by marcia coyle, the chief washington correspondent for "the national law journal," and jamal green, a professor and a vice dean at columbia university law school here in new york. thank you both for being here. marcia, i would like to start with you. just give me your take on scalia's lasting legacy. >> well, william, i think his legacy will be in several areas. first of all, and perhaps most importantly, is his approach to constitutional interpretation as well as interntion of statutes. he was what he said, called himself an originalist in that when he interpreted the constitution, he would look at how the words of the constitution were understood at the time of the framers. he also was a tect allist meaning he would look at the words in the statute and if the meaning was clear, that was the end for him. i think both approaches really have been taken to heart by a whole generation of young legal scholars. and others as well. practitioners, even politicians. he was a force in conservative legal thought. and then also i think his legacy will be felt in certain areas where he lead the

to help us understand what is next, we are joined by our regular court-watcher, marcia coyle, chief washingtonrespondent for the "national law journal," and john stanton, washington bureau chief for buzzfeed. >> and we welcome you both to the program. marcia legality me start with you -- let me start with you. before we got to what i was just saying, you covered justice scalia for more than 20 years. what is your most enduring impression of him? >> judy i think the public will remember him most for some of his angry bombastic funny comments in his opinions. but i 30 that sort of diminishes the man. when i think of justice scalia i remember his quick wit, how in private he was charming almost humble, passionate, as passionate about his love of his country as he was in his opinions. >> let's talk about what the constitution says first of all, about what the president's responsibility is after there is a vacancy on the court. is there any doubt, marcia that the president is supposed to nominate someone? >> no, no doubt at all. the constitution says, the appointments clause, says the president sha

marcia coyle of the "national law journal" was in the courtroom today, and she joins me now.was a somber mood in that courtroom in that chamber. >> it was, gwen. it was subdued and i think, throughout the court -- i can't speak for everyone who works within the court -- it was somber but i think there also was a sense of fatigue because it was a very emotional week for everyone. relationships among the justices are long and good and the relationships between justices and court employees are also close. if you walk through the court building after hours, there is a sense of real family. they consider it a family-type institution. i thought the chief justice hit the right note inside the courtroom. he was respectful of justice scalia's background, education, family and also had a few little light notes in there. >> ifill: the little comment about the the dissent. >> occasionally reminding us how he was, on and off the bench. >> ifill: he also said he only argued one case before the court and won it so he had a perfect record. >> exactly, but it was very much business as usual w