skeptical about this court, there is a good reason to be skeptical. they have shown they're not a conservative court. they're not a court that feels bound by precedent. if the court follows the constitution, as it claims to always, it shouldn't be that difficult occasion. but i have to say, i don't have a lot of consequence -- confidence in this court. >> joining me lisa rubin -- and my co-host on our new msnbc show that weekend, michael steele. liza, you and i, you hopped in the chair as this news broke yesterday. we've now had more than 24 hours to divest it. help us understand the overall timeline for the supreme court decision. >> the supreme court, alicia, let's go backwards. the supreme court can hold oral argument on february 8th. and while that seems like a very compressed timeline, protected by supreme court standards, you and i also know a lot can happen between then and now. not only politically and that we have iowa and new hampshire,