. seven days from a presidential debate, just as for january 6th is delayed again. we got the judges that have been groomed, put into the pipeline, to do what they are now doing. tonight, how the far-read radical court keeps creating its own law. once i or the other. once under the other is going to win. then, judge a len cannon puts jack smith s case on trial amid new reporting on the federal judges who asked her to step aside. louisiana mandates religion in the classroom. this bill mandates the display of the 10 commandments in every classroom. tonight, the hollywood origins of louisiana 10 commandments. those who will not live by the lord shall die by the lord! when all in start right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. all eyes on the supreme court this week again. the end of its term quickly approaches and the justices dragged their feet on some of the most hotly disputed decisions. today, the court released four opinions, but still
president s, convicted felon s rants about sharks, electric boats, rather he would be electrocuted or eaten by a shark have everybody talking about his state of minds. at that moment, a merchant of right wing talking points and sometimes even disinformation is going into overdrive with calculated and relentless regional attacks on president joe biden. statements by donald trump on the other hand so unhinged. fox news didn t carry them or broadcast them. didn t air them after the fact. in the words of stephen king that speech was like listening to your senile uncle after he has that third drink. that performance and others like it or reviving questions about trump s stability, mental acuity, questions trump loves to talk about. watch. the next day they ll say he s crazy. the next day they ll say he s incompetent. this is one of the dumbest human beings ever. that wasn t working. i didn t like that one as much. that was bad. i said what do you think about a cognitive test
democrats with many of them running on a stance to protect abortion rights were able to beat back republican challengers to make the margins very narrow in the house and hold off republicans taking back the senate. so at this point, it s all a messaging game, chris, with the hope that if they re able to take back the house and perhaps increase gains in the senate, meaningful legislation could be passed down the road. meantime, that legislation is in the states the day dobbs was decided. i was talking to a lot of antiabortion activists who said to me we are lined up in multiple states to take action asap. what has happened between now and then? i think the big thing that s happened, chris, is that they re not just trying to ban abortion in states. as you said those anti abortion activists hold sway. they re also going after the
that decision was a reaction to pressure, intimidation tactics that are part of a larger strategy by antiabortion activists and politicians to try to sow confusion about medication abortion, including in states where it is legal. right now, the case that is pending in the federal district court in texas, there is a case where the plaintiffs are asking to revoke the fda s authorization of medication abortion. this is an extremely safe and extremely effective way to end a pregnancy. it has been used by the work of 4 million women. the majority of abortions done right now are medication abortions. and this decision could affect, let me be clear. we re not just talking about states where abortion has been banned. that plaintiffs aren t bringing