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Important cases. >> he showed an independent streak on a couple small cases and thats because most of what weve gotten this term has been small cases. we are waiting on the big cases. i like to judge people by their record. i think brett kavanaugh does not have much of a record on the supreme court, and so have made back in a month and ill tell you more. >> shannon: thats true. the end of june, thats when we get the big remaining cases and we were talking about the ones we have to get. you clerk...

Decade that hears cases from six western states. the point he made yesterday was he is in the judicial mainstream without those words. of the 2700 or so opinions hes joined, an appeals court judge never write opinions on their own. they are on a three-judge panel and thats most of the cases they write or the entire tenth circuit panel, all the judges sitting together. there are always group opinions. he says of the 2700 opinions he signed on to or written, hes been in the majority 99% of the tim...

One way or another, i believe the senate will confirm judge gorsuch to the court, the democrats are not going to succeed in filibustering this nomination. president trump its going to meet his promise to the american people. this was really a referendum on what kind of justice could replace justice scalia and the senate is going to help president trump meet his commitment to the american people. >> tucker: one way or another. message received on that. if he is or when he is confirmed and goes to...

For them. one way or another, i believe the senate will confirm judge gorsuch to the court, the democrats are not going to succeed in filibustering this nomination. president trump its going to meet his promise to the american people. this was really a referendum on what kind of justice could replace justice scalia and the senate is going to help president trump meet his commitment to the american people. >> tucker: one way or another. message received on that. if he is or when he is confirmed a...

The senate will confirm judge gorsuch to the court, the democrats are not going to succeed in filibustering this nomination. president trump its going to meet his promise to the american people. this was really a referendum onn what kind of justice could replace justice scalia and the senate is going to help president trump meet his commitment to theus american people. >> tucker: one way or another. message received on that. if he is or when he is confirmed and goes to supreme court, what practi...

Including on civil rights cases, except for kennedys sympathy toward the rights of same-sex couples. i think thats where we are as a country. i dont think this means we have a liberal supreme court. i think i think weve got a couple decisions that lead us toward a more equal country. >> historic on the justice front. rachel maddow, weve got you is up so early, im keeping you for later in the show. thanks so much. really great to have you here. joining me right now is new york senator, kirsten gi...

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