and trump administration. and the immigration law is taking effect into florida. we could have extreme consequences. just one of 200 new laws in the state that could change peoples lives. that is coming up. lgbtq rights advocates are condemning one of yesterday s key decisions from the supreme court. the court sided with a colorado web designer who said she had a first amendment right to refuse service to same-sex couples. in the majority opinion justice gorsuch wrote the tolerance, not coercion, is our nations answer. the first amendment envisions the united states of a rich and complex place where all persons are free to think and speak as they wish, not as the government demands. in her dissenting opinion justice sotomayor called the decision heartbreaking. compared it to discrimination that blacks faced before the civil rights movement. she writes, quote, the immediate symbolic effect to the decision is to marquise and that means for a second class status. in this way, th
designed to create diverse student bodies at our countries colleges and universities. we re going to talk about why that ruling is so much better than just a college admission process. plus, the conservative-leaning court also presided president biden s debt forgiveness plan was unlawful, which means payments will default again soon. we are talking to biden s domestic policy chief about what the president can do to still give americans some form of relief for their student loan debt and much more. and when it comes to this idea of color blindness the conservatives want you to believe is their way of not seeing race as a factor in legislation or policymaking. well, i say they are lying. i ll explain why later this hour. i am symone sanders-townsend, folks, live from new orleans, today. hey essence. and i have got something to say. elections have consequences, and supreme court rulings have ramifications. millions of americans will soon feel the consequences of this n
overturned how democrats really galvanized many parts of their base. and ultimately, they got independent voters and swing voters because of that too. i would imagine you will see something similar independent voters reacting to this, voters of color and young voters in particular, turnout in response of how angry they are at these recent rulings. alexei mckenna, thank you so much for covering wide-ranging issues with us. that wraps up this hour. i am lindsay in for yasmin. i will be back tomorrow at two pm eastern. symone starts right now. greetings, everyone. you are watching symone. the supreme ends its term with a controversial decision that will have a profound effect on countless americans, including members of the lgbtq+ committee community, and anyone for pursuing a college degree. the court struck down programs