justice anthony kennedy, often the swing vote seemed to side with the clinic saying one of california's notification requirements seemed like, quote, an undue burden. l sonya sotomayor called it burdensome and wrong. the intent of the reproductive fact act is simple. >> it's critical for health care. >> reporter: the supreme court justices are expected to rule in june. carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >>> new at 5:00, the san francisco district attorney's office filed a civil false advertising case against home advisor and it's parent company, the the da's office is accusing the digital marketplace of broad casting a false and misleading radio and tv ads to consumers in violation of california law. secifically the complaint claims the ads provides false information about the background checks performed on the service providers sent to customers homes. >> we have tried to get them to take these ads off and they have refused to we're filing this action against them and wire hoping to get a temporary restraining order so this stops being offered to the consumer. >> san francisco is now the first

no other president has been denied that right. 30 years ago, ronald reagan nominated anthony kennedy in the eighth year of his presidency to be on the supreme court. ronald reagan's nominee got 97-0 votes, confirmation, because he was a capable, moderate, conservative and has proven to be that kind of jurist. judge garland would have been a supreme addition to the supreme court and should have been considered. host: you deal with clarence thomas, robert bork. what does history tell us about supreme court selections? guest: history teaches us a lot. one thing that democrats and republicans will always debate -- when did the institution start going down? was it bork, thomas, etc.? from my standpoint, what history teaches is what the authors of "how democracies die" really called forbearance. forbearance is important. so you do not nominate the most extreme conservatives you possibly can. you nominate people who can attract and generate broad support. i think the bork nomination was a mistake, and i think howard baker thought it was a mistake. he was chief of staff for the president the

no other president has been denied that right. 30 years ago, ronald reagan thenated anthony kennedy in eighth year of his presidency to be on the supreme court. ronald reagan's nominee thought votes,s -- got 97-0 confirmation, because he was a capable, moderate, conservative and has proven to be that kind of jurist. judge garland would have been a supreme condition to the spring court and should have rain considered. host: you deal with clarence thomas, robert bork. what does history tell us about supreme court selections? guest: history teaches us a lot. one thing that democrats and republicans will always debate -- when did the institution start going down? bork, thomas, etc.? standpoint, what history teaches is what the authors of how democracies die really called forbearance. important. is so you do not nominate the most extreme conservatives you probable -- possibly can. you nominate people who can attract and generate broad support. nomination wask a mistake, and i think how word baker thought asked howard baker thought it was a mistake. he was chief of staff for the president th

for the republican position and the democratic justices voted for the democratic position and anthony kennedy has been in the deciding vote. if you want to brawl out the plan coming out of the eastern district of texas and have a nationwide injunction. if you want donald trump's plan you go to san francisco and bill come at democratic contributor. but then it's all over and we have an increasing amount of f fat. one of the points is how these problems are and the justice is a classic example. the president looks for somebody that will take his position, period. we don't know where people stand anymore. when they started thinking about nominating gonzales, they had a campaign of gonzales and so if i have somebody that is going to support all of my positions, he doesn't have to ask the questions anymore because he only appointed the appellate judges could have written opinions, so you know exactly what they think. and then you send the nomination up and then we have what i think is the sort of absurd than the senate judiciary committee where every senator knows all the same stuff the presidents

supreme court justice anthony kennedy presided over a trial. mock trial of shakespeare's

supreme court justice anthony kennedy presiding over a mock trial of shakespeare cozy hamlet, presentedy the shakespeare

justice anthony kennedy, often the swing vote, seemed to side with the clinic saying that one of california's notifications requires seemed like an undue burden. liberal justices also questioned the law. sonya societomayor also said th measure with wrong. >> the state of california is trying to provide factual and timely information to women. >> and the supreme court decision is expected in june. in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >>> santa clara judge aaronononn persky allowing a recall vote to appear on the june ballot. he argues since persky is a state officer, the secretary of state's office, not the santa clara registrar's office accused persky of stalling. >> we feel that persky's intention is to confuse the voters and cost the county and state money that taxpayers should not have to pay for his effort to avoid facing the voters. >> the recall movement started after persky was sentenced to six months in jail for assaulting an unconscious woman in 2015. at this stage she's hopeful the judge will block the recall. judges may be inclined to rule in a manner that prevents public bac

supreme court justice anthony kennedy presided over a mock trial of shakespeare's hamlet, presented by the shakespeare theatre company in washington. a defense attorney represented hamlet, and the district attorney for columbia served as the prosecutor. [applause] >> please rise. kennedyrable anthony m. now presiding is in session. all persons

. >> rumors of supreme court justice anthony kennedy's potential retirement reignited friday when nevadanator dean heller addressed a closed-door meeting in las vega las vegas. >> republicans having an opportunity to put a justice in place. >> he does not serve on the senate judiciary committee. kennedy has already hired his clerks for the next session. the high court is one of the few places in washington were secrets really are kept. >> it is something that's drilled into the new clerks when they start. confidentiality is of the utmost importance. >> as they say, those who talk don't know and those who know don't talk. >> heller may have ulterior motives. he said he hopes a vacancy may inspire voters. he is in a tight primary race against a perennial candidate. >> great issue for the base. they are fired up by the thought of getting another supreme court justice perhaps like just as neil gorsuch. >> if there is a supreme court retirement, it may not be kennedy. justice stephen breyer 79 injustice ruth bader ginsburg turns 85 friday. >> it's easy to imagine having multiple nominees. one

the court and hope that we can maintain the senate, today dean heller floated some rumor that anthony kennedy was going to -- antonin kennedy was going to e retire over the summer. that signals heller has a problem with fund-raising and floating this possibility that if kennedy leaves, there's going to be an open he seat on the supreme court and to a large extent, mitch mcconnell says he was responsible for donald trump because he kept merrick garland out of that spot. so this is the dynamic going on. i think we're going to see a lot of this. frankly, you know, just raised white supremacy. i think we're going to see donald trump return back to that agenda of waiting for a black african excuse me, an african-american athlete to come out and say something that he can spend two or three weeks talking about. this is what they're looking for, the culture war. >> in the absence of legislative action, the culture war will get more intense. thanks for joining us. >> thanks, chris. >>> coming up, the spending habits of trump's best people. back in the headlines. guess which cabinet secretary is explai

there are others on the court who might have -- anthony kennedy might have voted and did vote with the majority in heller but right not do the same on some other questions, so the first appointment protects what's already been done. the second amendment will determine the outcome of a lot of those case that is we talked about earlier once they reached the court and i fully expect that there will be more than one appointment in that -- in that that will happen so i think that at some point we get a court that says you have to employ strict scrutiny in looking at the decisions on fundamental rights, that would be the court role, but a lot decisions would be made by lower courts, those appointments are also important and the real questions, the real fight on these questions is going to take place in the state courts, those are the people who do the regulation, congress is not going to do adopt any of these things, that's not going to happen. so that's -- that's where i would see that situation. >> just briefly, if strict scrutiny ends up applying in this situation, what -- what existing r

david: rumors are swirling that 80-year-old justice anthony kennedy is retiring.ing voter this appointment could be even more critical than the president's last pick, justice neil gorsuch who replaced staunch conservative, justice antonin scalia. two supreme court picks. melissa: that would be big. robots, they're just like us. the latest internet sensation is not ready for prime time. ♪ at ameriprise financial, we can't predict what tomorrow will bring. but our comprehensive approach to financial planning can help make sure you're prepared for what's expected and even what's not. and that kind of financial confidence can help you sleep better at night. ... they appear out of nowhere. my secret visitors. hallucinations and delusions. the unknown parts of living with parkinson's. what plots they unfold, but only in my mind. over 50% of people with parkinson's will experience hallucinations or delusions during the course of their disease. if your loved one is experiencing these symptoms, talk to your parkinson's specialist. there are treatment options that can help.

supreme court justice anthony kennedy presided over a trial. mock trial of shakespeare's >> please rise. the honorable anthony m. kennedy now presiding is in session. all persons having business before the courts, draw near and bring your attention. please, be seated. >> good evening. let the record show that the jurors have been handled and are seated. lord hamlet, you are present in the trial. will you stand so the jury can see where you are seated? thank you. you may be seated. [laughter] let me ask counsel to introduce themselves. counsel for the prosecution? >> good evening. for the kingdom of denmark. >> thank you. >> good evening, jeff from the crown prosecution service. >> counsel for the defense? >> good evening, defendant of prince hamlet. >> good evening, nancy, and i am also defending prince hamlet. >> ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the kingdom of denmark has filed criminal charges against prince hamlet. he is accused of murdering the late counsel to the king. that criminal trial would not , however, until it is established first

justice anthony kennedy on the importance of yick wo to society today. welcome to landmark cases.aller: thank you for taking my call. i noticed when he first started, you talked about the second assistance -- sentence of the 14th amendment. you said noncitizens, and basically because of what it says about persons, nor shall any state the private any persons of life, liberty or property. the first sentence of the 14th amendment clearly states that all persons, you can use that persons shall be subject to the jurisdiction thereof. u.s.are citizens of the and wherein of the state they reside. guests is --o your we use the same phrase to describe what a citizen of the united states is. are considered citizens. >> thank you. let's pick it up from there. constitution provides ort all persons born naturalized become citizens. all persons, whether citizen or not are given certain rights and equal protection of the laws. noncitizens do get lesser rights. if you are a resident alien, you cannot contribute to a political campaign. there are certain rights that do not apply to noncitizens. ,

susan: justice anthony kennedy on the importance of yick wo to society today. welcome to landmark cases. caller: thank you for taking my call. i noticed when he first started, you talked about the second sentence of the 14th amendment. you said noncitizens, and basically because of what it says about persons, nor shall any state the private any persons of life, liberty or property. the first sentence of the 14th amendment clearly states that all persons, you can use that persons shall be subject to the jurisdiction thereof. that a lot of people don't really understand what that is. are citizens of the united states. my question for your guests, assuming they can talk about it is we use the same phrase describe what a person in the united states is. amendments in the constitution, and the aretitutions as a whole, not for citizens of the -- r for citizens of the united states, not for people who come across the border. constitution provides , whetherpersons citizen or not, are given certain rights to life, liberty, personal property, and equal protection under la

but as we get into that let's listen to a current member of the supreme court, anthony kennedy, as healks with newborns of the yick wo case. >> this along, assuming that it was passed for legitimate purpose, and i did question about that, was applied with an evil eye and an equal hand, a metaphor that bothers me a little bit. it's kind of a mixed metaphor. it should've been with an evil eye and a malicious and, i think politically to make it the saying. but he said it was discriminatory in its application, and he had a lot of evidence for that. the number of lights that were given permits, a number of chinese that were denied. a very strong case. it says that even the law is valid or neutral, fare on its face, if in application it's being applied in order to hurt a particular race, it's void. it's a tremendously powerful principle and that's why the yick wo case is cited today. >> justice anthony king on the boards of yick wo to our society today. let's take some of your calls. we will begin with jim in omaha, nebraska. welcome to landmark cases. >> caller: thanks for taking my call.

no other president has been denied that right. 30 years ago, ronald reagan thenated anthony kennedy inighth year of his presidency to be on the supreme court. ronald reagan's nominee thought votes,s -- got 97-0 confirmation, because he was a capable, moderate, conservative and has proven to be that kind of jurist. judge garland would have been a supreme condition to the spring court and should have rain considered. host: you deal with clarence thomas, robert bork. what does history tell us about supreme court selections? guest: history teaches us a lot. one thing that democrats and republicans will always debate -- when did the institution start going down? bork, thomas, etc.? standpoint, what history teaches is what the authors of how democracies die really called forbearance. important. is so you do not nominate the most extreme conservatives you probable -- possibly can. you nominate people who can attract and generate broad support. nomination wask a mistake, and i think how word baker thought asked howard baker thought it was a mistake. he was chief of staff for the president then

senator dean heller suggesting justice anthony kennedy is on his way out.s vegas. the nevada republican thinks the possible high court vacancy could help him keep his seat in the mid terms. heller predicts utah senator mike lee could be on the short list. remember when nancy pelosi said this about president trump's tax plan? >> crumbs that they are giving to workers to kind of put the schmooze on is so pathetic. jillian: well now the house minority leader is seemingly crumbling under the criticism. >> certainly we love when people get a bonus and they get a raise. the choice was made for corporate america and the top 1% in our society at the expense of working families. something wron is wrong with ths picture. pelosi still slamming parts of the tax law, referring to it as a dark cloud. she spent years pretending to be black, even though both her parents are white and resigned from her naacp job when her family outed her. now rachel dolezal has her own netflix documentary and each her son is begging her to stop seeking publicity. >> why won't see go away? >

supreme court justice anthony kennedy presiding over a mock trial of shakespeare cozy hamlet, presented by the shakespeare theater in washington, d.c.. journal, on washington radio talk show hosts from around the direction of the country. ♪ host: do you think the country is headed in the right direction or the wrong one? we will share the results from the associated press in a moment, but for the next three hours, we will post that same question to you so you can tell us what you think about the direction of the country and where it is heading. if you factor in what is happening in washington dc, the ,orld economy, or other affairs or even what is happening in your neighborhood. is the country heading in the right direction or the wrong one. if you think it is heading in the right direction, call us at (202) 748-8000. if you think it is going in the wrong direction, and you want to tell us why, call us at (202) 748-8001. you can post those same sentiments on our social media pages, on twitter at @cspanwj. and on our facebook page at facebook.com/cspan. is the associated press and a rese

kennedy: the secretary of homeland security -- anthony obviously this process deserves scrutiny. but like with the gun control argument we always end up talking about the wrong thing. we end up getting away from the fact that the government can spy on you. >> done requires only upset his associates. >> if i wrote a couple last summer that said i december spieps jeff sessions but trump shouldn't fire him. i feel over this particular issue, i think jeff sessions talking about integrity and honor and i'm nodding my head because he is following his job. kennedy: i feel like firing jeff sessions for this is like al capone and tax evasion. >> scrutiny over the fisa court is a good thing. it looks like the attempts to repeal and replace obamacare may not be dead. the states have filed a lawsuit against the feds claiming obamacare is unconstitutional. if you don't want insurance, there is no one telling you you have got to get it. because of that the states argue the rest of obama care is no longer constitutional. it appears the goal is to remove obamacare completely. will we final be ri

kennedy: thank you so much, anthony fisher, michael malice* and mike baker. package bombs exploding in austin, texas today. it's just 10 days after another man was killed by a bomb. ♪ say carl, we have a question about your brokerage fees. fees? what did you have in mind? i don't know. $4.95 per trade? uhhh. and i was wondering if your brokerage offers some sort of guarantee? guarantee? where we can get our fees and commissions back if we're not happy. so can you offer me what schwab is offering? what's with all the questions? ask your broker if they're offering $4.95 online equity trades and a satisfaction guarantee. if you don't like their answer, ask again at schwab. i'm mark and i quit smoking with chantix. i tried, um, cold turkey. i tried the patches. i was tired and i was fed up. i wanted to try something different. for me, chantix really worked. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal sympto

kennedy: thank you so much, anthony fisher, michael malice* and mike baker.bombs exploding in austin, texas today. it's just 10 days after another man was killed by a bomb. pssst. what? i switched to geico and got more. more savings on car insurance? a-ha. and an award-winning mobile app. that is more. oh, there's more. mobile id cards, emergency roadside service... more technology. i can even add a new driver... ...right from her phone! geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. take 5, guys. tired of your bladder always cutting into your day? you may have overactive bladder, or oab. that's it! we really need to get with the program and see the doctor. take charge and ask your doctor about myrbetriq (mirabegron) for oab symptoms of urgency, frequency and leakage. it's the first and only oab treatment in its class. myrbetriq may cause serious allergic reactions. if you experience swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, or difficulty breathing, stop taking myrbetriq and tell your doctor right away. myrbetriq may increase blood pressure. tell your

kennedy: why is that? i talked to anthony scaramucci last week and i got the same sense of loyalty. although from the outside for both of you and other people in the white house, it appears to have ended badly. >> i still talk to the president. i appreciate the honor he gave me. more importantly i think it's who i am. it's not just the president. i think if you go back through the ten plus members of congress that i've worked for, campaign candidates and others that i've worked for, if you want to do what i do, meaning be able to talk to somebody, understand them and what they want to do and where they want to get, you need to have their trust. and if someone starts believing that you're going to tell behind the scenes stories or secrets or things that are unflattering to them, you're never going to get hired or trusted again. kennedy: that's why you let them think you're super sweet and then you flip. >> there's no amount of money. either that's who you are at the core of your person -- kennedy: the book is going to be boring. >> no, no. you're killing my preorders here. kennedy: t

kennedy: another big shakeup at the white house. what happens now that hope hicks is leaving. i'll ask anthony scaramucci. the president making a big decision on aluminum and steel tariffs. is it the right move? we'll ask brian brenberg. ambassador john bolton versus michael star hopkins who will survive? turn on the oven, it's time to get cookin. you would think the white house communications director, hope hicks is taking her chilled cheek bones and limited profile and sauntering out of the west wing in what many are calling a planned resignation. she has been president trump's body woman' and at six months the longest lasting communications director. former loveable spokesman sean spice were with interim comm director. it's been filled by jason mirl and mike duffy. he only lasted 3 months. then there was anthony scaramucci. brash, plain spoken and loyal. he only war thes comm stash for 10 days. never was there such a two-sided coin as the current occupant of the white house. those who are left in the wake of the ss trump, we concede he's a man who inspires great loyalty and you can bet speaks for himse

kennedy: another big shakeup at the white house. what happens now that hope hicks is leaving. i'll ask anthony scaramucci.n brenberg. ambassador john bolton versus michael star hopkins who will survive? turn on the oven, it's time to get cookin. you would think the white house communications director, hope hicks

kennedy. first thing i'm going to say watch the journals and avoid telling them that their opinion is worth a damn. anthony: he is sitting in the cabinet room and they've got a satellite photography that there are missiles being deployed and about to be operational. october, 1962 and with his cabinet and the generals are in lemay and he is turns to the kennedys. we are going to hit them and drop a nuclear bomb on havana and decimate cuba and will decimate southern florida. they will shoot missiles at us and we'll shoot missiles at them and we'll win the war. and kennedy says and you have to go back in history. curtis was fire bombing like tokyo. and if we lost the war, he would have been tried as a war criminal. sitting there in the cabinet room and turns to kennedy and says 60 million people are going to die but we are going to win the war. kennedy closes his book and turns to his brother and they call this the human race. how much did they get wrong? he says to his brother, i'm going to tell my successor don't trust the generals, because you know what? whether they are generals, people, entrepreneurs, pr