At the center of the case is a challenge by various groups arguing that the state violated the federal Voting Rights Act by diluting the political power of Black voters
the supreme court cutely saying well roe v. wade is settled law. the first opportunity, justice barrett, and more will apparently try to vote to overturn it. if you sit and wait for extremism to do its work, you wait too long. this president understands that. i want to ask you something stevie wonder said at the naacp legal defense. he has been involved in political struggles for, what, 60 years now. listen to what he was saying. a woman s right to control her body, a right to vote, and our precious civil liberties are under assault. do you know that? do you all know that?
hodges, back to a time before griswald v connecticut, but we re not going back. we are not going back. the president of the naacp legal defense and education fund also offered this thought, quote, the leaked opinion suggests scotus has abandoned all respect for precedent and a woman s right to choose. if this is true, we can only imagine what s next and what this will mean for respect for the court itself going forward. joining us now is president and director counselor of the naacp legal defense and education fund. ms. nelson, thank you for being with us tonight. i appreciate your time. and you re an expert to whom we often turn as a non-lawyer, i was confused by the fact that justice alito says the supreme
court. he also served as the president and naacp legal defense i would go as far as to say my favorite lawyer working today. there is this question. the case here. you there is a bunch of things. will this person be a good justice? are they qualified? there is also the political confirmation battle. and brian, you know, we saw this with amy coney barrett they elevated her to the circuit court, they came back within a very short period of time, having gone through the process, having gotten the votes to put her on federal court and said, hey, here she is again. and it is very hard to defeat someone under those circumstances because you kind of know they have the votes. the person has really changed. they have the votes the first time. that is the precisely she was confirmed, 53 votes, she got three republican votes, all democratic votes. there is a certain political logic there that seems pretty compelling. absolutely.