this year supreme court began with a feeling of hope but has been nothing more than one step forward and two massive steps back for america. ketanji john broxson took place as the first black woman to serve on the high court, a historic appointment heralded as the progress needed to make the highest court inland reflect s population. really disturbed by the court specifically by chief justice john roberts suggested an error of moderation, the conserve justice ruled with the liberal in a slew of surprising decisions, including on key issues like immigration, voting rights, and election oversight. that s where the moderation. ended the court supermajority struck down the presidents student loan forgiveness program in just 24 hours. after ending affirmative action. long used to increase the number of black, hispanic, and other under representative minorities on college campuses. the court found that these policies violated the constitution s 14th amendment promise of equal prote
could reshape murmur kansas city. in all three high profile games, they were split 63. for the highlighting the sharp ideological divide between the nine justices currently on the bench. yesterday, the court ruled in favor of lloyd smith, a wild designer from colorado who refused to work on projects related to same sex marriage, even though it is unclear if she was ever asked to do so in the first place. but, she sued on hypothetical grounds claiming that it would violate her first amendment right free speech rights and the courts six conservative members agreed. it is a major blow to members of the lgbtq community. and in her dissent, justice sonia sotomayor called the ruling quote, profoundly wrong, she explained further that quote, the act of discrimination has never constituted expression under the first amendment, also yesterday, the court struck down president biden s plan to forgive student loans for millions of americans, the court s conservative majority ruled that t
More details are emerging about some of the victims who died in the fire. New images of the moments after the fire broke out and tore up the side of the building. In sportsday cristiano ronaldo, the world player of the year, could be leaving real madrid this summer. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at six. Police say that at least 30 people are now confirmed to have died in the fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower behind me in west london. The bbc understands that the total number of people who are dead or missing so far is around 70. There is growing anger at the way the authorities have dealt with the aftermath of the fire. Around 500 protestors have stormed Kensington Town Hall. In the last half hour, the Prime Minister has offered a £5 Million Relief Fund for those affected by the fire. The queen and Prince William have been visiting a Relief Centre which has been helping victims of the fire. Our first report tonight on the latest on the tower block fire, is from our corres
Grain of salt. da-da-da da-da da. no one s laughing. i m laughing. the next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. you re a comedian. you re so funny. i m a funny guy. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it s saturday, july 1st, i m amara m victor black well. we re in the back half of the weekend. the holiday weekend is here. we have searing temperatures and storms. we have a look at your holiday forecast and where we re still seeing travel delays and flight cancellations. the supreme court handed down a series of men mental rulings this week including striking doubt affirmative action on college admission, the
Good morning, good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, july 1st. first half of the year behind us. the second half ahead of us. already looking towards christmas. christmas, victor blackwell. i ordered my christmas cookies yesterday. you did not. you have to get on her list or you ll miss outs. can you get me on the list? they re fantastic. you have to start early. wow. maybe it is time for christmas shopping then. hello, everyone. i m amara walker. thank you for spending your holiday weekend with us. the holiday weekend will bring searing hot temperatures and severe storms to millions of people. we have a look at your holiday forecast and how new technology being switched on today could lead to travel delays at airports across the country. more than 1,000 people have been detained in france after a fourth night of protests