decide whether or not our democracy will survive. that s not hyperbolic. and the battle for the ballot, at least for a, now i will the colorado lawsuit. removing trump from the primary ballot in that state and the legal precedent it could set for other state challenges. and rushing to defend, why the republicans who are actually running against donald trump now defending him in the wake of the colorado ruling? i am ayman wilkie dean, let s get started. this week, something remarkable unfolded in our nation s capital. president biden publicly addressed a group of people who are set to have an extraordinary impact on the upcoming 2024 presidential elections. the nine justices who sit on the united states supreme court. on tuesday, president biden delivered a eulogy at the funeral of the first female justice, sandra day o connor, and in his remarks, the president hailed o connor as an american pioneer, noting her commitment to the court in the rule of law. to her, the
decide whether or not our democracy will survive. that s not hyperbolic. and the battle for the ballot, at least for a, now i will the colorado lawsuit. removing trump from the primary ballot in that state and the legal precedent it could set for other state challenges. and rushing to defend, why the republicans who are actually running against donald trump now defending him in the wake of the colorado ruling? i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. this week, something remarkable unfolded in our nation s capital. president biden publicly addressed a group of people who are set to have an extraordinary impact on the upcoming 2024 presidential elections. the nine justices who sit on the united states supreme court. on tuesday, president biden delivered a eulogy at the funeral of the first female justice, sandra day o connor, and in his remarks, the president hailed o connor as an american pioneer, noting her commitment to the court in the rule of law. to her, the su
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
good morning. i m wolf blitzer in washington, and this is special live coverage of the funeral of former supreme court justice sandra day o connor, the first woman to serve is on america s highest court. the service over at the washington national cathedral is set to start right at the top of the hour. president biden left delaware for washington, d.c., earlier this morning. he is set to arrive at the funeral any moment now, we are told. and he is going to be delivering a eulogy along with chief justice john roberts. o connor first met them in 1981, and roberts helped her to prepare for her confirmation where biden was the top person on the judiciary committee. and she earned in 1952 a law degree from stanford university in two years, but despite graduating top of the class, her gender kept her from joining a law firm, so she opened up her own law firm. she was mostly known for being appointed to the high court in 1981, but she is quickly one of the most influential justice
former supreme court justice sandra day o connor honored today in d.c. as an american pioneer, on and off the bench. are there lessons the country can still learn from her remarkable life? speaking of high ranking women, vice president kamala harris with an extraordinary political challenge to be a game changer in next year s election. the biden campaign s bold plan to make abortion the pivotal issue for 2024 and putting harris in charge of making it happen. and what s it going to take to get rudy giuliani to stop lying about georgia election workers ruby freeman and shaye moss? after a $148 million judgment failed to stop him, freeman and moss are suing giuliani again, seeking a court order to stop his, quote, campaign of targeted defamation and harassment. so, what happens now? but we start in washington, where tears mixed with laughter and applause remembering a life well lived, a stirring and emotional tribute to sandra day o connor, known to history, of course, as