Results with bob later this hour. Lets begin with the presss sudden pivot to Supreme Court politics. Of course, before justice has been laid to rest, the battle over his replacement is well underway. Joining me now in new york, cnn legal analyst jeffrey and constitutional law floyd abe rams. I want today ask you first about your relationship with justice because you recommended him for the post. I did. When he was nominated, i remember that was a different time in American History. He was confirmed unanimously. At the time he was nominated, he needed support from democrats and people viewed as liberals. He and i were friendly. He called me up and said you know me. Theyre saying im an idea log. Could you do a letter and i remember smiles to myself because i thought he was supremely qualified but had very strong views. Yeah. But i was very glad to write the letter and as many other people did and as i said, he was confirmed unanimously. Unthink able today. Do you regret the fact thats un
good evening from new york. having seen the big money corruption that has nearly strangled our politics the u.s. supreme court in a 5-4 decision today eliminated the nearly and sanctified the corruption. it ruled corporations have the right to spend unlimited amounts of money to directly sway federal elections. when in the shadowy confines of a parking garage the informant nick named deep throat told the washington post reporter bob woodward to follow the money he was urging him to track the financing of burglars who had broken into the democratic party s national committee offices at the watergate complex. the political money was in total a couple million dollars. what was unleashed today could easily be billions. later in this news hour, my special comment comment on the opening of pandora s box by the supreme court. we begin with the latest details, the court today overturning two earlier decisions and throwing out parts of a law that has been on the books for 63 years w