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>> she captured for the male members of the court what it was like to be a second-class citizen. ♪ >> frontiero went to court, ruth bader ginsburg for the first time made an oral argument. she split her time with the lawyer, the man who had begun the case in alabama. >> it was an afternoon argument, so i was first up in the afternoon. i didnt dare have lunch that day. >> she seemed nervous. her eyes were wide with sort of anticipation.

Existence. that you dont belong as a black person. that youre a second class citizen. >> once it came down and the legislature decided it was going to remain down, i think it was signal to say were ready to keep moving forward. >> even though you guys may vote for different people in the primary, you do have unity as south carolinans that somebody beautiful did happen to bring the flag down and help people and thats going to keep going forward. [ applause ] >> coming up, the virginia democratic ...

Address them in winter-friendly ways. lean in, good. maternity leave, which is a little too expensive for them, not good. charter schools, great. higher taxes to fund equal inadequately funded for everybody, not so great. >> more broadly, my point to you would be what is the better system? i grew up in a country -- the difference between us, i think, is we look alike, but you grew up in shaker heights, ohio, which is an upper class suburb of ohio. i grew up in india. i grew up in a country where...

Inadequately funded for everybody, not so great. >> more broadly, my point to you would be what is the better system? i grew up in a country -- the difference between us, i think, is we look alike, but you grew up in shaker heights, ohio, which is an upper class suburb of ohio. i grew up in india. i grew up in a country where it wasnt where billionaires and millionaires were treated like dirt, business was treated as a second-class citizen. it was the pliltitions and bureaucrats who made all the...

Mcdonalds family said the sentence felt like a slap in the face. >> sentence represents the sentence of a second-class citizen and it reduced laquan mcdonalds life to a second class citizen. >> we know no sentence will bring back laquan to his family and friends. just like no sentence will fix the concerns of the african-american community. >> the day before the sentencing, three other police officers were found not guilty of falsifying police reports to protect van dyke. police in tempe, ariz...

For the murder conviction and up to fix years on all the aggravated battery charges. the judge sentenced van dyke on what he called the most serious murder charge, not the aggravated battery charges. family members of mcdonalds say they feel that some justice was served with a verdict that represents the first time a chicago police officer has ever been sentenced to prison for killing someone while in the line of duty. >> this sentence represents the sentence of a second class citizen and reduce...

Curtain of discrimination on women when it comes to equal pay. recognizing the challenges that women have with our reproductive rights, our rights when it comes to maternity leave, the impact of this country when we talk about poverty in america, the number one, the major group in poverty are women with children. and so when when you start talking about women and s.t.e.m., women in nontraditional jobs and the economy needing all hands on deck, if we really truly want a strong economy, we must em...

Next election? >> definitely democratic. i cant speak for all puerto ricans but we were not pleased with the way the republican gop handled the hurricane. >> what about donald trump throwing the paper towels? did that resonate? >> i saw that and i was completely outraged. i dont think thats how you trade american citizens. >> it made me feel like a second class citizen. >> who is all registered to vote here? youre all registered? youre all registered in florida? who do you plan to vote for? andr...

Another level and explain, and people dont remember this, but one of the reasons women are disrespected under the law and in society is because we are not yet equal under the constitution. and make no mistake about it. if you are a second class citizen, you are going to be subjected to second class justice. and you are not going to be believed when your attacker denies what happened. that person, because hes a man, has superior status under the constitution, therefore he will be given superior c...

America and its ♪ >> she captured for the male members of the court what it was like to be a second class citizen. >> frontiero went to the court. routh ginsburg for the first time made an oral argument. she split her time with the lawyer, the man who had begun the case in alabama. >> its very intense and austere