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for one of their own, the late john paul stevens. the end of the court's term is just weeks away. >> the whole host of consequential decisions to ter comes to an end. >> is this the end of roe v. wade. >> of law and life. >> at the services the judges call themself as happy family. beneath the surface, there is much more to the story. >> they're not only not getting along with each other. they don't like each other. >> it is a court at war with itself. and in the center stands chief justice john roberts. >> john roberts is someone who is used to winning. >> he's very much a just dici...

an idyllic spring morning. no hint of what is to come that night. the nine justices of the supreme court attend a memorial service for one of their own, the late john paul stevens. the end of the court's term is just weeks away. >> a whole host of consequential decisions to come. >> a bitterly divided country awaits a momentous decision. >> is this the end of roe v. wade? >> -- of law and of life. >> reporter: at the service the judges look collegial. they call themselves a happy family. beneath the surface there is much more to this story. >> they not only aren't getting along with ...

>> back then, confirmation hearings were usually brief and tame affairs. >> you were a competent judge, capable of being a functioning justice, you would get confirmed. >> the bork confirmation changed that. >> judge bork should be immediately confirmed. >> the right thought bork would be a shoo-in. he was a distinguished scholar and an appeals court judge. >> so well respected and thought of in the legal academy, there would be no problem getting him confirmed. >> the left saw him as a far right extremist. >> liberals were appropriately worried about what robert bork would do if he got on the...

Conservatives embraced the society. >> very moneyed interest are pouring funds into the federalist society. >> then in 1987 a seismic event turned the federalist society into a conservative juggernaut. ronald reagan nominated a founding member to the supreme court, judge robert boric. >> the boric battle was such a big defining moment in america. >> starting with justice linguist. >> back then they were brief and tame affairs. >> you were a competent judge capable of being a functioning justice, you would get confirmed. >> the boric confirmation changed that. >> john bork should be immediately...

Born out of a perception by conservatives that liberal constitutional ideas had become the mainstream within american legal thinking. >> which was true. so conservatives embraced the society. >> very moneyed interests are pouring funds into the federalist society. >> then in 1987 a seismic event turned the federalist society -- >> good morning. >> -- into a conservative juggernaut. ronald reagan nominated one of its founding members to the supreme court. judge robert bork. >> the bork battle was such a big defining moment in america. >> starting with justice rehnquist. >> back then confirmatio...