if it does, they might find some support from justice sonia sotomayor. she serves on the board of the non-profit organization, icivics , which is working to educate kids and grownups about civics. i recently sat down with justice sotomayor, who warns a lack of civics education is damaging the very fabric of america's democracy by fueling hyper-partisanship and incivility. soledad: i can't think of some how many people describe someone as someone they admire even if they don't agree with them. that's a very rare thing to hear nowadays. sonia: i'm sorry to hear that. i think i am very sorry. it's true but if it is that it's a very sad statement about where we are. you know many colleagues think , of justice thomas and i as being fundamentally different. well, our views are a bit different but i actually respect him for his treatment of people . he's the first one when someone's hurt or sick in the courthouse who reaches out and helps. the first set of flowers i received when my stepfather died were from justice thomas. i may disagree with him on a whole hos

and we're working on an exhibit, sonia sotomayor and her times, and what you'll be able to do, sonia sotomayor i know is born in 1954, and you'll be able to check 1970, what was she doing in 1970? what was happening in the country? what was happening in the world? and it's a way of bringing our young people closer to the communities, to the courts and bringing us closer to the communities that we serve. so we can't wait to have you back with us as we -- >> so go back to -- go into new york if you visit and make sure you visit 500 pearl street. the learning center, i saw it before it was opened. or pieces of it before it was open. >> it's at 40 foley. >> oh, 40. okay. sorry. 40 foley. >> one of the things that's really quite moving as an example is -- >> they're right next door to each other. >> if you're a student or an adult, thurgood marshall in his times, 1950s, you go into a kiosk and you listen to thurgood marshall argue cooper versus aaron. you hear his voice in the supreme court. and for a young person, how extraordinary is that to bring to life one of the great icons. now, you

the middle school book, "the beloved world of sonia sotomayor" was a product of my cousin who is described in the book, my cousin myriam, a bilingual education middle schoolteacher in stanford, connecticut. she's been using my adult book for lesson plans for her students for a number of years. but she kept insisting she needed a middle grade book. because the parent book, now they've two kids books, i call "my beloved world" the parent book, my parent book had too many sophisticated concepts and she wanted me to have middle school book that dealt more with the stories that children could more easily understand. and so when the publisher came to me about the middle school book, i was already primed by myriam to do that. but then they talked about a younger reader book. and i realized that that would be a book that was equally as important. because i wanted to be able to reach people, young people and older people, of all ages, and all capabilities of reading. and for those of you who are adults, i've ended up loving the young reader book, "turning pages." the illustrations, i didn't do them

supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. people are taking their seating, expecting the conversation to start shortly. you're watching live coverage on c-span3. >>> again, c-span 3, live at the library of congress for a conversation with u.s. supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. we're expecting this to start shortly. running a little behind schedule here. also just a note that the senate is currently voting on the government funding and border security bill, 60 votes needed. you can watch under way on c-span2 live. word from the white house that president trump intends to sign the measure and will also declare a national emergency to build a wall on the southern u.s. border. we'll keep you posted here and on the c-span networks for the latest developments. waiting for u.s. supreme court justice sonia sotomayor in conversation here, live in washington, d.c.

on thursday, supreme court associate justice sonia sotomayor talked about her life and career at an event hosted by the law library of congress. it is one hour. [inaudible conversations] >> i hope we are fashionably late this afternoon. the justices >> help we are fashionably late. distinguished guest and colleagues. thank you for joining the law library of congress and the united states supreme court today for the 2019 supreme court fellows program annual lecture. my name is jane concha and i have the honor of serving as the 25th law library and of congress. come back. [applause] >> the law library serves as the nation's custodian of a legal and legislative collection of nearly 3 million items from all countries and legal systems of the world. our foreign law specialist are a diverse group of foreign trained attorneys and specialists with the diverse group of librarians as well. we do information and analysis of 270 countries around the world. our skilled law library both american trained and law librarians also provide research assistants and reference on us federal and state legal issu

in until then, a conversation with supreme court justice sonia sotomayor on her life and career and the differents in work og on the district court and supreme court. >> this room is so beautiful. it's just a beautiful room. >> i have the privilege of asking the first question. [laughter] >> he pulled rank. >> justice sotomayor, a few years ago, you wrote the best-selling "my beloved world" which is widely acclaimed, available in paperback, required reading in school districts across the country. in the past year you've published two more books. this time for younger readers. one called "turning pages," and the other called "the beloved sotomayor."ia -off done this while also having a busy, important day job. what motivated you to write the books? ms. sotomayor: i should tell the story of "my beloved world." the publishing department called me up and said we really should do this event. and i

one of them is from the honorable supreme court justice sonia sotomayor.mistake politeness for lack of strength." the other one is from lady gaga. she says, "do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. tell them to put on the sunglasses because we are going this way, baby." i have several women, powerful women quotes. but i chose sonia sotomayor because she, as well as the other woman on the court, hold position in the land of america. they are supreme court justices. lady gaga is an icon in america, in the world. when people like that talk and have something to say, especially these women, other people listen. so, these are the type of strong smart women that are amplifying and backing up other women. and my final quote is from me. dr. mo, says that define your high heel footprint and find your purpose. >> next, we take you inside thel city press where author talks about the culture of los angeles. >> when i was putting together to tell peoplee "t wasn't so much an "aha moment so much as it was a gridlock moment. i was sitting in gridl

on thursday, supreme court associate justice sonia sotomayor talked about her life and car

and when sonia sotomayor was having her confirmation hearings, the consultants kind of told her to wearse wearing a bright color would attract more scrutiny. and so she wore bright red nails. ( cheers and applause ) and i figured, why not? you know, that was another great tradition. ( applause ) >> stephen: now, after-- i think it was after your first week in office there, you instagrammed this. can you tell us what's going on right here? >> so it was a really busy day, and i got home super late and i just wanted to eat ice cream and maybe skip dinner. ( laughter ) >> stephen: and you were asked online what flavor ice cream you were eating there. >> it was americone dream. it was. ( cheers and applause ) hey! oh, man. >> stephen: there you go. >> and you thawed it out, too. cheers. >> stephen: cheers. plink! ( cheers and applause ) i want to warn the affiliates who might be going long. >> this is really good. >> stephen: now, you get elected, you go in there, your first day in congress, the government is shut down. what the-- what the heck is that like? >> i mean, basically... ( laughte

recently he brought his plate down and you could see major leaders from sonia sotomayor to lindeman well to many others that can to the island to keep the spotlight. like this may make the news for a few weeks but then they forget us. we need support for puerto rico continuously. if there have been boards that have been heard, this goes across party politics. this is one of those issues that everybody is together. you can tell the story differently but at the end, it is about bringing justice to puerto rico, allowing us to have opportunities. the inequality i was able to ways we can get it better. we can provide our children. many of those that live here moved because of you. you are just a plane ticket. many still have their families back on the island who want the best for them. many, if they find the proper conditions, would not return. that is what we are working for. raising their voices are on the nation for the battle of their people. can i see an opportunity in the island? we need greatness for all the support. everyone but the support we had from the federal government, puerto r