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and community engagement says so many factors are considered, the decision of who to admit never turns on race alone. >> diversity, and must be more appointed, racial diversity is used as one factor among many. so much so that it's very difficult to pinpoint, oh, that student would have gotten in if they were white or if that student would are got in because they're black. what we know is that there are african-american students who are denied admission with higher credentials than white students. >> reporter: lawyers for the obama administration, in defense of affirmative action, pressed that claim to a skeptical supreme court. here's an excerpt. >> the two applicants are entirely the same in all other respects. >> the point -- >> and if the ability to give a racial preference means anything at all, it certainly has to mean that the minority student gets in and the other one doesn't. >> i disagree, justice scalia. what texas i think has made clear -- not everyone in underrepresented group gets a preference, gets a plus factor. >> it's not a matter of not everyone. it's a matter of two which are identical in all other respects. >> right. >> what do

she was admitted but she said because one factor was race that it was the racial factor that prevented her admission and she sued. >> does the decision have broad implications or is it just kicking the can down the road? >> well, if we're kicking the can down the road we're kicking down the road toward a whole where it will fall and remain there. because at this point when justice kennedy said in reading the decision that he wrote that we're going back to a time in which the reviewing court when they decide whether or not race can be taken to account, have to look whether or not there's some other race knew tal alternative that would produce the same and indicate the benefit of the university. we are we are going to the people and say that's going to be what we're going use. so where is the remedy for the 300 years of racial discrimination for people of color? when we're saying we're not going use race if we can help in what we are talking about as the basis of affirmative action. >> justice begins berg was the only one to descend. she read it from the bench. what was her argue ?ment.

she still was admitted but she said the cuts one factor was reece petty would the racial factor that prevented her admission and then she said. >> does this decision have broad implications, or is it just kicking the can down the road to? >> if we are kicking the can down the road, we're taking down the road toward a hall where it will fall and remained there. because at this point what justice kennedy said in reading the decision that he wrote, that we're going back to a time in which the reviewing court, when they decide whether or not raise can be taken into account, get look at whether not there some other race neutral alternative that would produce the same educational benefit of that university. so we are taking race have completely. say we're going to go to the force people into that's one of the things we will use. where is the remedy for the 300 years of racial discrimination suffered by people of color? when we're saying we will not use race and if we can help it, and what we are talking about is the basis of affirmative action. >> justice ginsburg was the only one to disse

. >> diversity, and let's be more pointed, racial diversity, is used as one factor among many. >> reporter: the justices ruled that any distinctions based on race must be subjected to strict scrutiny, reaffirming a standard it had generally announced ten years ago. the court did not quarrel with the university's argument that it had a compelling interest in a diverse student body, but made clear that race-neutral remedies must be considered before any racial preferences will be allowed. the next day, the justices entered an even deeper fray -- voting rights. the court dealt a lethal blow to a key provision of the 1965 voting rights act, generally considered the crowning achievement of the lyndon johnson administration and the most important civil rights legislation of the 20th century. among other things, the 1965 law required nine states with a long history of racial discrimination, mostly in the south, to submit any new voting procedures to the justice department before it could be implemented. but chief justice john roberts, for a five-judge majority, said the formula for determining wh

. >> so we heard professor sherry say you can't use racial quotas, only use it as a plus factor. the idea would be this is only going to be a plus factor. you can't have hard set asides for racial minorities but then the question here is, did the lower court defer too much, to the university of texas. because all the lower court said was we're going to defer to your judgment that this is narrowly tailored enough to secure diversity interests without doing broader harm to other individuals. the issue is of tailoring and it's on that tailoring issue it sent it down to the lower court. what it's saying is the lower court deferred too much to the university of texas, the constitutional standard is more stringent, look at it again lower court and make sure you don't overdie de foverdefer to university. >> thanks to you. we got word from the supreme court those other three major decisions that we have been waiting for, the voting rights act, the defense of marriage act and prop 8 in california, those last two, obviously very critical for lgbt rights are not going to come down today. so

factors. she was not admitted. she said it was the racial factor that prevented her admission and then she sued.. >> does this decision have broad implications or it just kicking the can down the road? >> if we're kicking the can down the road, we're kicking down road where it will fall and remain there. because at this point, what justice kennedy said in reading the decision that he wrote, we're going back to a time in which the reviewing court, when they decide whether or not race can be taken into account, have to look at whether or not some other race neutral alternative that was will produce the same educational benefit of diversity. we're taking race out completely. say we're going to go to the people and say that's what we will use. where is the remedy of 300 years of racial discrimination suffered by people of color? when we're saying we're not going to use race in what we are talking about the basis of affirmative action. >> justice ginsburg was the only one to dissent. what was her argument? >> her argument basically was that that

the factor begins right now. >> laura: hi, i'm laura ingraham in for bill o'reilly. racial tensions in the trayvon martin trial that the subject of this evening's talking points memo. you probably heard testimony of rachel jeantel who was on the phone with him right before he was shot by george zimmerman. on a few key points, her story has changed from what she originally told authorities. she described zimmerman this way, according to what martin told her. >> she said the man looked creepy. >> creepy white, cracker. >> they are having trouble hearing you. take your time. >> creepy ass cracker. >> you are saying in the culture that you live in, in your community, people call people there call white people crackers? >> yes, sir. >> and do they use the "n" word regularly? >> yes, sir. >> she went on to say that she didn't think this was racist. for many nonblacks this was shocking to hear. after all paula deen has been excoriated for the last week and lost most of hers business interest for admitting to using the "n" word in the past. yet liberal defenders of ms. jeantel took

all these factors on the races is held out as the nail in our shoe. we should know that racial key in america, keeping america a nation of our dreams. >> all right. interesting point there by the reverend jesse jackson. by the way, he talked about title 9, of course. i was a beneficiary of that. i was to bring in our cnn legal analyst, jeffrey toobin, from washington, d.c. jeff, is there any other way to see this other than that the supreme court punted today? they're asked to make a decision and say, hey, state court, back to you. >> it's somewhat of a punt but not entirely. there was a chance in this case where the supreme court could have said race is not allowed to be a factor in admissions, period. the fact they didn't say that. the fact that they said race can be a factor is a real victory nature the civil rights community. the problem, the punt comes in in they don't really spell out how much of a factor race can be and what admissions officers are supposed to do when they're sitting there with applications. so yes, it is -- it is somewhat of a punt, but they did answer

ability of the institution to take into account the various factors to put together the kind of student body that you want to have. it is not a racialssue in the sense of saying race trumps everything else, but you can take race into account when you put together a student body.>> let me act up a little bit. what do you say to john lewis this is the ruling is a dagger into the heart of the 1965 act? >> i think john lewis is performing his historic role as being a signal of a movement whose time was great and now has past. and -- >> whose time has passed? >> the civil rights movement, as he led it, and i think the court is slowly, gingerly, trying to area -- post- racism is not a phrase they like. >> let's hear from mark. >> as a non-lawyer, i found myself confused because liberals praised the fact that the court ignored doma, the defense of marriage act passed by the congress overwhelmingly, and then objected to the fact that the court ignored the voting rights act, which had been passed by congress overwhelmingly. and conservatives are on the other side, cheering the voting rights act decision and opposing the doma decision. i do t

. >> reporter: another racially charged case challenges affirmative action in school admissions. the university of texas says considering race is one factor getting more diversity on campus overall. when the case was arg dwud last october, a majority, including chief justice john roberts, 150e7 seemed to find that too vague. >> when is the logical end point? >> that was pete williams reporting. >>> opening statements are scheduled for today in the trial of george zimmerman. they will start at 9:00 a.m. this morning. over the weekend the prosecution suffered a potential blow to its case when the judge barred testimony from audio tapes. judge deborah nelson said the methods used to identify the voices on the call are not reliable, however, she will allow the 911 recording to be played during the trial opening the door for witnesses to identify the person crying for help. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder. he has pleaded not guilty claiming he shot martin in self-defense. >>> 11 active fires are burning across colorado right now and the biggest just got bigger. the three week old west fork complex fire is now covering 110 square

factor moves along this evening. paula deen sacked by the food network for using racial slurs. what does it say about our culture that nearly 13 million people watched a man walk across a grand canyon on appear cable. we hope you stay tuned to alec, for this mission i upgraded your smart phone. ♪ right. but the most important feature of all is... the capital one purchase eraser. i can redeem the double miles i earned with my venture card to erase recent travel purchases. d with a few clicks, this mission never happened. uh, what's this button do? [ electricity zaps ] ♪ you requested backup? yes. yes i did. what's in your wallet? >> laura: in the personal story segment tonight. fans of tv chef paula deen are rallying to her defense after the food network gave her the boot for using the "n" word. during a deposition for a lawsuit, deen admitted she used the racial slur. she has now publicly apologized several times. so did the tv network overreact or were deen's statements simply unforgiven. a mediaible a list and from washington bishop harry jackson pastor of the hope christian

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racial group it does disenfranchise. >> laura: thanks so much. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along this evening.aula deen saga that continues. makes first tv appearance since being sacked by the food network. more drama in the >> laura: in the personal story segment tonight, paula deen made an emotional appeal for forgiveness this morning in her first tv interview since being fired by the food tv network for using the "n" word. >> if there is anyone out there that has never said something they didn't wish they could take back. if there is anyone out there throw a stone throw it at my head so it kills me. >> do you have any doubt in your mind that african-americans are offended by the "n" word? >> i don't know, matt, i have asked myself that so many times because it's very distressing for me to go into my kitchen and i hear what these young people are calling each other. these young people are going to dr. to take control and start showing respect for each other and not throwing that word at each other. >> laura: a lot of these kids are getting their cues from pop culture. take a look at these ly

. >> laura: after trayvon martin's friend uses racially charged language on the witness stand the martin family lawyer suddenly claims race is not a factorse, but it wasn't always that way. >> he was executed for

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factor" is on. tonight -- > -- tensions rising atthe georn martin murder trial. >> you don't think that creepy ass cracker is a racial comment? >> is the prosecution's star witness helping or hurting its case? >> i'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. >> president obama dismissive of nsa leaker edward snowden who remains on the run, but some top administration officials say the leaker could cost american lives. >> people may die as a canadiens consequence of what this man did. >> we'll have a debate. >> i think the inspector general was not forthright. >> the inspector general has questions to answer now. >> now liberals are complaining that the irs put a target on their backs, too, even though the inspector general says that's simply not the case. we'll give you the facts. and senator rand paul will be here to opine about all the issues and scandals facing washington today. >> caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now. hi. i'm laura ingraham in for bill o'reilly. we want to get strata to the drama unfolding in sanford, florida, where the prosecution's s

factor" is on. tonight -- > -- tensions rising atthe georn martin murder trial. >> you don't think that creepy ass cracker is a racial comment? >> is the prosecution's star witness helping or hurting its case? >> i'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. >> president obama dismissive of nsa leaker edward snowden who remains on the run, but some top administration officials say the leaker could cost american lives. >> people may die as a canadiens consequence of what this man

. >> laura: after trayvon martin's friend uses racially charged language on the witness stand the martin family lawyer suddenly claims race is not a factorcase, but it wasn't always that way. >> he was executed for

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factor" is on. tonight -- > -- tensions rising atthe georn martin murder trial. >> you don't think that creepy ass cracker is a racialprosecution's star witness helping or hurting its case? >> i'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. >> president obama dismissive of nsa leaker edward snowden who remains on the run, but some top administration officials say the leaker could cost american lives. >> people may die as a canadiens consequence of what this man

. >> laura: after trayvon martin's friend uses racially charged language on the witness stand the martin family lawyer suddenly claims race is not a factorbut it wasn't always that way. >> he was executed for

factor" is on. tonight -- > -- tensions rising atthe georn martin murder trial. >> you don't think that creepy ass cracker is a racialthe prosecution's star witness helping or hurting its case? >> i'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. >> president obama dismissive of nsa leaker edward snowden who remains on the run, but some top administration officials say the leaker could cost american lives. >> people may die as a canadiens consequence of what this man di

allowed to say zimmerman racially profiled the unarmed african-american teenager before shooting him to death, but the state will be allowed to say zimmerman profiled martin based on factorsuch as age or clothing. opening statements in the secondary murder trial are set for monday. >>> brazil's president held an emergency meeting of her cabinet today, following the biggest night yet of anti-government demonstrations. an estimated 1 million people took to the streets in more than 80 cities. they're protesting high taxes, big spending, poor services. the rallies have been going on for more than a week. >>> uncle sam wants you, that is if you're a snitch. and it is very hot in a very unlikely place. the grapevine is next. [ male announcer ] moving object detection. ♪ blind spot warning. ♪ lane departure warning. safety, down to an art. the nissan altima with safety shield technologies. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ >>> now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. they say the obama has an insider threat program. president obama signed an executive order 20 months ago encouraging federal employees to snitch on each other, and they can be punished if they don't.

cases where race is the focus whether it can be a factor in university admissions, affirmative actions and whether states still who have a history of racial discrimination still have to submit their voting plans to the department of justice. >> reporter: that's right. these are two legacy issues, if you will, from the heroic era of the civil rights revolution. on the voting rights, that dates back to 1964, there are states and counties, localities that need to get the permission of the federal government in order to change their election laws. is that still necessary? that's the question at the court here. and then on affirmative action. the court's been wrestling with this for 35 years. should students of minority backgrounds get a plus in admissions to universities? the court's been slicing this onion center and center saying no quotas, no numerical goals and maybe they'll try one more slice or they could say, we're done with this. we'll see. >> either way it is going to be an historic week at the supreme court. terry, thanks very much. >> a lot of people are going to be watching, george, as you know. >>> now to the beginning of the geo

factor we have to deal with in our lifetime. we are not in a position where things are beyond race and that we are in an after or post-racial generation for the court to duck this issue certainly is not what we wanted. it is better than saying no but it's much less than affirmation. >> as i was talking about with chairman emeritus bond, the latest poll, said affirmative action plans are at an all-time low, 45% believing these programs are still needed while 45% feel the programs have gone too far and as we look back to 1991 back then, 61% of americans supported affirmative action programs. we can see over the decades the erosion that's taken place there. are you worried about that going forward? tom goldstein points out another affirmative action case will be coming up in front of the supreme court next year. >> i'm not worried about the erosion. think of where the public support was in brown versus board of education '54. the overwhelming majority of the country felt segregation was not only all right but it was normal. the court should rule based on law and based on what is needed, not based on public opinion polls. if we went by pu

factors. >> explain to us here why do they care about these words? >> the defense doesn't want terms that might inflame the passions of the jury that they might hear the term racial profiling and automatically think less of the defendant and maybe be more likely to convict him. the prosecution will probably have to if they want to show some type of racial profiling history prove that through evidence, show other people he's followed and whether or not he's followed people based on race. that's probably how the evidence will have to come in. in the end in the closing argument the prosecutor can make what's called fair comment on the evidence, but the defense wants to stop specific words they feel are too prejudicial. >> how do they even control this, dan? i don't understand -- i'm going to leave that there. new jersey governor chris christie is making an announcement who will replace -- at least temporarily, the interim replacement of senator frank lautenberg's position. let's listen in. [ technical difficulties ] i am not hearing sound. -- >> notre dame and catholic american university of law school, an outstanding private practice attorney, assistant united stat

factor that night. she was asked about that again in court thursday. >> describing the person is what made you think it was racial. >> yes. >> and that's because he described him as a creepy [ bleep ] cracker. >> yes. >> but on thursday she testified she omitted that description in a letter to trayvon martin's mother. >> of course you wouldn't say it to sabrina fulton because it was offensive, correct? >> yes, that was disrespectful. >> also in question, the last thing she heard. >> get off, get off. >> she testified she heard the words get off, get off, before the phone went dead. but she also said this. >> so the last thing you heard was some kind of noise like something hitting somebody. >> like trayvon got hit, hit. trayvon got hit. >> you don't know that do you? >> no. >> you don't know that -- you don't know trayvon didn't at that moment take his fist and drive it into george zimmerman's face, do you? >> no, sir. >> also on the stand thursday, jenna lauer who made the 911 call that captured the sounds leading up to trayvon martin's death. >> so you think he is yelling help? >> yes. >> all right. what is you

racial composition. >> the supposition is surely a possible -- impossible under this. there are not identical mechanical factors that except the 10% plan. the factors are so varied intentionally set that no to applicants ever could be identical in the sense they hypothesized. >> the specific individualized judgments. >> as i understand it, braced by itself is taken into account. they take race into account. the district court found that race makes a difference. >> and makes a difference by casting the accomplishments of the individual applicant in a potential flight. what the universities are looking for with respect to this consideration is what is this individual going to contribute to our campus? race can have a bearing on that. this is what they can bring to the student governments or to the campus. >> if there are ever to applicants with the gpa, the grades, leadership, activities, awards, community service, economic status, family responsibility, single-parent home, s.a.t. score, if he had a situation where those things work absolutely identical then the person would be admitted on the grounds of race. >>

racial discrimination. nothing will have an immediate effect on affirmative action at texas or any other school. they want to reexamine admissions policy. this is one of many factors and a stricter standard. anthony kennedy wrote the majority opinion, "consideration by the university is, of course, necessary, but not sufficient to satisfy strict scrutiny. the reviewing court must be satisfied that no race-neutral alternatives will produce the benefits of diversity. this will create a higher bar for any trying to justify race admission policies. raises the possibility of a firm rejection of affirmative action when the supreme court takes up a case like this again. the vote 7-1 this week, crossing a broad swath of the court beyond 5-4 ideological boundaries. and only justice ruth bader ginsberg dissented. and elena kagan recused herself, due to involvement while in the obama administration. we are bringing in molly ball of "atlantic magazine," joan walsh of swan.com and harry bacon jr. at thegrio.com. the thing that jumped out at me first was the margin. a 7-1 decision by the supreme court. when we look at the liberals who joined with scalia, joined with roberts, th

. >> reporter: another racially interested case challenges affirmative action in school admissions. the university of texas says considering race is one factorase was argued last october, a majority, encluding chief justice john roberts, seemed to find that too vague. >> when is the logical end point? when will i know you've reached a critical mass. >> we'll wait to see what happens there. i think you'll see liberals and conservatives at the end of this week very frustrated. liberals on the civil rights act and on affirmative action. conservatives on same sex marriage. >> fascinating week. the opening statement by the prosecution in the trial of george zimmerman begins in just a few minutes. joining us now, legal analyst lisa bloom. let's first start with one of the more fascinating things about this trial so far. the makeup of the jury. >> all women. five out of the six are white, mostly middle aged, mostly mothers. >> that's interesting because we were talking about it earlier in the show. we were looking at that as potentially making a difference. it shouldn't make a difference but does it make a difference? >> everybody's been talking ab

. >> reporter: another racially charged case challenges affirmative action in school admissions. the university of texas says considering race is one factorus overall and within minority groups. the supreme court ruled a decade ago schools can consider a race to get a critical mass of students. overwritten by sandra day o'connor who retired. the court seemed to find than too many vague. >> what is the logical end point? when will i know you've reach add critical m al mass? >> reporter: and whether anyone arrested for a crime can be forced to give dna to check against records of past crimes? peter williams, nbc news, washington. >> thanks. >>> anyhow, a constitutional expert and an attorney argued several cases before the high court. the husband and wife team are co-founders of scotus blog, which writes about the supreme court. we don't get a lot of husband/wife duos here on the broadcast. good to see pyou. thanks for being with me. california's prop 8, that law approved by voters in 2008 which banned same-sex marriage in california. last year a federal appeals court ruled it was unconstitutional. prop 8 supporters appealed to the supreme

factor, i just don't agree with it. we have to keep affirmative action there so that we ensure that we do give protections to those racial groups that do in fact need a little bit of help so that they can maximize their god-given abilities. >> three topic areas. the third one for you, taxes. he released the use of tax returns show an effective tax rate of less than 20%. that is not much different than the 21%. a typical rate would be about 30%. you're criticized mr. gomez for not paying his fair share. have you paid yours? >> i have paid my fair share. most of the reason my taxes alone, just the mortgage deduction. as a way in which my rate goes down. in fact, mr. gomez says that he put the mortgage interest deduction on the table to be cut i think that is just a huge mistake. millions of americans, over 1 million in massachusetts alone benefit from the mortgage interest deduction. that is the way that most americans are able to afford a home, able to protect their family coming able to move up along in our society, and i disagree. consider appealing or reducing the mortgage interest deduction for home owners are state.

racial voting in the deep south especially. >> alabama, mississippi, georgia, south carolina, and to some extent texas. yes the dar country, there is a regional divide. i think race is indeed a factor is very different. barack obama carried a majority of the white, black, latino, native american vote in approximately a dozen states. he won a majority of all and in doing so, he did better than some prior democratic nominees. >> it seems like -- it is a regional pattern. that's what -- the south, deep south, sort of appalachia, that's -- that's what i'm seeing. when i look at the maps, steve, that's -- i just think that -- the jacksonians. >> you know, the -- the question there is -- i mean, if you are trying to attract back white voters that you are talking about, the -- party having lost, you know, when we talk about the -- something like the jefferson-jackson day dinners. if you -- i don't think as ricky mentions, i don't think to the average white voter andrew jackson matters much or means much so that dropping him, i don't think loses much. for the party. whereas, dropping him, i think, you know, especially given that -- we just went through an election with, you know, where --

racial sypher overlooks the individual is not constitutional. >> and i suspect you disagree. >> do i respectfully disagree. on the contrary, our constitution has long held that race can be considered as one of many factorsfact the 14th amendment which is the issue in this case was developed in direct response to a history of slaef slavery and discrimination. it was an effort to ensure african-americans could have a place. so it can be used. and in this instance, it's really about expanding opportunity. it's merely one factor of a number of factors for qualified individuals. so it's by no means the primary consideration. >> okay. both stand by. we're awaiting the decision from the supreme court. gloria borger is here with us. the ramifications if they decide to strike down this affirmative action, that will be significant. >> i think it will be significant. it would be significant largely for law schools, for public universities. and also as you pointed out earlier, it would affect private universities, as well, who get federal funding. what we heard from the justices when they were arguing this case is the question of how much diversity is enough. when do you know that you don't need affirmative action

that gives a certain amount of racial diversity because some high schools in texas are predominantly minority enrollment and then the university used race as a plus factorhe class. what the supreme court said is be careful when you do this, a firmtively action is when you give one race an advantage over another. it's an 8-1 decision. that's one of the most surprising things. two of the justices said they would always find affirmative action unconstitutional. there were only eight justices participating, and this is the longest pending case. this was argued in october. it has taken the supreme court all this time to decide it. it doesn't fully endorse affirmative action or say you can't have it, it just narrows the doorway you have to get through to have an affirmative action program on a campus, and it survives but in a somewhat weakened form. 7-1 decision, i should say. we are still waiting for the decision on the gay marriage cases from california and on the big question of the voting rights act. >> it's going to be a busy week at the court. earlier this week they said it to be one of the most historic weekends in decades. we will have much more throu