and the justice department will not be intimidated. we will continue to do our jobs free from political influence, and we will not back down from defending democracy. attorney general merrick garland facing a republican party hell bent on doing everything it can to push conspiracy theories and attack the rule of law in the wake of donald trump s felony conviction in new york. plus, president biden making bold and controversial moves today on immigration and on his rhetoric towards israel. but we begin tonight with the rule of law. in our democrat, system it is the principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are supposed to be accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated. in a perfect world, the idea is to protect the rights of all people in our society. it hasn t always worked out perfectly, to say the least, in this country s long and difficult history, but that is the idea. donald trump and his maga
june 24 marks two years since the hand-picked majority on the supreme court overturned roe v. wade with the dobbs ruling, stripping the right for abortion access for american women. ahead of that anniversary, congressional democrats are stepping up their efforts to protect what is left of reproductive rights. house democrats unveiled a plan to try to force a vote to codify the right to birth control access, yes i said birth control, and force republicans to go on the record opposing the right to access all fda approved contraception. the measure would require 218 signatures, and majority of the house, to get around republican leadership and force a floor vote. it is time for republicans
lawsuits, 42 or 43 of entity who is say i should not have to provide with the fda-approved contraception, catholic hospitals and others say, we are not a church, but that goes against our beliefs and we shouldn t have to do t. so the two universities were suing. they were kicked out of the lower court. but this is the first time an appeals court weighed in and said you shpt have been kicked out. i talked to the attorneys on friday, they had big hopes, but i don t think they had anything along the lines of the expectation of what they got in this order yesterday. greta: the. to order call tty: 1-800-544-3316 s the obama administration because the obama administration promised to do something for these religious organizations, but the court said, we want more than a promise. yeah. there is an initial rule by hhs. burr they said, there s a safe harbor for the organizations, they are trying to work out the status as a religious employer. the court said what you argued d with us, we w
lawsuits, 42 or 43 of entity who is say i should not have to provide with the fda-approved contraception, catholic hospitals and others say, we are not a church, but that goes against our beliefs and we shouldn t have to do t. so the two universities were suing. they were kicked out of the lower court. but this is the first time an appeals court weighed in and said you shpt have been kicked out. i talked to the attorneys on friday, they had big hopes, but i don t think they had anything along the lines of the expectation of what they got in this order yesterday. greta: the. to order call tty: 1-800-544-3316 s the obama administration because the obama administration promised to do something for these religious organizations, but the court said, we want more than a promise. yeah. there is an initial rule by hhs. burr they said, there s a safe harbor for the organizations, they are trying to work out the status as a religious employer. the court said what you argued d with us, we w
newt gingrich wasn t even on the ballot there. santorum cruised in his home state of minnesota. ron paul finishing second. santorum clearly seizing the momentum he desperately needs. ladies and gentlemen, i don t stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to mitt romney, i stand here to be the conservative alternative to barack obama. well, cnn political editor paul steinhauser is live in washington. paul, what do you think, a game changer? reporter: wow. if you don t like the way the race for the republican nomination is going, wait. it keeps changing. mitt romney is still the front-runner but this is a big deal for rick santorum. what is he doing? he s going to be capitalizing and monopolizing, this hat trick of victories. he s down in texas today. that s where he heads. he s got some events. the real reason, he s going to want to raise some money, fundraising immediately off of this. take a listen to what he told soledad o brien on cnn. we re doing very