She was fired. They replaced her with from eastern virginia. Meantime today, democrats on the Senate Judiciary committeeud delayed aic vote to approve Jeff Sessions as attorney general. Committee is expected to resume its hearing wednesday. Meantime a Senate Committee approved betsy devos for education secretary. Devos is expecteetd to be confirmed, but thousands of teachers and students across the country are hoping that doesntt happen. Theyve been protesting the pasn couple ogf days. Ys. The bill air businesswoman hasbi been criticized for her perceived lack of knowledgef about public education. President trump is expected to announce his choice to fill thee vacant seat on the us Supreme Court. The front r such and thomas hard man. He said he had a list of 20 judges or so and now well see if it comes down to what the reports lead you to believe. Jeff letterer letter is on skype. Jason up on skype. Did i get that right. Ght. You did. We have the two names floating around for the Supre
Stretching for results he pre r prefe prefers. Reaction from lawmakers was swift. From nancy pelosi, his views on womens right deeply troubled. I am troubled by the nomination of judge gorsuch and will fight to make sure that the american peoples voice are heard. Hes been nominated to fill the seat of the late judge antonin scalia. Also we want to take you out to live pictures in washington, d. C. Weve seen two weeks of protests across the country since President Trumps inauguration. Tonight another one starting to pick up. Live pictures. Around 9 00 p. M. Eastern time at the Supreme Court. People starting to gather protesting the choice of judge gorsuch. Well our Investigative Unit is on the story. Judge gorsuch is a judge in the tenth circuit of appeals in denver, colorado. Known as an originalist and a judge who interprets the meaning of the constitution as i. D. Wu written and adopted by our founding fathers. That is similar to the late justice antonin scalia. They were very close,
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Gets the nod to serve on the highest court of the land. At 49 years old George Gorsuch is said to be the Youngest Supreme Court nome no , maam Court Nominee in 25 years. What kind of justice might he be, jana . Reporter frank and julie, judge neil gorsuch comes from a republican family. Some say he might be a more moderate conservative though than the way justice Antolin Scalia, the man he would replace. President donald trump welcomed judge neil gorsuch a colorado native to the white house. Mr. President , i am honored and i am humbled. Thank you very much. Reporter in his speech gorsuch paid tribute to Antolin Scalia who had hoped to fill with a likeminded judge. Gorsuch gave a glimpse of his own legal philosophy. It is for congress to write new laws. All judges to apply not alter the work of the representatives. A judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge. E stretching for results he prefer stretching for results he prefers. Reporter he was a law clerk for
Heard before. But you just have to keep going. Reporter she says shes inspired by all the activism that followed the election starting with the womens march the day after President Trumps inauguration. It was the biggest march in our countrys history. And i delighted at every sign i saw. Quoting my 1995 speech that human rights are womens rights and womens rights are human rights once and for all. But clinton never mentioned President Trump by name but did manage to work in a dig. Where some see a dark vision of carnage, i see a light shining on creativity and opportunity. She made one thing very clear. Shes not going any where. So sure, the last few months havent been exactly what i invisioned although i do know what im still fighting for. Im fighting for a fairer big hearted inclusive america. Now clinton also criticized the Trump Administration for hiring too few women and for holding a women with 30 people in attendance to discuss Insurance Coverage for Birth Control and pregnancy