dehart and linda greenhouse before the caucus. it was a wonderful call as we mourn and remember and celebrate a hero for women and a hero for justice. ruth bader ginsburg. justice ginsburg faced and overcame discrimination and then made the fight to end inequality her life's work. her distinguished 27-year career on the supreme court was defined by a simple, intrinsic truth. women and men are equal. and with this as her north star she changed america and guided our progress to become a more perfect union. generations of people have been liberated by her work and inspired by her tenacity and intellect. and she redefined workplace rights, reproductive rights, lgbtq rights, and health care access. she understood that women's rights are not just a gender issue but a civil rights issue that affects all of us. that equality for all americans made our nation stronger and without this commitment to justice for all, we are not living up to our constitution and our founding principles. so it's in her honor that we will as the house democrat

get one to replace justice ginsburg, i think a lot of this would be a foregone conclusion. >> linda greenhouse, supreme court reporter and analyst for "the new york times." it is an honor to have you with us tonight, linda. thank you for making time on such an important and difficult night. the obituary you just posted for justice ginsburg is a beautiful thing. thanks. >> thank you, rachel. >>> all right. i think that we have been able to just turn this around. while i was speaking with linda greenhouse from the new york times, we have been showing you these images tonight, these live images outside the supreme court. just a few moments ago, this happened. ♪ and amazing grace >> people singing amazing grace outside the united states supreme court building tonight. we have been watching these crowds build all evening tonight in washington, d.c. joining us now live is senator corey booker, member of the senator judiciary committee. sir, it is great to have you here tonight. thanks for making time. it is a difficult night. >> very difficult night. and that was very, very beautiful. >> yeah. i hav

get one to replace justice ginsburg, i think a lot of this would be a foregone conclusion. >> linda greenhouse, supreme court reporter and analyst for "the new york times. it is an honor to have you with us tonight, linda. thank you for making time on such an important and difficult night. the obituary you just posted for justice ginsburg is a beautiful thing. thanks. >> thank you, rachel. >>> all right. i think that we have been able to just turn this around while i was speaking with linda greenhouse from the new york times, we have been showing you these images tonight, these live images outside the supreme court. just a few moments ago, this happened ♪ and amazing grace ♪ how precious. >> people singing amazing grace outside the united states supreme court building tonight we have been watching these crowds build all evening tonight in washington, d.c joining us now live is senator corey booker, member of the senator judiciary committee. sir, it is great to have you here tonight thanks for making time it is a difficult night. >> very difficult night. and that was very, very beautiful. >> ye

linda greenhouse joins me now.urrently teaches at yale law school is revered by so many of us. thank you for joining us. as you watched justice ginsburg over the decades, what are your thoughts on her passing? >> i went back this morning and i reread the first brief that she filed to the supreme court n a supreme court case back this the early 1970s, before she was a judge she was just a young lawyer. and it's just remarkable. it's a brief that's known as the grandmother brief because it became the ancestor of many legal arguments that were put to the court on -- arguing for sex equality within the meaning of the constitution. she saw things that others just hadn't seen, weren't seeing, in her day. and she brought a great deal of it into reality. >> uh-huh. i mean, obviously her body of work is the much to squeeze into a brief interview like this by comparison, certainly. but linda, is there any other justice who will be equally remembered for dissenting opinions as powerful as hers? >> that's a good question. of c

haven't written the authoritative peace on justice ginsburg's life in 2018, as well as linda greenhouse, who of course is a publisher slip journalists. covered the supreme court for over 30 years. this has been a very difficult year for many, throughout america. it's a time where leadership is desperately needed, we remain in the midst of a deadly pandemic. 200,000 or so americans dead. more than 6 million americans infected by the coronavirus, over 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed. tens of millions of americans remain unemployed. and yet donald trump and the senate, continue to do nothing about it. it's cruel, callous, and coldhearted. but what else have we come to expect from trump, mcconnell, and the boys. and in the midst of all of this, before the country has even had an opportunity to appropriately mourn justice bing ginsburg. and send her off, they are already trying to jam a right-wing conservative judge down a throats of the american people as part of a scheme to take away the health care of millions of americans. with that is what they want to do. we know it be

linda greenhouse, thank you so much we really appreciate you being here tough night. very much. i want to bring in my friend and colleague ari melbur your thoughts on tonight, ari? >> yeah. can you hear me? ari joining you joy. >> yes i've got you. >> joining you on a sad night. a huge loss for the more liberal wing of the supreme court. justice ginsburg known not only for her opinions on women's equality and civil rights but also someone who built bridges she famously had a strong working relationship with justice scalia, a strong working relationship with justice roberts. her loss on the court immediately means the court is more conservative with eight votes and you were discussing the brawling about how to fill this vote would be profound because if this were a seat that was soon filled with a republican appointee, you would have a complete shift in the power balance of this court. justice roberts has become a swing vote if this were replaced with a strong conservative on issues, it would be a profound shift. so while every key member of this small group of people

she hadn't served on the court, she would have left that mark as "new york times" reporter ly linda greenhouse said, she was a trailblazer for women's rights she argued six cases before the high court and worked with the aclu to attack and dismantle legal gender discrimination. bill clinton nominated her to the supreme court in 1993 and as a powerful member of the liberal bloc, she was a reliable vote in favor of protecting abortion access and voting rights her death just 46 days before voters go to the polls brings a seismic shift to the political landscape. last time -- i'm sorry, brian. that's you. >> the last time a vacancy came up in an election year was in january, let's not forget, of an election year. >> right. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell famously argued the senate should not and would not even hold a hearing on president obama's nominee merrick garland. that allowed donald trump to appoint neil gorsuch to the court. the rest, as they say, is history. tonight mccobbnnell issued a statement saying, quote, president trump's nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the un

as "new york times" reporter linda greenhouse said, she was a trailblazer for women's rights. she argued six cases before the high court and worked with the aclu to attack and dismantle legal gender discrimination. bill clinton nominated her to the supreme court in 1993 and as a powerful member of the liberal bloc, she was a reliable vote in favor of protecting abortion access and voting rights. her death just 46 days before voters go to the polls brings a seismic shift to the political landscape. last time -- i'm sorry, brian. that's you. >> the last time a vacancy came up in an election year was in january, let's not forget, of an election year. >> right. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell famously argued the senate should not and would not even hold a hearing on president obama's nominee merrick garland. that allowed donald trump to appoint neil gorsuch to the court. the rest, as they say, is history. tonight mcconnell issued a statement saying, quote, president trump's nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the united states senate. now, earlier senate democrat

in fact, linda greenhouse wrote in the "new york times" today that when she was first appointed there was some disappointment among fervent feminist icons, activists that she would not be strong enough. little did they realize just how much this is part of her absolute dna. she got it from her mother. she had it in college and law school. law school when her husband got previously ill. they were in school together. he was a year ahead of her and worked day and took, you know, a break later and then would do his studying as well and visit him in the hospital and get him up to speed so he could keep up. and then following him to new york, giving up her position at harvard that she had fought so hard for to go to columbia and having difficulties as a woman there. and then later in life when he was in the service and they moved to oklahoma, she took a civil service job actually before law school and she got pregnant and had to -- she acknowledged her pregnancy then. she didn't with her second baby because she'd learned her lesson because she got demoted in a government civil service job i