the former republican governor of virginia got his day at the united states supreme court today. ting multiple felony corruption convictions and this unusual appearance at the united states supreme court today was his last chance to avoid prison. the governor has already been sentenced. he's already been charged and convicted and sentenced, but he's appealing to the united states supreme court to throw out his conviction and give him a new trial. now, many legal observers, people who saw the oral arguments today, many people said today that the oral arguments did seem favorable to the governor so he might get a new trial, but there's one looming wrench and that's the united states supreme court is shorthanded right now. if the supreme court gets stuck in a tie that would mean that he can't get a new trial. the lower court ruling in his case would stand and that would mean he would be expected to start serving his federal prison sentence immediately, but wait, there's more just in today's news because a prison sentence is also looming for democratic congressman of pennsylvania. som

state of r. ken buck. mr. buck: they missed the class of civics in checks and balances and so many other issues. the supreme court can offer education when it decides the case of united states versus texas. the facts of the case are simple. the president's actions are illegal. he bypassed congress and the legislative branch has the power. this administration blames the stru of prrl or uses the excuse of prl discretion. i can tell you this isn't true. when the executive order creates a special class, this isn't a case-by-by case. it is plank et rulemaking and it contradicts the wishes of congress. all three branches agree that these actions are illegal. courts have issued an injunction. there was a friend of the court brief. the president's actions will lead to devastating new cost go for states. our health care system our judicial and law enforcement system and our education system will be strained as they try to accommodate the president's unconstitutional order. the executive branch has the chance to stand up and reinsert congressional power. hope the court rules perfectly. mr. yoho: i appreciate that. the cons

states illegally. as a divided supreme court wrestles with immigration and the power of the president of the united states. welcome to the kelly file. i'm megyn kelly. there's new fall out today from the united states supreme court in a case that offers the justices a chance to define the power of the presidency. the eight justices heard arguments today from lawyers for some 26 states and the house of representatives who say president obama trampled on the constitution. with the stakes running high thousands of protesters on both sides of the argument descended on the hearings today. despite the fact that more than half of the states in the nation are arguing against them, we have confirmed that there was a large contingent of illegal immigrants inside and outside of today's hearings. we'll hear from a protester who was inside the high court today in moments. a judge explains why he thinks the administration and liberal justices were trying to lead the chief justice into a trap, but first shanon explains what went down today. >> the court appears split over whether the president overstepped his constituti

vacancy in the supreme court, cleveland obviously felt that his friend, his confidant, new york court of appeals judge, rufus peckham junior, would have been a good candidate for the united states supreme court, but he would have been in this courtroom here and would have had a pretty good idea of how he would have voted if he had been on this court when the lochner was decided -- when the lochner case was decided here. we know how he voted when he carried a majority in the united states supreme court in favor of lochner. ms. swain: that is more on rufus peckham. here is the singular question that the new york supreme court was asked to visit, did the new york bakeshop act violate the liberty protected by due process under the 14th amendment? that is a big question. what kind of arguments were made? prof. barnett: one thing to understand we have a very modern , view of what rights are and -new dealwork, a post world. so when the court talked about liberty of contract as part of the liberty protected by the due process clause, we have a tendency to think that if you recognize a right of liberty of contract, that should be consistent and trump all health and safety laws, all econ

then scott walker put her on the state supreme court. this is the first time since she's been on the state supreme court that wisconsin voters will have a chance to vote on whether she should keep that job. the three remaining republican candidates are going to be competing tomorrow for the republican presidential nomination in wisconsin. the two remaining democratic candidates will be competing tomorrow for the democratic nomination in wisconsin. wisconsin tomorrow will also be particularly on the democratic side. a little bit of an audition for each of these democratic candidates to demonstrate whether and how well they can help democrats and progressives, other than themselves, win critical races. a lot of people will be thinking about the presidential race. a lot of people will think about this down ticket race as well. can the candidates affect that race with the way they campaign? it's emerging as one of the big points of contention between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. we have more on that ahead. stay with us. listerine® kill

i think everybody thinks this is going to benefit the supreme court candidate in the state supreme court mark: the public poll that came out showed sanders with a small lead. the clinton people think she has a bigger gap to make up. do you guys have a fingertip feel? is it possible sanders could blow this out? ms. opoien: i do not think is going to blow it out. i think he will do reasonably well. there is a very solid chance that he wins. but my guess is by a handful of points. mark: so the clintons are coming in here not to try to close, but win ms. opoien: i do not know about that. mark: it is a small lead. mr. defour: you will be a competitive race. it is for other state democrats. that is not their calculation, just for everybody. john: 30 seconds -- a simple big picture question -- every place we go people say they will be record turnout. do you guys expect there to be record turnout? mr. defour: we are staying about 40%, which is be the highest since 1980. again, it is not just presidential. there are other things driving it. especially in milwaukee county, supreme court race and o

he made a representation to the united states supreme court saying, quote, time is of the essence. he said the supreme court must consider this case. they must give him permission to release the records. they must do it soon. he says it's a matter of national importance. he says it has to be now because it may affect who the people of the united states want to effect as their next president of the united states. that's where we left it on tuesday of this week after he had delivered that application to the united states supreme court saying, please, let me release the records. as of now, we've got news because two more things have happened. first, the lawyer in this case has claimed he's installed a dead man's switch on these records. he says now that when he realized or he came to the decision that these records, these unreleased escort agency records were relevant to this year's presidential race, he took out what amounts to an insurance policy to protect himself so no one would be threatened to harm him physically as way of preventing the records being released. montgomery blare s

[inaudible conversations] >> the supreme court hearing oral argument today in united states v. s the "new york times" reports is a major challenge to present obama's plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation and allow them to work. this is this invite outside the supreme court. as you saw some shots of the court itself in the plaza outside the court kept clear but then these protesters gathered just outside those steps. along the street that divides the u.s. supreme court from the u.s. capitol building. this case united states v. texas was brought by 26 states. when attending texas. the court agreed to hear this case but in the absence of justice scalia who died in february means a deadlock is now a possibility. the president's plan on immigration would allow more than a 4 million unauthorized immigrants who are parents of citizens or lawful permanent residents to apply for a program to avoid deportation and allow them to work. the state involved say the obama administration should have provided notice and gotten their input before announcing this plan that congress

branch, and nothing epitomizes the need for that credibility and trust more than the united states supreme court. it is the highest court in the land, and it is the most powerful. it is an anomaly in a democratic government because it is unelected, appointed for life, at the top of the judicial pyramid, exercising vast power, with only the trust and credibility of the american people as its means of enforcement. it has no armies or police of its own. its decisions and their enforceability depend for their effect on its being above politics, and so the controversy and the intransigence and refusal to even consider this nominee is a grave throat that -- threat to that constitution. and on the issue of getting the job done, i want to go to a separate topic very much on our minds at this time of year, very distinct and different. but i want to join it in these remarks because it is timely, as we begin the next phase of our bipartisan effort to combat lyme and tick-born diseases. we will be building support this week for a bill that has been introduced by senator ayotte and myself with the strong inv

supreme court. this is where the house could actually weigh in on this if we decide to do this the supreme court, the constitution of the united states requires that the congress establish a supreme court. and then it's up to our discretion as to what other federal courts we might want to establish. and the congress, we could -- i actually had this debate, mr. speaker work justice scalia, one of the things i enjoyed about him was the little banters along the way, these arguments came out. i made the point that the constitution only requires that the congress only establish a supreme court, not all the other federal courts. so we could, congress could, abolish all of the federal districts that are there. we could abolish them all. we could say there'll be no federal courts, it'll all be handled throughout supreme court itself. that's not a practical application but it's from a constitutional perspective. then i said to justice scalia that we could eliminate all the federal courts except the supreme court and the supreme court, we could over time reduce, there's no requirement that the supreme court have nine justices. or seven or five

that is a complete manufacture, not just a right but a command, by the supreme court of the united states. and i have some history with this. the supreme court of the state of iowa did the same thing to iowans in 2009. i sat in the legislature and was the author of the defense of marriage act in about 1998, and one of the pieces of the debate was, why do we need to bother to do this? yes, it would make sense if marriage were threatened but it was so far beyond the pale, why would we bother doing this? we saw legislation coming into hawaii that was trying to force same-sex marriage in america. we wrote, and i was one of the authors of it, wrote the defense of marriage act, put it into iowa law and so from 1998, 11 years later, the supreme court of the united states -- excuse me -- supreme court of the state of iowa created a command for same-sex marriage in iowa, and iowans rose up and threw three of them off the bench the following election in november of 2010. not because of the policy decision but because they had not kept their oath of office to support and defend the constitution. the

christie held a press conference saying there has been a compromise on who will sit on the state supreme court. he will dominated democrat and it then he would get a fair hearing in the senate and be confirmed. >> another area of agreement, at the dixie which continues to careen toward a financial ruin. i asked them both the mayor's assertion he was sold a bill of goods during the judiciary press conference and is led by the governor's office is true. >> i will not get into back-and-forth. i have had the gas. we have already. spent his time writing his city while he still can't. >> what the mayor said was untrue. unfortunately that mayor is forgetting the conversations we had or unfortunately is not being honest. >> what he said. [laughter] >> no matter his said what atlantic city is slowly going broke with no rescue plan has been figured out. the clock is ticking. >> struggling with the era when i thought he had a tissue but it was told i said if the key is dead. it is an every day battle. >> we have trouble getting people into the treatment centers. this ii got to see my dad, die on national

the state supreme court is being asked to consider whether each task should be evaluated to see if workerst is being asked if the employers opinion should be taken into consideration. state law gives employees the right to sit down depending on the nature of their work. >>> underpants is asking for the return of a stolen scooter the autographed and donated to make a wish foundation. two people were spotted on surveillance to steal it. the man carried it down the stairs. make-a-wish says these ransacked the office and stole ipads and other items. >> the scooter was an incredible donation and we were able to raise $40,000 offering it in our live auction. it is devastating. >> this is the second time the scooter has been sought. it was taken from a restaurant 2014 and was later returned. >> he said i cannot believe it. >>> a man being by alameda county sheriffs deputies is in federal court facing drug and gun charges. >> this is following a raid on friday. he was beaten by deputies last year following a high-speed chase. we will have the very latest on the case. >>> thank you for joining us a

tonight this was a hotly contested race for the state supreme court. lker's appointee will win most likely but voters were talking about that race. about a state supreme court race and the reason is that it is like when you watch these protests in brazil and one day the folks supporting the government are out, the next day the folks against the government are out in different colors, wisconsin has that feel to it. it's been so polarized by the battles fought here, there are deep and powerful political organizations in place. >> but to make a point to that i spoke with governor walker and did a little one-on-one at the cruz watch party. he made this exact point. that the wisconsin electorate is really engaged because of these recalls and because of the fact that they are -- >> the one party. that one party are reince priebus come in and tea party people coming in. paul ryan seems relatively moderate to the parties surrounded by -- right. he could be the next president, this guy. >> sure, but that is the point. you have these ryanesque conservatives and h

he will be released from a prison in virginia after the state supreme court found him >>> and uber to pay up $25 million fine. they were slammed for fake airport toll fees and misleading users about theirs driver's background checks. if they comply with the settlement terms, the other 15 million can be waves. >>> and while hollywood stars get red carpets, penguins get blue ones. 82 penguins from the detroit zoo wadled down this celebrity carpet. their new home at the penguin conservation center opens on april 18th. >>> and if your arer er 're a coffee and k9 lover, los angeles might be the place to you, they can head to a puppy-filled lounge. and then you can also meet smokey jr. right here. florida firefighters rescued him the adorable cub after smokey the fire bear. he suffered burns to his paw and face but they say he is on the mend. >>> well, a daring marriage proposal turned into a dangerous rescue mission on thursday when 31 responders went to rescue one who illegally climbed up a cliff to propose to his girlfriend on facetime. he got stranded and got lucky when a witness heard

tonight this was a hotly contested race for the state supreme court. walker's appointee it looks like will win most likely but voters i was talking to was talking about that race, about a state supreme court race and the reason is that it is like when you watch these protests in brazil and one day the folks supporting the government are out, the next day the folks against the government are out in different colors, wisconsin has that feel to it. it's been so polarized by the battles fought here, there are deep and powerful political organizations in place. >> but to make a point to that because i just spoke with governor walker and did a little one-on-one at the cruz watch party. he made this exact point. that the wisconsin electorate, the conservative electorate is really engaged because of these recalls and because of the fact that they are -- >> the one party. that one party had reince priebus come in and two party people coming in. paul ryan seems relatively moderate to the parties surrounded by -- right. he could be the next president, this guy. >>

. >>> today the united states supreme court will hear a challenge to president obama's immigration policy. there's 26 states that are suing over the administration's executive order. they claim the president cannot le millions of undocumented immigrants remain in the country without the approval of congress. states do not have the legal right, the standing to bring this lawsuit in the first place. >>> right now in queens, police asking for help finding this woman. this is marjorie smith. she is 93 years old. police tell us that somebody dropped her off at her home in south ozone park sunday morning but she hasn't been heard or seen from since. if you have seen her, give police a call. >>> an investigation underway in a deadly police involved shooting in queens. the nypd said two plain clothes policemen spotted george tillman with an open container of alcohol. when officers approached, he ran. after a foot chase, police say tillman reached for a gun in his waistband. that's when four officers opened fire. grieving family members say the family of five shouldn't have been killed. >> you got

cosby can still appeal to the state supreme court.e remains free on $1 million bail. >>> still to come on "action news," a big pay-out due erin andrews over her invasion of privacy. >>> and a plane crashes in the residential neighborhood. the wreckage hits a home and sets fire to back yards. >>> despite warnings of the laundry deterrent pods, concerning evidence how frequently children are getting poisoned. >>> a few waves of showers and thunderstorms on the way tomorrow. i time them out for you and track more rain later in the week in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> and jamie apody with the latest on the sam bradford situation. hearing from thinks agent after bradford reportedly says he wants out. >>> that and more when "action news" continues. >> three people hurt when a small plane crashed into a south florida neighborhood this afternoon. authorities in pompano beach say the plane slammed into the roof of the house before crashing near the pool of another house. the impact caused at least one home to catch fire. three peopl

the state supreme court agreed that cruz is indeed eligible to appear on the primary ballot later inonth. a republican voter had challenged cruz because he was born in canada but cruz's eligible to become president because his mother was born in the united states. one more note. just days after threatening to sue the rnc, donald trump sat down privately with the party chairman, trump described the meeting as electric. saying they talked about unity. the meeting was planned before trump was slammed for comments on punishing women for having abortions if it were illegal. after backtracking from those remarks, he's now suggesting they were taken out of context. >>> a high profile officer from miami is now the new chief of the ferguson police department. the hiring of del risch moss puts a black man in charge of a mostly white department. ferguson has a majority african-american population. the ferguson police and the municipal court system came under heavy criticismfuling the shooting of michael >>> and a new development in the case of an oklahoma reserve deputy who shot and killed a su

innocent after 33 years. 60-year-old keith harward released today from a virginia prison after the state supreme courtsly found him innocent of rape and murder. new details reveal a fellow sailor committed those crimes. >>> and uber to pay up to a $25 million fine, slammed for airport toll fees and misleading users about their driver's background chex. uber has up to 60 days to pay los angeles and san francisco $10 million. if they comply with settlement terms, the $15 million, another, can be waived. >>> and penguins blue stars. 83 penguins from the detroit zoo waddled down the celebrity-style carpet celebrating a move to the largest penguin facility in the world. the new home at the pokes penguin conservation centers opens soon. >>> and los angeles may be the place for you. the city opened the nation's first dog cafe. yep. customers can grab a cup of their morning joe and head to a puppy-filled lounge. so cute. >>> anden listen, you've got to meet smokey jr. florida firefighters rescuing him. >> i know, a cutie. >> a little guy. >> nicknamed him smokey after the iconic fire-fighting bear. minor burn

the state supreme court agreed dna evidence proved he's innocent of a 1982 rape and killing. >> i had to keep my head up, keep going. i could give up. i could get depressed. i could be medicated. i didn't choose to do that. i knew i was right. >> the dna match proved harwood's ship mate was responsible for the crime. he died in prison ten years ago. >>> doctors said a fitbit helped save a new jersey man's life. the man was recently taken to the emergency room at our lady of lourdes medical center in camden after having a share. he had a regular heart beat so his doctors used his fitbit to help determine the correct way to treat him. >>> it may sound like a dream come true getting paid to sleep. one company is doing just that. aetna wants employees to track their sleep for every night sleep they sleep seven hours or more they get 20 bucks. more sleep for his employees means more money for the company. a harvard study found one extra hour of sleep increases wages by 5% because workers are more productive. >>> the deal that wasn't and the legal battle that came back to life. nbc's domini

senate, the selection will maintain the current partisan balance in the state supreme court, three republicans, three democrats, and one independent. >>> philadelphia's mayor jim kenney appoints adam thiel to be the cities new fire commissioner. thiel most recently served as virginia's public secretary of home land security. before that he served as fire chief in alexandria, virginia. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news" neighbors fight what they called a construction crisis. >> unpaved street and unfinish work, neighbors are speaking out against a local developer who has not kept his prom toys finish the work. i'm anita oh and we will tell you why the township is getting involved. >>> summer is just around the corner, snow is over. summer is coming. we will find out which shore town beat out california favorite to beat out for best beach in america. >>> are you more with or without. >> well, that is a good question, it is according to what the with is. >> okay. >> why is tony luke, junior talking cake instead of cheese stake, with vittoria woodill. answer tonight at 11:0

. >>> meanwhile pennsylvania state supreme court has ruled in favor of the ted cruz. r in pittsburgh had filed suit challenging cruz eligibility to be on the pennsylvania ballot and to serve as president because he was born in canada. court let stand a commonwealth court ruling that a eligible candidate is any person born to an american citizen no matter where. >>> on the democratic side today hillary clinton held a rally in new york in west chester county. she was interrupted by 20 bernie sanders protesters who shouted if she wins, we lose. then they walk out. the crowd chanted i'm with her, i'm with her. sanders campaigned in pittsburgh calling for what he called a moral economy. >>> still to come here on "action news" tonight, the flu shot could be good for babies before they are even born. moment of collapse, hours of rescue have afterward. we have got latest on bridge disaster in indian. >>> plus delran's carli lloyd ace monk a group of female soccer stars suing over what they see as sexism at play. >>> wet weather is moving in tonight and i'm tracking more shower

all persons having business before the supreme court of the united states, give their attention. >> landmark cases, c-span's special history series produced in cooperation with the national constitution center, exploring the stories and dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. >> number 759. >> we will hear arguments from number 18. >> quite often, many of the most famous decisions are ones that the court took that were quite unpopular. >> let's go through a few cases that illustrate, very dramatically and visually, what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who stick together because they believe in a rule of law. susan: good evening and welcome to c-span's history series, landmark cases. tonight is number 10. you will hear about the 1962 tennessee reapportionment case. it was one that chief justice earl warren called the most important of his tenure. this is the court that wrote brown versus board of education we will learn why during the next 90 minutes. it began a reapportionment revolution that change the way that allocation was for the state legislatur

state supreme court rejected cosby's attempt to have his criminal sex assault case thrown out. accused every drug a g and molest ago at his home. he around he had a deal with the former montgomery county prosecutors he would never be prosecuted in exchange for testifying in the woman's civil lawsuit. cosby insists the the encounter was concentual. >> ♪ >> for a look at newspaper headlines, from across our region. >> from the courier post to south new jersey high school student hit by car saturday in washington township has died from her injuries. fifteen year old gavin conally was struck by a car on route 42 near greentree road. today her friends and teachers at timber creek high school will wear purple, the teen's favorite color, in her memory. >> from the front page of the burlington county times, thousands of striking verizon workers from new jersey and beyond rally with other union members and democratic lawmakers at the state house in trenton. the strike is in it second week. >>> burlington bristol bridge will be closed overnight, the span closed the entire weekend 6:00 a.

cosby can can still appeal to the state supreme court.mains free on $1 million bail which was posted following his arrest in december. >>> eagles quarterback sam bradford is asking for a trade. bradford's agent says the quarterback is angry because the eagles traded up to the number two. bradford plans to skip the rest of the birds off season voluntary workout. the eagles are paying bradford $15 million this year to be their starting quarterback. >> maybe they'll get one of those draft picks back that they gave up to get the second pick. >> maybe. >> if they work out a trade. we'll see. >> we'll see if there is a trade. storm tracker6 live double scan right now shows you that there is no more rain. that is all now off the east. and we have some showers and some of you heard some thunder last night but that's all away from us. as we take a look outside we have the airport and the airport looking dry at this point. some of your road surfaces might still be a little bit damp from that overnight passing shower. as we take a look at temperatur

states to reduce greenhouse gas gases through 2025. primarily through what he calls his power plan, which is likely to get struck by the courts and its implementation has already been blocked by the united states supreme court. so we've got a situation where we have 27 countries that have filed lawsuits against the plan and we actually had someone from bother the chamber of commerce -- national chamber of commerce and the sierra club before our committee just a few weeks ago, and they're saying, well, there's no way in the world that you can have this kind of a reduction. so it's dead in the water anyway. i mean, 40% -- it's going to go business as usual. only 15% could have an effect from the power plant -- the power plan, and then the rest of them, 45%, are not only in the middle of t and besides that, the supreme court has now said that they -- until all the litigation is cleared up that nothing is going to happen. and so they've intervened in that as well as the wotus regulation, which is very significant. that's the waters of the united states. so it's not going to havment they're going to have -- so it's not going to havment they're --t going to happen. they are a going to have their party there

actionality of that debated with intense feeling, was finally resolved by the united states supreme court. this is the story of its ruling. the story of a president's power the limits that congress and the courts can place on it. the critical question is ity.mately is constitutional that is a tremendous conflict which is important. what makes it historic, it is about structure. most of the other wonderful cases you are covering are about rights. is, it gives us a language to talk about structure. it is important that there was never a declaration of war. why is that significant? congressst time declared a war. what we have in this case is the national security council comes forward and recommends calls for military action. famously, truman called this a war, -- not a war, but a police action. one of the tricky things here with president truman, he is backed into a corner. the more he talks about this being a war, the less popular for him. we are about to enter into a police action. the more people who become aware maintainl allow me to some type of popularity and power. he was doing pheno

state of iowa. that is why i am proud to support robert bork for a seat on the supreme court of the united states. president, i had originally planned to speak at some length on this subject, as others have. i've been sitting here listening with considerable interest, to it has been a great history lesson for those of us charged with the responsibility of advising and consenting the supreme court nomination. in the 200th year of our history, we look back at the document and we honor the framers and we think about the debates that they had. looking at the particular force of the constitution which applies to this exercise, i might say that this particular -- i've only been in the senate for , but i'vehalf years been feeling with supreme court nominees for 18 years, going -- 1969.9 c nine carswelle haynesworth period, we struggled, then with the question of what advice and consent meant. as an idealistic young lawyer in those days, i wrote an article for the kentucky law journal entitled haynesworth and carswell, a new senate rendered of excellence and with the codify what seemed to be an appropriat

states illegally. as a divided supreme court wrestles with immigration and the power of the president of the united stateskelly file. i'm megyn kelly. there's new fall out today from the united states supreme court in a case that offers the justices a chance to define the power of the presidency. the eight justices heard arguments today from lawyers for some 26 states and the house of representatives who say president obama trampled on the constitution. with the stakes running high thousands of prost

eye think the stakes are high now, the next generation of the united states supreme court hangs in the balance. republicans have made gains that are significant and deep and you can not give that up. let's remember what made this country great. it is the ideas we bring to the table and the conservative solutio solutions. the power of ideas is what brought me to the party like so many others. i was once a democrat as well. i visited with two republicans who had the time to visit with my husband and me and ask us about our ideas, what we thought the solutions would be, asked us what we would thought. after a long conversation, i got into the car, sat next to my husband, leaned over and said all be damned we are republicans. [applause] >> that was an amazing moment. we all need to remember that our ideas went -- this is the watershed moment. americans want to take a new course and they are willing to embrace conservative principles and reforms that are clear, and compelling. so long as our conservative leaders are willing to listen, and be the leaders we expect them to be. i cannot tell y

year 1988, republican president ronald reagan with a vacancy on the supreme court, submits the name of anthony kennedy to the united states senate. republican president filling a vacancy on the supreme court submits the name of his nominee and the senate then controlled by the democrats gave anthony kennedy a hearing, a strong vote and sent him over to the supreme court. so when the shoe was on the other foot, we didn't play politics. the senate didn't play politics. but now we are. so i faced eight justices over there as that argument was made this morning, and thought to myself, if they end up in a 4-4 tie, and that can happen, it will be across and confusion across america. different districts, courts, different districts having different interpretations of the same law. how did we get in this mess? because the republican majority in the senate has decided we're not going to appoint anyone to fill this vacancy. their argument? let the american people speak to filling this vacancy. in the election the presidential election, let them decide whether it will be a democrat or republican president filling this vacancy. you k

wusa 9 peggy fox joins us live from outside the united states supreme court. peggy? >> reporter: adam, this was a surprise today. with antonin scalia gone, there was talk that this hearing would not go well for bob mcdonald. the opposite happened. and several justices said they had problems with the justices' case. and they seemed to side with macdonald. >> i'm incredibly grateful for supreme court of the united states for accepting this. >> reporter: most seemed to favor the governor. >> have a lot of faith in my lawyers and the justice system to get this right. >> reporter: bob macdonald and his wife were convicted of taking gifts and loans from johnny williams. and in exchange, using the power of his office to help williams >> never in my time during my public years of service have i ever done anything to abuse my powers in office. >> reporter: mcdonald set up meetings, he said were normal things governors do. but the federal office said they were all official acts, which amounted to bribery. several disputed the definition of official act. justice breyer said the

i only know two guys who have argued nine times before the united states supreme court.ne of them is the justice the ted cruz is not your ordinary candidate and against a very weak and faulty, whether with the sub machine card reader or rhetoric, ted cruz will carve up hillary clinton in a debate. an insider said he came to town and made everyone pieces on his chess board four years ago. he crushed david dewhurst. he will be the number two vote goers going into the convention and the leader to be the nomination. in an open convention, barry is right. anything can happen. i watched kasich in the bronx. did i hear you say your grand father ran a store? >> around the block from where john was enjoying some mike's deli. my mom was there because she and the guy are close. it was a good day in the bronx. do they think cruz can with in? a pleasure to have you. that's "all in." rachel maddow starts now. >>> thank you. jane sanders will be here tonight. senator bernie sanders' wife is in new york. that's because new york primary. bernie sanders will be on the seth meyers show on

progressives were not so sheery which is you did have a tightening of the conservative grip on the state supreme court. it's going to come out of tonight. >> isn't it awful -- ? ten years and one of the people who said the motion ex-treat things i think i've ever heard a public official said will be spending a decade -- >> isn't it amazing how much we're learning, superdelegates -- >> unbound. >> and gone to caucuses which everybody doesn't vote. so many -- of course -- the electoral college. >> the process -- every time i'm in a room with a camera showing something i think to myself well, this is good television but bad democracy. it's great that we have caucuses and we can show the room and showing the lines, the factor of the matter there should be nothing to show and you don't show people doing things easily. >> can i amly phi? those long lines, were a result of the fact that the state of wisconsin under governor scott walker tightened up early voting. they took away weekend voting and night voteing. >> i wonder why they did that. i've been watching it. if you're in a demographic bind and not as m

article two of the constitution clearly states whenever there is a vacancy in one of the courts created by the constitution itself, the supreme court of the united states, the president shall -- not may -- the president shall appoint a person to fold a vacancy with the advice and consent of the united states senate. advice and consent includes consulting and voting. nobody is suggesting individual senators must devote yes at any particular presidential nominee. voting no is always an option. but saying nothing, saying nothing, reading nothing, hearing nothing, and deciding in advance simply to turn your back before the president even names and nominee is not an option the constitution leaves open. -- it's the senate's solemn constitutional duty. it has never occurred before in our history. our issue watching spotlight program on supreme court nominees. we will continue our program shortly. c-span's original series landmark cases continues tonight with lochner versus new york, the case from 1905 in what to the court struck down many state and federal regulations on working conditions. see it tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern here

and honor them from other states as if somehow that were the woifl the people or something done under the constitution. this is an appalling reach on the part of the supreme court. it's even more appalling on the part of the president of the united states and it is our task to identify what needs to be done and start down that mission of restoring the constitutional authority and this balance between the branches of government. and i'm happy to have a chance to say a few words and i yield to the gentleman from florida mr. yoho: today in one of our committees we're hearing about the attorney general, how she stated that those who speak out against the administration's climate change policy as that possibly being a crime. think about that. they're examining if you speak out against something that is unfavorable to an administration you know, it's going against freedom of speech or first amendment, the very things that we fought for. that everybody who has come before us has fought for. and i think this would be something that would scare everybody. if we're that close to losing the very document. and i hold in my hand and you've seen me do this before, this is th

the progressives was not so cheery, you did have a tightening of the conservative grip on the state supreme court. it's going to come out of tonight. >> isn't it awful -- >> ten years and one of the people who's the most -- who has said the most extreme things i ever heard a public official say will be spending a decade -- >> we're learning about super delegates and about the other delegates that the democrats have -- >> unbound. >> we've gone to caucuses where everybody doesn't vote. so many -- i mean, of course, you have the electoral college. >> the process -- i mean, every time i'm in a room with a cam what, this is good television, for bad democracy. it's great that we have caucuses, we can show the room. we're showing the lining. but the fact of the matter is it shouldn't be nothing to show. it should be easy. you don't show people doing things easy. >> can i amplify something that's important? those long lines were a result of the fact that the state of wisconsin under governor scott walker tightened up early voting. they took away weekend voting, they took away night voting. >> i wonder w