it has been said that the supreme court is like a family, a family composed entirely of in-laws. 42 years ago, i was assigned to help then judge o connor join that family. it was my first day in a new job at the justice department, and i was proud to be part of her team. i thought our group did a pretty good job. after all, the justice was confirmed 99-0, and we must have had something to do with that. only many years later was i told that she thought i had been slow in getting material to her. i should have learned that when she had a challenge or responsibility before her, her approach was simple and direct. get it done. the way she participated in oral argument at the court is a good example. justices have many different styles on the bench. some like the back and forth of debates. others pose unusual hypotheticals. some badger counsel to get concessions. others spell out a particular theory at length and ask for comment. all this is fine and good. but justice o connor
it has been said that the supreme court is like a family. a family composed entirely of in-laws. 42 years ago, i was assigned to help then judge o connor join that family. it was my first day in a new job at the justice department, and i was proud to be part of her team. i thought i did a pretty good job. after all, the justice was confirmed 99-0. we must have had something to do with that. only many years later was i told she thought i was slow in getting material to her. i should have learn ed that whe she had a challenge or responsibility before her, her approach was simple and direct. get it done. the way she participated in oral argument at the court is a good example. justices have many different styles on the bench. some like the back and forth of debates, others pose unusual hype otheticals, some badger counsel to get concessions. others spell out a particular theory at length and ask for comment. now all this is fine and good, but justice o connor was different. af
this problem so i suspect southwest isn t being totally honest. we ve been worried about it for the past 24 hours. couldn t even sleep because we didn t know what was going to happen. started looking through and there s nothing, nothing, nothing for the next few days. just really anxious to get home now. reporter: anthony scott was stranded in baltimore. the airline blamed compounding problems first caused by air traffic control and weather issues dating back to friday. that s a hard story to believe. reporter: in a memo, southwest apologized to employees saying an unexpected number of delays led to a staffing shortage with workers and planes out of position. the airline acknowledged in some cases, flight crews were left without hotel rooms. i think meltdown is a good work. reporter: captain casey murray heads the union representing southwest pilots, which said the airline has