how so the fact is wal-mart is a scar in this country whatever the supreme court ruled in the legal listed freya we know that wal-mart discriminates against women wal-mart has been viciously anti union in one famous case it closed down its entire meat packing division in the southeast because one store voted to vote for a union for meat cutters so it shut down its entire meat cutting operation entire part of the united states a key labor out it led a worldwide fight on the part of big corporations to prevent wages from going up around the world it has exploited young people children in mexico you just go down the list it's a hit but still taxed and most important it thrives on poverty both the poverty of the people work for wal-mart for substandard wages and the poverty of people who because the middle class is dying because we don't have unions and all the things you describe day after day and your wonderful program it's those people who have to go to wal-mart to shop because they can't afford to go anywhere else so you know one of the one of the defenses of walmart when i debate conserva

the wal-mart is in florida is completely different than the wal-mart in arkansas. jimmy, i think you have those two mixed up. there you go. [laughter] the point is: it's not the single largest private employer in the united states repeatedly violating these women's rights. it's 3400 completely independent locations individually violating their rights in different unique ways. [laughter] in fact, each sexual discrimination is like an individual snowflake. besides, wal-mart as a whole can't be responsible because wal-mart's lead attorney the company -- quote -- "has a very strong policy against discrimination and in favor of diversity." it's right there in the employee manual next to employees must wash hands. if you are one of these women, don't worry, the court says it's still okay for you to sue wal-mart. just be sure you hire the best legal team an $8 an hour cashier can buy. [laughter] because thanks to the supreme court, you will have to sue them as an individual, but the $420 billion corporation gets to fight you as a team. and you know what, folks, now that i

in the context of the wal-mart case, and wal-mart -- in this way, wal-mart is unique. it may not be the only company like this, but certainly one of the evidence of discrimination upon that was significant. gender disparities are really startling intern said a very large number of hourly employees who are women and the absolutely flipped, very small number of wal-mart managers who are women in the way that the decision-making system is structured to both give individual managers discussion to just pick their fans and at the same time creating serious of corporate standard and corporate culture that discourage the advancement of women through a variety of policy decisions that are highlighted in the complaint. in the complaint was filed, for example, one of the things ballmer needs to have is a policy is a requirement to be a store manager you have to be willing to relocate. it's obvious to a layperson like that in our society is significant as compared to men. like the refusal to want to get wal-mart has actually fixed in the wake of this litigation, but the absence of

the country. were a lot of different wal-mart stores. an even though they had complaints which under their argument fell under the rubric of discrimination, they weren't the same underlying. >> that's what he said. he said that the because they wanted to sue for literally millions of employment decisions, there had to be some glue holding all the alleged reasons for the discrimination together. he said they had not provided significant proof that wal-mart operated under a general policy of discrimination. >> ifill: something which they didn't actually address. justice againstberg disagreed with that. >> absolutely, she lead four dissenters. and she said that the women's stories of what happened to them in the individual stores suggested that wal-mart's corporate culture was diffused with gender bias. she said she also had statistical evidence that they provided that show, for example that women held 70% of the hourly jobs in wal-mart stores but only 33% of management positions. and also, that women were paid less than men in every region

the last 75 years. last week in wal-mart d. dukes, five men claimed 1.5 billion would spend nearly a taking justice or sex discrimination by the employer wal-mart. they did not share enough in common to support action. perhaps richer than they told the women that wal-mart could not have had a discriminatory policy against all of them because they left its payment at the stores. near majority justices made it harder to one corporations accountable under historic civil rights laws. earlier this month in janus capital versus first derivative traders, the same day just to save give corporations another victory by assuring them from accountability, even when they knowingly lied to investors. someone said janet decision provides wall street companies with a license to lie. others have said is a roadmap for pride. if you commit lives, you lie to investors as long as you follow the guidelines the supreme court decision, apparently you can get away with it. whatever phrase you use, the decision allows wall street companies to design new

gwen: one final question on the wal-mart case. wal-mart argued that they actually have improved their behavior over the years. when it comes to promotion for women. is that so? and does -- and sometimes, isn't the bringing of these cases enough to change behavior and improve it? >> i don't think there's any question that it's made a huge difference. wal-mart admits that itself. and that's one of the things that the women who brought this lawsuit say they should get in their credit. is that they did force wal-mart to make changes. and of course you have to think about why you file class actions in the first place. these women were going for back pay and very small amount and hard to get a lawyer to take a case for that kind of money. gwen: thank you, pete, and thanks, everybody else. we're done here for right now but the conversation will continue online. on the "washington week" webcast extra. for more on libya, politics and the debt ceiling dance, oh, yes, you thought we forgot about that. for daily developments on these sthorse a

the court's decision. justice ruth bader ginsburg said there was evidence "gender bias suffused wal-mart's corporate culture." women comprise 70% of the hourly workers at wal-mart but only one-third of management positions. >> those statistics are shocking. and they have statistics that there were huge pay disparities despite women having more experience and better performance reviews. that wasn't enough in this case the supreme court said the way they put it together. so that's a problem. justice ginsburg's dissent really outlined why this is the type of case that should be able to be brought as a single class; it made very clear that these sorts of practices, they aren't accidental. >> this landmark case could affect future class-action lawsuits because it tightened the definition of what constitutes a common issue for a class action. some legal experts say this decision is a major victory not just for wal-mart but other big u.s. companies facing class-action claims from their female workers. >> it's going to make it far harder for women, far harder for workers to be able to join together as a single clas

the u.s. supreme court threw out a sex discrimination lawsuit against wal-mart today. the woman who filed the suit works at a wal-mart in pittsburgh. we got her reaction earlier today. >> reporter: she started the largest sex discrimination class action lawsuit in u.s. history. but this morning the supreme court tossed it out after a 10- year battle. >> today corporate america has won. >> betty dukes, a greater at this wal-mart, said she and more than a million other women who work at stores were denied equal pay and job promotions back in 2001. but the court disagreed saying there were toom women and too many jobs to wrap into one lawsuit. >> what the supreme court has done is that they have made it potentialally harder to raise the bar on what plaintiffs will have to show to be treated as a class. >> and the ruling is a set back for anyone fighting any form of discrimination, the business community is backing wal-mart that a reverse ruling would have opened the flood gates based on evidence. >> in a statement wal-mart said, quote, they were worlds away from showing a

this is one of the main plaintiff's in the anti discrimination lawsuit. wal-mart vs. dukes. [applause] she and her fellow plaintiff argued before the supreme court that wal-mart, the country's largest private employer, systematically discriminated and retaliated against women in hiring, the decision is due any day about whether the case should be qualified for a class action lawsuit representing 25 million other women. but should this be denied? they are working with the plaintiff to make certain that they receive justice. >> thank you for being here. we are very happy to talk about this important and very impact will case. let me introduce edith, she has been involved with the class- action lawsuits since the first day, and i can tell you that she is an amazing woman. she has five children and four of them are daughters. let's get started on the conversation. i want her to have the opportunity to tell you how she got involved and how this is impacting not just herself and her daughter, and how this will impact all women across the country and your daughter as well. can you t

se later, a look at the rulings in favor of wal-mart. david savage of the los angeles times joins us. you'rehington journal" on c-span. >> the supreme court ruled that a lawsuit against wal-mart cannot proceed as one large class-action. the plaintiffs wanted to sue on behalf of more than 1 million women. the justices agreed it could not be a class action in its current form. in a separate vote, the court said the plaintiffs did not have enough because -- in common to pull their claims into a single case. here is the oral argument from mars. -- march. >> they felt to satisfy the rule for certification of a mandatory and not opt out class. regarding rule 23 a, because the claim on individual managers struck the country, they cannot meet the requirements that were reflect -- reflected in the role of delegation from claims that are common to everyone in the class. the common policies are either neutral and not discriminatory or they are not discriminatory. the company has a strong policy against discrimination. >> i suppose that a corporate h

the wal-mart suit initiated by betty dukes. who works as a wal-mart greeter in contra costa county. the lawsuit claims that wal-mart systematically passes over women for promotions and she won the right to sue on behalf of up to 1.6 million other wal-mart workers. but yesterday's high court decision says they have to pursue their claims individually. >> i feel very optimistic that we will successfully go forward in our claims of sexual discrimination against wal-mart. in a statement, wal-mart says the company has a long history of providing advancement opportunities for female associates and made tremendous strides in developing women throughout the organization. >>> beginning next month, state of california will no longer issue unemployment checks. instead, those on unemployment will be herbed e.b.t.s, they're electronic benefit transfer cards. prepaid debit cards. people getting unemployment checks will use the debit card in anyplace that visa debit card is accepted. >> once the money is there, you can let them have it, directly deposited from that account, directly to your checkin

has now unveiled the first wal-mart express. the goal is to help you quickly find all of the items you need, get in and get out and the style is meant to fit in cities where space is at a premium or in rural areas that cannot support a super store. >>> this week, we are expected to get an announcement from nintendo after two years of shrinking sales of the wii they will unveil the successor at the gaming industry annual convention in l.a. it's keeping this hush, hush but gamers are anticipating features like high definition graphics and touch screen controls. >>>5:27. wild fires in arizona are forcing some people there to leave their homes this morning. >> coming up, the fight to contain the blaze. >>> plus if you fly you may be subjected to a patdowns. why lawmakers want to make it a crime. >> reporter: in today's tech bites steve jobs makes a rare appearance. he is expected to focus on i cloud which lets users stream purchased music to all their ael device. but many are speculating that jobs who has been out on medical leave mi

although at wal-mart, you get to wear your vest more than once. (applause) >> stephen: wal-mart. the wal-mart. best of all, we now have all of al qaeda's receipts are. so the next time we seize bomb making equipment we can return it for cash. or, if it's been more than 90 days we'll take store credit. the war on terror is going to pay for itself. next up, folks, you know i get great pleasure from the pleasure you get watching me. i like to imagine you heroes out there admiring my flawless skin. my luxurious hair. and my washboard forehead. but tonight i have to give a wag of my finger to hugh heffner who recently tweeted this on behalf of his sell-- himself and his fiancee crystal harris. quote we're watching the daily show and "the colbert report." then it's time to snuggle. good night all. that's right. hugh heffner is watching my show and then snuggling. folks, we all know what happens before snuggling. crying. but before that, it's sex. hugh heffner is getting his pipe cleaned during my show. don't-- no-- no, no (cheers and applause) >> stephen: don't picture it, brain, don't pic

the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco. if it had been allowed to go forward as a class action suit it could have involved up to 1.6 million women. wal-mart could have faces billions of dollars in damages. duke claimed that male employees were promoted more often and paid more than the female counterpart. after the decision, wal-mart released a statement saying as the majority made clear the plaintiff claim were worlds away showing a company wide discriminatory promotion policy. the court's ruling mean duke and other plaintiffs can move forward with individual lawsuits. but with much less money at stake. less pressure on wal-mart to settle. >>> still ahead, check the tires. all of them. >> wow! the standard feature that is not so standard anymore on several u.s. vehicles. plus -- >> what 75,000 square feet has a big red bow around it and helps feed people? i'm amy hollyfield. i'll have the answer for you after the break. >>> a big-hearted ceo made giant donation today for the food bank and wrapped it up in a big bow. donated a 75,000 square foot building. amy hollyfield joins us from the new home. this incredible. largest corporate contri

in a statement the company said wal-mart has a long history of providing advancement opportunities for our female associates. and we'll continue the efforts to build a robust pipe lane of future female leaders. but legal analyst says the ruling doesn't address the charge that wal-mart discriminated against women. >> this opinion doesn't good to at the time merits of the suit at all. some or all of the plaintiffs may have very good lawsuits. what this goes to is whether employees can come together l as a single class. >>reporter: business groups like the california chamber of commerce applaud the ruling. >> from the business community perspective we are pleased to have received a common sense ruling from the united states supreme court on this issue. >>reporter: duke lawyer says it will have a damaging affect on other discrimination cases. >> there's no question that dog individual cases are tougher. outside of this case it's going to be very can i for women against other companies. >>reporter: but for duke it has all been worth it. >> this case touched the lives of women worldwide. >>r

the supreme court rules in the case of women versus wal-mart. jan crawford has the story. david martin with the tales the troops are telling. they're seeing more combat and paying the price. and jeff glor with the humble champion. if you thought the u.s. open was something, we have rory mcilroy's first swing at fame. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. mayors know their cities and today the u.s. conference of mayors told us there are 48 metropolitan areas-- 48-- that won't get back the jobs they've lost until 2020-- nine years away. the mayors meeting in baltimore voted today to ask the president to end the war in afghanistan and to spend that money on jobs. have a look at how unemployment has spread across the country since the beginnin recession in 2007. this is a county-by-county map. brown is unemployment over 6%. the purple, that's unemployment of 7%. but now look at the black growing across the country. that is unemployment over 10% as it stood in february of this year. we have two reports tonight, fi

the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco. if it had been allowed to go forward as a class action suit it could have involved up to 1.6 million women. wal-martould have faces billions of dollars in damages. duke claimed that male employees were promoted more often and paid more than the female counterpart. after the decision, wal-mart released a statement saying as the majority made clear the plaintiff claim were worlds away showing a company wide discriminatory promotion policy. the court's ruling mean duke and other plaintiffs can move forward with individual lawsuits. but with much less money at stake. less pressure on wal-mart to settle. >>> still ahead, check the tires. all of them. >> wow! the standard feature that is not so standard anymore on several u.s. vehicles. plus -- >> what 75,000 square feet has a big red bow around it and helps feed people? i'm amy hollyfield. i'll have the answer for you after the break. ha you called to switch us to anthem yet? honey, how can i call now, i can barely hear a thing with amber's band practicing. ♪ you're right, we've had enough. but i know exactly what to do. you take care of the music and i'

the supreme court has rejected a discrimination case against women and wal- mart. it is the use of when that for the company and can save millions in back pay. >> she was a cashier and greater at this wal-mart. >> my not recall workers have been hankering there in she and four other women fought all lawsuit in san francisco accusing the retailer of discriminating against women. three years later they want permission to have a class action suit with over a million women and joining the action. >> they tried to sweep every woman in america into this class. >> supreme court of justice said it fell short perry >> it is not like the supreme court said wal-mart did not discriminant nate all they said was the structure of this case with oberon million plaintiffs was too big for the court. >> wal-mart called it a victory and it will also have a factor in other lawsuits that have been filed against large companies. >> we will proceed forward and we will continue to believe this case has merit to be judged on her the supreme court has muddied the waters for a class- action la

that's right the irresistible force wal-mart and the giant retailer and merchants that get pretty much whatever they want from congress up against the immovable object wall street an industry that's practically untouchable the issue at hand is the sixteen billion dollars in debit card swipe fees that retail merchants have to fork over to the banks trees every year so that you and i can use plastic when we buy stuff as part of some new federal regulations that go into effect next month rages swipe fees will be reined in and kept depriving big banks of over a billion dollars a month in profit that is frankly largely revenue because with all these innovations in computers he's wifey's no longer reflect the actual cost to collect the credit card things needless to say the wall street lobby was scrambling to delay the new regulations saying small banks that are dependent on swipe fees could suffer that's why senator jon tester introduced an amendment today to delay these new regulations but on the other side of the fight retail merchants like wal-mart also have a powerful lobby on the hill

walmart's appealed to the supreme they went>> today, the decision was 4-5, for in favor of wal-mart. however, that the duke can take her own claim. >> it does not say that supreme court does not say that one or does not discriminated. all they said was that the structure of this case could potentially with 1 million plaintiffs was simply too big under the rule for class action. >>pam: this was a victory for wal-mart but also for a larger businesses in the u.s. it was also pending class actions against costco and others. the plaintive, betty duke we spoke to her reaction and what is next for her. >> we will proceed forward and we will continue to bring this case with merits to be judged upon. the supreme court has muddied the waters for civil-rights class action lawsuit. not just involving women. but also involving a man. and what it does this say? not just women at wal-mart but women, in general that are in the work force in america. do not let this ruling today discourage you to seek that your voice will not be heard. >>pam: today's ruling did not address weather wal-mart actually co

that's the easy way out during the christmas season when you see those hundreds of shoppers flood the wal-mart in the macy's in the country but it's a little early to start getting that lazy but what's next fight over american i don't think it will send chuck todd to the scene i've got an idea for what should be making the headlines want to seek a look at this by the pentagon reportedly wants the president to wait until the fall of two thousand and twelve to bring the thirty three thousand surge troops home but some on capitol hill are arguing the opposite a bipartisan group of senators is asking the president to bring the troops home beginning next month. yeah go war going on way out there in afghanistan we've got one hundred thousand troops the place to respond one million dollars per soldier per year the war that's become the longest in u.s. history next month a drawdown of our forces are scheduled to begin we have yet to hear from the president as to what that to look like we have yet to hear from general petraeus as to what he's going to be recommending and finally finally a little whispe

of successfully squashing unions wal-mart is up against a new threat a non union organization and groups a group of our wal-mart is organizing one our workers with the head of united. so that they can demand better wages and even though they won't legally have bargaining rights to demand better wages wal-mart employees will be able to collectively make demands and if the organization grows large enough they'll have a lot of clout currently our wal-mart boasts a membership of thousands of workers and has been hosting meetings all across the nation let's hope they get big enough to put a check on wal-mart's corporate. bad rick go google his name santorum speaking in iowa santorum explained why american schools are failing and why students don't know much about american history. the worst social. children in american schools is. not the best in science it's history. it's the reverse of how can we be a free people how can we be a people that fight for america if we don't know who we are it is what we're all about. to say hi my opinion a conscious effort on the part of the left who has a huge influence on our curriculum to desensitize america to what ame

supplied alibis that ramirez was at his aunt's home at the time of the attack. >> the supreme court has ruled in favor of wal-martims years of hard work she was denied the training to reach a higher position to make more money. how the lawsuit with wal-mart cannot precede as a class action suit. >> the great white shark was spotted off of stetson beach yesterday. the shark was spotted 200 ft. out from the page. the water respective auctions will be in effect until a least thursday. >> the dow jones industrial is about three-quarters of a point. we'll be back when the kron 4 morning news continues and this is all look at our mt. tam cam. we're tracking hotspot at 680 at came. with where the three right lanes are still blocked. 25 gal. of pesticide was built on the road way. we are seeing the accident site right out this is a very wide section of freeway and even with the extra lanes available it is still backed up. >> all eyes are on bay area weather and hotter even tomorrow. temperatures could go as high as hundred degrees tomorrow. a cooling trend of " thursday friday. . >> mt start right and down the star of ja

to give up on their claims. >> reporter: the suit began eight years ago when a store greeter at the wal-marte wasn't getting the same opportunities as men. >>> environmentalists are getting ready to sue two of the nations biggest rail owners over train pollution. the natural resources defense counsel accused union pacific authorization of polluting rail yards with diesel. the group sited problems at 16 rail yards including oakland. they threaten to sue the train companies unless they clean up that pollution. >>> the bay area was a very good hot spot for car thieves last year. eight of the 10 cities with the highest per capita of car thefts were located right here in california. according to the national insurance crime bureau, fresno, modesto and fairfield had the largest car thefts. >>> graphic pictures designed to keep people from starting what could be a deadly habit. why some say the government is overstepping its bounds. >>> and look what's back, a cooling trend in your bay area forecast, we have fog at the coast right now. there it is. of course you know what that means. it's still 100

: he said this is a set back for anyone fighting any form of discrimination but the business community is backing wal-mart believe that a reverse ruling would have opened the gates to more class action lawsuits based on vague evidence. in a statement wal-mart said the claims were worlds away from showing a company wide discrimination poll civil. >> they didn't say that wal- mart is off the hook. they don't rule if they were guilty of discrimination. >> reporter: so dukes continues her lawsuit independently. she returns to work tomorrow. >> the hill has gotten higher but it's still climbable. we are determined to not only be heard but we are determined to win. >> reporter: in pittsburgh, ktvu channel 2news. >> san francisco taxi drivers threatening a strike tomorrow afternoon. they are expected to circle city hall and lean on their horns just as they did last month. cab driver says they are angry about 5% charges they have to pay when passengers use credit cards. the strike will be from noon to two when the transportation agency is scheduled to meet at city hall. >> you know it was hot today. tomorrow is g

: he said this is a set back for anyone fighting any form of discrimination but the business community is backing wal-mart believe that a reverse ruling would have opened the gates to more class action lawsuits based on vague evidence. in a statement wal-mart said the claims were worlds away from showing a company wide discrimination poll civil. >> they didn't say that wal- mart is off the hook. they don't rule if they were guilty of discrimination. >> reporter: so dukes continues her lawsuit independently. she returns to work tomorrow. >> the hill has gotten higher but it's still climbable. we are determined to not only be heard but we are determined to win. >> reporter: in pittsburgh, ktvu channel 2news. >> san francisco taxi drivers threatening a strike tomorrow afternoon. they are expected to circle city hall and lean on their horns just as they did last month. cab driver says they are angry about 5% charges they have to pay when passengers use credit cards. the strike will be from noon to two when the transportation agency is scheduled to meet at city hall. >> you know it was hot today. tomorrow is g

. >> susie: the nation's high unemployment rate is taking a toll on wal-mart. the world's biggest retailer is seeing what it calls a "paycheck cycle." that's where people stock up on pay day and spend less on other days. wal-mart's c.e.o. says the phenomenon is more pronounced than ever. separately, wal-mart announced a $15 billion stock buyback. with the company's stock price in a rut, it's been returning excess cash to shareholders in share repurchases. >> tom: the details surrounding the federal reserve's rescue of bear stearns in the spring of 2008 will remain sealed. a federal appellate court ruled today the central bank's board of governors does not have to release those records. a former f.d.i.c. official had sued to make them public. he wanted details on why the fed thought bear's emergency funding was necessary, but the court said revealing that information would undermine the federal reserve's ability to function. as we heard earlier, the job market may have slowed, but that hasn't spoiled the stock appetite of tonight's "market monitor." stephen wood

wall they saw all the ceos of wal-mart over the years and they were taught to sing songs to the ceos of wal-mart and they were taught how indispensedible they are and all the progress we have and america's success is from these ceos and every year there's a special day kids go to the school and they meditate on the wal-mart ceos and where would westbound. and if that isn't this kind of creepy i would rather think we would have gotten by all right, you know, without this sort of arrangement but as soon as its u.s. presidents on the wall well, we believe the whole package. where would we be without the presidents we would all be dead in a dish with some limbs. this is what we got day in and day out and making like my life's work and repeal this whole thing about. this is what "roll back" is about. it's not a book about cutting the budget although that is part of it. it's not enough to cut the budget. as hard as it would be. we really need to cut out is the propaganda that yields a budget like this. that made leaps of people to believe they'd be helpful and impoverished and