i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. the supreme court comprised by appoint east of former president donald trump ended a most consequential term. scotus on voting rights, affirmative action, student loans and adoption. this on top of last year s rulings concerns abortion, guns, religion and climate change. yesterday, the court released a much anticipated opinion concerning speech and gay rights. at issue, a colorado business seeking permission not to work for same-sex wedding couples, only this time it wasn t the baker. this case was decided in 2018 when jack phillips refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. then the court decided for the baker, but didn t determine whether a business owner s speech writes can justify refusing service to gay couples. well, five miles from the colorado baker is a graphic artist named lorie smith who will join me momentarily. she said she didn t want to create any same-sex wedding message at odds with her religious beliefs. she neve
decision. first what the president just said, speaking live from the white house, i strongly, strongly disagree with the court s decision. he said the court walked away from decades of precedent and called this not a normal court. what was your reaction to what you just heard? my reaction is that actually the supreme court is finally bringing into alignment education law with employment law. for over 40 years the supreme court has been more conservative on employment law and has restricted use of race motivated by interests like diversity or equity or systemic racism or societal discrimination. so really, i find the court s opinion today really to just be reaffirming what the court has held in other areas the fact we should not use race as a justification for any decision-making. andrew, we got word from the justice department and the attorney general with a statement, the supreme court s decision undercuts efforts by universities across the country to create a diverse gr
we ll tell you what they re the best at when it comes to foreign dealings and making big million dollar deals with these companies. the shakedown that is also suggested yet another one in these new text messages basically send us money or else. that s coming. but first, daniel penny, the marine veteran facing criminal charges for the death of jordan neely on a new york subway pled not guilty moments ago at his arraignment. daniel penny killed a man. daniel penny won t be the only one on trial. bryan llenas here at the courthouse in new york city. high, bryan. hi, martha. good to see you. daniel penny is out free or bail after pleading not guilty to two charges. the second degree man slaughter charge with a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison and a lesser criminally negligent homicide charge. a junior will have to determine whether or not penny was aware that putting jordan neely in the choke hold could kill him. if prosecutors proven that, he could be found gu
trump has a sizable lead on ron desantis. the margin, 5622. president biden has a bigger advantage on robert f. kennedy jr. 55% of respondents think the treatment of hunter biden and trump is motivated by partisan politics. daniel perry pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge relating to the choke hold death of a homeless man on the new york subway. jordan neely reportedly threatened passengers on the plane before penny intervened. madonna has postponed her celebration tour due to a serious bacterial infection and her recovery. she spent several days in intensive care after becoming ill saturday. the dow lost 74. the nasdaq gained 36. president biden has a new reaction tonight to the increased interest and investigation into his sons financial activities. hunter biden agreed to a plea deal on charges. more questions about hunter biden, his overseas business deals and the connections to family members. the president took a question about his sons reported text message wi
earlier as the house ways and means committee releases stunning testimony from two agents. they say the lead prosecutor overseeing hunter biden s investigation was not actually in charge of the outcome, thanks to meddling from the justice department, despite attorney general merrick garland insisting it s not true. mr. weiss had more authority than a special counsel would have had, as complete he had and has complete authority to bring a case anywhere he wants in his discretion. we will get reaction from republican 2024 presidential candidate will hurd, he s joining us in just a moment. david spunt, you got to ask a.g. garland about all of this today. what did he say to you? aishah, about 90 minutes ago and the attorney general has remained consistent over the past two years saying that david weiss has fully been in control of the hunter biden investigation. now, there s a notion out there that david weiss was told not to bring charges against hunter biden last year, ac