in the dissent, javier the justice blasted the ruling writing -- maureen: samuel alito writing for the majority called it outlandish. coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- a woman said she is afraid to sleep in her own bedroom. the latest battle over the safety of the pop-up in the district. and the changes coming to the express lane in northern virginia and the one thing that may have saved a dozen people after a speedboat crash on kent narrows. doug: i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture. we have hot and humid weather returning. we are focused on the weekend weather minutes away at "abc7 news at maureen: we know the name of a little girl killed after a racing boat hit a crowd at the narrows this weekend. 7-year-old julianne rosela who is seen in the go fund me page and died after being thrown in water with several other spectators. a witness who helped pull some of the other victims from the water says the racing craft clipped his boat first and possibly saved lives. >> if it hadn't hit my motor there was 20 people next to me tied up it would have wiped them all out and taken everybod

just as samuel alito wrote the opinion saying the failure to use a massive dose entails a substantial risk of severe bane. justice sonia sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion. alito responded to say the dissent's resort to this outlandish rhetoric reveals the weakness for the legal arguments. the justices are growth back and forth about the constitution in the about the death penalty. justice steven briar said it was time to take up the cause. >>> so far, the court does not have a death penalty case on its agenda. craig boswell, cbs news, the supreme court. >>> now a spokesperson for the oklahoma department of corrections says now that the supreme court has ruled in its favor, it will move ahead with three previously scheduled executions. and as the death penalty took center stage inside the supreme court, protesters held a vigil outside as they gun a 4-day fast to end capital punishment. the group, journey of hope was founded 20 years ago and stages a liquid fast beginning june 29th of every year to mark the 1972 supreme court ruling that called the death penalty cruel and unusual pun

the question before the court: justice samuel alito writing for the majority said, "no", writing: he also found that: that's required to find a violation of the 8th amendment. justice sonya sotomayor refuted that reasoning. she said that it leads to absurd consequences. writing the dissent, she said: this a separate dissent. the elephant in the room written up - the death penalty itself: he argued that it is highly likely that it is unconstitutional, not carried out reliably and quickly, and handed down arbitrarily. that brought a retort from justice scalia calling brier's dissent - gobble-di-gook. outside the court, a small band agreed with brier, that the county and court needed a broader conversation about capital punishment. >> we shouldn't kill people doesn't matter how. >> there's clearly no majority on the court for revisiting the death penalty itself >>> the supreme court has temporarily blocked a texas law creating strict standards for the state's abortion clinics. and would a forced two-thirds of the clinics to close this week. for now they'll stay open. heidi zhou-castro j

justices samuel alito and clarence thomas worried that the majority did not explain what was needed to prove intent to carry out a threat. justice thomas wrote in his dissent: we spoke with former assistant attorney-general stan potenger by skype, about the case. >> we have a lot of people using this saying wild and crazy stuff. the first amendment will be tested >>> the national network to end domestic violence said it was did not that the system would make it difficult to protect people from abuse from threats >>> a second major case involved businesses and religion a court ruling the court found in favour of samantha elop turned down from a job. she alleged that her civil rights were violated - she wore a hijab to the interview. abercrombie said they did not know her religion so did not discriminated. justice anton and scalia wrote tore the majority and said: . >> the supreme court dealt in very broad brush. under title 7 this goes as far on the religious freedom as any case i have seen. >> in a statement abercrombie and fitch pointed out that the court did not determine that the co

"the constitution doesn't guarantee a painless execution," wrote justice samuel alito.nd he said the challengers failed to offer a less painful alternative. in a very unusual move four justices spoke up in the courtroom in what turned out to be a debate about capital punishment itself. justice stephen breyer breyer supported by ruth bader ginsburg, said it's highly unlikely the death penalty no matter how it's carried out violates the constitution. sonia sotomayor said lethal injection can be so painful it may be the "chemical equivalent of being burned at the stake." on the other side antonin scalia said "welcome to groundhog day." dismissing the defense as a rehash of past claims and gobbledygook. and clarence thomas wrote that the court should look again at making the death penalty mandatory for some crimes. >> the real way to know with the supreme court whether their passions are high is when the justices read from the bench. and when four of them do, you know that it's basically a nuclear fight. >> reporter: in another case late today the court put a hold on a cont

in his majority opinion, justice samuel alito said there was no evidence the drug at issue entails a substantial risk of severe pain, noting the oklahoma prisoner's i.v. had been improperly placed. alito said 12 executions using the same drug protocol went off without any significant problems. but the justices quickly proved beyond that narrow issue to a contentious debate about the future of the death penalty. justice breyer joined by justice ruth bader ginsburg urged the court to reconsider its ruling allowing capital punishment, writing for the first time "i believe it is highly likely the death penalty violates the eighth amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment." he added the death penalty is unreliable and arbitrary, saying there is evidence indicating that courts sentence to death individuals who may well be actually innocent. fordham law school professor deborah denno said breyer was seeking to influence the national debate. >> if you have a justice making that large a claim in a key death penalty claim then that's going to add to the debate. it's going to add to th

democrats were terrified, republicans were jubilant when president bush put john robertss and samuel alito on the court. now alito, i mean, he's proven to be a solid judicial conservative, but roberts has been hard tore understand. you know, as his votes in the obamacare case show where he twice now has joined forces with the liberal justices justices to save that law. >> dahler: so do you think he's had a political change of heart? how would you explain it? >> reporter: you know, conservatives see these decisions as a betrayal, that he is abandoning his judicial philosophy for political reasons. but roberts, i think would say "no i'm not. i'm being consistent." he think thagz courts should not be playing a role in these big social debates and should instead defer to the legislature. that's what he said he did in obamacare. let congress have the word. and that's how he explained his opposition to the ruling on same-sex marriage, that the legislature or the people should decide and not, you know, unelected judges. >> dahler: so he didn't agree that was an equal protection issue under the 14

justices samuel alito and clarence thomas worried that the majority did not explain what was needed torove a plan to carry out a threat writing: we spoke with former assistant attorney by skype about the case. >> you now have a lot of people who can use this to say all kinds of wild and crazy stuff. >> reporter: and the national network toengd domestic violence said it was disappointed. a second major case involved businesses and religion. the court ruling 8-1 found in favor of a muslim teen turned down for a job at abercrombie and fitch. they said they did not know her religion, and so could not have discriminated. but managers suspected she wore her head scarf for religious reasons that was enough. >> the supreme court really dealt a very brood brush here but under title 7 this goes about as far on religious freedom as any case i have seen. in a statement abercrombie pointed out: the equal employment opportunity commission brought this case to the court on behalf of the girl. in a statement the eeoc stayed: and the eeoc says for fiscal year 2014 it received about 3500 complaints of r

samuel alito, writing for the majority said no he wrote, quote: he alsoing found that, quote: that'shoired he said to find a violation of the 8th amend. . but sonia soda major, said it leads to absurd consequences writing the dissent she said, quote: in a separate dissent steven breyer brought up any elephant in the room the death penalty itself, writing, quote: he argued it is highly likely it is unconstitutional, not carried out reliably or quickly, and handed down arbitrarily, that brought a retort from scalia who call it quote, gobbledy gook. >> we shouldn't be killing people. it doesn't matter how. >> reporter: but there is clearly no majority on the court for revisiting the death penalty itself. and some states have started looking at alternatives to lethal injection. oklahoma has looked at the gas chamber. tennessee has looked at the electric chair again, and utah has approved a return to the firing squad. opponents of the death penalty are heartened by the fact that nebraska recently decided to abolish the death penalty, the 19th state to do so. back to you. >>> another major

scalia, clarence thomas and samuel alito.. scalia, clarence thomas and samuel alito.i. scalia, clarence thomas and samuel alito.c. scalia, clarence thomas and samuel alito.e. scalia, clarence thomas and samuel alito.s. scalia, clarence thomas and samuel alito. [ applause ] >> today should also give us hope that on the issues we often grapple, real change is possible. shifts in hearts and minds is possible. and those who have come so far on their journey to equality have a responsibility to reach back and help others join them. because for all our differences we are one people. stronger together than we could ever be alone. that's always been our story. we are big and vast and diverse. a nation of people with different backgrounds and beliefs. different experiences and stories. but bound by our shared ideal that no matter who you are or what you look like, how you start it off or how and who you love, america is a place where you can write your own destiny. we are a people who believe that every single child is entitled to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness. t

justice samuel alito dismissed arguments the drug could not be used effectively as speculative. and the justices would revisit the issue of affirmative action this fall specifically a lawsuit against the use of race in admissions that the university of texas. the supreme court's next term starts october 5th. >>> the fbi has launched an investigation into new york's clinton correctional facility, the prison from which two killers david sweat and richard matt escaped from more than three weeks ago. the fbi is investigating drug trafficking and criminal activity among prison employees and inmates. the latest word on the two escapees is plan was to go to mexico after breaking out. instead both were stopped near the border with canada. authorities killed matt, and sweat was taken into custody 1 1/2 miles from the canadian border after a police sergeant spotted him, chased him and shot him. sweat is now in the hospital in serious but stabile condition, and according to new york governor andrew cuomo is talking to authorities. >> he relayed some information which is -- actually confirm

led by justice samuel alito signaled they see such forced fees as unconstitutional because they require employees to support a cause that they may otherwise oppose. and the outcome could have a significant political impact because let's not forget unions have been very reliable supporters and fund-raisers for the democratic party. we're going to take up the case with the best attorneys in the business, joanna and wendy patrick are coming up later in this hour. stay tuned for that. >>> we are learning more about the convicted killer david sweat and richard matt who eluded authorities. sweat and matt conducted a full practice run on the night before they disappeared. they actually popped the manhole cover and looked out. sweat is also talking and reportedly told police he and matt listened to news reports about the upstate new york manhunt on a transistor radio. the fbi is investigating whether the escapees were part of a possible heroin ring in the maximum-security prison they escaped from. three members of the clinton correctional facility executive team and nine staff employees have be

in the five-four opinion samuel alito wrote there was not enough evidence of an alternative method of. >> high court ruled again epa in a battle over major regulations over emissions. epa is attempting to limit power plant's missions of mercury and other pollutants n a five-four decision the court said agency did not properly weigh cost of compliance, coal fired power plants against benefits to publish health. while studying the new standard regulations which took effect in april will remain in place while the casings back to the lower court. >>> the court upheld arizona's system for congressional redistricting, republican lawmakers challenge the system after years of debate. arizona and other states used an independent commission to draw redistricting lines in an effort to avoid partisan ship. there is no battle going on for years as to whether they draw boundaries to favor republicans or democrats for that matter. >>> plus the first lady has a huge challenge for american women, whom she is asking you to reach out to. living with chronic migraine feels like each day is a game of chan

samuel alito said is it appropriate for the judiciary to countenance what amount of a gir ril la war against the death penalty. >> i think they're attack the death panel more so in the execution program. >> they say is renders the inmate unconscious in les than 90 seconds, but some critics are not convinced. sudden soelt mare says you're uncurbs but doesn't tell you don't feel pain. >>> trying to reach a nuclear deal with iran. the deadline is set for tomorrow, but it could slip again. we're live in vienna where talks face new uncertainty. >>> a tourist heads back to the beach in tunisia. as thousands leave the resort city in fear we hear from some who refused to flee. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america frmg it's 8:17 eastern. one person has died after a concert stage burst into flames at a water park in taiwan. more than 500 people were injured at the park over the weekend. investigators "the china times" people smoking near the stage may have ignited the fire ball. >>> the italian coast guard rescued northwestern 3,000 migrants in the mediterranean. it's three days after they s

justice samuel alito and clarence tomas worried that the majority did not explain just what was needed to prove in tent to carry out a threat. as justice tomas wrote this failure to decide throws everyone from appellate judges to everyday facebook users into a state of uncertainty. we spoke with former assistant attorney general by skype about the case. >> we now have a lot of people who can use this to say all kinds of wild and crazy stuff. the first amendment's going to be tested. >> the national organization to end domestic violence said it was disappointed, that it will be more difficult to protect victims of abuse from threats. a second major case involved businesses and religion. the court found in safer of a muslim teen turned down for a job at abercrombie and fitch. she alleged her civil rights were violated. the company had a no head wear policy and said it did not know her religion and so could not have discriminated. the justice said she was suspected to have worn the he jab for religious reasons and that was enough. >> the supreme court dealt a broad brush here. under title

inside the washington post they say that justice samuel alito wrote for the majority of the challenge failed because they did not meet their burden of identifying a known and available eternity of method of execution. he said that was required under the previous ruling upholding lethal injection. additionally, he said the plaintiffs had not proven that a massive dose entails the potential risk of severe pain. the court's determination -- they must identify and available at alternative means by which the state by which the state may kill them is indefensible. it is not only on this narrower case of the drug used but the larger question of the death penalty. betty in ridge new york, and independent. what do you think you go >> i am for the death penalty but in very serious cases meeting multiple deaths. the older i get, the more i am against it. i am debating. i want to listen to other people , but i had a brother who was a police officer that was shot. and he lived. i want people to understand that there are people out there to protect us and they make exceptions, if you kill a police

alleged a three drug combination enclosing the drug causes an extremely painful death but justice samuel alito said the prisoners failed to prove that and identify a better alternative. the death penalty may come before the court in the future as to judges writing the dissent asserted that capital punishment is probably unconstitutional. here is the oral argument from the case in april. >> we will hear argument first this morning in case 147955. ms. conrad: oklahoma chooses to execute our clients with the three drug formula that includes a paralytic and potassium fluoride drugs that cause intense pain and suffering. the second and third drugs are constitutional only if a prisoner will not feel the pain and be aware of the suffocation caused i those drugs. the district court erred as a matter of law and as a matter of fact when it found that the first drug is constitutionally tolerable. justjust asjustice scalia: you are asking us to find this report was clearly erroneous, do we usually do that kind of thing? ms. conrad: there is a question of law and a question of fact. the fact that the distr

constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, but in a 5-4 decision, justice samuel alito wrote there is little scientific evidence drug causes severe pain. now, the executions can go forward. >> oral argument this morning in case 1440 six, michigan versus the environmental protection agency and the consolidated cases. >> mr. chief justice, and may it please the court epa's view that it can decide to regulate electrical utilities without considering cost is contrary to the text and structure of section 7412. the text set out to distinct terms -- out distinct terms about whether it is appropriate and necessary to legislate. epa found it is necessary to legislate because of the existence of public health terms and found it necessary in the same way. it's interpretation -- its interpretation -- >> i am not quite sure that that is what epa said. my understanding is that it is necessary because of public health harms and it is appropriate because there are technologies that can address and remedy those public health harms. on the one hand, it said that the phrase "appropriate"

joined in the minority opinion by the court's three most conservative justices scalia, thomas and samuel alito. >>> here's some of our featured programs this weekend on the c-span networks. c-span saturday night at 8:00 eastern we'll look at the government and culture of iran, its relationship with the u.s. and its nuclear ambitions. and sunday night at 6:35 profile interviews with two presidential candidates first kentucky republican senator rand paul. and then vermont independent senator bernie sanders. on book tv on c-span2 saturday night at 10:00 eastern on "afterwards," author nelson denise on the history of puerto rico and its turbulent relationship with the united states. on sunday night at 7:45 historian h.w. brands recounts the life and political career of america's 40th president ronald reagan. and on american history tv on c-span3, saturday night a little after 9:00 commemorating the 800th anniversary of the magna carta. deputy president of the united kingdom supreme court brenda hail on how the document influenced both countries from the rights of liberty and property to limits on

samuel alito.dly republicans made it clear that they have plans to provide a bridge financing, subsidies or tax credits for people currently under obamacare. stuart: you can wind it down. >> except for insurers. >> the insurance companies don't want that. the same insurance companies that for next year want to raise their rates sometimes by 30, 35%. good for them and bad for us. >> you just said it cheryl bad for us. stuart: there's no chaos in the winding down period, but surely, that rams a hole in the middle of titanic obamacare. >> certainly does, but good news for the american public. stuart: but it would end obamacare over a period of time. >> that's right. a major issue in the 2016 presidential race. stuart: the scourge of obamacare, here she is. would you stay there for a second and hold on betsy. a lot of corporate headlines, lauren has them. >> i do. europe's biggest bank is cutting jobs. about 50,000 from hsbc. the reason is they want to focus on asia and save 5 billion in annual expense

the dissenters were roberts scalia, their installments -- clarence thomas and samuel alito.hat from "usa today,"'s constitution tracker. in a statement from scott walker, the wisconsin governor and potential gop presidential candidate, scott walker releasing the statement on the ruling by the supreme court -- i believe the supreme court decision is a great mistake five unelected judges have taken it upon themselves to redefine the institution of marriage, an institution that the author of this decision technologies has been with us for millennia. the author of the decision being justice anthony kennedy. we are waiting to take you live to charleston, south carolina and the funeral service for clementa pinckney reverend clementa pinckney. the president will be there later to deliver the eulogy that is at 1:45 eastern time. we will have live coverage of that service and of the president's eulogy here on c-span. until we take you live there for that funeral service, we are going to get some more of your phone calls. angela joins us from taxes on the line for democrats. what do y

but there are those who are writing dissenting opinion, samuel alito being one of them, who wrote thisme but if they repeat those views in public they will risk being labeled as bigots and treated as such by government employers, and schools." >> so could people with traditional values become marginalized because of this? gop presidential candidates reacting. let's listen. >> the last two days the supreme court decisions have been heartbreaking. they have been the embodiment of judicial activism. they've been lawlessness. >> it sort of leaves open again, the -- a lot of lawsuits that are going to restrict religious liberty in this country. i don't think there's any question about it. >> reporter asked me about it and i said flippantly might as well get rid of the supreme court and save some money. i mean what's the point? >> the most important thing right now is to recognize that we have to protect the rights of people who have traditional beliefs. >> we also heard from governor huckabee saying let's take a look at what we learned in our ninth or 12th grade politics class, three equal

samuel alito dissented.sonia sotomayor and elena kagan grinding out a 6-3 decision by the supreme court in the waning days of their session. with a couple more decisions left to go from the supreme court before the wrap up business which is expected to be on monday. more decisions possible to more. we will have coverage as well on the c-span network. in about an hour and half after the decision came down from the court president obama spoke to the gathering in the rose garden at the white house. >> [background sounds] >> [background sounds] >> good morning everybody. have a seat. five years ago after nearly a century of talk decades of trying i your bipartisan debate, we finally declared that in america health care is not a privilege for a few but a right for all. over those five years we've worked to implement the affordable care act. there have been successes and setbacks. the setbacks i remember clearly. but as the dust has settled there can be no doubt that this law is working. it has changed and in some

john roberts ant tin anyone scalia, lair recognize thomas, samuel alito in dissent in the ruling. shortly on c-span2 we'll air the actual oral argument. you will get to hear how that went a few months ago before the supreme court. we'll show you some reaction on the steps of the supreme court building right outside of the court from earlier today. >> good morning. my name is jim obergefell. i'm from cincinnati, ohio. i have lived in ohio for most of my life. my late husband john and i were together for almost 21 years before he passed away as as a result of the complications of als. i am here today in front of our nation's highest court because my home state fought the recognition of my marriage to john. when the man i loved and cared for an passed away from one. cruelest diseases known to humanity the state of ohio, the state which i have lived worked and paid taxes for most of my life continued to fight my right to list my name on john's death certificate. no american should have to suffer that indignity. that is why john and i and the 30 plaintiffs who are part of this lawsuit