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Experience in terms of the criminal justice system. and i was doing what law students do, which is seeking to analyze in a creative way new legislation. with respect to mr. hawkins, i was doing what judges do. which is, look at the statute, 18 usc 3553 a, exercise discretion as congress has required us to do, take into account all of the various aspects of a particular case, and make a determination consistent with my authority, my judgment, and an understanding, fully, the egregiousness nature ...

And making its ruling on context of the individual cases and not making pronouncements in general. >> so you are suggesting that in some individual case the right to abortion could extend through the entire pregnancy up until the time the child is delivered? >> no, senator, im suggesting that im not aware of any case thats handled the issue. you told us that you believe roe versus wade and casey are presidents. we talked about the questions on whether its a super president and the like. are you ...

A 12-year-old committing a sexual act. so, as the government said in this case, and im quoting now from the transcript at the sentencing hearing, 17 videos is a lot. and some of the videos, including the ones that were described in the statement of the offense, and i have just related some of them, are very lengthy and include numerous images, numerous views, sometimes collages, sometimes multiple victims. you see the act in progress. the government goes on to describe some of these as sadomasoc...

Differences among the three of their judicial philosophies. >> are respect, senator, i have not had time with all of my meetings with senator and the work that ive done to appear before you today. i would say that there are differences as you see from the various opinions that they have issued. im not sure which one i would follow. it depends on the case. i think their differences indicate that theyre looking at different provisions. theyre using the various tools that judges use and that i have...

These issues. >> it was an obama issue that rebuked her on that case. its an interesting trend there. i wanted to go walk down memory lane with you, harris, we talked a lot about is to hearing. i want to go back to this, the media research center put together a way that clarence thomas and his nomination, what was discussed by the press of the time. abc world news tonight set a prominent black legal scholar called thomases nomination to the supreme court insulting. nbc reporter bob herbert accor...

Find and often seemingly are addicted to use again and again and again because its part of the business model of those social media and big tech platforms. >> yes, i have -- i have faced the situation. one of my cases, the alliance of artists and recording companies vs. general motors is a case that i ended up writing a couple of opinions about and involved a statute of congress related to digital recording audio devices and whether or not royalties were required for the purchase of those kinds ...

Case to me as a judge because i want in my lengthy opinions for people to understand the inputs. this, i say, is what im considering because i lay out very, you know, detailed way everything that people have argued in all of the cases. when im doing my interpretation, i am focused on the text of any statute or constitutional provisions. i look at the words that were used because i look at constitutional interpretation, those exercises consistent with my limited authority. im conscious of not int...

Us to understand who -- past nominees have told about the mold of particular justices that they thought they followed in. if you have to tell the american people who youre closest to, who is that justice? who are those justices? >> thank you for the question, senator. i must admit that i dont really have a justice that i have mold i myself after or that i would. what i have is a record. i have 570 plus cases in which i have im employed the methodology that i described and that shows people how i...

A group of jewish and black parents wanting to create a school despite the fact that there was still legalized segregation. i agree with you that i think those moments are hopefully that will survive and the historic nature of this hearing and of hopefully her eventual confirmation to the supreme court. those will stick with us and i have to say my students are going to the hearing tomorrow. seeing students in the audience. seeing people around the country celebrate the historic nature of this c...

Tradition. in a case prior to that, the court defined it as the rights that are implicit in the ordered concept of liberty or the ordered concept of liberty. so there are standards for the courts to use to identify these types of rights. >> so did the supreme court use this test in roe or casey? >> in roe and casey, i dont know that the court used that formulation. i know that after casey, the court has determined not so much that the right to terminate a womans pregnancy is fundamental. the rig...