joining us now is dahlia lithwick, senior editor at slate.com, who is at the court for today's rulingahlia, thank you for being here, nice to have you here. >> thank you for having me back, rachel, it is a big, big day. >> it is, and legally the court said this congress, this law is allowed to do this particular big thing, to try to solve this problem that we've got in this specific way, but is there kind of a trap door in this ruling in saying, yeah, congress can do this, but it can't do a lot of other things it thought it could do under the commerce clause, is there sort of a hidden message in this ruling? >> i think there was some fear early this morning, you know, on some of the con law list serves that i hang out on that maybe there's a poison pill in here, that there's a really, really crabbed version of commerce clause power that comes out of this or, you know, that the medicaid expansion, which was struck down as it exists, that that really could be consequential, but i think over the course of the day what i heard more and more is actually, these are pretty constrained ruling

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it might not be happy talk, it may be the truth. >> dahlia, you have been doing great work explaining this stuff, but also putting it in a broader political context in a way i think more clearly than anybody else writing about this. thanks for being with us. i appreciate it. >> thank you, rachel. >> and there was that one other case at the supreme court today. something about papers and arizona and please. we've got details on that one coming up, including we'll be talking with a sheriff in arizona who's an important part of what happens next in arizona on that case. >> and michigan, the state of michigan has gone crazy in a whole new really personal way and it's all about you. great! tyler here will show you everything. check out our new mobile app. now you can use your phone to scan your car's vin or take a picture of your license. it's an easy way to start a quote. watch this -- flo, can i see your license? no. well, all right. thanks. okay, here we go. whoa! no one said "cheese." progressive mobile -- insurance has never been easier. get a free quote today. >>> busy week. really b

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>> [inaudible] around 1926 or so by the dahlia society. >> what is this bird here? >> that is the california quail. >> coming up here, we had a little blustery theme. what is this area here? >> this is supposed to be the side view, the expense of the golden gate bridge. >> there it is. >> there are really beautiful elements of architecture still around, i would say that it gives that feeling over to the work. >> what are your hopes for it? >> that in a way it just becomes part of the area. i think it is starting to have that feeling. people utilize it. they sit and, and have their lunch and play on -- they sit and, and have their lunch and play on that -- they sit and come and have their lunch and play on it. just for it to be part of the neighborhood. that is my hope. >> is such a beautiful addition to our public art in san francisco. thank you for joining us. it was nice to meet you. and thank you for telling us about your beautiful mural. thanks for watching "culturewire."

you can see with the companies that there is tremendous dahlia to society. it is getting ahead of the curve so that we're not applying outdated rules to a new approach. earlier legislation did not imagine some of these companies. who would have thought there would be peer to peer car sharing. it is transformative. we have a role to play from a city hall perspective to nurture and understand the space better to resolve some of the tensions. >> cars sharing is interesting. cars in america are iconic. we identify the good life with them. i wonder what don draper of "mad men" would say about car sharing. he would say "no way. c-- "no way." >> we are going to break out. this is a huge space. we're covering cars, people, entrepreneurship. it is breaking into meaningful pieces. then having working groups around the smaller pieces, car sharing, parking, entrepreneurship, then inviting you and the companies to understand the challenges we face and how we should manage -- modernize our regulatory system to reflect this greatness that is happening. >> i get e-mails abo

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it might not be happy talk, it may be the truth. >> dahlia, you have been doing great work explaining this stuff, but also putting it in a broader political context in a way i think more clearly than anybody else writing about this. thanks for being with us. i appreciate it. >> thank you, rachel. >> and there was that one other case at the supreme court today. something about papers and arizona and please. we've got details on that one coming up, including we'll be talking with a sheriff in arizona who's an important part of what happens next in arizona on that case. >> and michigan, the state of michigan has gone crazy in a whole new really personal way and it's all about you. that's ahead. recently, students from 31 countries took part in a science test. the top academic performers surprised some people. so did the country that came in 17th place. let's raise the bar and elevate our academic standards. let's do what's best for our students-by investing in our teachers. let's solve this. in every way, shape, and form. it's my dream vehicle. on a day to day basis, i am not using gas.

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and i was as surprised as anyone. >> what does this say to you, dahlia? you've been watching this court for a long time. what does this say to you about the chief justice? >> it says when he got up there at his confirmation and he talked about minimalism and humility and putting the institution of the court first and a lot of us scoffed and said he's a movement conservative and he's here to act on the very, very strong right wing will of the party, i think we were a little bit mistaken. i think that this was an act of true statesmanship. people talking about john marshal and likening him to the great leaders of the court. i think he made a lot of people very mad today, but i think he fell on his sword for the integrity of the court. i think it says he puts the court first. >> i'm going to disagree with some of that. john roberts was and is a liberal man. it's still the chief justice of parents united, parents involved which may end civil rights affirmative action and that's something they're going to get next year. don't let's kid ourselves that john robe

dahlia lithwick from slate magazine.>> thank you. >> when we come back the next united states senator from massachusetts, we declare right here and now. so, tell us what yesterday's decision means for the american people. of course, we are talking about the one and only, the great elizabeth warren next on the full-court press. >> heard around the country, and seen on current tv, this is the bill press show. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] we must save the country. it starts with you. >>it's the place where democracy is supposed to be the great equalizer, where your vote is worth just as much as donald trump's. we must save the country. it starts with you. what's my secret for sunday lunch? my little helpers... and 100% natural french's yellow mustard. it has zero calories for me, and a taste my family loves. current tv, it's been all building up to this. >>bill shares his views, now it's your turn. >>i know you're going to want to weigh in on these issues. >>connect with "full court press with bill press" at facebook.com/billpresssh

. >> as fred mentioned and 1814 dahlia madison famously said this portrait of the first george w. now, michele -- [laughter] if anything happens, there is your man. [laughter] >> watch the entire event on line at the c-span video library. >> next, senator lisa murkowski on u.s. energy policy. the alaska republican said the government should not abandon its loan guarantee program which lent money to the now bankrupt solar company solyndra. this is an hour. >> energy and energy technology and energy policies have really shaped the modern history over the last several centuries. and in the 21st century it is unquestionable that how we manage our energy resources what sort of economy we build how efficiently we use them, and the degree of dependence or independence from foreign oil sources and other fossil fuel sources is point to be a critical determinant and flexibility international policy and the health of our economy and in the long-term health of the entire act system. so these are crucial and central issues. it is easy to be lulled, i think, by the fact that some of them feel l

and we're finishing up here with dahlia lithwick from slate magazine.what does -- what can we if anything, learn from montana and arizona about healthcare? >> not much. i think a lot of people think that the fact that john roberts voted with kennedy and the liberals means that he and kennedy are in play. and that that they may be picked out. >> bill: meaning they could validate the entire -- >> they could uphold it. >> bill: including the individual mandate. >> i think there is an equal number of people who say they did this as cover so they can now strike down the mandate. i think that's a wash. i think the fact they didn't accept the montana case tells me they don't care about the polls. they don't care about the fact that americans hate citizens united with a loading unparalleled -- with a loathing unparalleled. that can cut both ways because as we know -- >> bill: they may not care about the polls that say that most americans have some questions about affordable care act. >> most americans hate the mandate and love the other provisions. so again it