for actually the case that funded the naacp legal defense fund. there was -- steve green is another example. all of these early 20th century cases, the naacp stood up and several support black people who have used firearms in self-defense. but says wilkins by the 1960's, 1970's, we are never going to be in the lynching business. you will not be in the business of political violence. this is the place where that distinction that runs through the book really becomes crucial because in the next turn it is the efforts of black radicals to conflate those two things that i think -- and the argue in the bucket pushes the black establishment away from the long tradition and pushes them toward a kind of embrace of this new modern orthodoxy in support of supply restrictions. >> we definitely get into this. a look forward to it after the break. >> great. >> so much to pick back up, talking about this change, the challenge that was posed to the tradition of arms this people understood it develop the rise of activists through -- and gusty the distinction for.

branches of the naacp writing in, lots of statements in the crisis magazine. this big, this significant engagement of this question of whether robert williams stepped over the line into advocacy of political violence. lots of people disagreed. martin luther king crystallizes the debate by basically saying, all right, you've got three things to think about here. one possibility in terms of the nonviolent theme of the movement is pure pacifism. and king says it's a religious commitment, very few people are ever going to achieve it, it requires extraordinary discipline. later folks would say king never urged others or never condemned people for not achieving that level, that sense of nonviolence. and then he says there's self-defense even involving arms. he says even gandhi did not condemn that. and he also says that people who engage in that sort of self-defense may even command a level of respect more the kind of grit that it shows. and then he says for purposes of what we're doing, that is, the freedom, achieving political goals, we've got to press through mar

>> the case of tim scott and naacp, is the puppets calling the marionette black. if scott is sadummy, they're a legion of punch and judys because their strings have been pulled by white liberals for years. it brings up a point to me, in this modern era, the most open-minded people happen to be conservatives because they look at flaws and differences as things you can improve upon, which is what tim skault was saying. the left refuses flaws and differences. refuses to acknowledge or accept them because they wish to destroy and start over. that's why they wish death on everybody or condemn people, the entire left, bob, but that's why when you see people as more forgiving on the right than you do on the left. if the hypocrisy of the self-designated tolerant is that they're only tolerant to people they agree with. >> eric, if you look at some of the things he said also, he said we need to talk about what's right versus what's wrong. he seems to say one thing and then do another and when he's called on the carpet, he doesn't walk it back. he's really not sorry for what

he saw that removal to the national board of the naacp and at the annual meeting there is this debate. ultimately the removal of him is upheld. but in the process there is just as wide engagement from across the country and branches of the naacp writing in the path of statements in the crisis magazine and there is a significant engagement of this question as to whether robert williams stepped over the line into advocacy of political violence. a lot of people disagree. he crystallized the debate by saying that you have three things. and it's pure pacifist and him say that it's a religious commitment that very few people are ever going to achieve and requires extraordinary discipline. and they never urged others to condemn them for achieving that sense of nonviolence. and then he says there is self-defense. he said even gandhi did not condemn them and they may even command this kind of grit and it shows. and then he says for purposes of what we are doing, that is the freedom to achieve political goals, we have to press through marching in a nonviolent demonstration to achieve our goal.

to the naacp. and at the annual meeting there is this vote. ultimately it is upheld. and there's this white engagement from across the country, branches of the naacp, arriving in lots of statements and the significant engagement of this question of whether robert williams took over into the line to advocacy and political violence. martin luther king crystallizes the big debate by saying that you have three things to think about here. one possibility in terms of the nonviolent game is pure pacifist and king said it's a religious commitment that very few people are ever going to achieve and it requires extraordinary discipline. regular folks would say the two never urged others to condemn people in that sense of nonviolence and then he says that there is self-defense and he said even gandhi did not condemn that. and he also said that people who engage in that sort of self-defense, they command a level of respect for the kind of grit that it shows. and for purposes of what we are doing, that is achieving political goals, we have to press through marching a nonviolent dem

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not only did he seek the case, but the naacp legal defense fund took on his cause which separates hima regular attorney. and one of the most important things i think that people need to know, this man has been nominated to head the civil rights division in the department of justice. in that position, as the assistant attorney general, that person is responsible for ultimately determining which cases are brought against police officers and law enforcement agencies throughout the country. and here we have this nominee who not only you know, volunteered for this position, but was successful in overturning the death sentence of a convicted cop killer whose sentencing was upheld 11 to him -- >> but doesn't that speak to him, saying you got a good argument and the death sentence should be overturned? does that not validate this attorney? >> the issue is why he took on the case in the first place. so this way in his testimony, mr. debo adegbile, i apologize for mispronouncing his name, he testified in front of congress, asked about this case and made the case that they took it on based on a

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and the kelly file exclusive, with tim scott after he is attacked by the naacp. >>> plus, breaking tonight, the obama administration has filed a multibillion dollar lawsuit against a company that didn't do what the president wanted. plus a bombshell in the massive credit card ripoff at target. some of the stole n data has jut turned up, and the news is not good. glenn beck issues a challenge to the new york governor, where he said conservatives are not welcome in the state. wait until you see how beck answered the question. when you think of your time here, how do you remember it? big night on the kelly files. >>> a major u.s. company accusing the obama administration of using a multibillion dollar lawsuit as political retaliation. welcome to the kelly file, i'm megyn kelly. standard & poors threw down a stunning challenge, claiming a sworn declaration, that president obama's former u.s. treasury secretary threatens the chairman of s&p's parent company in a phone call that warned of consequences after the downgrade came. now, it came allegedly and angered the white house by downgrading the

isn't that actually what the naacp image awards are for?please, jon have you seen how many white people are nominated. justin timberlake, dallas buyer's club modern family, robin thicke. i would admit blurred lines is an inclusive video and dr. king did say i have a dream that black girls will one day dance naked with white girls. >> jon: i don't think he said that. >> doesn't mean he didn't dream it. [laughter] >> jon: so the -- this is a wrecking ball, yes? >> yes, this is the wrecking ball. right there, very nice. >> jon: very nice. >> thank you very much. i designed it myself. >> jon: very nice. >> now the wilmores honor outstanding achievement in breaking down barriers that nobody asked you to break. okay? the first ever wilmore award goods to the naacp image awards. >> jon: very nice. [ applause ] >> for giving black artists yet another chance to lose to white nominees at the very ceremony invented to honor black artists. >> jon: i get the sense the wilmore will not be a coveted award. >> of course it is, jon. i know you want it. >> j

. >> the naacp calls senator tim scott a ventriloquist dummy for the gop. >> for them to attack me, if you have conservative principles and ideas that actually work, why bother to even try those? >> it was only a matter of time. >> approaching the car, he opened up the window and confronted mr. bieber, he smelled a strong odor of alcoholic beverage. >> justin bieber arrested in miami, we have the very latest. >>> and the end is near for the undisputed king of late night. >> i probably would have stayed if we didn't have such an extremely qualified young guy ready to jump in. >> jay leno explains why he thinks nbc's absurd decision to give him the boot actually makes sense? "hannity" starts right now. >>> our top story tonight, african-american conservatives and tea party members once again under attack by the left. their latest target, south carolina senator tim scott. now, the quote, a ventriliqist can always find a good dummy, he claims he is the first good black since reconstruction, he articulates the agenda of the tea party. pretty unbelievable, last night, senator scott responded

him to attack he it is as if you have conservative ideas that work why bother to try them. >> the naacpositions of the far right is an insault to martin luther king, jr. >> yesterday, a teacher assistance was in class and shot and killed by a fellow student. the suspect is in custody but yesterday's shooting is part of what seems to be a greg trend in the united states. we cover stories like this nearly every week in some form or shape. five shool -- school -- shoots last week. and 25 school shootings took place in 2013. and newtown was the one in 2012. seven were killed at santa monica college last year was the deadliest. out of 140,000 schools most don't have armed guards. and those that do are middle and high school. we have julie and lars here. after newtown there was so much discussion about what should be done that there were a number of things than cropped up in so many cases. access of guns, mental health, and obsession with video games is the toxic cocktail. this young woman's sister was lost that day. you see the children coming out. what do we need to do here, julie? >> first

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that's why the naacp got involved 30 years later. this isn't about a trial. soldier. this is about a cause of racial paranoia, rarnl antagonism, branding law enforcement officers as racist. about fundraising. this had nothing to do with the criminal justice system. this had to do with dividing america and keeping people in philadelphia convinced their police department was racist. >> why do we have to pretend the naacp is a legitimate group? know they had a storied group fighting lynching. in the past they have been totally discredited. they don't represent all blacks. they are be a jungt part of the democratic party. they are bankrupt both ethically and literally. why are they taken seriously still. >> a lot of people don't anymore. 50 years ago the naacp was a moral organization, but they have lost their moral core. they used to stand against segregation and division. and now they stand in favor of it hillary shelton goes on fox and smiles and talks about how this is nothing unusual. it is unusual. the naacp today represents racial division, keeping people

on behalf of the naacp, i think it is important to say this.cp legal defense fund is one of the most respected legal civil rights organizations of the united states. >> let's go back to katy -- >> it was initiated by thurgood marshal, the person who implemented the brown versus board of education. >> one at a time. katy. >> the point of this segment and the point of this story is not again to rehash this case, again, we know that abu-jamal has proven guilty in multiple courtrooms over the past 30 years. the fact is now we have a president who nominated a cop killer advocate to head up the justice department. that is something that should be taken very seriously. >> all right, we'll continue to follow. i'm out of time. we would love to have you come back, and any time in the future we would love to have you back. >>> thank you. >>> coming up next, 12 years old, is that too young to work? according to one person. and ainsley earhardt has been monitoring this all day. we'll check with her. >>> and in the house tonight, later, security checkpoint.

as you can imagine glaad filed a complaint and naacp. >> there's something called the first amendments the word police. political correctness. >> jon: yes, i, too, have a problem with the word of police. it's by far the worst law and order spinoff. i don't care for it. [ laughter ] look, i think what the guy said is ignorant but i have an inclination to support a world where saying ignorant (bleep) on television doesn't get you kicked off that medium. [cheers and applause] but i guess i stand with the free speech absolutists at fox news who don't believe you should pressure people to have to adhere to cultural norms of speech mostly. >> why are so many towns removing the word and the name christmas. >> isn't it discriminating against christians by calling it a holiday tree. >> christmas is cyst mat it's the religion for christians. respect it. >> some people are busy trying to erase chris mast from the culture. >> it's a xmas tree it's christmas. >> people are going happy holidays. >> do you debate that there are all kinds of instances where christmas is struck from the lexicon. >> wh

when the naacp held their conference in chicago, they invited mayor daley to give introductory remarks, and he is heckled from the floor. when their leaders go to speak to kennedy about holding the march, kennedy says to them we have legislation that's currently going through congress. we would rather have new laws than have the negroes out on streets. and a. philip randolph, the socialist and trade union organizer who's primarily responsible for calling the march, tells kennedy the neros are already in -- negroes are already in the streets, mr. president. that is the mood of the moment. the patience has worn out, the forbearance, the ability to withstand the clubs and the hoses, hoses that can knock the bark off a tree at 30 feet being fired at children and dogs has become too much. and so african-americans who are always fighting back start to resist like with like. in birmingham there is, eventually, they respond to the bombings of the klan with violence. and there's a fear both among the civil rights leadership and among the kennedy administration that black people will resist and

well, the naacp may be standing by this defendant, by this nominee, i should say, to the doj. largest police organization in the usa sends a decidedly different message. and the national order of police says this is a thumb in the eye of our national police force. and also joining me, pennsylvania congressman mike fitzgerald who wrote a similar letter of his own to president obama along with the support of several other lawmakers. representative fitzgerald, let me start with you. you write to the president saying i could not be more incensed and confounded. they made a mockery of the nomination, why are you so incensed? >> well, megyn, thank you for keeping a spotlight on this case. it has almost been 33 years, pennsylvania has not forgotten, abu jamal, is a convicted cop killer. over the course of 33 years he converted himself a sort of political prisoner. and from prison he created a whole catalogue of speeches and tapes and radio shows. and after 33 years the legal defense fund and this notiminee and the defense fund decided to insert themselves into the constitution. >> is

the san jose chapter of the naacp withdrew its support after hearing of donations for police. >> workogether to make diversity work. that's the message today from reverend cecil williams in a special celebration honoring the late dr. martin luther king, jr. a day ahead of mlk day. he matched with king 50 years ago. today he used song and poetry in his church. >> the important thing is that we should be together. we should have the sense of not only being together but making diversity work, and seeing people from different areas, different communities, people throughout the world. >> king's wife, coretta scott king, appointed williams chair of the birthday committee years ago. >> the entrance to the white house may as well have been the red carpet. the big names who came out for the first lady's birthday bash. >>> heading out. we can expect cooler temperatures but what >>> the president showed off his dance moves during a big bash forfeiter lady michelle obama who just turned 50. beyoncÉ performed during the party at the white house. john legend, stevie wonder, rachel ray and james tay

my first meeting at the national association for the advance of colored people the naacp i was very, very young. there were a lot of members of the community there. alex was the president at the time. i raised my hand and proposed an idea and was shot down all of a sudden out of no where this petite young yelled we support young people and listens to this child she's our future and she went on and on. i said is that ms. rogers? i asked that because her name had been in honor household grouping. my grandmother would tell us stories about how ms. rogers did this and that. low and behold it was ms. rogers. when i had an opportunity to be part of the redevelopment allocation i made a phone call and rooerd jones but ms. rogers said this will be great for the community but you have to do what you think is best for you if you can be an advocate for the community then i support you. i was able to be on this great committee where that folks were at the forefront of approving affordable housing and we were all at the table to name this facility after ms. rogers i was proud to be part of the pr

naacp versus alabama. alabama decides it wants the membership list of the naacp.ll no, if you get this was all over members will have burning crosses on lawns tomorrow morning. the court favored the naacp. in 1960, this was an anti-role that basically said you get this should get pamphlets and less are is a name on them, and that was overturned here. skippy we had to 94 you start to see this in the digital realm. scientology, the first and last scientology movement that we see really growing up with anonymous 15 years later. and then finnish anonymous remain a. these guys are their doors kicked in by the fbi, hard drives seized, things like that which really was kind of the trigger for the hackers being, really this was kind of or near where they were fighting for freedom against censorship and for freedom of speech -- activists. in 97, excuse me, aclu versus miller. you've got the state of georgia saying no one can use the internet under a pseudonym and then thankfully the court decided georgia, you don't own the internet but you don't run the show here. just chi

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north carolina naacp president reverend barber is head of the rallies and joins me. >> how are you doingoday? >> well. thank you. are you surprised beyond your state? was that your plan? >> well, no. we are not really surprised because there is a deep longing in the hearts and souls of americans to restore public policy to the deepest moral and constitutional values. people know deep in their heart that policy that is hurt the sick, the children, the poor constitutionally inconsistent and morally indefensively and economically insane. we have movements led anti-races, anti-poverty, deeply moral, deeply constitution rooted in changing the agendas taking on states. understanding to change america you have to change the states and think southern states and then thirdly there's a deep longing far new language, not limited by republican and democrat and liberal versus conservative. but a language rooted in when's right and wrong and moral and immoral and that challenges extremism at its core. >> north carolina state government as you know is controlled by republicans so is georgia. so are man

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when the naacp hold their conference in chicago, they invite mayor daley to give introductory remarks, and he is heckled from the floor. when their leaders go to speak to kennedy about holding the march, kennedy says to them we have legislation that's currently going through congress. we would rather have new laws than have the negroes out on the streets. and a. philip randolph, the trade union organizer who's primarily responsible for calling the march, tells kennedy, the negroes are already in the streets, mr. president, and i doubt if you called them, that they would come back. that is the mood of the moment. that the patience has worn out, the forbearance, the ability to withstand the clubs and the hoses, hoses that can fire so strong they can knock the bark off a tree at 30 feet being fired at children and dogs. it's become too much. and so african-americans who are always fighting back start to resist like with like. in birmingham there is eventually they respond to the bombings of the klan with violence. and there's a fear both among the civil rights leadership and among the ke

and unfortunately, this chemical is so strong in naacp, it overacted the carbon to the point that it mig rated into the finished water. >> in a news conference, they don't know how much of it is in the water. but as it continues, the ban on using water is in place. >> after being indicted by a grand jury on thursday, they're turning over documents. >> the india government's latest call for the american embassy to remove one of its diplomatic staff that new delhi as identified as being involved in the cases and the subsequent unilateral action by the united states, suggests that this case may have gotten more complicated. despite the fact that the indian person is on the way home, between the two nations last month. in india, the fact that the diplomat is coming home, it's viewed as somewhat of a victory that india's stance has prevailed. but it's interesting, on the other hand, they have take a strong view, and on the other, we hope that this incident does not permanently damage relations between new delhi and washington. and we have to keep in mind that there are politically motivat

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a gentleman, a former naacp lawyer who represented a notorious cop killer who the left loves.ped him get off death row. and i think if there is anything more disturbing than what obama is doing to our system, it is these people who seem to care nothing about terrible the country apart along racial lines. >> this is a hit for the french. >> hear, hear. >> the regulator for broadcast television has ruled that miley cyrus' video and britney spears' latest video should be banned from french television until after 10:00 p.m. in the evening. so that's a thumbs up for the french. >> the discerning taste of the french come through again. matt? >> there were raised eyebrows and some stick where's jay carney came back with a beard. three cheers for president obama's spokesman. what man likes to shave? >> matt lauer, too. >> this is part of a larger trenl. beards started in brooklyn with the hipsters but it shows any kind of counter cultural movement goes main stream. it proves the age old rule that if you wait long enough, fashions will come back. somewhere they are smiling. and remembe

naacp versus alabama. the naacp said hell no, if you get the list, all of our members will have burning crosses on their yards in the morning. the court favored naacp. the antipamphleteering rules. that was overturned. skipping ahead to '94 you see it in the digital realm. the first fruits of the antiscientology movements that we have seen blown up with anonymous. and the dot-five, a finish anonymous e-mailer. had their doors kicked in by the f.b.i., hard drives seized, which was really a trigger for the hackers being really hack-ativits were born here, fighting for freedom of speech. in '97, aclu versus bill miller. the state of georgia, basically saying nobody can use the internet under a pseudonym. and the courts decided georgia, you don't own the internet, you don't run the show here. chill out. going alongside the history, we have the history of cryptogra cryptography. i won't get it into because i only have four minutes. it is the cryptography was used mainly as a military tool. you have the public n

it's a gentleman former naacp lawyer who represented a notorious cop killer, who the left loves.ped him get off of death row. and i think, paul, if there's anything more disturbing than what obama's doing to our health care system, it's these people he's stacking in the justice department who seem to care nothing about tearing this country apart along racial lines. >> all right, mary. >> hi, paul. this is a hit for the french. >> here-here. >> the regulator for broadcast television has ruled that miley cyrus's video and britney spears latest video should be banned from french television until after 10:00 p.m. in the evening. so that's a thumbs up for the french. >> the discerning taste of the french comes through again. matt. >> raised eyebrows and some snickers this week when jay carney came back with a beard. three cheers for president obama's spokesman. >> matt lauer too? >> matt too. started in brooklyn with the hip sters but shows any kind of counterculture movement eventually goes mainstream. and lastly, it proves the age old rule that if you wait long enough, fashions will

commerce, i would meet with the afl-cio, i would meet with the united auto workers, i would meet with naacp at the beginning of the year. and i met with two of the largest companies, the ceos and their boards, in the state of delaware and they were at that time fortune ten companies. and i would listen to what their concerns were for the coming year, across the board, business, labor, activist roups, et cetera. i was in the board room of one of the major corporations, and everyone was being very nice except the ceo. and he was really just upset with me. i had forgotten this until you started talking. i was sitting to his right and i finally said -- because he was being close to rude -- i said, mr. chairman, what's your problem? i know that doesn't sound like me. i've always been very liable. anyway, i said, mr. chairman, what's your problem? i said, if i'm not mistaken, you invited me here. i didn't ask to come here. i said, what's the problem? and in a burst of honesty, he looked at me and said, you know, all you're going to do is go down there to washington and work with teddy kennedy to

tonight, a conversation with one of the countries most celebrated athors, nikki giiovanni, seven-time naacp image award winner and the first recipient of the rosa parks current award, just two of many, many honors. her latest collection of poetry and prose is called "chasing utopia." we are pleased you could join us for our conversation with nikki giiovanni, coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ tavis: best-selling writer nikki giovanni is one of this country's most honored poets, commentators, and educators. her eloquent voice comes through in more than 30 books and as a university distinguished professor at virginia tech. her latest collection of poetry and prose is called "chasing utopia," but the utopia here is not the one envisioned by thomas more in 1516. it's something else entirely different. we'll get to that later in this conversation, i suspect. [laughter] first of all, nikki giovanni, it's always good to have you on this program. >> oh, it's good to be here, tavis, thank you. tavis: let me start where anyone with g

when the naacp held their conference in chicago they invited to give their introductory remarks and hewas heckled from the floor. when their leader school to speak to kennedy kennedy says to them we have legislation that is currently going through congress. we would rather have new laws than half the out on the streets and a. philip randolph the union organizer who is primarily responsible for calling the march tells kennedy their already in the streets mr. president and i would doubt if you would call them that they would come back area that is the mood, that the patients has worn out, the forbearance, the ability to withstand the clubs and the hoses in the hoses that can fire so strong they can knock the bark off of the trees at children and dogs has become too much to african-americans who are always fighting back start to resist like in birmingham. there is eventually a response to bombings of the clan with violence and there's a fear both among civil rights -- and the kennedy administration that black people would resist. that is the mood that creates the necessity for a march whi

he met robin williams there, the famous naacp activist.when he got back, he hooked up with malcolm x. late is a famous meeting x,uary, 1965 between malcolm amiri baraka, and others, where they discussed black liberation. malcolm x is killed a few weeks later. founds the black repertory theatre school. held a concert to raise money for the new school and theater. he found his political voice by setting the blues. the rest is history. he formed many black power organizations. at his 75th earth day celebration, he and sonya celebrated his 75th birthday a , and there were perhaps 1000 artists and actors there. it occurred to me in the middle of that celebration, all of those people were his former students. his mentor was asked, what is your greatest work? he said, my students. i think barack would say the same thing. met him in that period the black arts movement, a member of the last poets. talk about that first meeting in his influence on your life. >> 1967, we started a group called the last poets. the first of and puerto rican aggregation

. >> the naacp not apologizing and releasing a statement saying quote politicians whether they be blackr white should not be echoing the position of the far right. >> steven segal is known for knockout blows like these. don't mess with him. but now he is on the receiving end of the punch. the 61-year-old actor had announced he p wanted to run for governor in arizona, but now it turns out he's ineligible to run for governor in arizona. you need to live for the state for five years. seg ga seagal falls short of that. the crack smoking mayor drunk. >> i have got five months. >> rob ford seeing rambling and cursing in in jamaican accent while holding court at a fast food restaurant. he admitted he was under the influence of alcohol. he has refused to resign as mayor. >>> a pennsylvania couple is facing a thousand dollar fine for feeding birds. their town says the bird feeder they have been using for 25 years is no longer acceptable because it is not squirrel proof. they are facing a hefty fine if they do not take it down. personal information on thousands of veterans might have been comprom

former naacp lawyer could soon head up the doj's civil rights division, but his work defending a convicted cop killer has outraged a lot of people. his client abu jim mal murdered philadelphia police officer daniel falkner back in 1981. the officer's widow was last night on the kelly files. >> i was absolutely outraged president obama to make this decision to have a man who defended a murderer, someone who murdered a police officer with pre-meditation and mal lass is a radical, is a black panther and to give him an appointment to nominate him to the department of justice, i mean, it's a disgrace. >> the fraternal order of police says the nomination was a thumb in the eye for law enforcement officers. >> the deep freeze finally to thaw out temperatures climbing today. >> there's a new problem. we are in the weather center to tell you all about it. >> one of the big concerns is we have actually had a lot of water freezing in many of the areas especially on rivers. we can be seeing several ice as temperatures freeze and the ice melts. to show you how significant the warm-up is we have the gra

if you are having an antiwar demonstration or a group meeting naacp or aer reason, religious group, the government will be able to know about that because everybody will be calling in to make a reservation or calling the different groups. that is one of the problems with the metadata program, it gives the government access to whenever anybody is trying to assemble. that is one of the freedoms that america is supposed to be guaranteed, the freedom of assembly without the government interfering. these two suits have come out, , who agreedngton the metadata program is largely unconstitutional. then you have an opposite view in new york. there is a third case that hasn't been decided yet come a which is talking about the first unitarian church against the nsa in the ninth circuit of california. would any of these make it all the way to the supreme court? guest: i think they will all make it to the supreme court eventually. you have a split between the new york and washington, where the --ifornia judge will decide it is yet to come out. one site is going to lose. in all these cases, the losi