texas. the supreme court heard two challenges to the state s restrictive abortion law, which effectively bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. but even with a 6-3 conservative majority, the court seems skeptical of that law, with most conservative justices concerned about the law s structure and what it could mean for other issues, like guns and same-sex marriage. julia ainsley is all over this story. bashr mcquaid, former u.s. attorney and msnbc legal analyst, also with us. amy hagstrom miller. he s the president and ceo of whole women s health, which is the plaintiff in one of those supreme court cases. julia, the justices seem skeptical, but that doesn t mean abortion rights are totally in the clear. can you explain this to us? yeah, that s right. i mean, oral arguments are all about reading the tea leaves, seeing what questions get asked. and i think it was surprising yesterday to hear from the more conservative justices, especially justice kavanaugh and justice barrett, a