court and nbc justice correspondent pete williams, tom goldstein and kimberly adkins-store. pete, take us through the significance today. we hope to see we hope the supreme court will stream it on the website. we are waiting for that to start. the court said yesterday it would start right at noon. is that because they are streaming it because of the covid restrictions on the court? yes, i think that s part of it. of course, the security environment at the court. the big fence that s around it. it won t be the first time we will have seen one of the swearing in ceremonies on television. the first time they did that was for sonia sotomayor. this will be a scaled back version. members of her immediate family. john roberts will start the process. he will give her all justices have to take two oaths of office. not just the constitutional like you see the president take at the inauguration, but they also have to take a judicial oath. roberts will administer one and stephe
kimberly store, our editorial writer from the boston globe and msnbc contributor as well. and janey nelson from the legal defense fund. let me ask you about the history that was made in those swear moments. it was historic, indeed, to have the first black woman supreme court justice in a time such as this where the supreme court is in turmoil and the credibility of the court has been called into question, to have this historic moment happen at this time provides a little bit of faith and hope in this institution and its future. ketanji brown jackson will not only be the first black woman, she will be the first former public defender. she will bring a perspective to the court that has never been on the court before.
broad consensus. it s also a matter of originalism to avoid an arbitrary discretion in the courts. alexander hamilton wrote in federalist number 78, it is indefensible that they the judges should be bound down by strict rulings and precedents which serve to define and point out their duty in every particular case that comes before them. let s bring in professor of history at tulane university, walter isaacson. and senior opinion writer and columnist for the boston globe kimberly store, former trial attorney. and co-host of sisters in law podcast, amy walter is still with us as well. amy, let s go back to you for a second because i am curious about the political fallout from this possible supreme court decision. you know, i thought, going into 2020, that susan collins would pay a fairly heavy price for
vice president kamala harris delivered the most forceful defense of abortion rights. harris was speaking to emily s list, a group that backs female democratic candidates who support abortion rights. women s rights in america are under attack. those republican leaders who are trying to weaponize the use of the law against women, well we say, how dare they? how dare they tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body, how dare they. joining me joyce vance, kimberly store. joyce, let me start with you. walk us through how this ruling