admissions. it is a complete misnomer to suggest this is about color brined blind when in fact it is about being blind to history. tonight, the ruling, the powerful descent, and how clarence thomas finally won his long battle against affirmative action. n hi long did you give your degree back again? yale does not recognize me. [laughter] as the special counsel ramps up on the january 6th investigation that is what jack smith is going in for, absolutely, this is it, this is the big show. what we are learning today about new subpoenas in the documents case. i get everything right and they indicted me. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. today in a landmark ruling that overturns decades of precedents, sweeping aside generations of arguments about racial justice and equality, the supreme court in a 6 to 3 decision, six conservatives to three liberals, effectively got rid of the use of race in college admissions a
people as the central players shush, don t tell them. well, cats out of the bag. it s happening. i think it happened today. thank you for the book plug, as well. thank you my friend. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. the year was 1990. republican incumbent north carolina senator jesse helms was pulling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election. so helms cold in the political consultants, who helped the helms campaign figure out a way to fight back. and this is what they came up with. this ad. you needed that job. you are the best qualified. but they had to give it to a minority tick is of a racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gantt says he supports ted kennedy s racial quota law but makes the color of your skin more important than your qualifications. you ll vote on this issue next tuesday. for racial quotas, i began. it against racial quotas, jesse helms. that added, with
i also take judge kaplan s instruction to them today seriously, which is you guys should not reveal your identity because of what this guy will do to you. jurors, if you can hear us, we re cure wrs but we don t need to know who you are. also a lot happier the people who don t know. hats offeo to you, you new yorkers. all right, buddy, thank you as always. and thank you at home for joining us this hour. quote, no one is above the law not even a former president of the united states. that is how roberta kaplan, the lawyer for writer e. jean carroll, that is how she began her statement after the verdict was read in the case against former president trump. carroll herself said, quote, i filed this lawsuit against donald trump to clear my name and to get my life back. today the world finally knows the truth. this afternoon a jury of six men and three women in manhattan found former president donald trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. the decision was quick and it was
max original heaven s gate tonight at 10 on cnn. this is gps. the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. today on the program, the indictment of donald j. trump i ll give you my take on this historic moment and more than a year after putin s invasion of ukraine battle for bomb rages on what are the lessons we can draw from putin s protracted war and how can ukrainians win this fight? i ll ask the military strategist who commanded many high profile missions throughout his career, including the raid on osama bin laden. retired navy four star admiral william mcraven. finally very special conversation with one of the world s greatest film directors. sit down with james cameron to discuss the role of technology and movie making. passionate work to protect the planet. and what he thinks explains the stunning global success of his movies. but first here s my take. the news of dona
my take on this historic moment. and more than a year after putin s invasion of ukraine. the battle for bomber rages on. what are the lessons we can draw from putin s protracted war and how can ukrainians win this fight? i ll ask the military strategist who commanded many high profile missions throughout his career, including the raid on osama bin laden. retired navy four star admiral william mcraven. finally very special conversation with one of the world s greatest film directors. sit down with james cameron to discuss the role of technology and movie making. passionate work to protect the planet and what he thinks explains the stunning global success of his movies. but first here s my take. the news of donald trump s indictment has left me feeling torn. on the one hand, trump is a walking advertisement for rich privilege . for decades, he has flouted rules, norms and even laws as he climbed his way to the top, brazenly convinced that the usual standards didn t apply to him