and during his 28 years on the court, justice stephen g. breyer has been a defender of america's constitutionalht rights, and asi mentioned it years before he's confirmed, justice stephen g. breyer seven the court of appeals for the fourth circuit while in boston and today and stands of building that reflects his lifetime of service, the john joseph united states courthouse in amman, he was my colleague and my friend in the house and then judge it stephen g. breyer update design that courthouse and he still keeps an office there infi the building features a big glass ball stretching across and across g tens of thousands of feet and so passersby can. to thepape courthouse through te day, and is designed to provide a clear view into the administration of justice. and engraved in the walls of the building are the workers who had a hand with the ones who help build it and edged all could also the name stephen g. breyer and those two principles reflected in the building of transparency and equality have in many ways defined stephen g. breyer's legal ph

during his 28 years on the court, stephen breyer has been a stallwart of constitutional rights. s before he was confirmed to the supreme court justice breyer sat on the supreme court circuit located in boston. today on the banks of the boston harbor stands a building that reflects the service, johns moakley courthouse. i knew joe moakley, he was my friend in the house. and the judge helped design the courthouse and he keeps an office there. the building features a curved glass ball stretching tens of thousands of feet so passersby can peer into the courthouse and a clear view of justice. engraved on the wall are the workers who had a hand in building it alongside the names of brick layers and carpenters is etched in equal standing, the name stephen breyer. those two principles reflected in the building transparency and equality have in many ways defined stephen breyer's legal contribution to america and he understands our system of justice is stronger when the american people understand how the law works and when the law works for them. now we must carry that tradition forward. s

once again i want to thank justice stephen g. breyer forer his service in which he deserves and his well-deserved retirement analyzer now the white house as we await news of president biden's nominee to succeed justice stephen g. breyer and this is the president's first opportunity to nominate a e'supreme court justice he is standing in a very familiar fork in the road outlining two separate and distinct paths on from those paths, involves convention and virtuous leadership, president biden could select an individual who still are credentials and experience were matched by deep respect for the rule of law and the constitution and he could nominate someone who agrees the supreme court justices are meant to act as an umpire, not as players in the game and they're supposed to call the balls in the strikes, not to help their preferred team score a run. and of course, there is another path, one note was cleared and paint by the radical left. the president could listen to the liver activists who want to select somebody who will deliver partis

now the final manner last week justice stephen g. breyer announced his plans to retire from the supreme court the conclusion of his term and justice stephen g. breyer deserves our congratulations on the summer he will have dedicated more than four decades of service to the judiciary including 20 years our highest court braided during this time the justices respect and admiration from across the legal profession read what is not have to agree with the circumstancesa of justice stephen g. breyer's legal philosophy or conclusions that he is reaching many cases to appreciate the service he is rendered to the court, and to our country. he is universally regarded as a careful and committed person and is a top shelf legal expert in intellectual heavyweight and in fact justice stephen g. breyer is publishedpu prolifically, evn beyond his caseload. and over the decades injustice has spent spent many hundreds of public pages the laying out his legal philosophy and thinking through scholarly questions in public view card and most of all i admire justi

court of appeal, judge in rhode island, and last but certainly not least, associate justice stephen breyer of the supreme court of the united states. justice breyer in particular, not only gave me the greatest job that any young lawyer could ever hope to have, but he also exemplified every day in every way that a supreme court justice can perform at the highest level of skill and integrity while also being guided by civility, grace, pragmatism, and generosity of spirit. justice breyer, the members of the senate will decide if i fill your seat, but please know that i could never fill your shoes. to my dear family, those who are here with me now and those who are watching from home. i am forever indebted to you for your love and support. to my beloved husband patrick, thank you for being my rock today and every day for these past 26 years. i love you. to may daughters, talia and leila, you are the light of my life. please know that whatever title i may hold or whatever job i may have, i will still be your mom. that will never change. there are so many other people i would love to be able to

and associate justice stephen breyer of the supreme court of the united states. stice breyer in particular not only gave me the greatest job that any young lawyer could ever hope to have, he also example five every day in every way -- he exemplified every day in every way that a justice can perform at the highest level of skill and integrity while being guided by stability, grace, pragmatism, and generosity of spirit. justice breyer, the members of the senate will decide if i feel your seat. please now -- know that i will never fill your shoes. to my family, those who are here with me now and those who are watching from home, i am forever indebted to you for your love and support. my beloved husband, patrick, thank you for being my rock today and every day for these past 26 years. i love you. to my daughter's, you are the light of my life. please know that whatever title i may hold or whatever job i may have, i will still be your mom. that will never change. [laughter] there are so many other people i would love to be able to address and thank, but time is short.

supreme court, replacing justice stephen breyer. if confirmed, she will make history by the coming the first black woman to serve as age supreme court justice. she graduated cum laude from harvard law in 1996, and was editor of the harvard law review. following law school, she held several clerkships, including for justice breyer in 1999. justice brown jackson later worked as an assistant public defender in washington, d.c., before spending several years on the u.s. sentencing commission and partially becoming the vice chair under president obama. she was confirmed to the u.s. district court by a voice vote. she was confirmed last year to the u.s. court of appeals by a senate vote of 53-44. you can learn more about ketanji brown jackson at c-span.org. >> c-span's washington journal. every day we are taking your calls live, on the air, on the news of the day, and we will discuss policy issues that impact you. saturday morning, kimberly robinson discusses judge ketanji brown jackson's nomination to the supreme court. then a representa

there's no doubt in my mind or any objective analyst stephen breyer has proved himself worthy of that great tradition. whoever his successor may be, i'm confident she will do the same. i want to personally thank justice breyer as a member of the senate, but also an american citizen first for his thoughtfulness, his spirit of collegiality and concensus building and working to advance the constitution guarantees of fairness and freedom. >> mr. president, last week when the senate was in recess, justice stephen breyer announced he'll soon retire from the united states supreme court. i want to first thank justice breyer for his service, more than four decades, including nearly three decades on the supreme court itself. though i have disagreed with his rulings from time to time, i maintain deep respect for justice breyer's commitment to the rule of law and the integrity of our judicial system. last year, when some of our democratic colleagues renewed their threats to expand the supreme court and pack it with partisans, justice breyer, to his credit spoke up. he echoed the comments of the l

who thought she was worthy of this high honor was a young lawyer, was none other than justice stephen breyer. not only did she learn about being a judge from justice breyer himself, she saw the great rigor through which stephen breyer is a poaches his work. she learned from his willingness to work with colleagues with different view points, critical qualities for any supreme court justice. now, years later, she steps up to fill justice breyer place in the court with a uniquely accomplished and wide-ranging background. and she served in public service as a federal public defender and a private law practice as an accomplished lawyer and with a prestigious law firm. if confirmed, she will join justice sotomayor as the only other member of the united states supreme court who has experience as a trial court judge, a critical qualification in my view, and once again following in the footsteps of justice breyer, she is the only member of the court who previously served as a member of united states sentencing commission. and she brings additional perspective to the court as well. she comes from a fa

as a clerk for justice stephen breyer and an assistant federal public defender, a federal district court judge, and most recently as a judge on the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. circuit judge, judge jackson has shown brilliance, thoughtfulness, a willingness to collaborate, and a dedication to applying the law impartially. this is sort nomination of judge jackson is an important step towards ensuring the supreme court reflects the nation as a whole. as the first black woman supreme court justice in the courts -- in the court's 232-year history, she is going to inspire generations of young americans. she has been the past year working with president biden to shape in federal judicial system that fully represents america, and we will continue that trend by confirming judge jackson to the supreme court. i commend president biden on undertaking a thoughtful, deliberate selection process for the next supreme court justice. now, on the timing, once the president sends judge jackson's nomination to the senate, senate democrats will work to ensure a fair, timely, and expeditious process, fa

biden has promised to replace a black woman with retiring justice stephen breyer. the decision is set to be made by the end of the month with the senate to confirm the nominee. >>> a jury in georgia will begin a second day of deliberations today in the federal hate crimes trial of three men convicted of killing 25-year-old ahmaud arbery. as janet shamlian reports, the verdict could come on the two-year anniversary of ashbury's death. >> reporter: the pursuit of ahmaud arbery that led to his murder two years ago this week was not racially motivated but a result of the belief he was involved in criminal activity. that was the message during closing arguments from lawyers for the three defendants. the men have already been convicted of arbery's murder in state court. the federal case hinges on whether the men were motivated specifically because the 25-year-old was black. prosecutor telling the jury travis and gregory mcmichael and william roddie bryan were driven by racial assumptions, racial resentment, and racial anger. 20 witnesses testified, and text messages and

president biden at the white house to talk about his plan to name a black woman to replace justice stephen breyer on the court. an announcement on the nominee expected before the end of the month. .. >> he's been to so many battles and he understands that we are facing and because we understand we're making history. this decision to nominate a black woman to the supreme court will change the face of the court for our future and history in the united states. we understand that responsibility. we share the recommendations but mainly the message was we dress —- trust your judgment to choose the right person. and that we will make sure that selection is chosen officially by the senate as quickly as possible. >> this will be my 21st supreme court nomination. and the first supreme court justice was john paul stevens junior senators and tragically he for on —- patrick leahy and this is the historical. and mia there to lead this this will affect our country inner image and will do so much for young people and older people, white and black. and the reaction in my family, think god. at last. at last. at la

president biden at the white house to talk about his plan to name a black woman to replace justice stephen breyer on the supreme court. a formal announcement on the nominee is expected before the end of the month. .. >> joe biden has been through so many battles that he knows what we are facing. we understand we are making history here. his decision to appoint a black woman to import just to the supreme court will literally change the face of the court for history in the united states. we understand that responsibility and shared some of our recommendations but mainly the message was we trust your judgment, joe biden, when it comes to choosing the right person and we will work as hard as we can to make sure that selection is chosen officially by the senate as quickly as possible. >> this will be my 21st supreme court nomination and the first one i voted on was john paul stevens. both joe biden and patrick lahey voted for him. through all of those confirmations, this is the historic one. i'm glad chairman durbin is there to lead this. this will affect our country, our image abroad and it will do s

catanji brown jackson as his choice to replace stephen breyer on the supreme court.become the first black woman to sit on the high court jackson is currently on an appellate court in washington dc this fulfills one of president biden's campaign promises. he had said he would nominate a black woman because it was long overdue it. also happens to be a black history month yeah, i mean definitely significant moment and also because of her experience too having been a public defender. that's not something that none of the other justices brings to the table dan. yeah. i was reading a good bit about her background very impressive woman very impressive jurist and and someone who is at a very distinguished career. so it's it's wonderful to make this history especially during black history month, but just great to have someone so qualified appointed to the supreme court. yeah, interesting her background. i think her parents were both public school teachers and she mentioned today given what's going on in the world that she was grateful to grow up in a democracy where she could

having said that, in terms of being able to form relationships the way stephen breyer had, having served under stephen breyer, how do you see her, assuming she is confirmed, operating within the supreme court as it is now? >> it's a really important question, chris. will she shift the dynamic on this conservative 6-3 supreme court. one of the challenges the court has faced in the past months has been flagging public confidence in the court. as the justices like to say, they don't have an army to enforce their opinion. they depend on the press and depend upon public confidence in the court to give meaning to their words. so they will likely be the happiest people about this morning's announcement. as the oerps have said, judge ketanji brown jackson is immaculately well qualified. she also brings this deep expertise that's lacking on the current formulation of the court, this experience not just as a criminal defense lawyer but also her work on the united states sentencing commission where she served on the commission, and these issues about sentencing and how criminal sentences are calcul

she went to harvard law, she was a clerk to the retiring supreme court justice stephen breyer, whoseat she may ascend to. she spent eight years as a federal district court judge, she is now a federal appeals judge, and while that is a very impressive resume, if you look at all of the other justices on the court, for good or for ill, that frankly sounds like a supreme court meant resume these days. she also brings unique experience to the court. she would be the only justice to have experience as a trial court judge. she would also be the first supreme court justice ever to have experience working as a public defender. joining us now is -- legal defense and education fund, it is a pleasure to see you tonight, thank you so much for making time. it is a historic night. >> it is indeed, welcome back rachel. >> thank you. let me just ask you, if you think judge jackson will be confirmed, whether you think this will be politically a controversial nomination, and what kind of supreme court justice do you think she will make if she is in fact confirmed? >> well, i think that everyone knows t

she clerked for stephen breyer. she would be a justice in the model of stephen breyer.r was confirmed 87-9, overwhelming gaining the support of republicans in the senate. this time around she'll be lucky to get any republican votes, possibly a handful. we heard from mitt romney who did not vote for her last year for the circuit court saying that she is a qualified jurist, an experienced jurist and acknowledging her nomination will inspire many americans. the question is how hard do republicans fight and how ugly will it get? we heard from mitch mcconnell saying it will be respectful, saying he won't do what democrats did to kavanaugh. we'll see if other republicans go along with that. >> sarah isgur, you're a veteran of these fights. what's your sense where the party will go on this. >> she's unquestionably qualifid and lucky for her it's one of the most inconsequential nominations of my lifetime. >> not going to change the balance of the court. >> she's within the breyer to sotomayor range there and the republicans have the wind at their backs in 2022. the last thing r

president biden nominated judge jackson to succeed supreme court justice stephen breyer. she graduated from both harvard university and harvard law school is a federal appeals court judge in washington, d c and today, judge jackson said that she is humbled by the extraordinary honor. to be the president's nominee. foxes carolina lively's in washington now with reaction to today's nomination. the pick is in, and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are reacting to president biden's historic nomination. president biden introducing his supreme court nominee, judge tangier brown jackson at the white house friday. i believe it's time that we have a court reflects the full talents and greatness of our nation. with a nominee of extraordinary qualification. if confirmed, jackson would be the first black woman ever to serve on the high court. i am standing here today by the grace of god as testament. to the love and support that i've received from my family. president biden is filling the seat after justice stephen breyer announced his retirement, jackson graduated from harvard

the seat that stephen breyer is retiring from. will be, if confirmed, first african american woman to sit on the supreme court, 51 years old, currently as i said on the d.c. court of appeals. i'm joined now by our chief legal analyst jeffrey toobin. history -- no, first, to cnn's jeff zeleny with the reporting on this. jeff? >> john, president biden, we're told, extended the offer last evening in a telephone call to judge jackson, who lives here in washington, d.c. he offered this position, this historic position on the supreme court. about one week after he sat for an interview with her at the white house. he informed the other two final contenders that they did not get the spot, in phone calls this morning, we're told. but he did extend that historic offer last evening on thursday evening. and this is the rollout is expected to take place over the next few hours, with an announcement ceremony at the white house this afternoon. and, john, this comes exactly two years to the day when joe biden, then a candidate for president, his

stephen breyer was such deep connections to the bay area itself. barbara lee, one of the people that helped advocate for the bay area zone, kamala harris to be a part of the administration, as vice president. xi now will be in the room as one of the people helping to pick the first black woman ever to be on the supreme court. this is a big deal for barbara lee. here's some of her thoughts. well first, i don't have a name in mind, but to me it's so exciting because it should be really exciting for the country. because all this all these years i've never had the brilliant and the lens of a black woman on the supreme court . a shame on us. i mean, can you imagine? what we've lost without having a black woman there. and so i commend the president. the nominees and the names that i've heard all have the judicial temperament. they have the background they have to experience. and they have what it takes to be a supreme court judge, and so i'm just really excited about it. i'm sorry that the right wing is trying to continue to diminish who we are as black

president biden at the white house to talk about his plan to name a black woman to repeat justice stephen breyern the supreme court. a formal announcement on the nominee is expected before the end of the month. >> good evening. 10 out of the 11 members of the senate judiciary committee had the honor of meeting with president biden to discuss the obvious agenda that we are facing. the highest priority is the president's selection of a new supreme court justice. that will be the number one top item of business and the committee. i would say the mood of the meeting was half friendly and light. the other half was very serious. this is a committee that joe biden knows so well. he chaired it, he lived in the committee. he has been through many battles and he understands what were facing. serious because we understand we are making history here. his decision to appoint a black woman to the supreme court is literally going to change the face of the court for the future, for our history in the united states. we understand that responsibility. we shared with him our recommendations. mainly the message was

she's a black woman than justice stephen breyer was. so she'll bring that to the table as well. there's often a narrative at confirmation hearings about justices as umpires who call the balls and strikes. but the truth is that the law will often only get you so far. the supreme court decides cases because they are hard. they come to the supreme court often because lower courts have reached different conclusions on them and they look to the supreme court to figure it out. and the justices have to bring something to the table whether it's their life experiences, their judicial philosophies. and so she'll bring that to the table. she'll bring a different style than justice breyer. i think you saw it on display in the white house ceremony today. she's very warm. she's very relatable. and i imagine we'll see that on the bench as well. >> tally, you were a former clerk to justice o'connor. can you talk about what's happening for the judge now? how her life is changing. she probably is thinking about assembling her team, although you don't want to get too far ahead of the process here.

supreme court -- stephen breyer. justice breyer. [applause] justice breyer -- he has also worked as a supreme court law court assistant watergate prosecutor and chief counsel of the senate judiciary committee. in 1980, he was appointed to the u.s. court of appeals for the first circuit by president carter becoming chief judge in 1990. in 1994, he was appointed as supreme court justice by president clinton. he has written many many books and articles about administered of law economic regulation,. his latest book is titled the authority of the court and the parallel apart -- peril of politics. we are so glad to have them with us today. justice breyer, it is an honor. thank you all. >> thank you. it is a great pleasure to be back. it is a special delight to have him join us for our conversation today. justice breyer has a distinguished record on the court, but on top of that he has also compiled an impressive list of books that he has authored. a stack of them available right here. his most recent book is called the authority of the c

supreme court justice the honorable stephen breyer. stice breyer -- [applause] justice breyer is a graduate of stanford, oxford, and harvard law school. he taught law for many years as a professor at harvard. he has worked as a supreme court leclerc for a justice and assistant watergate special prosecutor and chief counsel of the senate judiciary committee. in 1980 he was appointed to the u.s. court of appeals for the first circuit by president carter, becoming chief judge in 1990. in 1994 he was appointed a supreme court justice by president clinton. he has written many books and articles about administrative law, economic regulation, and constitutional law. his latest book is entitled the authority of the court and the peril of politics. we are so glad to have him today. justice breyer, is an honor. the floor is yours. thank you all. host: thank you, it is a great pleasure to be back at the auditorium where we have had our past supreme court fellows events, and it is a special delight to have justice breyer join us for conversation to

. >> supreme court justice stephen breyer announced in january he would retire at the end of this term. the american constitution society discusses impact on the nation and his judicial opinions. >> welcome to this important conversation. let me introduce our panelists and kick it off into the conversation and for housekeeping purposes we believe the last 10 to 15 minutes for questions from the audience, please use the q and a function to enter your questions, you can do it now or as questions arise. we will get to as many questions as possible. i'm delighted to be with this esteemed panel. we have with us professor olatunde johnson, the sherman professor of law at google copy -- colombia law school who served on the commission for this up in court of the united states. olatunde's scholarship focuses on legislation and antidiscrimination law. olatunde worked on the dc circuit court of appeals and justice john paul stevens on the supreme court. we are joined by ajay kundaria, former chief counsel to senator amy klobuchar on the senate judiciary committee. prior to his work on the senate

so, president biden made history by nominating judge ketanji brown jackson to replace justice stephen breyerpreme court. she still has to be confirmed. and that may be a compmplicated process. that story, coming up. >>> as the war prepares for the attack on ukraine, they're also preparing for cyber attacks on ukraine and its allies. as soon as president biden announced sanctions on russia, several businesses ramped up warnings that businesses and communities needed to watch out. while many attacks can't be directly tied to russia the belief is that hackers operate with the kremlin's blessing. the president said that the u.s. is prepared to respond if russia pursues cyber attacks against interests. and homeland security is leading the response in potential response to cyber attacks. it's set up a group to monitor cyberactivity in fact. the former director of security joins us of pinnacle which helps people manager security threats. thank you for being here. when we talk about credible threats and targets what are those governments, those energy sectors that are most susceptible? >> yeah, ther

last but certainly not least associate justice stephen breyer of the supreme court of the united statesjustice breyer in particular not only gave me the greatest job that any young lawyer could ever hope to have and exemplified every day in every way that a supreme court justice can perform at the highest level of skill and integrity while being guided by civility, grace, pragmatism, and generosity of spirit justice breyer, the members of the senate will decide if i fill your seat. but please know that i could never fill your shoes. to my dear family, those who are here with me now and those who are watching from home, i am forever indebted to you for your love and support to my beloved husband pat rick, thank you for being my rock today and every day. for these past 26 years. i love you to my daughters, tall yeah and laila, you are the light of my life please know that whatever title i may hold or whatever job i may have, i will still be your mom that will never change there are so many other people i would love to be able to address and to thank but time is short so let me end by shar

but interesting she was a clerk for stephen breyer, whom she would be replacing. >> it's a little incestuousnd justice breyer will keep that six out of nine who clerked on the supreme court. nobody would have anticipated that a few years ago. >> and kristen, how are you hearing the white house is planning to try to get in confirmation done and get it done quickly? senator durbin wants to get it done quickly. there's so much at stake with a 50/50 senate. >> there's so much at stake. and i think you're seeing the way this administration is already juggling that very robust timeline that you just talked about with the realities of the fact that there is a lot happening right now that is complicating potentially the timeline and the focus of not only this administration but of course lawmakers as well as they grapple with this evolving crisis in ukraine. but they are determined to have this go quite quickly and that is why you have already had a robust outreach to capitol hill to outside groups to get people on board with this pick and to start getting those meetings set up with senators on the

honor of this nomination. >> reporter: if approved by the senate, jackson would succeed justice stephen breyer for whom she worked as a law clerk in 1999. >> justice breyer, the members of the senate will decide if i fill your seat. but please know that i could never fill your shoes. >> reporter: her liberal ideology would not change the balance on the court. and her presence on the bench would mark a major milestone for the court and history. it comes two years to the date since biden first made the pledge to nominate a black woman on the court at the south carolina primary. >> i'm looking forward to making sure there's a black woman on the supreme court. to make sure i push very hard for that. >> reporter: jackson has been a federal judge for nearly a decade, elevated last year to the influential court of appeals for the d.c. circuit. >> incredibly, judge jackson has already been confirmed by the united states senate three times some she strives to be fair and do justice. that's something we all should remember. >> reporter: born in washington and raised in miami, she spelled out her dreams

candidates and he expects there will be republican support for whom ever he chooses to replace justice stephen breyer. here's part of what he said. >> i'm not looking to make any logical choice. i'm looking for someone to replace judge breyer with the same kind of capacity judge breyer had, with an open mind, who understands the constitution and interprets in a way that is consistent with the mainstream interpretation of the constitution. >> shannon pettypiece joins me now. we have seen a lot of names tossed around as to who the president is going to nominate to this seat. so walk us through the process the president faces this weekend and how he plans to focus on it. >> you mentioned there the first time the idea of needing to get public support and the president saying this isn't going to be an ideological pick, it's going to be on qualifications. that need to get republican support has obviously been increased of late because of senator ben ray luhan who is recovering from a stroke. without his vote, the senate does not have enough votes to get this passed. that's one of the big overhanging out th

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sentencing commission, another thing in common with stephen breyer. as taken for herself nor the technician that kagan can be as well. i'd say she's be if the middle. it's a super 6-3 majority for the conservatives, but she's young, she'll be there a long time. and if she's confirmed, a long time on the bench ahead of her. >> mike memoli, we know that the president was quietly calling some republicans when he could. it is the ultimate compartmentalization issue that they've had to deal with with the ukraine crisis right now. what is success for them on a bipartisan vote here? just anything more than she got the first time? and she got 53 the first time, which meant she got three republicans, collins, republica, collins, murkowski and lindsay graham. >> yeah, he did want a strong bipartisan vote, and that seemed to be one of the tea leaves that folks wanted to read as potentially elevating chiles in this process. and mitt romney was interesting in talking about his conversation with the president, suggesting he would be open to somebody as long as the

afterwards, justice stephen breyer talks about his requirement -- retirement. later, an update from vice president harris from the munich security conference on the situation in ukraine. ♪ susan: ryan walters, a new book, "the jazz age president." you are asking americans to take a new look on warren g. harding. why? ryan: he is one of the most maligned presidents in american history.

president biden spoke with reporters about the qualifications he is seeking in a nominee to replace stephen breyer. as remarks came just before a meeting with the top democrat and republican on the senate judiciary committee. vice president kamala harris also attended.

. >> supreme court justice stephen breyer announced in january he would retire at the end of the court start read the constitution society hosted a discussion onjustice breyer's impact on the nation through his judicial opinions . >> welcome everyone to this very important conversation. let me start by introducing our panelist, and then we will kick it right off into the conversation and just for housekeeping purposes, we will leave about the last 10 to 15 minutes for questions from the audience. please use the q&a function to answer your questions. you can do it now or you can do it as questions arise. we will try to get to as many of your questions as possible . so i'm delighted to be here today with this esteemed panel. today we have with us professor johnson who is the jerome b sherman professor of law at columbia law school and she recently served as a commissioner or the presidentialcommission on the supreme court of the united states . her scholarship focuses on legislation and antidiscrimination law . her work for judge david on the dc circuit court of appeals and for justice j

so this morning new developments in the white house's search for justice stephen breyer's replacement selection. joining me is brian fallon, executive director of demand justice and former communications director for chuck schumer and former national director for hillary clinton's campaign. let's talk about the nitty-gritty of this meeting and what this could mean for the future of a supreme court pick here. we're hearing from mcconnell's office that it was the president who reached out to mcconnell. what does this say to you? >> i think president biden and the white house team working on this confirmation process are approaching it the way right way. i think they have every right to move politically speaking, particularly the stand around and timeline on which amy coney barrett was put on the court in 2020. i think this white house is signaling it's going to be very deliberative and do the outreach to republicans. the president what dick durbin and chuck grassley and spoke to them. they've announced doug jones, former senator from alabama will act as the sort of sherpa for this nomin

she was once a law clerk for justice stephen breyer, the man she will now replace if confirmed. as a judge in d.c., where some of the most politically charged were filed, she touches on congress's ability to investigate the white house. thursday night, she received an acceptance and biden's call. >> this will stir vote enthusiasm for the midterms. >> reporter: the confirmation process for jackson is expected to be similar to that of justice amy coney barrett in 2020, which was approved by the gop confirmed the senate in less than 30 days. >> this is important on a level we can measure. the visual of a black woman on the supreme court will have a powerful psychological effect for many in our society. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi called jackson one of the sharpest legal minds in the generation. when the confirmation for jackson is finished, this would mean two black justices would sit together for the first time on the bench. jackson would also be the first justice to have worked as a public defender. president biden hopes to get some bipartisan support, although that i

president biden has made his decision on who will replace stephen breyer on the u.s. supreme court, choosing federal appeals court ketanji brown jackson. if chosen, she would be the first black woman to serve on the high court. president biden and jackson are set to speak from the white house this afternoon. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> welcome to bloomberg markets. matt: here are the top stories we are following from around the world. u.s. stocks near session highs. investors pull back on bets the fed will aggressively hike interest rates next month. and one company that is fueling the retail pressure after a disappointing outlook brings it to the worst day in 13 years. with the war in ukraine in its second day, russian forces continue their push toward the capital of kyiv. putin now demanding surrender even before he is willing to negotiate. we will speak to the former u.s. ambassador to nato. greg: let's check in on

>> when i was a young snapper on capitol hill i met a man named stephen breyer. i thought he will be an academic rest of his life. he became a justice of the supreme court and has been in that role for 27 years. i had a conversation with him and the future of the supreme court. i have to start with the question on everybody's mind. why is this book you have just written so small? i am used to bigger books. why is it so small? >> this is the constitution and it is smaller. a lot of justices of the supreme court carry around the constitution all the time. are you forget what is in it? do you just -- are you worried you will forget what is in it? you just carry it? >> you worry people will ask you something and they expect you to know. >> this book is an interesting book in the since it came from a series of lectures you gave. named after somebody who was an ideological opponent of some of your views. that was justice scalia. were you a friend of his? >> yes, i think so. we would debate those differences. i think we had a terrific debate. in texas, there were severa

judy: turning to the supreme court vacant seat with the departure and the retirement of justice stephen breyerprobably would not get their votes anyway, a number of these republican senators, but many are saying, ron klain, the fact that the president has said he promised he is going to choose a black woman for this position, that it has become an affirmative action pick. would it have been better for the president to simply not make that promise and then appoint a black woman? mr. klain: what would be best is if senators waited to see the presidents nominate, to hear who she is, what her credentials and qualifications are, before they say they will vote against her. that seems fair. give someone a fair hearing bencic that person on what she has put forward to the senate. the president's commitment is in the same push as ronald reagan to put the first woman on the supreme court when he nominated sandra day o'connor and when president trump put amy coney barrett on the supreme court. presidt biden will select a credentialed, outstanding woman, of great character and achievement and knowledge of

justice stephen breyer, the run retiring now, the draw is 87-9. it seems for all intents and purposes that president is wanting a bipartisan approach to a supreme court pick, especially considering the conversations that so many of us have been having over the last few years that this is a supreme court that has become much more than it was a decade ago. to try and come away from that, from that narrative. >> there are a number of republicans running for re-election in 2022. there are a number of elections. the party pays far more attention to the votes in 2022. the expectations from voters. the ideology is much different. there's much more scrutiny than there was decades okay so you're not going to get it. it helps biden look as though he's trying to get it, but everybody thinks that this is political. they tend to think it's more political when it's the other side doing it, but i just think that that makes it difficult for biden to land somewhere like we might have in the 1980s or 1990s. >> ally vitaly, talk to us about your reporting because yo

she was one locke clerk for stephen breyer, the man she will replace if confirmed. as a judge in d.c., where some of the most politically charged cases are filed, she issued notable rulings. thursday night, she received and accepted by's offer in a call. >> what biden is hoping is that the appointment will stir black democrats enthusiasm for the midterms. >> reporter: the pace of the confirmation process is expected to be similar to that of justice amy coney barrett back in 2020, which was approved by the gop -controlled senate in less than 30 days. >> this is important, i think, on the level we can't measure. the visual of a black woman on the supreme court is going to have a powerful psychological effect on many sectors of the society. >> even if judge jackson doesn't get bipartisan support, she can still be confirmed if she gets all 50 democratic votes and vice president kamala harris' tiebreaker. >>> still ahead, the cdc loosens its mask guidelines depending on where you live. >>> there are thousands of phone apps and at-home test you can use to monitor health.

when i was on capitol hill, i met stephen breyer.e has been a justice of the supreme court for 20 years. i had a conversation with him about his future in the future of the court. i have to start with the question on everybody's mind. why is this book you have written so small? it is a small book, i am used to bigger books. why did you not get a bigger book? justice breyer: this is the constitution and it is smaller. david: a lot of justices of the supreme court carried the constitution. is that because you are going to forget what is in it? just like to remind people and read it over and over? justice breyer: you never know when somebody is going to ask you a question. what is article three, section 19 say? they expect you to know. david: your book, this is an interesting book in the sense that it came from a series of talks you gave named after somebody who was an ideological opponent of some of your views. justice scalia. were you a friend of his even though you had ideological differences? justice breyer: i think so. we would deb

she works for stephen breyer, whose seed is being vacated. another candidate is kruger. at 45 years old, the colossal grudge would be the youngest justice on the supreme court of confirmed. the president is also said to be considering federal judge michelle childs, a university of south carolina law school graduate. >> you take the role every president has in selecting and nominating so much it is rancourt very seriously. >> reporter: with the midterm elections coming up, the president's decision is being met enthusiastically by black voters who voted for him in the 2020 election. a new poll shows 63% of black americans say it's very or extremely important to have a black woman on the highest court for the first time, but the poll also shows that 48% of americans overall say it's not important them personally. skyler henry, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> back to first alert weather. not everybody is bundled up as bay area temperatures have been dropping. this is the opposite of bundled up. these are open water swimmers. they said they got out and swim around alcatraz no mat