can you tell me your views on griswold? center it's a precedent. it's now. 50 years old griswold involved the right of married couples to use contraceptive devices in the privacy of their own home. and it's 50 years old. the reliance interests are obvious. been repeatedly reaffirmed all very important factors again in analyzing precedent well, i think i'm going to stop questioning but i kind of sum up what you and i just talked about in regard to precedent. so everybody understands the principles that are stake here. there are two reasons why you can't give your opinion on these cases. one i believe is independence. and the other one is fairness to future litigants. is that the way you see it? it is senator if i were to start telling you which are my favorite precedents or which are my least favorite precedent survive you president and that fashion. i would be tipping my hand and suggesting to lit against that i've already made up my mind about their cases. that's not a fair judge. i didn't want that kind of judge when i was a lawyer. and i don't w

that you do not see the natural decision of griswold, that you do not see the privacy rights of griswold extended by the decision in a row. that you have decided to create categories of cases that are, have been decided by the court, that you will concede have constitutional protection. but you have left in question the future of roe v. wade. yesterday, senator spector asked you, as he asked john roberts before, a series of questions about whether or not you accept the concept that this is somehow a precedent that we can rely on that is embedded in our experience. that if it were changed to a call into question the legitimacy of the court. and time and time again, he brought you to the edge, hoping that you would agree and rarely, if ever, did you acknowledge that you would agree. you made the most general statement that he believed reliance was part of stare decisis. but let me just ask you this again, john roberts said that roe v. wade is the settled law of the land. do you believe it is the settled law of the land? >> roe v. wade is an important precedent of the supreme court. it was

i think the decision in griswold was correct. i think the decision in roe was correct, that the right to privacy, there can be limitations on it, but it cannot be denied. reporter: [indiscernible] we have never seen this happen before. pres. biden: if this decision holds, it is quite a radical decisions -- decision. and the underlying premise, again, i have not had a chance to [indiscernible] the report. but it basically says, all the decisions we made about private life, who you marry, whether you does -- whether you decide to conceive a child, whether you have an abortion or not, a range of decisions, how you raise your child. does this mean in florida, they can pass a law saying same-sex marriage is against the law in florida? it is a fundamental shift in american jurisprudence. reporter: should they do away with the filibuster to codify roe? pres. biden: i am not prepared to make those judgments now. but i think codification of roe makes a lot of sense. roe says what mainstream theoreticians have included, is the life of a hu

griswold was thought to be a bad decision. what happens if you have stage change the law saying that children are lgbtq cannot be in classrooms with other children? is that legit the way that the decision is written? what are the next rights that will be attacked? because this maga crowd is the most extreme that has existed in american history? >> alexandra majorkas will testify on homeland security. vice president kamalaar

griswold was thought to be a bad decision by bork and i my guess is the guys on the supreme court now. what happens if you have a state changes the law saying that that children who are lgbtq can't be in classrooms with other children? is that legit under the way the decision is written? what are the next things that are going to be attacked? because this maga crowd is really the most extreme political organization that's existed in american history in recent american history. [indiscernible]

colorado secretary of state, jena griswold. need to be done legislatively to save women's rights. another hour of velshi begins right now. >> good, morning i'm ali velshi. it is sunday may 8th and happy mother's day. even as abortion rights appear to be on the brink of destruction at the hands of the ultra conservative supreme court, the majority of americans still support abortion rights and are overwhelmingly opposed to a return to the criminalization of abortion. this has been consistently true for many years and reinforced by the latest research polling released last week, which found that 61% of all americans believe abortion should remain legal in most or all cases. compared to 37% believe that it should be illegal. that same poll found that one group of americans are in extreme opposition to the country's views on abortion, white evangelical protestants. among that, group 74% believe that abortion should be illegal in all or most cases. 24% think it should be legal. but that wasn't the case five decades ago. in response

griswold was thought to be a bad decision by bork and i my guess is the guys on the supreme court now. what happens if you have a state changes the law saying that that children who are lgbtq can't be in classrooms with other children? is that legit under the way the decision is written? what are the next things that are going to be attacked? because this maga crowd is really the most extreme political organization that's existed in american history in recent american history. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] >> following president biden's remarks, federal reserve acting chair jerome powell announced the biggest interest rate increase in 22 years. to address inflation in the u.s.. he also outlined additional details and how the federal reserve intends to curb high inflation.

it wasn't tall griswold versus connecticut to establish a right to privacy under the w constitutionch led to roe vs wade it was in america which many lawmakers longed for a lawmaker and missouri deputize his bounty hunters to sue anyone seeking an abortion outside the state of missouri. want to remind my colleague from texas that said the taxeses bounty hunter law they decided there would be a civil penalty to be charged against those engaged in abortion t and the person can claim the penalty if they disclose that to the public. just a few days ago a republican leader senator mcconnell set a national ban could be possible, a national ban if roe vs wade is overturned and republicans take control the senate. leaving it up to each state to decide woman's reproductive rights as a patchwork quilt is constitutional rights depend on your zip code but that is exactly the future we are facing to make sure they continue to protect access to n abortion unless republicans in congress so in the absence of a national ban if we can afford to travel you can access reproductive care in states like i

not until griswold versus connecticut decided by the supreme court to establish a right of privacy under the constitution which led to roe versus wade, that was america. in america which many republican lawmakers - a lawmaker in missouri introduced a bill to deputize as bounty hunters to sue anyone who helps a woman seeking abortion outside the state, i wanted to remind my colleague from texas who spoke before me it was the texas bounty hunter's law that started this conversation in earnest. in texas they discovered there would be a civil penalty charged against those who engaged in an abortion and the person could claim the penalty once they disclosed that to the public. a few weeks ago a republican leader in this body said that a national ban on abortion could be, quote, possible, a national ban if roe is overturned and republicans take control of the senate. leaving it up to each state to decide a woman's reproductive rights has created a patchwork quilt of uncertainty. the constitutional rights would depend on your zip code. that is the future we are facing. democratic state legislat

type of decision made is -- i realized it's a long way, but one of the debates i had was whether griswold versus connecticut should stand as law. the state of connecticut said that the privacy of the bedroom for a couple and wife where a couple cannot choose contraception and it was a violation of the law. if the rationale of the decision were to be sustained, a whole range of rights are in question. a whole range of rights. in the idea of letting the states make those decisions would be a fundamental trip to be done. it goes far beyond, if it becomes a lot and if what is written remains goes far beyond the concern of whether or not it is the right to choose. the right to marriage, the right to determine the defense, because one of the issues that this court, many members of the camorra -- many members of the court observe the right to privacy in the constitution. how strongly believe this is a decision that was correct and i think the decision of ro is correct because of the right to privacy that cannot be denied. >> do you think that this leak has irreparably seized the court? pres. bid

will have the supreme court overturned griswold so they can prevent american women fromn' contraception? they may say we would not do that because of precedent, why would anyone believe them anymore? will they have the supremert cot overturn -- overrun, so that they can prevent same marriage? they may say we wouldn't do that because of precedent. why would anyone believe them. no, it is clear they will try to turn back the clock to a time when women, people of color, lgbtq people are second-class citizens. i do not believe the hard right will succeed pretty firmly believe in my very bones the story of american democracy is a story of progress. democrats are going to fight this decision all of the way for as long as it takes. we will not relent, we will not give up, we don't history is on our site and we are determined to preserve this precious right that are the bedrock of this great nation. i think all of my colleagues for being here and call on our great leader on so many of thesemu issues, senator murray. [applause] >> thank you. if the report we saw it last night is true, that the s

established by griswold versus connecticut 11 years before roe.epublican member recently criticized that decision establishing the privacy rights of other individuals to choose the contraception's right for their family. he described this as quote constitutionally unsound rather than settling the debate on abortion the draft.opinion would divide our fractious nation, set the stage for a radical s.majority in the court toerase even more taconstitutional rights . it would gain government power to dictate your rights and dictate your future. that's why we must take action to produce, to protect women's protective rights. tomorrow the senate will vote on women's health protection act. this bill will codify the right to provide or obtain an abortion freefrom medically unnecessary restrictions . the american people deserve to know where their senators stand. i will not stop fighting for the right of every american especially the women of america to have these rights established for over 50 years . for years the republicans have claimed they are a party

but in griswold versus connecticut and other cases, we decided that was part of what being an american is all about. if they are going to be literal in their translation, be prepared. because this culture war is going to take us beyond abortion into family planning, the rights of those who are lgbtq uncertainly gay marriage are all at stake in this culture war the supreme orders pushing on the american people now. senator mcconnell and others focused on changing the federal judiciary, look at the links they went to to make sure they got an extra boat on the supreme court, to leave a vacancy for 10 months after antonin scalia had died, to say to president obama, you are not elected to a four-year term, you get three and in the fourth, we will decide whether or not you have an appointment on the supreme court to fill a vacancy. senator mcconnell held out and had his wish. drunk one as he came back with a justice would serve his political needs. that is the reality of the supreme court today. the institution is at stake as long as we are dealing with this kind of extremism. we have to gat

hodges, before griswold versus connecticut. but we are not going back. we are not going back.applause] because at evercore -- at our core, the strength of our country is that we fight to move forward. you know, i have spent my entire career fighting for the health, safety and well-being of women with so many of you in this room. and once again, friends, we must link arms in this fight. i invite all people to join us. if you stand for freedom, for self-determination, for the right to privacy, if you stand for these principles, stand with us. [applause] because women's issues are america's issues. and democracies, democracies cannot be strong if the rights of women are under attack. [applause] to all here, i say let us fight for our country and for the principles upon which it was founded, and let us fight with everything we have got. god bless you and god bless america. ♪ >> president biden spoke about concerns about the future of abortion rights after a draft opinion from the supreme court was linked to the press in support of striking down the landmark 1973 case, roe v. wade.

secretary jena griswold, thank you for coming to the last word. colorado is dealing with its own insider threat to election security. a colorado judge has banned tina peters from administering elections in her county after she was indicted on election security charges. how concerned should people be about these insider threats? >> well, good evening, thank you for having me jonathan. i think the country needs to prepare for what is coming. i actually addressed the nation's first insider threat when a local county clerk trying to prove conspiracies compromised her own voting equipment. so i acted quickly, i decertify the voting equipment, a judge removed that clerk from last year's elections, and then i asked my 2018 republican opponent to step in. but you are absolutely right. we have to go back to court, after clerk peters refused to affirm that she would follow security rules, and just one again banning her from oversight of this year's elections. but i think this is spreading across the nation. and my job frankly as secretary of state is to ens

griswold was thought to be a bad decision. what happens if you have stage change the law saying that children are lgbtq cannot be in classrooms with other children? is that legit the way that the decision is written? what are the next rights that will be attacked? because this maga crowd is the most extreme that has existed in american history? >> alexandra majorkas will testify on homeland security. vice president kamala harris talks about the supreme court's decision on rove the wade on emily's list. kamala harris: good evening. please have a seat. good evening, good evening. i want to thank miss butler. she and i have been in different positions when we first got to know each other working together. i will say that we are very fortunate that we have a leader and miss butler in a moment like this in history. i want to recognize a very special person the second gentleman of the united states. so, if there was ever any doubt about why emily's list is important last night makes the point women's rights in america are under atta

back to a time before hodges, back to a time griswold v connecticut, but we're not going back.not going back. [applause] >> because at our core, the strength of our country is that we fight to move forward. you know, i've spent my entire career fighting for the health, safety, and well-being of women. but so many of you in this room, and now once again, friends, we must link arms in this fight. i invite all people to join us. if you stand for freedom, for self-determination, for the right to privacy, if you stand for these principles, stand with us. [applause] because, you see, women's issues are america's issues. and democracy, democracy cannot be strong if the rights of women are under attack. [applause] >> so to all here, i say, let us fight for our country and for the principles upon which it was founded and let us fight with everything we have got. god bless you, and god bless america [cheers and applause] ♪♪ >> here is a look at our live programming later today. on c-span we start with the senate judiciary committee who looks at excessive fees for debit and credit card tr

circumstance in which it is possible for them to undermine, and overturn a related ruling called griswold, which is about the right for people to have the right to contraception, even if certain state legislatures decide that contraception is evil, and we want to make it unavailable to people. it's a straight line from this ruling, not only to banning abortion instantly and potentially nationally, but to also preventing americans from accessing birth control. in a ruling that is argued along the same lines as the established presidents that are starting on this opinion. it's a fundamentally different world if this happens. >> and included in this fundamentally different world, is the other part of what we're experiencing tonight, it is minority government, minority ruled government, and the supreme court is the most incredible exemplar of that. you have these judges, appointed to the supreme court by two presidents, who did not win the most votes in that presidential election. george w. bush, appointed the justice who wrote this opinion, he did not win the most votes in his presidential e

wade is to fall, then griswold versus connecticut, presumably is to follow as well. because the word contraception or birth control doesn't appear in the constitution. indeed, the phrase right to privacy doesn't appear in the constitution, so this would appear to be an invitation to have handmaids type anti feminist regulation and legislation all over the country. all that is perfectly in keeping with justice alito's opinion, which admittedly i just read in the last 20 minutes. but to my mind, it's scituate's that trajectory of the american right, in where fox news and tucker carlson want to go, which is to make us in the image of hungarian illiberal democracy, now. to keep elections going where people can be whipped up about various scapegoats, but to carve out and destroy the freedoms in the rights of the people. and that's where the right-wing seems to be going with this decision, and the supreme court if it actually goes through with this majority draft opinion, which has now leaked out and does look to me completely real, or at least an extraordinary forgery of

could not purchase birth control in their own bedroom and use it, and that was struck down, and griswoldas proved to be a bad decision by bourque and the guy is on the supreme court now. and what about those that are lgbtq cannot be in classrooms with other children? is that legit under the way the decision is written? what are the next things that are going to be attacked, because this maga crowd is really the most extreme political organization that existed in american history, in recent american history. >> mr. president how can you combat it? >> president biden taking one question on two separate issues, sanctions on russia and further sanctions of the united states they may be contemplated, and roe v. wade and that leak out of the supreme court. i want to bring back kristen welker. >> you heard president biden essentially on defense, on his economic policies and calling on congress to pass more of his policies. he talked about his priority of lowering the price of prescription drugs. by the way, that's something that could garner bipartisan support, josÉ, so that's something to watc

it wasn't until griswold v. connecticut that established a right of privacy under you are constitution which then led to roe v. wade. that was america, it was an america which sadly many republican lawmakers long for. a lawmaker in missouri introduced a bill that deputizes bounty hunters. i wanted to remind my colleague who spoke before me, it was the texas bounty hunters law that started this conversation in earnest. in texas, they decided that there would be a civil penalty that could be charged against those who were engaged in hasn't abortion and that a person could claim that penalty if they disclosed that to the public. just a few days ago, incidentally hurricanes the republican leader in this body, senator mcconnell of kentucky, said that a national ban abortion could be, quote, possible, close quote. a national ban if roe is overturned and the republicans take control of the senate. leaving it up to each state to decide a woman's reproductive rights is to create a patchwork quilt of uncertainty. their co

the hyperbole suggesting that the overturning of roe where therefore meaning the overturning of griswoldive live right, a burger fouled, the same-sex marriage case, and not only that we are learning that a sour that there is already some fund-raising emails going out from the bite and then campaign. a leaked draft opinion released by a republican appointed justice samuel alito revealed the supreme court is set to overturn roe v. wade, which would deal a devastating blow to american's fundamental freedoms to make their own decision about their health care and their families. it goes on with some of the same overblown rhetoric and it pushes for $25 now to support the organizing efforts. emily, democrats clearly using this for the midterms bear they don't want to talk about inflation, they want to talk abortion. >> and they will absolutely use your money to pad their bloated government in whatever way they seem fit. what was that, 25 minutes at duck before they sent out the email, we've seen that many times. they've used tragedies and calamities just start fund-raising on that federal level

griswold is a contributor to the new yorker, last year she wrote a piece about mastriano, his politics, and his ties to christian nationalism. she joins me now. elijah, you wrote a great profile on mastriano last year, you did a lot of reporting about the politics in pennsylvania. are you surprised that he won last night, or was that when you were expecting? >> i am not surprised he won, chris, and i'm not surprised, i think we have to be, just as you've been saying, a lot more sanguine about his chances in november. there is a groundswell of support for mastriano's ideas here, and we have to be serious about it. >> i want to -- i sort of got to see how genuinely zealous, militant, extreme he is and his views, i don't think this is an act, i think this is who he is. i want to quote from your piece, and have you sort of explain it, just in context. this is a december 2020 protest that he attends, this is after the election. mastriano exerted his followers to do with george washington asked us to do in 1775, appeal to have, and pray to god, we need an intervention. the phrase appeal to h

i think the decision in griswold was correct in overruling.think the decision in roe was correct because there's a right to privacy. there can be limitations on it, but it cannot be denied. >> irdo you think that this has irreparably -- the court? we've never seen this happen before. >> if this decision holds, it's really quite a radical decision. and again, young the underlying premise, i've not had a chance to thoroughly read the decision. it basically says all the decisions relating to your private life, who you marry, whether or not you decide to conceive a child or not, whether or not you can have a abortion, a range of other decisions, how you raise your child. what does this do and does this mean that in florida they can decide they're going to pass a law saying that same-sex marriage is not permissible? it's against the law in florida? so it's a fundamental shift in american jurisprudence. >> mr. president, do away with the filibuster to codify roe? >> i'm not prepared to make those judgments now about, but you know, i think the codifi

republicans are already talking about how griswold, the case that struck down a ban on birth control, might have been wrongly decided. republicans are already talking about banning iud's, plan b. they even held a vote a few weeks ago to undermine our federal family planning program and make it harder for people to get birth control. madam president, it is clearer than ever that because of republican's extremism, not only is the right to abortion at risk, but other important rights are as well. that's why people are so scared and that's why they are so shocked. someone back home said to me last week, what can i tell women in our state so they don't worry. i said straight up, i'm not telling anyone not to worry. i'm scared and i am frightened for women in this country more than i ever have been before. i'm very fearful, madam president, but i'm also determined and i know people across the country do not want to go backwards. they do not want politicians planning their families for them. they do not want politicians forcing people to stay pregnant. they do not want this to be the first g

griswold was thought to be a bad decision. what happens if you have states change of the law, saying that children who are lgbtq can't be in classrooms with other children? is that legit under the way the decision is written? what are the next things that are going to be attacked? because this maga crowd is the most extreme political organization that has existed in american history. in recent american history. >> mr. president, how can you combat it? guy: president biden speaking on a range of issues, most notably on what he said about the deficit i thought was interesting. he was then asked about what is happening with european sanctions. he said he's going to speak with his g7 colleagues this week and is always open to further sanctions. let's get a take on what we are doing around all of this. ben sills joins us now to give a sense of where the european sets, the european union ramping up as we just heard in that question, pressure on vladimir putin. a phase-in ban on russian crew. we are joined by managing editor ben sill

in her confirmation hearing, justice amy coney barrett, declined to say that she believed griswold wasgridlocked. that could be squarely in the side of republican activists, who may bring to -- and see if that can be the next one of our cherished threats that will fall. >> joyce, before we go, a judge has denied donald trump's request to suspend that 10,000 dollar fine that he's been having to pay for the last week or so, because he wouldn't give up documents. in theory, he's been racking up this bill since april 26th. what's the likelihood that trump's gonna pay any of this? >> probably slim to none, at this point. of course, this is the case that the new york attorney general is pursuing. it's a civil action, looking into trump's business practices. he was supposed to turn over documents. in fact, his lawyer had stipulated that he would do that in late april. come the deadline, they turned over nothing, said that they didn't have anything, and objected to the subpoenas, which they already agreed to comply with. so, the judge imposes a fine. although, the new york attorney general, at

griswold thought to be a bad decision by bork and my guess is the guy's on the supreme court now. what happens if you have a state to change the law saying that children who are lgbtq can't be in classrooms with other children? is that legit under the way the decision is written? what are the next things that are going to be attacked? because this maga crowd is really the most extreme political organization that's existed in american history. in recent american history. >> there we just heard the president giving, really, progress report to the nation on the state of the economy, focusing extensively on bringing down the u.s. deficit down $1.5 trillion is the estimate for this year. $350 billion last year. also took some questions on eu sanctions with regards to russia's war against ukraine and the news yesterday of that leaked draft out of the supreme court that would overturn roe v. wade. i want to bring in cnn's john harwood back in with me. it was interesting because you hear the president really focus on bringing down his administration's effort on bringing down the deficit.

i think the decision of griswold was correct overruling, i think the decision of roe was correct becausethe right to privacy. there can be limitations on it, but it cannot be denied. >> do you think that this leak has changed the court? we've never seen this happen before. >> well, you know, if -- if this decision holds, it's really quite a radical decision and again, the underlying premise, and again, i've not had a chance to thoroughly go into the report, the decision, but it basically says all the decisions relating to your private life, who you marry, whether or not you decide to conceive a child or not, whether or not you can have an abortion, a range of other decisions, whether or not -- how you raise your child, what does this do, and does this mean that in florida they can decide they're going to pass the law saying that same sex marriage is not permissible? it's against the law in florida. so there's a whole -- it's a fundamental shift in american jurisprudence. >> do away with the filibuster to codify roe? >> i'm not prepared to make those judgments now. but, you know, i think

gri griswold v. connecticut is on the table.as precedent for decades and decades for generations of women are open. he says not at this time. but we have seen where that has gone. >> he's opening the door. and on the state level, laws are passed more and more, and raised questions about griswold, privacy, something as fundamental as that. nationwide, abortion rights, cnn polling shows is popular. according to pew research, 40% of republican women think abortion should be legal in most or all circumstances. democrats this week are going to try to pass their own support for roe. it's not going to hit 60 votes. they seem unwilling to make a few exceptions by saying, for example, catholic hospitals don't have to perform abortions. what's the point of this mission impossible, and why not the concession to get republican views. >> democrats who were reeling because everything tells us that inflation, crime and other r issues are going to cause them to have a bad day in november, they were looking for something to galvanize them. along

this really important point, it's not just abortion, it was justice barrett who wouldn't say that griswold versus connecticut, that is the case that gave the foundational right to use birth control within marriage, she wouldn't say that that was a president of the court. so i think this really important point that michele makes, which is that the whole bucket of rights here, it's not just abortion, we were hearing at the ketanji brown jackson hearing, whispers about getting rid of griswold, whispers about getting rid of burqa felled, and even not in the hearings but talk about getting rid of loving, the anti mask education case. anyone who is fooled by the rhetoric in this opinion, but the stops at roe, i think fails to understand that roe, the underpinning of roe is the underpinning of so many other vitally important liberties, and i think it's really, really important to see the scope of this, as neil says, not just for women today it's a catastrophe, but for all the kind of privacy family autonomy, bodily autonomy writes that we also have taken for granted for way too long. >> neil cast

griswold versus connecticut case that established that right is also based in the theory of right to privacy. >> it is amazing how that draft is brought up so many of the issues also concerned about. thank you. >>> telecom, san francisco businesses stepping up security. why the american owned caviar company says it has become a target of anti-russian hate. >>> and would you pay to tweet which is marked by certain users will have to after elon musk's takeover plan. >>> and for the first time in several years effort is opening a new school. what they will be studying in the billion-dollar donation they made it all possible. (music throughout) and now most admired alum! get up there. this is so embarrassing. there's no way it's me. you know her.... you love her.... ruh roh. what are you doing here? it's anna gomez! who? our first gigillionaire! with at&t fiber, anna's got the fastest internet with hyper-gig speeds. i didn't know you went to this school. we have a lot in common. live like a gigillionaire with at&t fiber. now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availability. >>> business an

he says, no, we want to go further, we want to overturn griswold.s the plan, that's the contraception one. which mcconnell saying national ban abortion entirely possible. this is the definition, michael, of a slippery slope. is it not? the definition, >> it is, on a f levels. to your first point, it is much more difficult to reconcile this emerging theocracy within this conservative, evangelical, slash political space against the new testament story, against a new testament background. it doesn't align. the new testament narrative is very different, where the christ embraced everyone. the prostitute, the center, the tax collector was a representation of all those great scenes that were condemned in the old testament. christ talked about the fixation of the rule, and the order to the extent and ignored the person, and that is exactly what we see now emerging in this space, and as someone who is pro, and who always had a problem with the ignoring of the human person part of this e, and this idea it's a zero sum situation, particularly in the draconian