantaged americans. within four years he earned a , partnership. the dream of most lawyers. but in 1989, just months after that achievement, merrick made a highly unusual career decision. he walked away from a comfortable and lucrative law practice to return to public service. merrick accepted a low-level job as a federal prosecutor in president george h.w. bus

he was born in chicago and graduated from harvard law school. president obama described him as one of america's sharpest legal minds with the spirit of decency, integrity and even handedness. >> these qualities and his long commitment to public service have earned him the respect and admiration of leaders from both sides of the aisle. >> that bipartisan support will be key if the nomination moves forward in the senate. republicans say while it's the president's constitutional right to nominate it's the senate's right to withhold consent. every member of the senate judiciary to discuss the nomination. but for now, the g.o.p. leadership is digging in. saying the appointment should wait until after a new president takes office. >> the next justice could well change the ideological makeup and the balance of the supreme court for a generation to come. and fundamentally reshape america. >> garland makes his first visit to capitol hill thursday to meet with members of congress. brigida mack wbtv on your side. >> and garland led the investigation and pr

he's respected liberal born in chicago, he graduated from harvard law school. >> the president in selecting merrick garland has gone with the safest possible pick, he has long record of highly regarded by conservatives, and liberals across the spectrum. >> if confirmed, the new justice will replace conservative antonin scalia who died last month k change the ideological ball of the court for years to come. >> he'll be facing bitter opposition in congress. >> after the next president is sworn in. >> we'll reiterate the american people will have a voice. >> in pushing forwards with his nominee, president obama says he's fulfilling constitutional duty called on senators to do their jobs. craig boswell, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> all right, want to recap right now little bit about supreme court nominee, merrick garland, six year old, married with two daughters, garlands is from chicago, graduate of harvard law. he serves as the chief justice or rather judge on the us court of appeals for the district of columbia, before becoming judge he held both private and public sector jobs, more recentl

the 62-year-old graduated from harvard law school and led the prosecutions in the oklahoma city bombing and there's a question they will move forward and the g.o.p. says they should takes office. >> the next justice could well change the ideological make up and balance of the supreme court fundamentally reshape america. >> garrland makes his first visit to capitol hill thursday to meet with members of congress. craig boswell cbs news, the white house. >> romona: michael o'malley beat tim mcginty. he takes over the job next year and today joined us at 4:00 and talked about what needs to be done following the tamir rice case and other issues in mcginty's term. >> getting out meeting with people letting them know i am listening to their concerns and meeting with neighborhood groups and pastors and meeting with anybody who has an issue with the cuyahoga county prosecutor's office. they need to air the concerns and the buck will stop with me. >> tim mcginty released a statement saying in part i will do everything i can to help mike and the office and county succeed. >>> there's still recount

a justice department lawyer he supervised the investigation this is a trio is a graduate of harvard law school earlier this morning they quoted singh told we have devoted a considerable amount of time and deliberation to this decision is known that, mr. garland and is widely respected even by republicans he will be making his formal announcement on his pack coming up about 20 minutes and the clock. >>mark: flows in canada will probably request a recount and the other four races held last nine to two front runners can deliver big victories when missouri's out comes to on the sabbath trump and his crew was put to to to to the kids and parents california with this last elements of primary on june 7th will be the deciding factor for the evidence the war is it ready to take on the next what next president wants to do about his team's coach next season. >>mark: this is from a new study from the john on a to climate change, and write the show sea level along world had been on the rise of 1900 and the sunglass all the rain has doubled in the past 20 years. again! again! again! again! again? again! aga

washington dc and regarded a as moderate, 63 year old was born in chicago, and graduated from harvard law school and led the of the 1995 oklahoma city bombing. the president described him as one of america's sharpest legal minds with a spirit of dee sendsey and integrity. that support may never happen as leaders in the senate are digging in, senate majority leader, mitch mc connell says the appointment should wait. >> it's a president's right to appoint a supreme court juice 'tis and it's the senate's right to act as a check on the president. >> the next justice could well change the ideological make up and the balance of the supreme court for a generation to come and fund mentally reshape america. >> reporter: the white house posting this video about judge garland on facebook. >> my mother will watch on tv, she will be crying. my father would be very proud. it's the highest position that somebody -- making sure that laws abide and can begin. >> reporter: the judge getting emotional in the facebook video posted by the white house, judge gar land will make the first visit to meet with members of

born in chicago, graduated from harvard law school, and president obama described him as one of america'srpest legal minds, but for now the gop leadership is digging in, wait until after a new president takes office. >> the next justice could change the balance of the supreme court for a generation to come and fundamentally reshape america. >> reporter: presidential candidate, ted cruz says he stands with his republican colleagues in opposing the pick, and he says if confirmed garland would undermine the 2nd amendment and legalize late- term abortions. >>> governor haley said she hopes cruz will come out ahead of trump. she previously endorsed marco rubio, and she declined to say if john kasich should quit but said "i personally don't see it." >>> fox news canceled the next republican debate after donald trump decided not to attend. on fox news this morning trump said he would not be at the event set for salt la be at the american israel proaffairs campaign. kasich said he would not participate either, and the network called the whole thing off. >> trump said if he fails to secure the nom

court of appeals in he is a respected liberal, born harvard law school. >> the president in selecting merrick garland has gone with, i believe, the safest possible pick. he has a long record of highly regarded by conservatives and liberals across the spectrum. >> if confirmed, the new justice will replace conservative antonin scalia who died suddenly last month and that could change the ibeoligic for years to come. >> president obama knows that with this nomination he'll be facing bitter opposition in congress. almost immediately after scalia's death, republican leaders promised not to hold confirmation hearings or vote on a nominee until after the next president is sworn in. >> we will reiterate that the american people will have a voice in the vacancy on the supreme court as they choose the next president. >> in pushing forward with his nominee, president obama says he is fulfilling his constitutional duty and called on senators to do >> craig boswell, cleveland 19. >> now garland has won republican support in the past and he is considered a moderate. >> well, a canton mexican raide

judge on the court of washington, dc appeals court and -- born in chicago, he graduated from harvard law school. >> the president selects merrick garland and he has gone with the safe as possible. he has a long record highly regarded by conservatives and liberals across the spectrum. >> of confirmed, the new justice replaces conservative antonin scalia who died suddenly last month. that could change the ideological balance of the court for years to come. >>reporter: that is exactly what senate republicans want to avoid. president obama knows he will face better opposition in congress -- in congress. republican leaders promise not to hold confirmation hearings or vote on a nominee until after the next president is sworn in. >> we reiterate the american people will have a voice in the vacancy on the supreme court, as they choose the next president. >>reporter: and project forward with's nominee, president obama said he has been telling his constitutional duty and called on senators to do their jobs. craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. >>> i do everything on the internet, but it's kinda slow

this woman who introduced me to barack obama back when he was just returning from law school, harvard law school, to chicago. i got a call from a woman named bettylu saltzman who was a great friend of mine. doyenne of liberal politics in chicago. >> yep. >> and she said i want you to meet this young man. he's a remarkable guy. and i said, okay, but, you know, why do you want me to meet him? and she says, honestly i think he could be the first black president of the united states. this was in 1992. >> and then would have been 1992. >> right. so now i take her to the track with me whenever i go. [laughter]. >> but --. >> right. >> but he -- and i went to meet him. and as i wrote in the book, i didn't walk away humming "hail to the chief," but what i did sense was -- the thing that struck me was that he had -- he had been the editor, or the president of the "harvard law review." could have written his ticket at any law firm or corporation in america and secured himself for life, and instead came back to chicago to run a voter registration drive and work for a small civil rights firm. >>

he graduated number one in his class at harvard, went on to harvard law school. has been a stellar academic performer would be an understatement. around here, we would never enter into a day like this without the help of our chief justice correspondent, pete williams, who is standing by to talk to us in washington. pete covers the court, among other subjects. pete, merrick garland's name has been at or near the top of the list for the next available supreme court nomination before. he's been considered, vetted before. what is confirmable about merrick garland? >> well, very much so, it's his judicial philosophy, his personality. he is -- it's going to be hard, i think the white house calculation here, brian, is it would be hard for republicans to vote against him on two basises. first of all, he's well liked. so it's not like there's animosity toward him. he's considered a moderate. his judicial views are within the mainstream. many republicans have already said in the past. secondly, he was confirmed when he was confirmed to the court of appeals for the d.c. cir

born in chicago, graduated from harvard law school. >> he is a very well qualified nominee. you could not ask for a less controversial right down the middle experienced guy. >> i simply ask republicans in the senate to give him a fair hearing and then an up-or-down vote. if you don't, then it will not only be an abdication of the senate's constitutional duty, it will indicate a process for nominating and confirming judges that is beyond repair. >> let's let the american people decide. >> reporter: republican majority leader mitch mcconnell said the appointment should be filled by the next president after the election. >> our view is this: give the people a voice in filling this vacancy. >> the next justice could well change the ideological makeup and the balance of the supreme court for a generation to come. and fundamentally reshape america. >> reporter: president obama says he has reached out to every member of the senate judiciary complete to discuss the nomination. allen martin, kpix 5. >>> 4:42. a former 49er facing rape charges speaks at a bay area high school. parents

while he was going to harvard law school, you know, his sister was essentially living in a that is interesting. you saw, terry, donald trump, this issue has impacted his family as well. >> here is a picture right here. something in common. something that they share. >> donald trump has spoken occasionally. very openly, i think, about his brother fred. he had this disease that he could not be. they have that in common. a couple other things going on. the cherry blossom festival in washington, d.c. things coming to life. it is spectacular. they get to see the trees. going through all that chaos to see the tranquility. yesterday afternoon on, my smart phone blew up. gary shambling the comedian has died at the age of 66. really got famous. first for johnny carson. he was gifted. listen to this, please. >> i am so excited to be here. >> have you gotten your free pen yet? they have a death calendar, two. >> we are joined by a good friend. a colleague. together they cocreated the show. allen's wife, serve, welcome to "good day new york." we are very sorry for your loss. >> i was just totally shocked.

and i didn't appreciate this at the beginning when i went to harvard law school, i'd never met a lawyer. i didn't have any idea what lawyers did, really. i was just tryin' to figure out how to stay in school. and i was really alarmed at the models of advocacy that i was being presented with until i met these lawyers down in the deep south who were animated by the work of defending people on death row. and that starts to kind of accumulate and accumulate. and for me, it just becomes an opportunity to do justice. and i think my whole life, when you experience injustice, when you feel like you're being treated unfairly, when you feel like you're being excluded unfairly, you want justice. and you want to do justice. my parents were humiliated on a regular basis, because of those signs that said "white" and "colored." and they would carry that pain and anguish. and so you want to do justice. and we've taken down those signs largely. we don't lynch people in the same way that we used to. we don't have enslavement in the same way. but we still have injustice. and so i feel like i'm supposed to

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>> born and raised in the midwest, emit have emerged from central casting, graduating from harvard law school then after clerking for two esteemed federal judge, practiced corporate law at arnold and porter, one of the nation's most respected firms. he became a partner after only four years, and four years after that, he ditched the wealth and prestige to join the justice department as an entry level federal prosecutor. >> it was the sense of responsibility that serve the community instilled by my parents that led me to leave my law firm to become a line prosecutor in 1989. >> in 1997, president clinton appointed him to the federal bench. jewish and married with two daughters, merrick garland has now spent 19 years on the d.c. circuit court. he is known as a judicial moderate, a consensus builder and likable. >> because he's so impeccably credentialed and such a soft spoken human being, it's going to be harder and harder for the senate republicans to say they won't meet with him. >> he's i should iropinions that suggest a narrow view of second amendment gun rights and is considered tough on c

school. he earned a scholarship to harvard where he put himself through and graduated summa cum laude and put himself through law school working as a tutor, stocking shoes in a shoe store and what is a painful moment for any young man, selling his comic book selection. [laughter] president obama: been there. [applause] [applause] [laughter] merrick graduated from harvard law and the early years of his career bears the mark of excellence. he clerked for two of president eisenhower's judicial appointees, judge henry friendly and then for supreme court justice william brennan. following his clerkships he , joined a highly regarded law firm with a practice focused on litigation and pro bono representation of disadvantaged americans. within four years, he earned a partnership, the dream of most lawyers. but in 1989, just months after that achievement, merrick made a highly unusual career decision. he walked away from a comfortable and lucrative law practice to return to public service. merrick accepted a low-level job as a federal prosecutor in president george h w bush's administration and took a 50% pay cut. traded

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kelly graduated with president obama from harvard law school in 1991. she's now serving on the u.s. court of appeals in cedar rapids iowa. the sources the fbi is interviewing people associated with kelly. >>> 6:06. a judge spent more than two decades in prison. >> and what dudleys he's ready to do. >> plus, it is the topic of the morning. >>> and 12, 13, >>> it is 6:08. it is cold, and clear. we have clouds coming, but looking at a very cold start this morning. 26 in henderson, 32 in lillington, and 32 degrees in smithfield. we take a look at the day today. it's going to be cool like it was yesterday. high temperatures only in the 50s this afternoon. 46 at lunchtime. we're going to climb in the low 50s. we're not likely to have rain coming in until tonight. at lunchtime we'll see the clouds thickens up and 47 and in downtown durham for the high this afternoon, about 51 degrees. it will be a cold rain tonight with temperatures dropping into the mid-30s but not quite cold enough to see much frozen precipitation, but we'll discuss it further in just a few minutes. >>> thanks so much el

he was born in chicago and graduated from harvard law school. president barack obama described him as one of america's sharpest legal minds. saying people should wait until after a new president takes office. >> the next justice could well change the ideological makeup and the balance of the supreme court for a generation to come. and fundamentally reshape america. >> reporter: garland makes his first visit to capitol hill on thursday to meet with members of congress. >>> garland led the investigation and prosecution after the oklahoma city bombing. >>> the next republican debate has been canceled by fox news. donald trump said he would not attend and governor john kasich and ted cruz whacked out. that was a network pulling the plug. trump got a big interest yesterday in florida. rick scott said he supports trump for the white house. the governor said it's time to bring the republican party back together. >>> here are the hot topics trending. vatican ambassador to the us between pope francis and a controversial anti-gay kentucky clerk is be repl

you don't have go to law school to know that, but ted cruz did go to law school, harvard law school, and he does know that and that's the big difference between ted cruz and donald trump. it's not a difference that matters very much, but ted cruz knows when he's inventing presidential powers that do not exist in the constitution and donald trump doesn't. donald trump has no idea that the president can't suddenly slap tariffs on automobiles and air conditioners from mexico. only congress can do that. donald trump has no idea that the president cannot order police officers all over the country to patrol and secure muslim neighborhoods. so when donald trump immediately agreed with ted cruz's impossible idea to patrol muslim neighborhoods, donald trump didn't know that it's an impossible idea. >> senator cruz came out today and said that he thought we should have police patrols in muslim neighborhoods in the united states. >> i'm okay with it. i'm okay. we have to be vij anlt. we have to be careful. >> the leader of the single biggest police department in america was outraged by ted cruz

background, which he shared in the rose garden, coming from humble beginnings to great heights, to harvard law school and starving the justice department, i also think it was interesting -- and this is my experience working for him. not everybody prosecuting a case for terrorism meet the victims of families, tours the site, get involved. that was the case for him. that humanism that is there, that will be a really potent factor in the next few months. charlie: adam, walk us through where he has placed himself on big issues facing the judicial process today. adam: you have to bear in mind the d.c. circuit is a very procedures court, but it is idiosyncratic with a lot of normal issues. it does not get into big issues. there is not much to look at on his record that is very interesting. opponents appointed to almost nothing except the vote to rehear a second amendment case as something that might tip you off. another thing to bear in mind is particularly with judge garland is it is an inferior court that has to so follow supreme court precedents, which he has done faithfully. he was in the justice depar

school. he earned a scholarship to harvard. he put himself through harvard law school by working as a tutor, by stocking shoes in a shoe store and in what is always a painful moment for any young man, but selling his comic book collection. [ laughter ]. it's tough. been there. merrick graduated from harvard law. in the early years of his legal career, it bore the marks of excellence. eisenhower's judicial appointees. then supreme court justice william brennan. following his clerkships, he joined a highly regarded law firm, where the practice focused on litigation and pro bono representation of disadvantaged americans. within four years he earned a partnership, the dream of most lawyers. in 1989, just months after that achievement, merrick made a highly unusual career decision. he walked away from a comfortable and lucrative law practice to return to public service. merrick accepted the low-level job as a federal prosecutor in president george h.w. bush's administration. he took a 50% pay cut. traded in his elegant office for a windowless closet that smelled of s

graduate of harvard law school his previous books include the fdr inner circle and the manager days of modern america. to chronicle the supreme court decision in 18272 mulally virginia at to sterilize a woman. an important new book takes us back to an era of our history relating a secular thought that eugenics law was an inspiration and. this is a page turner in the story that it tells is infuriated we are pleased to bring this conversation tonight please join me to welcome adam cohen. [applause] >> host: it is a pleasure to be here thinking to harvard bookstore for hosting i used to spend a lot of time here when i was here in a previous life in the key for turning out i had a book party recently in the york in automatically went out it is called "imbeciles" book party. [laughter] what does it mean if they attended? site is is also the book talks so thank you for coming. [laughter] this feels like a homecoming we your equal distance between nine a freshman dorm and that paper were spent a lot of time so it takes me back. in 1927 the supreme court was asked to decide a simple question i

he was born in chicago and graduated from harvard law school. president obama described him as one of america's sharpest minds with decency, integrity and evenhanded-ness. >> these qualities and long commitment to public service have earned him the respect and admiration from leaders of both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: that bipartisan support will be key if the nomination moves forward in the senate. republicans say while it is the president's constitutional right to nominate, it is also the senate's right to withhold consent. president obama says he has the senate judiciary to discuss the nomination. but for now the g.o.p. leadership is digging in saying the appointment should wait until after a new president takes office. >> the next justice could well change the ideological makeup and balance of the supreme court for a generation to come and fundamentally reshape america. >> reporter: garland makes his first visit to capitol hill and thursday to meet with members of congress. >> mark: of course, the president launched a new twitter handl

mary has been a visiting professor at columbia and harvard law school and is a member of the american law institute and a fellow of the american foundation and her 2004 book the transat atlantic culture was awarded a prize and i expect great things from the next book we will talk about now which as a remarkable study of madison's relationship with his nugs. nature seem dull but i can tell you it is not because they are one of the primary ways we understand the american constitution. maybe one of the best places to begin, mary, is tell us why do people think of madison as the father of the constitution. >> so, james madison outlived everybody else. if you live the longest, you get the last word. historians called him last of the fathers in another wonderful book on madison. by the time, he died when he was 85 years old, has he got older he started to keep track of who was left from the convention. young men used t to come visit and ask him about the convention or could you publish your notes and he would say let me thing think about it. and people would write him and say we thing you t

a graduate of harvard law school, president of the harvard law review in previous books include nothing to fear from a fierce inner circle in the 100 days that created modern america. his latest book on the closest supreme court decision to allow virginia to sterilize the young woman for eugenic reasons that the new republic cause in the cells and important new book that takes us back to a really remembered era of history or maybe ms. adolf hitler regarded american eugenic laws and inspiration. cohen's narrative of the the case that it shines these practices is a page turner and the story itself is deeply him as physically infuriating. we are pleased to bring the conversation to harvard bookstore tonight. please join me in welcoming adam cohen. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. it's a pleasure to be here. i would like to thank harvard took store for hosting, a wonderful book stories to spend a lot of time and when i was here in a previous life. thank you for turning out including some old friends here. i had a book party in new york recently and the invitation that went out

>> he has great credentials, harvard law school, and served as a prosecutor, a judge for 19 years. on the dc circuit, he's known as someone who is very thoughtful and thinks through issues, and he's absolutely the sort of canceled date who should get a serious hearing. and i think that the republicans have questions that they want to ask him. and i think that the democrats have a lot of questions that they should ask him and that's fine, but the process should be respected, and that's really -- our system works when people play by the rules, and this is a total abdication of constitutional responsibility. >> you told me that he has been through something like this before. >> that's right, he was originally nominated by president clinton, and the republicans refused to review him. they didn't think that the dc circuit needed a 12th judge, and after president clinton nominated him and they confirmed him overwhelmingly. >> i think that they ruled out josh earnest to make a case on a couple of other channels that judge merrick is the most qualified person for the court in history. >> h

it's called a law degree from harvard law school, yes. >> harvard! >> okay.ow what, do what is in your heart. i went to brown undergraduate and i took theater classes. but i think education is the foundation for life and it gives you more options, not less. >> bradley cooper comes on the set every now and then and to you get nervous? >> i got nervous the first time i worked on him because that was on american sniper. and he had gained like 45 pounds and he had a gun strapped to his back. and now he's just this giant military bguy. >> and he's committed to great work and that's why the show is so good. >> we have a cbs show on nbc. that shows love. how about that. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. you can catch "limitless" tuesday nights on cbs. >> i don't want to be over. >> a lawyer degree. but jamie raskin is the only democrat for congress who's authored landmark progressive laws -- marriage equality, equal pay for women, green maryland act, assault weapons ban, and more. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, an