writing for the majority justice samuel alito said the second amendment applies equally to the federal government and the states. two years ago the court struck down washington d.c.'s handgun ban, but the nation's capital is a federal city so that decision applied only to federal law. today's decision applies nationwide. one of the plaintiffs who challengeded the chicago law said the ruling serves notice to criminals. >> so i am not threatening to go out and do anything to anyone. i'm saying you may not come into our homes anymore to those who would prey upon the citizens of the city of chicago. to the criminals. i would like to say that the chicago climate is over. we are not prey. >> ifill: chicago mayor richard daly expressed disappointment and said he now expects the city's law to be formally overturned by the lower court. >> we're still reviewing the entire decision but it means that chicago's current handgun ban is unenforceable so we're working to rewrite our ordinance in a reasonable and responsible way to protect second amendment rights, protect chicagoans from gun violence. >

coming up next, supreme court justices ruth bader ginsburg and samuel alito take place in a mock triall then remarks from actress ashley judd. then weekly addresses from president obama and john boehner. . >> up next, supreme court justices ruth bader ginsburg and samuel alito take part in a mock trial looking at whether henry v was justified in killing french prisoners of war after the battle of kagen court. they are joined by other federal -- battle of age in couagincour. they are joined by other federal judges. this was held in march. it is about two hours. >> oyez, oyez. the supreme court of the amalgamated kingdom of england and france is now in session. you may be seated. >> the court has convened to hear the case of the french civil liberties union against henry v. the arguments will open by the petitioners, and i will call upon mr. garre. [laughter] >> merci, madame chief justice. [laughter] may it please the court, 10,000 -- the tally that king henry announces at the battle of agincourt. that figure alone underscores the gravity of the offense that he committed when he waged hi

saying much different than justice sotomayor said last summer or chief justice roberts said or samuel alito said in to douses 6. when republican nominees is sitting in the hot seat, democrats are frustrated with the lack of information or insights and when it is the democrats, it is the republicans credit tom coburn, a republican senator from oklahoma, lobbed softball after softball to alito and chief justice john roberts back in the day. he was receiving, if you will, yesterday, at the lack of response. part of the frustration people have with these hearings, and just depending upon who is sitting on the seedbeds of the direct -- reaction from the panel. i expect some evasion. you can criticize it, but on the other hand, there were good exchanges. senator orrin hatch, republican from utah, he had a very interesting and informative dialogue with the nominee about the first amendment and campaign finance reform and the citizens united case. dianne feinstein had a good conversation. lindsey graham as well on the legal war -- were on terror. there is some substance, but it is surrounded by pla