precedent that has been in place for nearly 50 years. women in america no longer have a constitutional right to an abortion. a live look now at the demonstrations which have popped up around the country. and earlier in the day, when the supreme court decision came down, reversing roe versus wade, this is what it looked like when conservatives who believed they are saving unborn children heard the decision. [ cheers and applause ] hugging and cheering. the opposite emotions from those who say this is just another way to control a woman and limit the choices she can make about her own life. the supreme court issued an illegitimate, fascist ruling. this decision is an outrage. the fight over the issue is, by no means, over, but the decision is already having real world impact. tonight for the first time since richard nixon was in office, abortion is now illegal in eight states, south dakota, oklahoma, missouri, arkansas, louisiana, wisconsin, kentucky, and alabama. and they
witness pressure in the january 6th investigation. plus, the supreme court closes out its term with more key decisions, and makes history with justice jackson s swearing in. and promises a new legal debate over states influence over elections. nearly one week since the reversal of roe v. wade, the president endorses and into the filibuster to codify abortion rights, as legal pressure mounts across the country, as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, i am alicia menendez, in for stephanie ruhle. there are new developments tonight, in the ongoing investigation for january 6th. the new york times reports that donald trump s political organization and allies have paid for or promise to cover legal fees for more than a dozen witnesses, raising questions about whether the former president may be trying to influence their testimony. the times points out, there is nothing illegal about a third party covering the legal fees for a witness. it says, the is
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thanks, rachel. all right, that is going to do it for us for now. i will see you again on monday. it will be back here for the rachel maddow show monday night. now it s time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, rachel. good evening, lawrence. it was, i believe, 53 long days ago when i was running through the hallways here with this leaked opinion that i couldn t believe that i was holding. you had one, and just the shock of having a leaked supreme court opinion, and then, getting it today was also shocking because the stuff that we and others pointed out in it, that could easily have been cut, was still in there. the quoting, you know, these guys from the 16 hundreds in england, who thought witches should be tried and executed. the witch trial moral authorities are still in this opinion. they are still being quoted as guidance for samuel alito. yeah, justice alito, and the majority, they were not taking pains to make sure that this would be broadly
gretchen whitmer, london lamar, and senator elizabeth warren all join me live. all in starts right now. good evening from los angeles. i am chris hayes. it is a brutal day for american democracy, for american women, specifically, for all americans could become pregnant. for all americans, really. it right enshrined in the constitution as intimate as any right one could imagine. it has been discarded and destroyed by five unelected justices. three of whom were appointed, of course, by the last president, who got about 3 million fewer votes than his opponent. in american democracy, it is truly rare to see rights taken away in this fashion. the proverbial moral arc of the universe, justice, striving for a more perfect union, to watch these things born backwards towards a reactionary pass, as starkly as this, and one moment to the next, it makes you feel physically nauseous. speaking only for myself, as a person who can become pregnant, a man, it s not even a tiny sliver