polarizing decisions, issued by the court on abortion, gun rights, and today s ruling limiting the epa s authority to fight climate change. we are going to have much more that ruling specifically, and on the future of the court, and its newest member just ahead. before we get to all of that, do you remember when the donald trump campaign was caught scam in its own donors. i just have to redo the lead from the new york times, the story that broke the scandal open. quote, stacey black was in hospice care and september 2020, listening to russia limbaugh s dire warnings about how badly donald trump s campaign needed money, when he went online and shipped in everything he could. $500. it was a big sum for a 63 year old battling cancer, and living in kansas city unless than $1,000 a month. but that single contribution, quickly multiplied, another $500 was withdrawn the next day, then $500 next week, and every week through mid october without his knowledge, until mr. blasts bank acc
today sworn in as the nation s 116th justice, and the first black woman ever to serve on the high court. her husband, dr. patrick jackson held two bibles on which she swore a family bible, and the court s harlan bible. a court federal appeals judge, jackson replaced justice stephen breyer, who stepped down today after three decades on the bench, justice breyer hired ketanji brown jackson as a clerk in 1999, making it a full circle moment when he administered the judicial oath to her today. a formal investiture for justice jackson is expected in the fall we can call her that now, justice jackson. taking her oath today allows her to begin her judicial duties. she arrives on the bench in the wake of several hugely polarizing decisions, issued by the court on abortion, gun rights, and today s ruling limiting the epa s authority to fight climate change. we are going to have much more on that ruling specifically, and on the future of the court, and its newest member just ahead. b
gorsuch, so the court should take the case up, but they were in the minority. well, today ends this year s term, the court agreed to hear one case from north carolina for next term, which could have cataclysmic repercussions. the washington post writes, quote, the supreme court on thursday said, it will consider what would be a radical change in the way federal elections are conducted, giving state legislatures the sole authority to set the rules for contests, even if their actions violated state conscious to shuns and resulted in an extreme partisan gerrymandering for congressional seats. even if their actions violated state constitutions. republicans argue that the courts have no right to second guess state legislatures when it concerns federal elections. the buck stops with the legislatures, they say. if the supreme court decides this case in the republicans favor next turn, state courts would no longer be a check on state lawmakers when it comes to our nation s elections, and
state constitutions. republicans argue that the courts have no right to second guess state legislatures when it concerns federal elections. the buck stops with the legislatures, they say. if the supreme court decides this case in the republicans favor next term, state courts would no longer be a check on state lawmakers when it comes to our nation s elections, and that is something to digest for a moment. because, after what we saw on the 2020 election, with states trying to send fake electors to congress, this could lead to catastrophic consequences for our democracy. or at least extreme partisan gerrymandering across the country next time they get the chance. this case is about north carolina, but if the conservative justices rule in favor of the republicans, it could have an outsize impact. because, republicans control both houses of state legislatures in 30 states. what does the future of this conservative court look like?