when ruth bader ginsburg died -- died. when ruth pater ginsburg graduated from high school her mother date -- died the day before. he she found out even in those lean times of the depression, her mother had set aside money for her to go to cornell. i believe, inferring from those facts, that her mother placed all her own ambitions as immigrants often do, and beautiful musical child. >> with michelle obama, she grew up with electricity and water. chicago had those things. she grew up in a bungalow and said all that i am now happened in the four walls of this house, apartment above the house, and if you said it was more than 1100 ft. i would say i was lying. michelle's heroes, people they could touch, they were not astronauts or singers or performers of any kind, people she knew in the neighborhood, people whose stories she heard at home, parents and grandparents, they came north in the great migration and found a time in chicago, it wasn't very easy for many people but in particular her paternal grandfather came from georget

from the chambers of ruth bader ginsburg, the liberal d.c. circuit judge. ith ruth's recommendation. to get into a position, the republican appointee's chambers. they are chattering away like old friends and o'connor said did you like working fur judge ginsburg? it was so wonderful to clerk for a judge where you agree with her. on every single thing she said. she told me she said to herself oh my god. what did i just do? so so comfortable had justice o'connor magically made this smart, sophisticated rising young legal star and o'connor said to her how would you feel about working for at judge that you don't always agree with? and not being stupid she said that would be fine too. o'connor hired her on the spot which is a beautiful reflection of o'connor. i don't know if you can teach that. it was something she had when she was very young. ginsburg has figured out something hillary could use, how to relate with younger women. they have made her an internet mean, the product of a lesbian woman. i am not outing her. i asked her before, i quote her in the book wh

and so ruth bader ginsburg finds out about this. and brings the case and says that this violates his right to equal protection and she made a kind of multi- pronged argument saying it violated his right to be a caregiver to his child. it degraded his wife's wagering. her work counted for less. and also the child was being punished. that turned out to be the argument. so it is interesting. read all these cases for men because she was arguing in front of nine men. if you look at the notes in the oral argument of the case, the justices are befuddled. they cannot figure out why am i will want to do this. they literally wanted to dismiss the case but they did not believe him that he actually wanted to be the primary caregiver for his son i think it was not just her choosing something convenient, she was challenging them. the 1st oral argument before the supreme court, stood in front of the justices and said i asked for no special favor, a quote. i asked for a special favor. i only ask that they take their feet off on that. so as much as

what is the link between ruth bader ginsburg and sandra day o'connor to the first ladies? the next question i have is all that has been going on how did both justice ginsburg and sandra day o'connor link up with the wife of [inaudible question] >> caller: i think the women are left out which is unfortunate. >> guest: ruth bader ginsburg is responsible are the supreme court publishing a book about not being in power. she was the wife of another supreme court justice and she turned out to be very influe influential getting him to say in the late 19th-century we should not, by law, separate white people from black people. holland was a real force and ruth bader ginsburg recognized it and was able to make a book about her which bought her a little respect that she deserved. ruth bader ginsburg always saw possible women of the era in every walk of life. >> host: last call >> caller: i am sorry i didn't brandise this but you are outstanding. my question is if you had opportunity to appoint a just e justice, give us a couple examples of people that you would feel would be an appro

so sandra day o'connor agreed with ruth bader ginsburg 95% of the time on questions involving women but mow more than 50-60 percent of the time on everything else. i looked at these numbers. and secondly, did ruth bader ginsburgring the democratic appointment women vote differently from steven brier not so much. so you would say gender doesn't make a difference. but that is wrong. gender makes a difference in the questions they and -- they ask in oral arguments. the presence of someone like ruth bader ginsburg on the court made an enormous difference in the way that harassment and school children harassment was discussed in front of the court. there is a big court journalism reporting that and everybody gets a lesson of what it means for a 13-year-old girl to have her body searched. having ginsburg on the court made a huge difference. we just saw, not to weeks ago, when ginsburg, and kaygan took the case to court. >> host: the next caller is from new orleans. good afternoon. >> caller: hello? >> host: go ahead. >> caller: hello, ms. linda hirshman, i think you are a wonderful person. i

>> court observers say it just -- justice kennedy will be the key boat and ruth bader ginsburg sonia sotomayor and elena kagan are expected to agree with abortion providers that the law in texas is too onerous. >>> this afternoon donald trump and hillary clinton closer to securing the party's presidential nominations. both swept several states last night and we have a report on the state of the race coming out of super tuesday. compusa today is calling the results of super tuesday is super search for donald trump. washington post calls in a hostile takeover of the republican party. trump and ar trump separates himself from the race in the republican nomination winning seven states in total compared to three victories for ted cruz and one for marco rubio. his first win over all. hillary clinton trumped for --

. >> ruth bader ginsburg was the most inspirational person we met this week we just been one of my idols for a long time. i either want to be in the legal profession or possibly a cemetery. >> understand the need for bipartisanship at times but i also think it's important that politicians go to washington or go to their state capitols with their eyes on the goal and they are determined to meet that goal instead of sacrificing it in the light of partisanship or whatever does. >> winnie to have constructive discourse like a long weekend here. we need to respect all americans to matter what the background making the country more cycle plays where people are welcome to give their opinions. >> here on c-span2 tonight "the communicators" is next with republican congressman bob goodlatte of virginia. plus go bob goodlatte is the chairman of the house judiciary committee. he is our guest this week on "the communicators". chairman goodlatte hearings held on encryption fbi apple issue.

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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

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justice ruth bader ginsburg, what it is about is that a woman has a fundamental right to make this choice for herself. the conservatives ask where is the evidence, the law would in fact shut down many clinics. justice sam alito, there is information that they closed for reasons that had nothing to do with this law. texas passioned the law in 2013, amid national outcry over a pennsylvania clinic where a doctor was convicted of killing a patient and three infants in botched late term abortions. the law requires clinics to operate more like surgery centerers and have doctors with admitting privileges at nearby texas representative jody laudenberg sponsored the bill. >> texas cares about our women. that its what this is all about. women's health. and quality of care. >> reporter: amy hegtrom miller, ceo of the abortion clinic challenging the law said it was a smokescreen. >> this law is cruel. harsh and does nothing to advance medical health for women. >> reporter: the key vote here as in all abortion cases is the moderate conservative anthony kennedy. today he did not tip his hand. he did as

would be moderates, too, but there's been incredible consensus on the left side, something that ruth bader ginsburg has made a point to encourage. if you look at justice kagan, the last term on the court, she disagreed with her colleagues? single digits across the board, 7%,l 6%, 8%, so i think there's no questions he would be in the same -- >> and james, one issue, guns, second amendment jurisprudence, city merrick garland seems to be on the left, by implication from some of his decisions on the right to bear arms for individuals. >> it's probably a safe bet that if obama or mrs. clinton puts a justice on the court to replace justice scalia, we can kiss the second amendment good-bye. >> as an individual right. >> right. they'll say still in militia -- >> and protecting a lot of state constitutions, but still that was an importance advance? jurisprudence that would go away. >> so republicans, do you agree with the republican calculation that they should not vote on garland, even if perhaps they might get somebody more liberal under the next president? >> if the next president is mrs. clinton they s

justice ruth bader ginsburg: the conservatives ask where's the evidence the law would in fact shut down many clinics? justice sam alito, "as to some of them, there's information that they closed for reasons that had nothing to do with this law." texas passed the law in 2013 amid national outcry over a pennsylvania clinic where a doctor was convicted of killing a patient and three infants in botched, late-term abortion. the law requires clinics to operate more like surgery centers and have doctors with admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. texas representative jodie laubenberg sponsored a bill. >> texas cares about women. care. >> reporter: but amy hagstrom miller, c.e.o. of the abortion clinic challenges the law, said that was a smokescreen. >> this law is cruel and it is harsh, and it does nothing to advance medical health for women. >> reporter: now, the key vote here, as in all of these abortion cases, is the moderate conservative justice anthony kennedy, and today he did not tip his hand. although, he did ask whether the court should send this case back more evidence. and, scott

a special day where we take time to celebrate the gender that brought us ruth bader ginsburg, beyonceÉady. [ applause ] >> chris: that, that's tanya hawk, the magical fairy princess of kickass forest. now, this will probably shock you, but there are one or two fellows on the internet who are being rather dickish about the

like next to him, even sweet ruth bader ginsburg seems like an asshole. i love him so much. brian garland. i love it. it's got a ring to it. m.b.g. you down with m.b.g.? yeah, you know me. who's down with m.b.g.? well, apparently, nobody. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said it would be a waste of time to meet nominee merrick garland. >> are you more open to meet mr garland. >> i spoke to lindsey graham who said to me he has said to the president, "even if you picked me, lindsey graham, i would lead the charge against me because you are the one who picked me in an election year." >> trevor: oh, lindsey. that's just low self-esteem right there, buddy. ( laughter ) you're worth voting for yourself, my friend. sure, maybe g.o.p. primary voters rejected you, but rest assured, trevor loves you, baby, trevor loves you. don't forget. ( laughter ) you know, this resistance to judge garland doesn't seem to make any sense. ( laughter ) i mean, just based on what senate republicans have said about him in the past. >> merrick garland is highly qualified to sit on the d.c. circ

like next to him, even sweet ruth bader ginsburg seems like an asshole. i love him so much.now me. who's down with m.b.g.? well, apparently, nobody. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said it would be a waste of time to meet nominee merrick garland. >> are you more open to meet mr garland. >> i spoke to lindsey graham who said to me he has said to the president, "even if you picked me, lindsey graham, i would lead the charge against me because you are the one who picked me in an election year." >> trevor: oh, lindsey. that's just low self-esteem right there, buddy. ( laughter ) you're worth voting for yourself, my friend. sure, maybe g.o.p. primary voters rejected you, but rest assured, trevor loves you, baby, trevor loves you. don't forget. ( laughter ) you know, this resistance to judge garland doesn't seem to make any sense. ( laughter ) i mean, just based on what senate republicans have said about him in the past. >> merrick garland is highly qualified to sit on the d.c. circuit. his intelligence and his scholarship cannot be questioned. >> pat roberts, a kansas r