About an hour ago, a former a judge sentenced former state senator leland lee. Leland yee acknowledged he accepted thousands of dollars in bribes and discussed helping an undercover fbi agent by guns from overseas. Reporter we were there when Mainland Court leland yee was in court. He said he was ashamed of what he had done and he also asked for leniency from the judge. Just now, we want to let you know that Keith Jacksons attorney is addressing the press. He is discussing the sentence that was just handed down to Keith Jackson, nine years. It was at many level like big cases and one of the levels was the fbi looking for anybody that might possibly fall into their net. I wont mention the names they went after. But you know who they are and some of them are very famous, respectable, lawful people. Reporter we want to let you know that leland yee before the court this morning again saying he took full responsibility but in the end, the judge said he would not be lenient. We caught up wit
To the coming political battle over his successor. Scalia died apparently in his sleep saturday at a secluded resort in west texas. He would have been 80 next month. His doctors confirmed he had a history of heart trouble. In three decades on the court, he was a pugnacious champion of conservative thought. We have a team of correspondents covering this. First jan crawford on the impact of scalias death. Reporter when the justices return to the bench next week, it will be the first time for all eight to serve without Justice Scalia. I Antonin Scalia, do solemnly swear. Reporter for 30 years he was the courts conservative voice. They will have a term of controversial case, regulation of abortion chinics, another challenge to obama care, affirmative action and College Admissions and president ial power on immigration. With scalia, the court had narrow conservative majority. Now its a court on pause. Many of those cases will end up in a 44 tie, keeping the Lower Court Ruling in police and
Justice scalia. I Antonin Scalia, do solemnly swear. Reporter for 30 years he was the courts conservative voice. They will have a term of controversial case, regulation of abortion chinics, another challenge to obama care, affirmative action and College Admissions and president ial power on immigration. With scalia, the court had narrow conservative majority. Now its a court on pause. Many of those cases will end up in a 44 setting no nationwide precedent, but his passing will affect the institution far beyond a reasonable doubt one term. He was one of nine justice, but his impact on the court and the law was far greater than a single vote. His opinions were a must read for his clear, colorful writing, like his dissent calling part of obamacare jiggerypokery and pure applesauce. His philosophy that judges constitution the way it was originally understood defined the conservative legal movement. I think its up to the judge to say what the constitution provided, even if what it provided
Over his successor. Scalia died apparently in his sleep saturday at a secluded resort in west texas. He would have been 80 next month. His doctors confirmed he had a history of heart trouble. In three decades on the court, he was a pugnacious champion of conservative thought. We have a team of correspondents covering this. First jan crawford on the impact of scalias death. Reporter when the justices return to the bench next week, it will be the first time for all eight to serve without Justice Scalia. I Antonin Scalia, do solemnly swear. Reporter for 30 years he was the courts conservative voice. They will have a term of controversial case, regulation of abortion chinics, another challenge to obama care, affirmative action and College Admissions and president ial power on immigration. With scalia, the court had narrow conservative majority. Many of those cases will end up in a 44 tie, keeping the Lower Court Ruling in police and setting no nationwide precedent, but his passing will aff
And stripes fly at halfstaff at the Supreme Court. A quiet memorial to Justice Antonin Scalia in sharp contrast to the coming political battle over his successor. Scalia died apparently in his sleep saturday at a secluded resort in west texas. He would have been 80 next month. His doctors confirmed he had a history of heart trouble. In three decades on the court, he was a pugnacious champion of conservative thought. We have a team of correspondents covering this. First jan crawford on the impact of scalias death. Reporter when the justices return to the bench next week, it will be the first time for all eight to serve without Justice Scalia. I antonin scalia, do solemnly swear. Reporter for 30 years he was the courts conservative voice. They will have a term of controversial case, regulation of abortion chinics, another affirmative action and College Admissions and president ial power on immigration. With scalia, the court had narrow conservative majority. Now its a court on pause. Man