out of the supreme court breaking news about this, this drug it is called mifepristone. it is a pale about the size of an aspirin and it is the first of two pills used in the most commo form of abortion here in the united states. it s medication abortion it is safe it is effective. and it is significantly less invasive than a surgical abortion and if you have been following the news, you would know tha, am -appointed federal judge i texas ruled that despite thi drug being used safely for 2 years now, the fda was wrong t approve the drug and his ruling had the potential to take the drug off the market altogether. so, tonight s decision from th supreme court was pretty clear it means this will not happen, at least not yet the supreme court issued wha is known as a stay, meanin they are effectively blockin that texas judges decision while this case is appeale through our court system maybe even all the way back to the supreme court down the roa now, the lower court battle is c
supreme court was pretty clear it means this will not happen, at least not yet the supreme court issued wha is known as a stay, meanin they are effectively blockin that texas judges decision while this case is appeale through our court system maybe even all the way back to the supreme court down the roa now, the lower court battle is complicated and we the, and ma lead to some chaos down th line for mifepristone access and we are going to talk t experts about that in just a moment but for now, for tonight, this drug is still widely available so, on a practical level, that is where we are. the question is, on a lega level, tonight s ruling is als quite interesting. there s a majority of justices who approved tonight s stay. but at least two did not that s justice clarence thomas said that he would have denied this day he did not explain why it was just a single line in this ruling that says he disagrees. and justice samuel alito wrote a full dissent, we are going t ask our e
court tonight. issuing an order that protects broad access to the abortion pill but this thing is far from over that decision coming down just hours in before midnight deadline it blocks a lower court ruling that would have limited access even in states where abortio remains legal. the states will continue t play out in the fifth circui court of appeals tonight planned parenthood issued a statement saying they will, quote, continue to fight so that everyone can make thei own decisions about thei bodies, their lives, and their futures. earlier this evening the forme head of planned parenthood sai this this case should have never been taken there is zero evidence that th fda made a stake in this case. there is not about the healt and safety for women was all about politics according to the guttmacher institute, these pills are use on more than half of all u.s abortions. president biden responding t the decision tonight, saying h will continue to fight attacks on women south
lawsuit over abortio medication the judge s ruling could com at anytime, and th consequences it could have across the country following concerns over silicon s downfall spreading t europe are there still risks for othe banks? and will congress do anythin about it as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again, i stephanie ruhle. we may be one step closer to a first ever indictment of a former president in a criminal case the manhattan district attorney s investigation int the stormy daniels hush mone case appears to be entering it final stages this afternoon, former trump loyalist michael cohen finishe his second day of testifying before a grand jur investigating the case do i think that it is wrapping up? it appears to be so. i am probably the last witness that they need i did not receive an additional subpoenas o documents requesting me to com back so, yeah, i am pretty saf to say that i m done cohen testified for about two hours, h
and they voted to pass the legislation, 38 to 26. once the bill s side, minnesot will join states lik california and colorado in providing free meals to kids so, she won that, senator. and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late i will see you at the end of tomorrow in december, it was about parental rights. a federal judge in texas ruled that a grant program designe to provide birth control t kids from low income familie was unconstitutional because that program violated parental rights the judge wrote, the court finds no compelling government interest justifies dependenc defendants disregard o plaintiffs parental rights i this case. in november, it was abou discrimination on the basis of sex. that same federal judge signed with lawyers associated with former president trump advisor stephen miller the judge decided that obamacare and title ix ruling agains discrimination