On the market unchanged, at least from now, since an Emergency Order from the Supreme Court back in april. What does todays decision mean exactly, joining me now is nbc news senior Legal Correspondent Laura Jarrett. Good to have you here. So youve read through it. Speed reader, whats up. Short story is the case is going back to the Supreme Court. Nothing will change as of right now, but things could get tricky depending on what the Supreme Court does with this. All of this started in april when a federal judge in texas blocked access to the pill nationwide, gutting the original approval of the drug that had been on the market, the most commonly used abortion pill, had been approved since 2000. The drug actually has been, again, used widely since that time. The judge actually in the fifth circuit there, got it blocked in full by the Supreme Court back in april. Supreme court said lets just press pause on everything and allow the natural Court Process to play out. That process involves g
We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone their evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizen sdpgs we look at the fact, we look at the law and we bring charges. For the fourth time in as many months donald trump, the former president of the United States, is facing a criminal indictment. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, august 15th. Lets dive right into the latest indictment for the former president. The charges are from Fulton County, georgia, where trump and 18 others were named in a sweeping 41count indictment targeting alleged attempts to overturn the states 2020 Election Results, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis announced the charges just before midnight. The states role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia like every state has laws that allow those who believe that results
Thank, you alex. I want to begin tonight with a special word to and about don trumps criminal defenders, all of whom are offered a Standing Invitation to appear on this program at anytime. All of Donald Trumps Defense Lawyers have failed more spectacularly in the representation of donald trump than anything they have ever done in their professional lives because they have all failed at the most basic task, the first task, of a Criminal Defense Lawyer, which is to control your client. Donald trump is Out Of Control, spewing poisonous hateful, racist, sexist lies about the prosecutors and judges who are involved in the cases, the criminal cases against him. Or, as in fani williss case, still investigating him. And every one of Donald Trumps criminal Defense Lawyers knows that every poisoned, filthy word donald trump has said about the prosecutors, every one of those words is a pathological lie. And not one of those criminal Defense Lawyers has the professional dignity or Human Decency to
She used to be the District Attorney of the neighboring county i. Want to get her reaction to this. This is something weve never seen before in the history of american prosecutions. Georgia has never seen it, and i just want to get her feeling about what the impact of it is. Yeah, i mean, funny willis is not issued an indictment against on trump and hes already using everything at his disposal to undermine her and threatened her. So this is absolutely tara incognito it should not go under noticed or under discussed. I will be watching. Thank, you alex. I want to begin tonight with a special word to and about don trumps criminal defenders, all of whom are offered a Standing Invitation to appear on this program at anytime. All of Donald Trumps Defense Lawyers have failed work spectacularly in the representation of donald trump than anything they have ever done in their professional lives because they have all failed at the most basic task, the first task, of a Criminal Defense Lawyer, wh
television with people speaking the truth. thank you. good job, buddy. thank you for joining us this hour. this morning, new york congressman, and serial fabulist, george santos, surrendering himself into federal custody. congressman santos, on bail, and has been charged with 13 felonies. it is facing up to 20 years in prison. that is for the most serious felonies. what is the most serious felony, if you ask? congressman santos had so many scandals, it has been genuinely difficult to talk about which ones are talking about here. this is what mr. santos voting his entire resume. it is not even about him pretending that he produced a broadway show, spider-man, turn off the dark. that was, let s say what it was, a weird lie. it s not even about him pretending that he was a champion college volleyball player, which was also a weird lie. or, that his mother was in the south tower on 9/11. it s not even about congressman santos, allegedly, stealing $3,000 from a disabled homele