he's taken a constitutional law course and use reading these dueling opinions, scalia ginsburg. and he said this did make a very funny on prayer. i'll give you just a taste of the opening thesis. it starts out with scalia's race which goes like this. the justices are applied. the constitution says absolutely nothing about this. and then i explained to him that he is searching for a bright line. the great thing about our constitution is that like our society, it can involve. so that is the senate. the plot is roughly based on the magic flute. just as scalia is that up in the darkroom, being punished for excessive dissenting. [laughter] i can to help them out. i enter is seen through a glass ceiling and nature in him for the last trial. we are different from the are one in their approach to the interpretation, but one in their fondness for each other in the constitution and the institution we serve. >> could not friendship and relationship tells us so much about how we all could learn from that. our relationships with people who have different days. just as scalia was fond of sayin

that why it is scalia, ginsburg and it's a comic opera, as you would expect. it will be -- it had it world premiere in castleton, virginia, last summer. it will have its next production at the opera festival at cooperstown, new york. so if you're interested you back to the baseball hall of fame and go to the scalia-begins -- ginsburg. the setup -- i should tell you hough it dime be. very talented young man, derrick wayne, a music major, a masters in music, and then decided it would be useful to learn a little bit about the law. so, he enrolled in his home town law school, university of maryland, he is taking a constitutional law course, and he is reading these dueling opinioned, scalia, ginsburg, and he said, to him, this could make a very funny opera. and i'll give you just a taste of the opening pieces. it started out with scalia's rage aria which geese like this the justices are blind. how can they possibly spout this. the constitution says absolutely nothing about it and then i explain to him he is searching for brightline solutions to problem that don't h

scalia answered ruth bader ginsburg. [laughter] in the summer of 1999, i was hospitalized at beginning of my long bout with cancer. justice scalia recommended that i follow him as a teacher. the first outside call i received was from justice scalia. ruth, i'm responsible for your days in crete. you must get well. is there anything i can do to help? justice scalia was a man of many talents. jurist of captivating brilliance. a rare talent for making even the most somber judge smile. the press wrote of his energetic fervent, peppery pros, affability. not so well known, he was a discerning shopper. we were in india together for a judicial exchange, on a day off, our driver took us to his friends shop. one rug after a rug was tossed onto the floor leaving me without a clue which to choose. justice scalia pointed to one and he thought his wife would like it for their beach house. i picked the same design in a different color. worn very well. some ask how we could be friends given our disagreement on lots of things. he answered

in a preface to the labretto for der he can wang's comic opera you heard about, scalia-ginsburg, justice scalia described as a high point of his days on the bench a spring 2009 evening at the opera ball held at the british ambassador's residence. it was an elegant and spacious room. justice scalia joined two regular washington national opera tenors at the piano for a medley of songs. he called it, the famous three tenors performance. [laughter] both on and off the bench justice scalia was a convivial, exuberant performer. among my store of memories, an early june morning, 1996. i was about to leave the court to attend the second circuit's judicial conference in lake george, new york. justice scalia entered my chambers, opinion draft in hand. he tossed the sheave of papers on my desk and said, ruth, this is the penultimate draft of my dissent in the virginia military institute case. it's not yet in shape to circulate to the court but the clock is running, and i want to give you as much time as i can to answer it. on the plane to albany i read the dissent. it was a zinger. [laughter]. it t

after that, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg on the impact of the death of justice antonin scalia. the pakistani american parents of a army captain who spoke at the democratic national convention this summer were among the speakers at the islamic society of north america convention. --o speaking, homeland sec homeland security secretary jeh johnson, the first sitting secretary to address the convention. this is about 45 minutes. >> gratings of peace, brothers and sisters, friends, ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct honor to introduce secretary jeh johnson. he is the secretary of the department of homeland security. as such, he leads the third-largest department of the u.s. government with a workforce of 229,000 employees and two

. >> now, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg on her friend and supreme court colleague, the late antonin scalia up. she spoke to the incoming class at georgetown university law center on wednesday. this is about one hour. [applause] >> justice ginsburg, members of our faculty, members of our and drink last. it is a privilege to welcome you here today. as all of you know, the just excitement of this community has been great. as you may remember, two weeks ago, when i welcomed the members of our entering class in this that and i announced justice ginsburg would be theking to you here today, first reaction was, there was an audible gasp. and then wild applause. it is extraordinary. a few years ago, we began inviting a giant of the bench or bar to offer reflections to the entering class. it has been a remarkable opportunity for our students as you embark on your legal education to listen to and learn from someone whose career has shaped the law. by attending georgetown law, you have chosen to learn the law and the place where laws are made. this is evident in the speakers to welcomed our first your

for the district of columbia where he served alongside jeurys clarence thomas, antonin scalia and ruth bader ginsburg. during his final four years on the d.c. court abner mikva served as chief judge. he was then selected by president clinton in 1994 to the white house counsel. after a year as white house counsel, abner mikva returned to chicago -- to the chicago area and taught at northwestern university in evanston. in 1997, abner mikva and his beloved wife and partner, zoe, started what they call the mikva challenge, his effort to engage young people in civic leadership. each year the mikva challenge engages 7,000 young people, students in programs across the chicagoland area. these are high school kids. students volunteer on campaigns of both parties, serve as election judges, intern in legislative offices and learn how to be effective advocates on issues they care the most about. in 2014, president obama recognized abner mikva's service to this country with the presidential medal of freedom, our highest civilian honor. when honoring ab mikva, president obama said, ab transcends any single moment

obama from philly justice scalia seat on the supreme court -- filling justice scalia's seat on the supreme court. ? justice ginsburg: the president so withto dio the advice and consent of the senate. the current senate is not acting. what can be done about it? could conceive of a lawsuit, what would the response be? if you want us to vote, we will vote no. i do think that cooler heads will prevail. the president is elected for four years, not three years. may be members of the senate will wake up and appreciate that that is how it should be. in the back, the two together. i have one major question. mostdo you find to be the trendy part of being the chief justice -- a being that -- most challenging part to be the justice of the supreme court? justice ginsburg: stamina. [laughter] the hardest job i've ever had. the supreme court is very much what lawyers call a hot bench. the justices are really prepared for the oral argument. they have in a great amount of reading before they came on the bench. ability to stick with it. to read a lot. to be able to function alone while going to the thinking and reading process. it i

justice scalia's seat remains vacant justice ginsburg is easy. justice kennedy is the. justice breyer is 78. the next president will remake the supreme court in all likelihood. most of the decisions that i've been fretting about have been fight for decisions. one vote can make an important decision of one vote on november 8 can make a huge difference. at the very much. [applause] >> thank you, professor. all right, our next speaker will be speaking about stopping corporate power and money and politics. he is the president of public citizen, a group that you've heard about, and you here again today. he's been leading public citizen since 2009 where he is now spearheading the effort to listen to chokehold that corporations and the wealthy have over our democracy. following the supreme -- supreme court's decision in citizens united, he established democracies for people program which is a project of public citizen, and specifically his intent to fight for a constitutional amendment to overturn the ruling and curb money and politics. please welcome robert weissman. [applaus

after that, supreme court ginsburg on bader the death of antonin scalia a. >> the pakistani american parents of a u.s. army captain killed in iraq speak at the islamic society convention. they were among the speakers at society of north america national convention. among them the first sitting cabinet secretary to speak to the convention. this is about 45 minutes. peace, brothers and sisters, friends, ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct honor to introduce secretary jeh johnson. he is the secretary of the department of homeland security. as such, he leads the third-largest department of the u.s. government with a workforce of 229,000 employees and two -- 22 companies, including tsa, border protection, immigration, and customs enforcement. u.s. citizenship and immigration services, fema, the coast guard, and the secret service. under secretary johnson's leadership, dhs is responsible for counterterrorism, cyber security, aviation security, border security, port security, maritime security, administration and enforcement of our immigration laws, protection of our national leaders, p

justice scalia's seat remains vacant. justice ginsburg is 83. justice kennedy is 80. justi justi justice breyer is 78. the next president will remake the supreme court, in all likelihood. most of the decisions i have been fretting about have been 5-4 decisions. one vote can make an important difference and one vote on november 8th can make a huge difference. thank you very much. >> thank you, professor. all right, our next speaker will be speaking about stopping corporate power and money in politics. he is the president of public citizen, a group that you have heard about and you will hear again today. he's been leading public citizen since 2009, where he is now spearheading the effort to loosen the chokehold that corporations and the wealthy have over our democracy. following the supreme court's decision in citizens united, he established a democracy is for people program, which is a project of public citizen, and it's specifically intended to fight for a constitutional amendment to overturn the ruling and curb money in politics. please welcome robert wiseman. >> tha

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ginsburg about the politics about filling the vacant supreme court seat. she says senate republicans are should pick a replacement for justice scalia. but president obama's nominee for be pointless. >>> national public radio reports a hungarian photographer now faces a breach of peace charge. video from last year shows the woman tripping a syrian refuge who was carrying a child. she was fired as international outrage about the incident spread. the tourist captured their embrace at sunset on the ledge but the tourist didn't know their names. they came forward after hearing about it. now the couple are actors who had just been married in the national park. the bride said that she loved it and she had no idea how big the story had become. i saw that on facebook. >>> still ahead, the new iphone. apple introduces the iphone 7. we will show you all of the new upgrades. an unprecedented natural outburst seems to have taken over the country. everything's all right in there? security. hi , i'm stuck in an elevator with a cow. a what ? all natural, non gmo ingredients with vitamin d and whole milk. new dannon , natural is back. tion... this i

yesterday, rid better ginsburg spoke to law students about replacing the late antonin scalia. was wondering if you thought there were any valley constitutional argument that would prevent president obama from filling justice scalia's seat on the supreme court? i hope that is not to political. [laughter] as you know, the president has the authority to name appointed to the supreme court. so with the soon -- consent of the senate. the senate does not act as it is be doneng now, what can about the? -- it? of aif you could conceive lawsuit, what with the responsibility? ok, if they have to vote, they will vote no. i do think that cooler heads will prevail. i hope sooner, rather than later. the president is elected for four years, not three years. yourower continues into four and maybe some members of the senate will wake up and appreciate that that is how it should be. senate judiciary committee ranking member patrick leahy met with the supreme court nominee, merrick garland this week from c-span congress producer craig kaplan. tweaking some video of the meeting with senate judici

supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg speaks to first year law students today at georgetown university. she is expected to talk about the late justice antonin scalia, review the court's 2015 term, and take questions from students. that's live at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. >>> and we're live this morning on capitol hill for a hearing on veterans health care. members of the house veterans' committee will examine a report on commission of care and the future of the va health care system. they'll begin with subpoena motions and the construction of a va hospital in aurora, colorado. live coverage here on c-span3, the hearing should start in just a moment.

supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg speaks to first year law students wednesday at georgetown university, expected to speak about the late justice antonin scalia, review the court's 2015 term and take questions from students live on c-span 3:00 at 5:00 p.m. eastern. >>> this sunday night on "q&a" david k. johnston discusses his book "the making of donald trump" which takes a critical look at the republican presidential nominee. >> i met donald. i immediately recognized by him that he's p.t. barnum, sending you tickets to the fiji mermaid and amazing two-headed woman. because he was the dominant force in atlantic city, i started asking about him and his competitors including steve ngyuen and people who worked for him and big gamblers all said to me, donald doesn't know anything about the casino big. >> 8:00 eastern pacific on c-span's "q&a." >>> now, national transportation safety board chair christopher hart, he spoke at the national press club on the safety of self-driving cars. this is about an hour. >>> national transportation safety board chairman christopher hart has been in this role for a little over a year, and already has made his mar

supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg speaks to first year law students wednesday at georgetown university, expected to speak about the late justice antonin scalia, review the court's 2015 term and take questions from students live on c-span 3:00 at 5:00 p.m. eastern. >>> this sunday night on "q&a" david k. johnston discusses his book "the making of donald trump" which takes a critical look at the republican presidential nominee. >> i met donald. i immediately recognized by him that he's p.t. barnum, sending you tickets to the fiji mermaid and amazing two-headed woman. because he was the dominant force in atlantic city, i started asking about him and his competitors including steve ngyuen and people who worked for him and big gamblers all l saido me, donald doesn't know anything about the casino big. >> 8:00 eastern pacific on c-span's "q&a." >>> now, national transportation safety board chair christopher hart, he spoke at the national press club on the safety of self-driving cars. this is about an hour. >>> national transportation safety board chairman christopher hart has been in this role for a little over a year, and already has made his mar