i would be a little surprised if the court overturns roe right out of the gate.arly was either someone hesitating to take the case or hesitating to confront the kind of political blowback that would come if the court does overturn roe, so i expect this case is more of a teeing up of a later ruling, perhaps in 2023 or 2024, undoing roe altogether and if that were to happen, the 50th anniversary of roe vs wade will be in 2023 so it would be ironic, indeed, if the supreme court ultimately reversed roe a half a century after it came down. ironic is one word for it, but it would be incredibly contentious too, wouldn't it? absolutely. an important thing to remember is that if the court were to overturn roe, it would be far from the end of the story. anti—abortion lawyers would be back in the court asking the court to recognise a right to life which would prevent states from allowing abortion, even progressive states, and you would see the biden administration considering everything from a federal law protecting abortion rights to expanding the size of the supreme court

the us supreme court has agreed to hear a case from the state of mississippi challenging roe v wade —he right to abortion. it's the biggest abortion case to come before the court in 30 years, and the first time its new six/three conservative majority will consider the highly charged issue. earlier i spoke to mary ziegler professor of law at florida state university and the author of abortion and the law in america: roe the wade to the present about what the likely outcome of this will be. i think that the two likely outcomes in this case would either be that the court overrules roe altogether which would most likely allow but not require the states to prohibit abortion or the court could eliminate viability as the point at which states can ban abortion. if the court does that, the question becomes if viability is not the limit, then what is? is it early in pregnancy or late in pregnancy? but one way or another it seems quite likely that byjune of next year, states will have a lot more latitude to restrict and likely ban abortion. viability being the viability of the foetus to survive

were a shot into the heart of roe v.tandard at 24 weeks, don't care, going to pass this at 15 weeks and see what happens. >> is this the case that antiabortioniv we hoping would be the one that ends roe v. wade? there have been a number of cases sent to the supreme court in hopes of that outcome, not just this one. >> not only case, but part of this line of cases that were really intended to be unconstitutional on their face and force the court to simply confront the question is roe v. wade still good law. other line of cases as i said would have been this slow erosion of abortion rights, chip, chip, chip laws we've seen until now. frankly a lot of court watchers, including myself, thought that chip chip chip strategy, which would have effectively ended abortion in a whole host of red states without ever actually confronting the question of is roe v. wade still good law, thought that was the path the court was going to take. in some sense a big surprise that the court swung for the fences to take this big, big case. even

said would appoint justices to overturn roe v. wade.ther they say the words, we're headed in direction the court has never seriously gone before. impact could be devastating. mentioned already that access to abortion across this country is right on paper only. really depends on your zip code. but as we've learned in trump years and pick up pieces, it can always get worse. >> if the court overturns roe, abortion access would be left up to the states. what hurdles will women living in states with no abortion access face? >> we don't know exactly how the court would write its opinion but likely effectively overturn roe v. wade by considering the question whether you can ban abortion before viability, before 15 weeks, why not six weeks or before women typically know they're pregnant, maybe a mixed period if you have regular period. states have passed these laws and are ready and prepared for this moment for decades. ready to quote pull the trigger to make sure abortion is illegal. what clinics remain would have to clean and abortion funds w

you don't know her view on roe v. wade. you don't know her view. >> this makes sense, roe v. wrong side of that. but the bad faith was so aggressive, i started to think i was losing my mind. yes, no one knows for sure how the supreme court justices will vote on abortion or any other specific case. see sue connor david as one example. but the decades have made an assembly line to make sure they would be able to place judges in the court who would rule in favor of the anti-abortion right when the time came. the time may be here. after declining to take up the question of mississippi's abortion ban, over eight months of deliberation, the court announced it would hear arguments. the state bans abortion after 15 weeks in direct violation of the roe decision, and it's been found unconstitutional in lower courts. there is no active controversy here, to be clear, right? all such bans across the country, and there have been many, have been struck down. but now the highest court in the land will take up the case, because some people in the court -- gee, i wonder who -- have the vision

>> it very likely would effectively overturn roe v. wade, if it can ban abortion before 15 weeks, why not six weeks as texas just did, why not before women even typically know they're pregnant. that may be a missed period if you have a regular period. so yes, it is the case that states have already passed these laws. they're ready for this moment. they've been preparing for this moment, the antiabortion movement for decades. what clinics do remain would have to close and the abortion funds already working in states like missouri and mississippi would be working overtime to help individuals cross state lines. now there's something that didn't exist before roe v. wade. we typically think about this coat hanger image. if an individual wants to end their pregnancy on their own they can with a set of pills. it is now possible to get abortion pills by mail. there's a safe way to do this and a potentially unsafe way to do it. one of the ways a post-roe abortion could be unsafe, for those who may worry about their immigration status, who may b

you're saying it does not necessarily kill roe versus wade. >> well, they don't have to overrule roe versus wade to decide in either direction. in this case, they can simply say and by the way, leading case these days is really chacey, which is a 1996 decision, which in a sense, a plan roe versus wade. but they don't have to overrule those cases to decide either either direction in this case. and i think they will be caught you will certainly see a few justices saying let's just over will the whole thing, but i'm not sure they've got 5 to do that. justice kavanaugh seems to be the middle of the court these days and he is turning out to be a pretty cautious but conservative justice. >> what is you mention the fact there are 3 questions that or 3 issues that this particular law. really the justices on what was it about this specific one that they decide to take up on this. >> well, here the lower courts ruled that were at least the mississippi says they ruled that all tree pre viability. >> restrictions on abortion are not constitutional. so the question and answer is can you have any

roe v. wade says you can't ban it.ut now the supreme court says actually, these lower court rulings on the mississippi ban, we'd like to look at those. if they overturn those lower court rulings, and they decide that mississippi is allowed to ban abortion this way, that will throw decades of established precedent out the window and roe v. wade will start to fall. states all over the country will be allowed to pass laws that mimic the 15-week mississippi ban, if mississippi's ban is allowed to stay on the books. the mississippi abortion clinic in this case, they're represented by lawyers from the center for reproductive rights. and those lawyers are warning tonight that overturning roe is the whole point here. this isn't just about mississippi. they say they are prepared for the fight which has brought them to the doorstep of the u.s. supreme court. they're asking is the country ready for what's about to happen here. hold that thought. it's the memorial day sale on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it's the most comfo

it goes to the heart of roe.ons about our own bodies. the court is stepping in to rule whether that is constitutional. i think what our reproductive justice partners have said roe is the floor. it's a right that only depends if you have access. what we are seeing is now additional restriction taz are -- restrictions layered upon this right. if something happens with this particular case in mississippi next year, it will mean that many will have access and yet to right. that's the fight that we are fighting and gearing up for. >> one of the things we don't talk about enough is the role of state attorneys general in challenging unconstitutional abortion laws or any laws passed by legislatures. in oklahoma, we have the attorney general mike hunter acting in the interests of personal politics, urging the supreme court to take up the mississippi abortion ban. there are alternative ways attorneys general can approach this issue. should we talk more about that and getting advocates and supports of roe to focus in on the

roe? guest: america certainly has a history of racial discrimination, but its founding ideals, declaration of independence, the constitution, all of those together have been the tools to elevate millions of people of all races, gender from persecution and prosperity. agree with dr. wilson in the sense that race matters, but one of the issues with critical race theory is that it posit that is any racial disparity that we see must be used -- due to systemic racism. it sucks the oxygen out of any other explanation. so again, just looking at the national assessment of education prorks since 1992, there has never been a situation and every two years, every two years, less than half of the nation's white students in fourth, eighth, and 12th grade scored proficient in reading. said another way, there has never been a case in which a majority of white students are reading at a proficiency. so the seed air snow choosing racial equity or closing the agreement gap, would simply mean that black studen

that were a shot into the heart of roe v.and that there is a viability standard and that's a 24 weeks. >> right. >> don't care we're, gonna cast is a 15 weeks and see what happens. >> is this the case that antiabortion active acts dennis hoped would be the one that ends roe v. wade? i imagine there be a number of cases that would be sent to the supreme court in hopes of the outcome. not just this one. >> this was not by any means the only case, but it was part of this line of cases that were really intended to adjust the unconstitutional on their face and forced the court to simply confront the question is roe v. wade still a good law? the other line of cases as i said would have been this slow erosion of abortion rights, the more chip chip chip kind of laws that we've seen until now. and frankly a lot of court watchers including myself thought of that chip chip chip strategy which would effectively and abortion in a whole host of red states that ever actually confronting the question of, is roe v. wade still a good law? a lo

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and the showdown over roe v. wade that the supreme court just agreed to take up with your rights hanging in the balance. >>> but we begin "the reidout" with the walls closing in on donald's little buddy. congressman matt gaetz, the subject of an ongoing sex crimes investigation. that's because his former friend and so-called wingman joel greenberg has now formalized his cooperation deal with prosecutors, pleaded guilty to six of the original 33 charges initially filed against him. including sex trafficking of a minor. the onetime florida tax collector was clad in a dark jumpsuit as he admitted to those felonies in a federal courthouse today before being remanded into custody pending sentencing. in a lengthy plea agreement, greenberg specifically affirmed that he and the minor engaged in commercial sex acts at least seven times when she was a minor. but when it comes to his cooperation, the most critical detail is that greenberg affirmed that other men who he introduced the minor too also engaged in commercial sex

now this mississippi law has not taken affect because lower kowforts say it conflicts with "roe versus wade," does the courts say in taking this that they will use this case to overturn roe. >> no, you but i think the court taking this case says they are interested at least rethinking viability at point in which stats can ban abortions, that will be almost as significant as rover turning roe itself. i think any outcome in this case short of seeing what the lower courts have done would be explosive. >> so explain what that would look likek what would it look like if the court upheld roe v. wade but also upheld the 15 week ban. >> the courts have a history in abortion context of tinkering what counts as the essential holding of roe v. wade, in 1929 in a case, the court changed the rules that apply to determine the constitutionality of abortion regulation. it had been the trimester framework which disallowed most restrictions in the first trimester. now st the undue burden test. the court said we can get rid of parts of roe, but keep the most important parts t is possible the courts could

that is going to upset of roe v.ld say half of the 50 states in this country that would recriminalize abortion and ban abortion. many are poised now to do that with their trigger bans. and 70% of the u.s. population wants abortion to be safe and legal. so this would be a radical move by the supreme court. we simply can't let it happen. >> is this a story that is already foretold? is the decision by the supreme court to take up this case essentially them communicaing what their ultimate ruling is going to be, lore it matter how it's argued and the way the justices determine this amongst themselves in terms of how this is going go? do you feel like you already know how this is going to end? >> absolutely not. we absolutely do not think that the fact that it takes just four justices to want to grant a supreme court review of the case. of course, it takes five justices to render a decision. and look, it's going to be a tough case. we won a supreme court case, the center for reproductive rights back in june of 2020, less

that makes sense, cause roe v.approval so they wanted to not be on the wrong side of that. but the bad faith was so aggressive i started thinking i was losing my mind. i mean yes, no one knows for sure how the supreme court justices will vote on abortion or any other specific case. suitor come at david for just one example. but the right has spent decades erecting a kind of ideological assembly line to make sure that they would be able to place judges on the court who would rule in favor of the anti abortion right when the time came. well the time maybe here. after declining to take up the question of mississippi's abortion ban, over eight months of deliberation today the court announced that it will hear arguments. the state law bans abortion after 15 weeks in direct violation of the road decision. and it's been found unconstitutional and lower courts. there's no active controversy to be clear, right? all such fans across the country in there but many, have been struck down. but now, the highest court in the land

first is that roe v.is very old and needs to be revisited in general, so the application of taking this estate case and the implication on the bigger issue is clear. the supreme court absolutely needs to revisit this. second, i believe the states should be allowed to make their own rules regarding roe v. wade. if we speak about the science, roe v. wade is based on old science. i understand this is a hot topic are many people for many different reasons, but when life begins is not really per se a scientific question in my personal opinion. this is a religious decision and a religious question. second fact i base my views on is that there is no consensus. whether the science is right or wrong and if religion should be brought into the question or not, there's no consensus. this is clearly a topic that we are far from finding unity on in this country. host: does the court have to make this decision based on science other than religion? caller: it does need to be based on science and we do need to revisit the

their ruling could even overturn roe v. wade. joining me now to discuss the intersection of voting rights and abortion access, melissa murray, faculty director at women's leadership network at nyu school of law, and fernanda santos, opinion columnist for "the washington post." fernanda, i want to start with the audit in arizona. the republican chairman of the maricopa maricopa board of supervisors this week called it a grift disguised as an audit. tell me more. >> that wasn't the only thing he called, alicia. great to be here with you. he called it a circus. in many ways, that's what it is. maricopa maricopa is the largest county in arizona. phoenix is the county seat. they have been counted and re-counted and now they're being rounded by hand. they have made mistakes and blamed the democrats for those mistakes and found out, oops, we actually were the ones who were doing things wrong. but what it's really doing is sowing even more distrust in a state that went for joe biden, for a democratic, for the first time since bill clinto

simply it is in competing with the roe vs.ociated press, if the court upholds the mississippi law it would be the first ratification of the abortion ban before the point of viability when the fetus can survive outside the room. if it could lay the groundwork for allowing more restrictions on abortion and that includes state bans on abortion and once the fetal heart beat is detected as early as six weeks, it's a part of why you may be somewhat skeptical, pastor jeffries. >> i'm skeptical of an outright ban with the ruling but i'm not skeptical that there is going to be a chipping away of roe. you brought up the great point about women's health and i heard that the head of the center for reproductive rights tonight say that this is a woman's health issue. since 1973, 62 million children have been killed in the womb, half were female, i wonder how that worked out for their health and well-being. ronald reagan had it right when he said have you noticed that everybody who is for abortion has already been born? >> mike: do you agree

a break >> when checks will start to arrive the supreme court to hear an abortion case challenging roe v. wade >>> the country is reopening to american travelers and the new urgency to investigate ufos. >>> live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, the news with shepard smith. >>> good evening, for the first time president biden is now backing calls for a cease fire in the middle east, as fighting between israel and hamas enters its second week. the president today making that statement during a call with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the white house says he and i quote expressed his support for a cease fire and reiterated the time honored presidential refrain that israel has a right to defend itself but over the weekend, netanyahu said military strikes against hamas would continue the region besieged by rocket attacks and israeli air strikes. in total, gaza health officials say more than 200 palestinians have been killed including more than 50 children on the israeli side, the government says ten people are now dead earlier today, the secretary of state said the israelis

their ruling could weaken or even overturn roe v. wade.ning me to discuss the intersection of voting rights and abortion access, melissa murray, faculty director at nyu school of director and fernanda de santos, opinion columnist for "the washington post". the republican chairman for the maricopa county board of supervisors called it a grift disguised as an audit. tell me more. >> that wasn't the only thing he called it. first of all, great to be here. so he called it a circus, and in many ways that's what it is. these votes in maricopa county, which is the largest county in arizona, it is phoenix is the county seat, have been counted and recounted, and now they're being counted by hand, by auditors, as you said at the top of the hour, who have made mistakes and have blamed the democrats for those mistakes and then found out, whoops, you know, we actually were the ones doing things wrong. but what it is really doing is sowing even more distrust on the results of an election in a state that went for joe biden, for a democrat, for the first

the core of roe v. wade two justices who upheld roe in the past are gone, anthony kennedy and ruth bader ginsburg, replaced by trump appointees brett kavanaugh and amy coney barrett. the court will hear the case in the fall with a decision about a year from now. lester >> all right pete williams tonight in washington. thanks >>> in just 60 seconds, an associate of florida congressman matt gaetz pleads guilty here in orlando to charges including sex trafficking of a minor. >>> heavy rain along the gulf coast causing flash floods homes and vehicles underwater in lake charles, louisiana video of customers inside a flooded diner. the city getting over 11 inches just today >>> also here in orlando the troubles could be growing for florida republican congressman matt gaetz after one of his associates pleaded guilty to federal charges. kerry sanders was in the courtroom. >> reporter: in an orlando federal courtroom today former florida tax collector joel greenberg pled guilty to six federal charges including s

with roe v.nging by a thread, the supreme court has agreed to take up a key abortion case next term involving a controversial mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks. it will be the third major abortion case acted on by the court's conservative majority this year with a ruling potentially coming in the middle of the 2022 midterms. it's all coming amid a huge wave of moves to restrict reproductive rights across this country. so far this year, at least 549 abortion restrictions have been introduced across 47 states, putting 2021 on track to become the most devastating antiabortion legislative session in decades. joining me now to talk more about this and the months ahead and what this could mean for roe v. wade, melissa murray, professor of law at nyu and msnbc contributor. leah lipman, assistant law professor at the university of michigan law school. they're also coposts of the strict scrutiny podcast. thank you. we appreciate it. some of the stuff is astounding. i want to start with

that's the way it was before roe v. wade was passed by the court, what? 40, 50 years ago. >> it's such a terrifying thought and i think you are right on the generational point. i want to give you a chance to say more about what's at stake. >> i don't -- for young women who went to planned parenthood in college and got birth control, for those that have never known the fear of an unwanted pregnancy, have never known what that represents in their lives if there is not a safe and legal place to terminate a pregnancy, this will all be a wakeup call. this will be a shock to their systems. and we have more young people voting this last time. if the court does this, i predict that young women will be a driving force in the midterm elections. especially if those who support reproductive freedoms are doing their job. >> it was such a chilling -- i will never forget covering the death of justice ruth bader ginsburg and then the confirmation of judge barrett because everyone talked about what was at take and this came up. i wonder first your thoughts about the decis

many in an effort to chip away at roe v.e. >> there has always been a sort of patchwork across all 50 states. what has changed since 1973 is that we know so much more about the child growing in the wound. >> shannon: a window of opportunity since the first time in 16 years a republican now resides in the governor's mansion. >> we are celebrating life. >> the governor signed three abortion-related measures into law in april including a ban on abortion after 20 weeks of gestation. a requirement that health care providers give pregnant women an opportunity to review and ultrasound. and a requirement abortion give in person and not using telehealth. in arkansas governor asa hutchinson signed into law the most restrictive abortion bands in the country. a bill that criminalizes the procedure except to save a woman's life. there are no exceptions in cases of rate or. the texas state senate approved what it calls "the trigger bill" to ban a bill if roe v. wade overturned. in measure in south carolina when the beatles work b is detec

roe v wade, support abortion rates. ~ . ., ., roe v wade, support abortion rates. ~ . ., | rates.ut in texas? i don't have the _ rates. what about in texas? i don't have the figures - rates. what about in texas? i don't have the figures from i don't have the figures from taxes, which is actually my home state, in front of me. but it is clear the vast majority of americans want abortion to remain legal and accessible. great. elisabeth smith, chief counsel for the states centre for reproductive rates. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we report from japan where opposition to the games is intensifying with the country facing growing numbers of coronavirus cases and stretched medical facilities. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it's become the first country in the world to approve the change in the national referendum. it was a remarkable

the supreme court says it will take up the most direct challenge to "roe v.ade" in a generation this fall. cbs' jan crawford reports on what's at stake. >> reporter: on one of the most al case pave the way for the strictest restrictions on abortion since the court ruled in 1973 that women had a constitutional right to the procedure. at issue, a mississippi law that would ban almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. it's similar to bans recently passed in other conservative- leaning states, all designed to get the newly conservative supreme court to confront "roe v. wade" head on. lower courts have struck down the bans as unconstitutionalns u under existing supreme court decisions, which generally prohibit restrictions until after the second trimester, about six months, when the fetus can live outside the womb. >> i will appoint judges that will be pro-life. >> reporter: but with three justices appointed by president trump, conservatives have what could be the most solid majority in modern history. two of them, justices brett kavanaugh and amy coney b

>> well brian the bigger issue here of course in roe v. that means for tons of women around the country with health care who -- it kind of turns what may seem like a national threat into reality. the fact that the case is being heard obviously there is a negative decision and it may create a movement on the last decades. i agree with mike, when michael steele and stewart stevens and steve schmidt and all of the people i've sworn off against we can actually square off against each other. right now we don't have to be in this alive with democracy versus hypocrisy and what's happening in arizona the truth is let's change paid the price for it. but if more people did with the folks in arizona did they'll find that the sun comes out. you can move on from that but i don't expect that because next year in most competitive house races, not all of them, they'll be some republicans who say i will respect the voters decision. but i think a lot of them are going to feel they have to stay with trump. which is if i don't win, the election was not be leg

this will thrust roe v.in the fight that conservatives have been priming for for years. the lower court actually eluded to exactly that when it blocked this mississippi abortion law in 2018. the judge there said this, "the state chose to pass a law it knew was unconstitutional to endorse a decade's long campaign fueled by interest groups to ask the sprupreme court to overturn roe v. wade". this is a mississippi law that would ban all abortions after 15 weeks except in cases of emergency emergencies or severe meetal abnormalities. and by the terms, it aims to severely limit the holding of roe v. wade which found that constitutional right to abortion prior to viability which is in about 24 weeks. it's not just mississippi. several states have recently pass a passed abortion restrictions. the supreme court is front and center taking up this fight. as can you imagine this is unnerving abortion rights activists. we heard from many of them, the ceo for the center for reproductive rights put out this statement sayi

what are reproductive partners have said all along is that roe is the floor, it is a right that onlyess and what we are seeing is now additional restrictions are being laid upon this right and if something happens with this particular case in mississippi, next year, it will mean that many people won't get access, and that is the fight that we are fighting and gearing up for. >> one of the things we don't talk about enough is the role of state attorney generals in challenging unconstitutional abortion laws that are passed by legislatures. so in oklahoma, we have attorney general mike hunter acting in the interest of personal politics urging the supreme court to take up the mississippi abortion ban, but there are alternative ways that they can approach this issue. should we be talking more about that and getting advocates and supporters of roe to focus on that role of attorney general in many of the states? >> i think attorney general play an important role, i'm very proud of the attorney generals association who decided that they would not endorse any attorney general that was not in

[chanting] >> five decades after the landmark roe v.ld soon be rolled back significantly. the court agreed to weigh in on a mississippi law that would ban the procedure after the 15-week mark. before viability when a fetus can survive outside the womb. >> this is a blatant attack on roe v. wade. this is a 50 year precedent coming out of a supreme court that has laid down the law and, yet, we continue to see an increase in attacks on roe. >> the white house responded to the news with a presidential pledge. >> the president is committed to codifying roe regardless of the outcome in this case. >> oral arguments are scheduled for the fall. blocked enforcement of similar laws citing roe's precedent. >> when you draw down on this public opinion would be very favorable toward this compassionate law going before the supreme court. >> last august john roberts sided with the liberal wing striking down restrictions in louisiana. he joined ruth bader ginsburg the strongest champion of abortion rights. >> solemnly swear. >> ginsburg's replacement am

. >> it's going to be a big test for the roe v.th the 6-3 conservative makeup of the court. joining us jessica schneider along with elie honig. jessica, first to you. tell us exactly what the supreme court announced this morning and how soon will we see this go before them? >> well, this won't actually be heard by the supreme court until next term so sometime after october. it's important to note that this law was blocked by the fifth circuit here. it remains blocked. it will remain blocked until the supreme court hears it and then issues a decision. we are looking at at least another year of this law blocked. this is a major law out of mississippi, it blocks abortions after 15 weeks, except for cases of a medical emergency, severe fetal abnormalities, but it does not make exceptions for rape or in incest. it's important to note that this case comes now that this court is solidly conservative, 6-3, it also comes now with justice amy coney barrett on the court. we know as a private citizen she has expressed her anti-abortion views,

conservatives are hopeful that this case will help overturn the landmark abortion rights case roe versus wade. our washington correspondent alexandra limon joins us now with more on this alexander. >> good evening. and the supreme court will hear this case in the next term which begins in october. you know, in recent years, conservative states have been passing more restrictive abortion laws knowing they would be challenged in court and hoping it would lift lead to overturning the nation's abortion laws. mississippi's abortion law is one of the most restrictive in the country. banning all abortions after 15 weeks except in cases of severe fetal abnormality or when the mother's life is in danger. >> and the law does not provide exceptions for rape or incest over the last 4 years. a critical rights like the right to health care. the right to choose have been under. >> weathering an extreme attack, including project county and state laws. so far lower court decisions blocked mississippi's law because roe v wade established women have a constitutional right to an abortion until about 6 month

case could set the stage for weakening of roe versus wade. florida republican official joel greenberg, so-called wingman of congressman matt gaetz has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking involving a minor, instead of the 33 counts he was facing. forces greenberg to cooperate fully with all doj investigations like matt gaetz. he denied all wrongdoing but didn't go unnoticed. today a banner reading ticktock matt gaetz was flown over the orlando federal courthouse in joel greenberg's proceeding. let's bring in leadoff guests. anna palmer, veteran journalist, founder and ceo of punch bowl news, a d.c.-based service covering congress, created with jake sherman. jonathan karl with us, longtime white house correspondent. book "front row at trump show" now out, and neal katyal is back with us. during the obama administration, argued dozens of cases before the u.s. supreme court. john because of your beat, like to begin with you. it is hard to argue with the progress that's been made on the virus and then along comes a foreign policy test from israel, a

they think this court is going to gut or limit roe v. wade.reme court doesn't like to overturn precedent. they like to build it. there's a lot they can do here without overturning per se. it comes as you say as states across the country are pushing at a really rapid pace. they're embowl pd and passing these restrictions. >> yeah, they want to get these test cases to the high court as fast as possible. and you wrote a piece on how clarence thomas, long time conservative voice on the high court, and how this could be his time to make a pivotal stand on the supreme court. talk to us about that. >> keep in mind it was about 30 years ago the last time the supreme court heard a really big abortion case. and then the court upheld the core pinnings of roe vs. wade. over the years, over and over again he's criticized the abortion jurisprudence. he could very well be in the majority, and that goes to show you how far this court has moved to the right. and that's what's going to be fascinating to watch next term. >> which takes us to president biden beca

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critics say this is a direct challenge to roe v.at's important here, john, is the lower court that blocked this law, and it is blocked, agreed, and said that this violated our roe v. wade. what's important is this is the biggest indicator we've seen so far about where and how fast this new conservative court is going. i remember last term it was chief justice john roberts. he sided with the liberals to block a louisiana law, but now we have justice amy coney barrett on this court, we have justice thomas who's already said he thinks that roe should be reconsidered. and so that's what they're going to be grappling with, supporters of abortion rights have already said that this sounds alarm bells, but conservatives here are thrilled that this particular court is taking it up. it comes as states across the country are passing very restrictive laws, and so now we are going to get a real glimpse here of where this court is going on abortion next term, and it comes with donald trump's three supreme court nominees, including justice amy con

as the science changes, a lot since roe v. wade, there's new questions the court has to consider. so four of them had to vote to get this on the docket. what we now have to think about is where the final votes will come down to the nine that sit on the court. >> fascinating case to watch. just also to mention news out of texas today. governor abbott signed a new law that would ban some abortions as early as six weeks. tell us about that development out of texas. >> yeah, not surprising. a number of these governors in red states have said we'll pass these measures so that they go to the courts and get vetted and they have a better chance at chipping away what roe did in 1973 because of the advances and changes in science, medicine and technology. so it seems that that is governor abbott's strategy as well. but this court case in the fall, maybe early next year is one that will shape the contours of where this goes. pro choice advocates are worried. states across the country have passed a number of similar measures. they almost immediately end up in court and many are tied up there

two cases, roe v.e and planned parenthood versus casey say that the states can not prohibit or ban abortion before viability, upon the point that the fetus can survive outside of the womb. that's an important distinction going forward. >> melissa, is it fair to say that the court is considering the fact of taking this up at all could be a boost, if you will, to opponents to abortion? >> it's certainly a bid. it's exactly what they've been seeking for the last few years. again, much of this is because of the changed possession of the court. it's not just that justice ruth bader ginsburg who was a stalwart of reproductive rights. >> melissa murray standing by with that breaking news. melissa, thank you. i want you to stay where you are. we may have more news from the supreme court. we'll update you. >>> and more breaking news, and the question that everybody seems to be asking, right, mask on or mask off? how to go with the details. starbucks, trader joe's, walmart and as of the last couple minutes, targ

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. >> the supreme court could potentially dismantle the landmark abortion ruling roe v wade as it takes up a case concerning mississippi's abortion. ban. details next. in a live report. >> also what the golden gate bridge is doing. that's driving a lot of drivers and nearby residents. a little crazy. >> tonight the state of california is on trial for its response to a covid outbreak at the san quentin state prison opening statements in trial getting underway today and more in counting the case combining more than 300 inmates claims who say the treatment from the california department of corrections and rehabilitation was inhumane. those inmates claim that the cdc are transferred 121 inmates to the prison which sparked that outbreak before the transfer. there were no confirmed cases of covid-19 at san quentin as a result, more than 2500 inmates and workers at the prison have tested positive for covid-19 29 have died making it one of the worst outbreaks in america that trial isn't expected to last several weeks. national news tonight, the u.s. supreme court is set to take up a mississippi

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roe v. wade is on the line.he supreme court weaken the protections that have been for almost 50 years. half the states in the united states are posed to ban abortion. that would just be tragic for the one in four women in the united states that make the decision in their lives that abortion is the right decision for them. >> so in a lot of these cases in the states, as you said, they passed laws that they knew were unconstitutional under the law as it stands now and sort of waited for the moment in which there would be five conservative judges on the supreme court because at that point that is a way in which the law changes. how does your approach change? how does the legal argument change when you know that you're not necessarily arguing on the legal merits, you're arguing from a court that may want to take the right away from them. >> we will still be arguing in the supreme court on the legal merits if the supreme court follows, as they have, for 48 years their core decision in roe versus wade that the decisio