. >> the washington supreme court reversed 130 years of us supreme case law as well as washington case law. >> reporter: estate is needed to illuminate landlord bias and a victory for racial minorities, the disabled and lgbt q. >> even without consciously choosing, to favor one group or the other, we know that favoritism still happens. >> landlords point outlaws already protect those groups from housing discrimination and the right to choose the best tenants based on other factors is critical. >> it is chasing people like us away who really have a tie to the property and want to be part of the community. >> opponents believe the law could hurt the people that aims to help. those selling to large investment firms that usually raise rent. also many landlords are now making it harder for applicants to qualify going from one page of criteria to four. among the new requirements, income three times the rent, no delicacies on credit reports and a perfect rental history. they say it is about protecting their investment. >> landlords are portrayed as greedy v

amendment to their own state constitution here we caught 23 states to do its, tough campaign in the us supreme courtcase, our case we lost that case five-four in the us supreme court in 1995. our new strategy is utilizing article five, the second method per convention and term limits in my view really, it would be helpful in terms of the democratic process we have term limits-- we have term limits 15 state legislators and what we have seen this more women, competitive elections, money is more equalized. this is stuff, larry, you are interested in a call machine. congress is-- it's unbelievable. congress, there was a study on how many competitive elections were there in 2016. there were 435 house seats, 23 were competitive. of that means six seats were competitive, the incumbent wins all the rest of them. 2018, we had a wave election, 82 seats were considered competitive, 20%. what about the others? and 40 districts knowing challenges the incumbent, so what you get is a political class in the seniority system, so we are utilizing this article five, the second method george mason's suggested and the m

still sleep on public sidewalks and parks without fear getting ticketed by police this after the us supreme court struck down a law that allowed officers to issue tickets to homeless people in boise idaho, the 9th us circuit court of appeals in san francisco blocks the laws, a violation of the constitution's 8th amendment on cruel and unusual punishment. the city of boise argued the ordinance is needed to make sure the areas remain safe accessible unsanitary. but the court declined to take up boise's appeal to reinstate the law the case could affect cities and towns across the us that have similar laws. the week before the scheduled holiday break is shaping up to be to be a busy one on capitol hill as house democrats laid out their impeachment case against president trump senate minority leader chuck schumer is asking to hear from 4 key witnesses who could offer a firsthand insight into the president's delay in getting military money to ukraine. >>justin jessica schneider brings us up to date. >>conducting an impeachment trial in the senate is an enormously weighty and solemn responsibility. >>th

>>meantime just today, the us supreme court struck down a law which allowed officers to issue tickets to people who are homeless. the 9th us circuit court of appeals which is based in san francisco blocked that law as a violation of the constitution's 8th amendment on cruel and unusual punishment. the city of boise idaho argue that the ordinance was needed in order to make sure areas remain safe accessible unsanitary. but the us supreme court declined to take up boise's appeal to reinstate the law the case could affect cities and towns across the united states which have similar laws. >>a convicted child molester from sonoma county will stay in set a state prison the county's district attorney ernie announced today that 89 year-old carl point to gibson was denied parole. gibson was sentenced to serve 68 years back in 1994. he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 6 year-old girl for 7 years. gibson was recently given a chance to be considered for an early release because of changes in california's sentencing and parole laws. both the victim and the district attorney's office requeste

supreme court. this is one of the oldest state supreme court's still in regular use. many states have a newer additional building. -- newer judicial building. this is the 1888 court and most of the furniture has been here since 1888. this room is still well used the indiana supreme court. a common question is where is the jury box. this is not a trial court room, there is no jury box, there is no witness stand, basically what we have our oral arguments. one ofys arguing that the indiana courts made a mistake and they are asking the justices to rectify the mistake. they are filing an appeal with the court. the public is invited to sit here in these chairs and water, and it is streamed online at indiana.gov. the governor's office is here, all of the executives are here, the legislative branches staff cities tour traveled to indianapolis to learn about its rich history. to watch video of indianapolis and other stops, visit c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv come all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> next on lectures in history, iowa state uni

supreme court. this is one of the oldest state supreme courts still in regular use. many states have a newer judicial building. this is the 1888 supreme court. most of the furniture has been here since opening day in 1888. all of that cabinetry, there. this room is still well used the indiana supreme court. a common question is where is the jury box. this is not a trial court room, there is no jury box, there is no witness stand. basically what we have our oral arguments. we have attorneys arguing that one of the indiana courts made a mistake and they are asking the justices to rectify the mistake. they are filing an appeal with the court. the public is invited to sit here in these chairs and watch, and it is streamed online at indiana.gov. the building still houses all three branches of government, the government offices here, all the executives are here, the legislative branch is here and the judicial branch and the building stands for the democracy that we have here in the solid pillars, the solid marble, limestone represents the permanence of our government and we

but a c the us supreme court is tackling a controversial second amendment case, the justices grappled on monday in a dispute concerning a new york city gun regulations. >>the low regulates where license handgun owners can take a locked and unloaded handgun. when the supreme court agreed to take the case that law blocked licensed individuals from a moving a handgun from the address listed on the license but the law has since changed allowing licensed owners to take their handguns to other locations. roughly 100 passionate protesters rallied outside on the steps of the nation's highest court calling for the justices to rule in favor of gun safety regulations. >>former president jimmy carter is back in a georgia hospital this time he's been admitted with a urinary tract infection. the 95 year-old was admitted over the weekend and is reportedly feeling better and looking forward to returning to home soon. the 39th president has suffered a series of falls since last spring which led to some pressure on his brain and this latest procedure comes less than a week after he left an atlanta hosp

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. >>> homeless activists are praising the us supreme court after the court refused to hear a case they could've banned the homeless from sleeping in public. the case came from idaho, challenging last year's ruling by the ninth district court of appeals that allowed homeless people to sleep on sidewalks and in parks if there are not enough shelters available. the supreme court decision means the lower court's ruling stance. critics say this prevents city from regulating homeless encampment on sidewalks. >>> right now it is 4:18. a look at traffic. >> unfortunately we are starting off with a blank slate. i want to check in with a little slow traffic coming in from the altamont pass approach on 205. it is not quite as low as it normally is. there have been no major issues from concord all the way to san ramon. the bay bridge toll plaza, we are lighter than usual. you will notice in the shots that traffic is doing very well. it looks like we may have lost our 880 shot. visibility is good. steve, i do not see a lot of fog right now. >> there is none. no rain yet either. it is on its way. no

well the us supreme court struck down the law today which allowed officers to issue tickets to the homeless. the 9th us circt court of appeals blocked the law as a violation of the constitution's 8th amendment on cruel and unusual punishment. well, the city of a boise boise, idaho, they argue that the ordinance was needed to ake sure that the areas remain safe accessible and also sanitary the case could affect cities and towns all across the united states which ha similar laws. well a major effort is underway to crack down on all burglaries targeting visitors at one of san francisco's iconic landmarks. people say that the holiday season appears to be attracting way more than the in fact kron four's haaziq we knew he waright there in the middle of an interview with to pursue an auto burglary d take a look. >>that you ys right. >>police from multiple law enforcement agencies were in hot pursuit led a other not a burglary suspect of property but rolled by the golden gate idge highway and transportation district cap to david rivera says police ar increasing their president said parking lot of b

. >>> today us supreme court will start debating its first gun rights case in almost a decade the court with challenging a new york city law that restricted licensed gun owners from transporting guns outside of city limits. that rule was repealed in july. the national rifle association and its allies say the rule so gives the city too much power over gunowners. legal experts say the new conservative majority on the high court to use this case to expand the rights of the second amendment. >>> a two week united nations environmental summit begins today in spain and at the opening the un secretary journals of the world's efforts to stop climate change have been utterly adequate so far and delegates from nearly 200 countries will try to put the finishing touches on the rules governing the 2015 paris climate accord. the child administration is pulling the us out of that agreement. >>> president trump is traveling to london today, military life is facing a new challenge as it celebrates its president trump and other nato members have criticized the turkish president for sending troops into sy

the us supreme court has agreed to hear president trump's appeals in three separate cases involving disclosure trying to block subpoenas for bank records, tax returns and other materials demanded by various congressional committees and by a new york prosecutor. the cases are not related to the impeachment hearings. the case is due to be heard in march. the us and china have announced a thaw in their trade war, suspending new import tariffs that were due to come into force this weekend. president trump said it was a "phase one deal" that would see beijing purchasing more american agricultural products. negotiations at the united nations climate summit in madrid are continuing into saturday without an agreement in sight. the two—week summit was meant to decide rules for the implementation of the 2015 paris climate agreement, but many key issues remain unresolved. the former algerian prime minister abdelmadjid tebboune has been elected president. the 74—year—old succeeds abdelaziz bouteflika, who was forced to resign in april after two decades in power. tens of thousands of people have been prote

justice ruth bader ginsburg is the leading liberaljudge on the us supreme court.ears old, she has been fighting for decades to advance women's rights and equal rights for all. she's been speaking to the bbc about the impeachment vote. my colleague razia iqbal asked her about the role that senators should play in the process — specifically, should they be impartial? the house indicts and the senate tries. does it — should a trier the impartial? —— does it — should a trier be impartial? of course. that's the job of a judge, to be impartial. applause. as my... but you would be very aware there are senators who are already saying before the impeachment gets to the senate or the trial in the senate, they've already made their minds up. that's problematic. well, if a judge said that... ruth chuckles. a judge would be disqualified from sitting on the case. applause. but it's about the level of accountability. so, if a senator says "i've already made up my mind up and the trial doesn't even exist at the moment, there is no accountability, is there? my old chiefjustice, ch

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first time ever live on our show "fox and friends" we are going to have a sitting justice of the us supreme courtest on the president and the impeachment procedures in the house and moving on to the senate. we will talk to stuart varney about the 120th record high for the dow and judge andrew napolitano on what chuck schumer is up to. the human highlight film, dominic wilkins has a new team, the yang gang, he think mister yang, that 2020 candidate is a slamdunk. a busy three hours kicks off 13 minutes from now right here on the channel you trust for your morning news. back in two minutes. >> drivers licenses in new jersey. and there you have it, supported celebrating in the stays only after the bill passed both chambers and governor murphy promise decided into law. new york for hundreds of illegal immigrants lineup to apply for licenses after its own law went into effect. the supreme court refusing to hear arguments on whether cities can ban the homeless from sleeping on the street, the case brought forward by boise, idaho sought to challenge a ninth circuit court ruling that protect homeless peo

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the us supreme court's agreed to hear president donald trump's appeals in cases relating to his finances drums trying to block the release of bank records tax returns and other materials sought by democrats in congress as well as a prosecutor in new york is investigating allegations of corruption and times when estate business james lawyers say it's just part of efforts to dig up dirt on the president. the un has accused chile of committing serious human rights violations against anti-government protesters investigators details of what they say were unlawful killing is as well as torture sexual abuse and excessive force they're urging the government to end the indiscriminate use of lead pellets and tear gas which have left about $350.00 people with severe eye injuries says the report is premature because its own investigations are still going on thousands of civilians are continuing to protest against the government despite the crackdown are lucking american editor of the c n human has more from a rally in santiago this demonstration in front of the presidential palace yes to protest aga

so, for instance, i write in the book also about the snyder v phelps case that went to the us supreme courticketed challenged the right of westboro to do that. yes, and while of course i believe and wish that my family would stop doing things like that, that they should not use the freedom they have been given as a cloak of maliciousness, as it says in the bible — that is what i believe they're doing there. but i also think that the fact that i think that the justices were right in making the decision that they made, that we have to have an open marketplace of ideas, that the importance of open, robust public debate, it has to be the priority. even if it extends to the kinds of scenes that people you used to picket had to endure? because you must have a very profoundly deep sense now of the distress that you caused. absolutely, absolutely, and it's something that i think about. you know, ithink about it frequently. it comes up in... obviously there are a lot of things that trigger those memories, and it's deeply distressing to me, the things that i did, specifically at funeral protests. and

she is the chief washington correspondent for national law journal and covered the us supreme court for 130 years and is a regular contributor to the newshour and she has written for publications like vogue, ms. magazine and the new york times and is the author of the roberts court, and hours before we begin i would like to make sure anything that makes noise like a cell phone is shut off. thank you for welcome at our guests this evening, thank you. [applause] >> it is wonderful to be back with all of you tonight and wonderful to be here with my friend, my colleague, my supreme court watcher as i am to talk about joan's terrific new book about the chief justice of the united states, john roberts junior. i want to start by giving all of us a sense of john roberts the man before we talk about john roberts for justice on the supreme court. i want to start with a letter you reprinted in the book. this is a letter john roberts wrote when he was 13 years old to the head of an all-male catholic high school if he wanted to attend. it is a short letter. dear mister moore. the main reason i would

next week if that vote is successful a trial of sorts presided over by the chief justice of the us supreme court no less than takes place in the senate a 2 thirds majority vote is needed in that $100.00 member senate chamber to convict and remove a president a republican majority in the current senate are expected to reject impeachment is directly impeachments a rep out of 35 attempts on the 2 presidents bill clinton one was and was was one of been impeached and ny that removed from office a 3rd president richard nixon resigned while proceedings was still under way in a moment we'll go to our white house correspondent kimberly. been following proceedings on capitol hill how important was this vote today and what does it mean for the president. america given how rare of this moment is in u.s. history you just laid it out there he clearly this was a momentum ok zhen that democrats wanted all of history to see and that's why they decided to hold this house judiciary committee vote in the broad daylight this morning they have a chance to do this vote hours prior yesterday there was a marathon 14 hou

the nixon case was litigated to the use supreme court. the u.s. handed white house to hand over white house tapes. two days later richard nixon resigned that is how you fight the matters. house democrats didn't do that instead their assertion is, simply claiming a privilege is an impeachable offense. if that were true, all 45 presidents going back to george washington everyone would have committed impeachable offenses. that is laughable. maria: this is a new precedent. sure is. charles: what will the new year bring for america's relationships with china and north korea? one of the most reknowned experts on the far east, gordon chang, joins me next. ♪ everything your trip needs for everyone you love. expedia. charles: a major story in 2019, america's diplomatic actions in china and north korea. a look what we can expect in the new year. gordon chang. author analyst. author of coming collapse of china. thanks a lot. i think last week, i don't know these military drills, china, russia, iran, got enough press. i mean, then when it did get press, a lot

the nixon case was litigated to the use supreme court. the u.s. te house to hand over white house tapes. two days later richard nixon resigned that is how you fight the matters. house democrats didn't do that instead their assertion is, simply claiming a privilege is an impeachable offense. if that were true, all 45 presidents going back to george washingnryoneould have committed impeachable offenses. that is laughable. maa: is. charles: what will the new year bring for america's relationships with china and north korea? one of the most reknowned one of the most reknowned experts on the far east, like quitting every monday hard. quitting feels so big. so, try making it smaller. and you'll be surprised at how easily starting small... ...can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette with an italian work of art. do seek out an open road. don't squander 100 years of racing heritage. do take the long way home. and definitely don't do this. see everything you should never do with an alfa romeo. ...then experience everything you should on the r

the nixon case was litigated to the use supreme court. the u.s. ite house tapes. two days later richard nixon resigned that is how you fight the matters. house democrats didn't do that instead their assertion is, simply claiming a privilege is an impeachable offense. if that were true, all 45 presidents going back to george washington everyone would have committed impeachable offenses. that is laughable. maria: this is a new precedent. sure is. charles: what will the new year bring for america's relationships with china and north korea? one of the most reknowned one of the most reknowned experts on the far east, one of the most reknowned experts on the far east, beyond the routine checkups. beyond the not-so-routine cases. comcast business is helping doctors provide care in whole new ways. all working with a new generation of technologies powered by our gig-speed network. because beyond technology... there is human ingenuity. every day, comcast business is helping businesses go beyond the expected. to do the extraordinary. take your business beyond

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the point where judges and in some cases these cases were appeals appellate courts, up to the us supreme court so court after court would affirm these decisions, yes. this man is a nazi war criminal area and yet they couldn't remove them from us soil in msome cases and in seother cases they did in the number of cases they struggle to the point where the men were able to die here. >> michigan on? have there been any studies about each of the personalities of these men heinto the backgrounds of these men because you describe them as being brutal beyond brutal so even worse in the ss. so can you, you have a question. >> that's a generalization butthese men remember, a lot of them came from eastern european countries . ousome of them for generations for the war. and been ingrained in their society. so yes, a lot of them were more brutal and the ss and the jews of occupied poland in large part they feared them more than the ss. they were almost fargreater in number . ss staff the killing centers but really the trawniki men were boots on the ground. they were the ones that operated the gas chambers,

>>the us supreme court struck down a law today which allowed officers to issue tickets to people who are homeless said 9th us circuit court of appeals in san francisco. that blocks the laws violation of the constitution's 8th amendment on cruel and unusual punishment. the city of boise idaho argued the ordinance was needed to make sure the areas remain safe accessible and sanitary, but the supreme court declined to take up boise's appeal to reinstate the law. the case could affect cities and towns across the country which have similar laws that are 4 zone forecast as we get a live look outside at the embarcadero in san francisco in pavement is dry. meteorologist dave spahr is here with us tonight to let us know what's ahead tonight the rest of the week fairly clear night you know kind of calm little chilly in whatever in spots where to see some of that going on for tonight, but there is rain in our 7 day forecast several times. here's what's going on to the next few hours. >>you say about 39 or so not a major drop in temperatures from where we stand partly cloudy will cover most areas

us supreme court considering a new york gun law that doesn't exist anymore but gun rights activists hope the court will give them a big win anyway, whether licensed gun owners can be barred from transporting an unloaded handgun outside city limits to a second home to a shooting range, expected by june 2020. new friends in the trade policy, the president said he would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, both south american nations were among a group of us allies the president exempted in steel and aluminum tariffs last year. the president says he may slap 100% tariffs on french champagne, cheese and handbags in a dispute over new french digital service tax that can hit us tech companies hard. california republican congressman duncan hunter junior changing his plea in a russian case to guilty on one count of misusing campaign funds. each states he alluded campaign finance for other expenses, he pleaded not guilty, call the prosecution a political witchhunt. federal prosecutor upgraded indictment is likely in a criminal case against two rudy giuliani associates tied to ukraine. a

>>us immigration and customs enforcement has begun asking immigration courts todeport some young adult immigrants who have remained in the us under the program known as dhaka this as the us supreme court is considering the fate of dhaka some dock opponents applaud the fact that ice is going after so-called dreamers they say theybelieve it means the trump administration expects a favorable ruling from the high court. >>if dhaka is wiped away then everything is back on the table and all the cases are really up for you. >>proponents of dha and the actions ice are king now have prompted activists and legal defenders to mobilize in defee of dreame the supreme court's decision on the fate of dhaka is expected to be decided. no later than june of 2020. >>families said they fought back it's a group attacd them at a mall it happened st night at the weather is towne mall whle a 4 month-old baby was in the car kay recede has the story. shared with fox 40 shows a whirlwindof violence at stocon's webber's wne mall area roar says all she and her family nted to do was shot on the senate would like 30 people just mock me she says she and her family tri to leave the chaotic scene and pleaded wit

confident that the supreme court the highest court in the land will uphold the constitution the rulings of the lower courts and ensure that congressional oversight can proceed. >>the usavy is bestowing a special honor on san francisco, activist harvey milk construction is officially underway in san diego. naa navy vessel that wil bear milks name milk served as a navy dive instructor in san diego in the 1950's he then went on to become the first openly politician in california. >>he and san francisco mayor george moscone e or assassinated by a former city supervisor back in 1978. >>if anyone asked me of my never dreamed of this day. my answer would be or could have seen this day my answer would be the courage to face those bullets. 41 years ago. the dream to all of us being included that our diversity of the human not be diminished because of that. >>the us navy ship harvey milk will be the second of 6 vessels in the john lewis class there's also a terminal honoring g lk at sfo that opened in july. >>as the oakland raiders are getting ready for their final home game at the oakland coliseum oakland police are also working on security for fans their game plan for sunday

the ordinance was needed to make sure that areas remain safe accessible and sanitary, but the us supreme court declined to take a boise's a appeal to reinstate the law. the case could affect cities and towns all across the u s which have similar laws. >>the east bay christmas grinch israel into britain would holiday tradition vandals melted out britain would on ice over the weekend. the owner says somebody messed with the valves and melted the ice rink on the biggest weekend in britain would during the holiday parade. kron four's tell joining us now live from the rink taylor this is terrible. >>absolutely awful gran in the owner and his family have been working day in and day out on this ice rink and as you can tell behind me they've made some serious progress as things start to get back to normal here now the owner tells me that he received new information today that a nearby business unlikely has security footage of who did this and what exactly happened. >>water was pouring off like a waterfall i was milton out pretty bad we had people lined up we knew it was going to be our busiest saturda

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ruth bader ginsberg is a liberal judge on the us supreme court.ial to be impartial? 0f tries. should a trial to be impartial? of course, that's the job ofa impartial? of course, that's the job of a judge, to be impartial. impartial? of course, that's the job of ajudge, to be impartial. but impartial? of course, that's the job of a judge, to be impartial. but you will be very aware that there are senators who are already saying before the impeachment gets to the senate, or the trial in the setting, they have already made their minds up. that's problematic. if a judge said that, a judge would be disqualified. from sitting on the case. it's about the level of accountability, so if a senator says i've already made my mind up in the trial does not exist at the moment there is no accountability, is there? my old chief put it very well when he said, in the day a judge stops being impartial and starts to do things to please the home crowd, whatever your home crowd is, that's the day thatjudge should step down. from office. that's what's happening in washi

who's the senior advocate to the supreme court thank you for joining us on al jazeera you were obviously in court petitioning the supreme court there were statements made by the chief justice was your overall impression of how your case went and the conclusions made by the chief justice of india well the supreme court said that instead of hearing it in the app banks gone straight away without going 1st to the high court may not be appropriate since the supreme court would like to get the impressions of the high court 1st and so the bodies have been sent back to the high court and it is kept in the high court today at 234 hearing in terms of the citizenship amendment bill this is what is the central pivotal antagonistic piece of legislation that is upsetting indians across the country what's your legal opinion about whether this violates the. the constitution and the essence of the constitution well it dearly violates article 40 no fog constitution which speaks of equality. which is equality for all people irrespective of the religion that they profess now wh

ruth bader ginsburg is the leading liberaljudge on the us supreme court.insburg was asked about the role that senators should play in the impeachment process and, specifically, should they be impartial? the house indicts and the senate tries. should a trier be impartial? of course. that's the job of a judge, to be impartial. as my... but you will be very aware that there are senators who are already saying — before the impeachment gets to the senate, or the trial in the senate — they've already made their minds up. that's problematic. well, if a judge said that, a judge would be disqualified... laughter ..from sitting on the case. applause but it's about the level of accountability. so if a senator says, i've already made my mind up and the trial doesn't even exist at the moment, there is no accountability, is there? my old chief, chiefjustice rehnquist, put it very well, and he said, "the day a judge stops being impartial and starts to do things to please the home crowd — well, whatever your home crowd is — that's the day thatjudge should step down from o

members next week if that vote is successful a trial presided over by the chief justice of the us supreme court is then taken to the senate a 2 thirds majority is needed in the 100 member senate to convict and remove a president the republican majority in the current senate are expected to reject impeachment historically impeachments are rare out of 35 attempts only 2 presidents bill clinton and andrew johnson have been actually impeached and neither removed from office of president richard nixon resigned while proceedings was still under way well i want house correspondent joins us now so clearly a historic move today tell us a bit more about the proceedings and the debate. yeah proceedings a debate pretty contentious but expected as we thought it would be in terms of the vote right along party lines and it will be a similar or similar result we expect when that finally moves to the house of representatives what we do know is in the midst of all of this it is a historic day and it was one that the u.s. president was watching and taking very seriously in fact many would say that he interpreted

washington the us supreme court will decide whether the president can to keep his tax records sealeded requests from his attorneys to hear 2 cases involving subpoenas from house lawmakers and a prosecutor in new york. they want the president's accountants and bankers to hand over his financial records they suspect a possible campaign finance violations involving alleged hush money payments and foreign meddling in the us elections. the justices will hear the cases in march, the ruling is good but is expected in june. and house speaker nancy pelosi released a statement on the court's decision that reads in part quote as the courts have made clear there are no special privileges for information unrelated to the president's official duties. but squarely related to congress's need for legislation and oversight. we are confident that the supreme court the highest court in the land will uphold the constitution. the rulings of the lower courts and ensure that congressional oversight can proceed. after 2 years of an escalating trade fight with china president trump announced phase one of a ne

minorities and they and the constitution has hope does this mean that the supreme court will uphold this law i think the pound usas a right it and saying that we don't know the supreme court. is a complicated institution and some would say even a compromise institution it's a record in the last few years has not been clear but what the people are claiming despite this propulsion at an extremely violent use of police force you know. students sitting in the library and studying where the police stormed in and beat them where not damaging any public property in china's reaction to hong kong looks saintly compared to what democratic india has done to its own people so in that context when people in that tens of thousands to taking to the streets there demanding the right to interpret their own constitution this is not a movement being led by the opposition because the opposition isn't that decide ok it is a leaderless movement that has no n.g.o.s leading it because n.g.o.s have been crushed is a business is a genuinely organic i hope you know movement across the country but i don't know what its political impact wil

the supreme court definitively told us "shall" does not mean "must." justice roberts knew what he was writing, when you look at the supreme court's ,ecision, a key part, page 568 chief justice roberts spoke about it. he says, there are also some people who are not going to be subject to the tax. original the statute. the question is, chief justice roberts says, we expect congress to be troubled by the prospect of making all those people outlaws. original statute. but nevertheless, chief justice roberts says the shared responsibility payment merely imposes a tax citizens may lawfully choose to pay in lieu of buying health insurance. the supreme court gave us the answer already. this ties in with my overall theme. theme. what the plaintiff states are asking for and what this court did is entirely inconsistent with how we know what is supposed to act. we know that courts are required statutory to give a interpretation if that is constitutional, as opposed to one that is not. severabilitynder you are directed, you are instructed to save everything .ou can,