in a nutshell this state supreme court can't overrule the u.s. supreme court however what we're seeing is that developing crisis of jurisdiction the citizens united versus federal election case was so outrageous and so inflamed people across the political spectrum that you're seeing a court in bold and in montana by simply saying look this supreme court we're duty bound to follow the supreme court but we're not going to overturn citizens united we're simply going to follow the strict scrutiny test and say that in montana or state election law citizens united does not require us to overturn our state law i predict that this case will go up to the united states supreme court just as i predict that this movement that is growing across the country is going to get legs and will politicize ever more i'll tell you time in a nutshell what we're seeing is the functional equivalent of the abolitionist movement or the women's suffrage movement or the civil rights movement you're seeing a number of i think of them as fronts and a long campaign for real democr

u.s. supreme court. we sent our kristin fisher to today's event. >> reporter: she's not just marching for life. >> my child would have been 29 years old this year. >> reporter: she has come all the way from minnesota. she says she is marching for the child she aborted back in 1983. >> abortion does hurt women. it takes the life of an innocent child. we need to get that message out. >> that's why all of you march on. >> reporter: the pro-life message who delivered the opening remarks on the national mall. >> and to reaffirm the dignity of life. reaffirming our commitment. >> reporter: from there, thousands marched up to the u.s. supreme court where abortion was legalized 39 years ago. >> when you think of the 53 million babies that have died since 1973, it's just horrific. no weather could keep us from being here. >> even in the cold, the rain, the mud. >> and yes, our opponents opponents would not be out here. they cannot suffer from anything. >> reporter: walking alongside the thousands of pro-lifers. >

u.s. supreme court and to the white house. a one. someone tossed an apparent smoke bomb over the fence at the white house. it is our understanding and 1000 to 1500 people. there are no arrests but it has been an emotional day. it would be a night of confrontations and calls for change. >> this is about income and the quality. this is about right for people. >> if you are glad to be year of the capital, say yes. >> they gathered at the u.s. capitol believing our representation in the government has been compromised by a greed. price we are the backbone of america. next congress, you have not given me a job. >> people march to the u.s. supreme court. >> in 2008, americans are 8% poorer, and the average congressman is 25% richer. there is something wrong in this country. everyone needs to wake up and get out here. >> they filled the steps. moments later authorities arrested a protester and ordered the crowd to leaves. >> we got some stuff to talk about. >> they hope their presence and courageous the powerful so everyone has an equal voi

u.s. supreme court. so, remember, until then, there are going to be a lot of street closures around capitol hill. but even so, after this event is over, a lot of the streets around constitution and independence, around 6th and 7th streets will be staying closed until 6:00 p.m. tonight. this will affect the evening commute. j.c.? >> all right, kristin fisher reporting live from the mall. thank you very much. >>> well, if you were out early this morning, you had to deal with some icy roads maybe. but right now, we are dealing with dense fog in the metropolitan area. let's get right to howard. he has our forecast. hello, howard. >> welcome back. >> thank you very much. we do have fog in spots. we still have a little bit of freezing potential until 1:00 now, freezing rain advisory still going on for loudoun, washington, frederick and carroll counties, no longer in effect here in the metro. and temperatures as you can see are above freezing. not by a lot but we don't need a lot. however in leesburg, frederick

u.s. supreme court has handed law enforcement a rare de seat deceit. the decision creates a major set back for the government and police who have increasingly relied on this type of high tech surveillance. the decision stemmed from a case from dc restaurant owner jones. they helped link him to a maryland house used to stash money and drugs. jones was sentenced to life in prison but in appeals court reversed that conviction. >>> is john hinckley still obsessed with murdering a president? should he be released from the psychiatric ward for a week at a time to visit his mother in virginia? those are the questions a federal judge is trying to figure out. during today's hearing on his mental state, a secret service agent testified that hinkley got books on presidential assassination and now a store worker has come forward. he says he asked him last august about books on presidential assassinations. the employee says at the time he did not recognize him. >>> in tonight's health alert, a break through in the area of human embryonic stem cell research. stem ce

u.s. supreme court of arizona's public financing scheme. this measure will do a number of things that i already introduced. it will be more in line with what we have seen spending to be. this ceiling has always been raised because of the number of expenditure dollars that have been put into the race. it is not the highest level or the lowest level, but an average of what we have seen in the district. we took away the trigger for disbursements of original public kinetin funds that was originally what the u.s. supreme court found unconstitutional, burdening the first amendment rights of the independent expenditure dollars. we did also raise the qualifications of what they would need to meet for public financing. it is now $10,000 for the board of supervisors and remains a $50,000 for may or zero candidates. $15,000 a supervisor incumbents. we took away some of the criticisms we heard, the 4: 1 dispersant. that match will no longer be part of the scheme. we also want to delay dispersants, but you won't actually receive the public financing dol

u.s. supreme court. the other three which henry has developed in his seminal book justices, presidents and senator, the other three factors he has cited are objective merit, ideological combat ability and in some instances personal friendship. so now i will turn to the appointment of david sutter, henry will cover the thomas appointment. thought to be a moderate conservative, and road scholar at obs forward, sutter received bush's nomination to the u.s. first circuit court of appeals and began serving there in may have 1990. when the brennan seat opened up, sutter's dear friend and mentor from new hampshire lobbied hard for judge sutter to fill the brennan seat. we can't go into all the details about the discussions behind the scenes, but eventually the list of potential nominees for the brennan seat included kenneth starr and clarence thomas. but eventually that list was win knowed down to david sutter and edith jones. governor sununu's comments in the oral history reveal his nuanced approach to the sel

u.s. supreme court concluded in a previous case that the nebraska supreme court -- but the u.s. at the death penalty is not cruel and unusual, and judges gerrard would have no difficulty following that binding precedent. as a matter of fact, he has. he has no personal beliefs that would prevent him from enforcing the death penalty. in fact, he's authored several opinions and voted to confirm the death sentences. as i said, judge gerrard believes the death penalty is an acceptable forum of punishment fnlt he understands the significant difference between a judge on a court of last resort interpreting state court constitutional law and a federal district judge who follows u.s. supreme court precedents. so i'd like to reiterate that judge gerrard is held in the highest regard by both the bench and the bar in nebraska. he's earned an a.v. martindale hubbell rating from his colleagues, the american bar association has deemed him unanimously well-qualified to serve as u.s.a. district court. i thank my colleague, senator johanns from hebe, for his support and dmentses which were also ve

u.s. supreme court agrees.the court has ruled that corporations and unions have the right to free speech -cluding the right to run ads that address issues without endorsing a particular candidate. this allowed groups known as super pacs-or political action committees-to raise and spenddlimitless amounts of money.romney has been a big beneficiary.haven't we had enough mistakes? "restore our future" is a super pac created to support romney.it spent three million in iowa to bash romney's rivals and president barack obama.this isn't just a republican tactic.mitt romney's america is not our america.priorities usa-a pro-obama super pac-raked in more than three million dollars in the same period. both groups, by law, aren't controlled by the actual campaigns.but they arr led byy former aides ann supporters. that means a third arty would need a huge bankroll to even think about running against the democrats and republicans. including congressional races, one analyst believes eight- billion dollars could be spent dollars for every man, woman and child in the country. after all is said and done, an

u.s. supreme court on the power of police to slap a gps on your car.lectrical man tells what happened to him. >> and in sacramento, there is yet another move to make the legislature part time this, time, though, a new analysis spells out how much california was saved by doing so. >>> there has been a mainler break through in the mortgage crisis we've been facing in three years. the five biggest mortgage lenders reached a settlement agreeing to overhaul the industry. a million homeowner koz have the size of the mortgages reduced by $20,000. another three quarters of a million lost their homes could get an $1800 settlement. for 11 million underwater, meaning they owe more than homes worth it should make it easier for them to refinance. not everyone is on board, critics say it doesn't go far enough to punishing banks and california has opted out of the settlement talks and the president expected to endorse the deal in his state of the union message you can see here at 6. >> u.s. supreme court ruled to that police need a warrant before they can track your

u.s. supreme court has declared to the contrary. if they do not know it, they should know it.commissioner murphy: can i ask you one question? why don't you let the inspectors in? >> because i believe in freedom. i have rights, just like i have a right to free speech. i do not have to explain to anyone why. it says in the fourth amendment i have these rights. it says i have a right to privacy in the california constitution, a right to dignity. i do not need to be exposed to unsolicited accusations. if they have a problem, they have no remedies. i am insisting on my rights. i think we would be a better country, quite frankly, if more people did that. commissioner walker: i am ready to talk about it. >> thank you for your time. the point is, there is nothing to abate, so the order is polonius. >> is the public comment on this item? commissioner walker: i appreciate the passion by which you deliver your position. however, in the city, thankfully, we have some losawsn making surew÷nnpr that apartmed spaces we rent to tenants, as a landlord, are inspected. that is called a routine

u.s. supreme court will case concerning the communications commission and television and decency.nt standards are too arbitrary and vague. sonia sotomayor will not be participating. time that the world's largest technology show starts this .eek it kicks off this tuesday and las vegas. gadgets aren on storebefore landing shelves. >>> the prestigious new york film critics awards is monday. the annual ceremony honors the best in american and international cinema. year's winner include best picture, "the artist." >> the best car and truck of the named at the north international auto show detroit. namedree finalists were in december. 2012, the finalists are the focus, and the volkswagen passat. >>> let's take a look at some of our local sports teams have on this week. the capital start their week the west coast when on the los angeles kings. wednesday whenn the penguins come to town. to chicagod wednesday, a philadelphia friday. the 76ers' turnaround and come the verizon center on saturday. >> macy's inc. has announced close five of its stores, as well of four bloomingdale's stores nat

u.s. supreme court. two years ago in a case called citizens united, the court said in its ruling, in effect, political spending equals political speech. and is therefore, protected under the first amendment. now in these gop primaries, we are seeing almost unlimited amounts of money, almost all of it spent on attack ads. the air war. almost all of it spent by these so-called super pacs. here now ted koppel's report on the aggressive campaign spending that's already been supersized. >> are you attacking bain or just asking questions? >> reporter: in the brutally tough dog eat dog world ofpolitics, you can only pray that your opponent will be afflicted with brain freeze at just the right moment. >> and the -- what's the third one there? let's see. >> reporter: in politics, the self-inflicted wound is the most damaging of all. >> oops. >> reporter: but a candidate can't always count on his riveals self-destructing. he has to help them along. for example, less than a month ago newt gingrich was way ahead of m

u.s. supreme court overturned it. around the time his draft evasion case was still pending, muhammad ali visited oakland and talked about fighting here. >> you mention the name of floyd patterson of the gentleman you think you would opt fighting here in oakland. do you think any other fighters. >> yes, i said patterson because he is the most eager. he's fast. he's got up off the floor twice with jerry. he's young and strong. and will bout with anybody who accepts a challenge. a contender, i would hate to start calling names to put them on the spot saying if they will accept it or not accept it. but i said patterson would not turn down a fight. because he knows if he the beats me he would be a real champion. >> you mentioned you want to fight in the coliseum in oakland. an outdoor fight instead of indoor. >> we contacted the honorable martin luther king. we contacted the leadership association, they will be managing the fight. i will only fight for $100. if we can get up a fight and make a good million or $500,000. and

u.s. supreme court. some protestors are dressing up like supreme court justices. occupiers are protesting the court's decision to allow super pacs to spend an unlimited amount of money for political campaigns. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, out of control flames wind-fueled fire destroying homes, and fear for the u.s. vice-president. and a tragic death and attributes pouring in for a skier sarah burke. and changing the way we define autism. 7 is on your side with what it would mean. and adam caskey is back with the winter storm watch. snow and freezing rain on the >> attributes are pouring in from all over the world honoring freestyle skiers sarah burke. nine days after suffering severe brain injuries in a practice run crash, the star has died. the 29-year-old canadian woman did not just conquered the sport of free skiing, she created it. >> enormous. >> combining the skill of skiing with the excitement of extreme snowboarding. >> amazing work from sarah burke. >> today and the sport that she brought to life is morning her death and questioning how happened. >>

u.s. supreme court to call for a reversele of that law. maureen. >>> well, right now, pro choice supporters are holding a reversos wade rally in front of the supreme court. it has been a contentious day all around both sides going at each other all standing firm in their beliefs. [ applause ] >> reporter: under grey skies and a steady rain, thousands of pro life supporters gathered on the national mall to lend their voices to a chorus of people including lawmakers calling for an end to legalized abortion in the country. >> we come today to stand together and voice our beliefs, that innocent life is precious. and the taking of life morally wrong. >> reporter: for the first time ever, a majority of the u.s. house of representatives, voted to strip federal funding from planned parenthood the crowd made up of many church groups and overwhelming number of young people cheered the news. they say this march is about bringing change. >> i am representing the pro life community the unborn and mothers who have gone through pain and suffering because

u.s. supreme court where they were protesting a high court ruling on campaign spending.rs ago the justices removed limits on the amount of money corporations can spend in federal elections. there were similar protests and arrests outside federal courthouses in more than a hundred cities nationwide. >>> now to alexandria where the future of the city's waterfront could be determined tomorrow. >> the redevelopment of the area has kept community leaders, residents, and business owners at odds for years. news 4's erika gonzalez has our report. >> reporter: alexandria city officials have spent years planning the redevelopment of the alexandria water front. tomorrow it will come down to one vote. the proposed design calls for new parks, hotels, and commercial development among other things. this city resident says commercial viability is much more historic than grass lands. >> the thing hotels do is bring people with no cars who spend money that i don't have to spend on taxes. i really can't wrap my head around how that's a bad thing. >> reporter: however, bert eli with the cit

the supreme court has been hearing some new cases, let's check in. >> the u.s. supreme court is now considering a challenge to government rules barring cursing and nudity on the major networks. >> right now profanity and wardrobe malfunctions can get broadcasters slapped with six figure fines. the networks including abc argue in this day and age that's just not fair. >> (laughter) >> jon: that is some fresh mellon. that person is in shape. but here's what i don't understand. abc got fined for airing that kind of sexy time footage on one of their prime time shows but it's okay for abc news to run that same sexy time footage in the evening because they're reporting on the fine? that doesn't make-- whatever weird works around and loopholes are we dealing with here. >> most of the television programs that come into american homes are unregulated, that includes what is on the cable networks and the internet. >> jon: oh cable programs like mine are unregulated. why can't i say [bleep]. (cheers and applause) i did say it. you know what, maybe i did say it. i don't watch

u.s. supreme court hears arguments over whether the fcc should monitor what you see and here on tv. >>> plus, the family of a college student killed after an alleged hazing incident involving one of the most famous college bands in the country has filed a lawsuit. . >>> i'm tamron hall. here is a live look at a polling center in the town of bedford.ç mitt romney went up 4 percentage points overnight. newt gingrich is flat even after some of the most vicious attacks we've seen from him targeted directly at mitt romney. be romney wins it puts him on a nice track to win the primary. jon huntsman with 170 events in new hampshire alone, can he win or come in a strong second and keep his campaign alive. those are the questions. john, give us an idea of the pulse of that great state at this hour? >> jon huntsman had a close strong to the race. i went to his rally last night. he could come in second. his problem is he's not a home boy here in new hampshire and not likely to become a home boy in south carolina either. jon huntsman is drawing from independents and moderate republicans. that will be d

u.s. supreme court decision may help. the fbi never said why.es he it's because he's an american in muslim. against the attorney again. today, the isn't in a separate case involving a isn'ted drug dealer ruled law enforcement's use of the gps constitutes an official search, which means in many cases, a warrant is required. >> i feel it is a significant úvrú without a warrant when there is reasonable suspicion. we don't know if it was the first or second device or how long they had been trailing him. >> one says he may not collect damages Ñ-because officers can claim qualified immunity. >> look, even if the law was something from this point forward. >> still he believes his case has come along way since the gps was discovered at this into the did shop. he thinks the ruling will make more caution on how they use gps and how they're targeted. strength and regulations on so- called downer animals after a release of an undercover video. the supreme court ruled california and other states cannot impose new rules that go beyond federal relation laces.

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u.s. supreme court voted unanimously nens allowing police to good gps technology to track suspects without first getting a judge's approval. some of the justices cited constitutional and privacy problems. >>> kentucky senator rand paul set off an alarm in nashville airport on monday. he was detained after refusing to allow a security officer to pat him down. paul eventually caught a later flight. >>> the sun may cause problems today. the strongest solar magnetic storm in six years could disrupt tv signals and power grids and astronaut on the international space station may need to shield themselves from increased solar radiation. >>> now here is another look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. a new study says that reading books and doing puzzles lowers your risk of alzheimer's disease. researchers found that mentally stimulating activities throughout an adult's life is linked to fewer deposits of harmful proteins in the brain which may slow progression of the disease. those findings were true for both women and men of any educational level. for more information on this, chec

u.s. supreme court affirmed that religious groups have the right to hire and fire their religious leadersithout government interference. the high court recognized the mintier yal acceptance to anti-discrimination laws. religious groups who can choose who will preach their beliclee and carry out their mission. the court said it was reluctant to adopt a rigid formula to determine who was a ministered covered by the exception. a broad array of religious groups praised the decision calling it the most important religious case in decades. >>> this weekend of remembering dr. martin luther king jr., we take note of those calling for a new civil rights movement. it's on behalf of prisoners and former prison noers. advocates say mandatory sentences most often for drug offenses force unfairly long prison terms for those convicted. there's more than two million people in prison in this country. nearly 40% of them black. many of them and their advocates want more min tistries for thos in prison and much more help from churches from former prisoners now trying to keep from going back. deborah potter b

u.s. supreme court. >> since 2008, americans are 8% pooorer. the average congress man or woman is 25% richer. there is something wrong in this country. everyone needs to wake up and get out here. >> when they reach their destination. >> there are no words. >> moments later, they ordered the crowd to leave and they arrested a protester. their third stop -- the white house. >> obama, we have something to tell obama. >> they want to fundamentally reform the political and social and economic landscape so everyone has an equal voice. >> it is a new day and a new time. >> jay korff, abc 7 news. >> a house recite committee is holding a hearing on why it protesters have been allowed to remain in mcpherson square. last week, vincent gray asked the park service to relocate the protesters, citing health concerns, including a rat infestation. >> police shot and killed a dog that attacked three people. the chairman shepherd attacked the people in the 6400 block of 14th street. police say the dog bit a man woman, and another man in a wheelchair. they shot an

u.s. supreme court decision that removed most limits on corporate spending in federal election. this group has been outside the oakland federal court on clay street since about 8:00 a.m. protests at the federal courts in san francisco and zonings are just getting underway. >>> and at uc berkeley, occupy protesters are continuing their protester. they are protesting cuts in campus library hours. some faculty members spent the night with students and negotiated with campus police to allow the occupation. we are tipping to cover the demonstrations in city and we will go back to reporters for live updates shortly. >>> a sunny vale elementary school is on lock down after someone made threatening phone calls. the principal of san miguel elementary says that three calls came into the school's office just after 8:00 a.m. police were called ant school went on with coat red. students and teachers were told to stay inside their classrooms as police searched room to room. >> the kids are all accounted for and safe. public safety reresponsibilitied very well. there is a good perimeter set up.

u.s. supreme court.tices ruled unanimously that police cannot attach a secret tracking device to a suspect's car without a search warrant. jay gray reports. >> reporter: it's the way many of us get to where we're going these days but gps technology has hit a road block when it comes to police mapping out surveillance strategies. in a decision some call one of the most important of the computer age the supreme court has ruled investigators must get a search warrant before secretly attaching a gps tracking device to a suspect's vehicle. justices made the announcement. there was a conspiracy to distribute cocaine after police installed a gps device on a jeep grand cherokee. >> 9-0 in a fourth amendment case is remarkable in the long-range implications of this are going to be very simple that the police have to be a little more respectful of people's rights, property rights. >> reporter: some experts say the decision could have far reaching effects when it comes to technology and the law. >> the court is pro

u.s. supreme court just to overturn because they were.... >> jon: i used that as a metaphor. >> i was resorting to facts. >> jon: that federal judge shouldn't draw the district himself. they did say what the republicans had done was unfair. >> no, no, no. what they said was that federal judges... (laughing). >> jon: in your heart you believe that political parties change districts in a fair and measured way to help democracy and in no way do it to give one side an advantage? >> no. not at all. what i do believe is that elections, as our president continues to reminus, has consequences and state legislatures which are republican or democrat have that power and ability to redistrict and have done. >> jon: don't we have a responsibility when we see those consequences being used perversely to say, hey, man, that seems illegal? >> i think that's what the supreme court just did with those judges who tried to apportion all of those districts in the state of texas not before.... >> jon: are they letting them keep that districting map? >> no. >> jon: because why? why aren't they? >> because the federal

u.s. supreme court in 74. >> if you look at the history of bilingual education or education to serve the englishing in general, i think that you know we cannot talk about that without mentioning the law case of 74. lau versus nicoles. >> they fell that they need, you know, for the group of youngsters who come to the country with limited english and they were not getting the full benefit the educationals and are not being taught the language that they understand. >> there are 3 goals in bilingual education programs to improve efficiency. to continue teaching core curriculum in student's primary languages and to maintain student's cultural identity. >> i think that the key question is that for student who coming from a foreign country with a low level of english proefficiency, how are you going to help these kids be able to take the challenge and being successful in the school? and just take an example, a student coming from china and who may be at a high school level and then he is got his education, you know, experience from china only in chinese. and now he's in this new country and he has to c

u.s. supreme court decision that abolished most limits on corporate and labor spending in federal electionsin washington, about 150 people marched in front of the supreme court, protesting corporate involvement in government. they were joined by some occupy wall street activists. in economic news, microsoft and ibm reported better earnings than expected, while google missed its target. and on wall street, the dow jones industrial average gained 96 points to close at 12,720, but the nasdaq fell a point to close at 2,786. for the week, the dow gained more than 2%; the nasdaq rose nearly 3%. famed blues singer etta james died today of leukemia at a los angeles-area hospital. she had a string of hits in the late 1950s and 1960s, including her signature classic, "at last". in 2009, she performed it on abc's "dancing with the stars." ♪ ♪ >> ♪ at last... ( cheers and applause ) ♪ my love has come along in my lonely days ♪ they're over and life is... >> sreenivasan: etta james was 73 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: the republican presidential ca

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