as part of that deal, democrats agreed to give up their objections to priscilla owen and to another justice named janice rogers brown. janice rogers brown was out of california when she was nominated as a judge, she been rated not qualified by the state bar of california. also gave speeches saying the minimum wage and social security were evidence of a successful socialist revolution in america. democrats were wildly opposed to nominees this out there getting lifetime appointments to the federal bench but they made this deal with republicans and as part of that deal, these judges and a few others got through. these are the two judges, priscilla owen and janice rogers brown who have written the bombshell rulings on reproductive rights. one that shut down the abortion clinics in the state of texas and gave republicans their biggest victory yet in their war on birth control.
anyway. i m sure he s a nice person. he seems like a nice person. i have read a lot about him. how on earth should this be the judge called on to make this sort of ruling? this district court in louisiana reportedly has systems in place to catch conflicts of interest like this. kate gordon is joining us. she was a member of the state bar of california. thanks for joining us. it s great to be here, rachel. we learned a lot in the report as we went through it. what is the biggest take for you here? it s amazing to me. we are talking about a judge deciding the highest profile case on energy and oil in the country whose dividend checks depend on the outcome of a case he s deciding. it doesn t seem to be a problem for him. it s sort of incredible. if you leave aside all the other energy related stocks held