tonight, protesters are out in the streets across the country, after the unprecedented supreme court decision, ending roe v. wade. 50 years after it became law. demonstrations have been growing ever since the ruling was announced this morning. five of the courts conservatives voted to overturn roe. samuel alito who is a draft opinion was leaked last month, wrote in his final decision that roe was egregiously wrong from the start. the ruling automatically clears the way for abortion bans in 13 states. at least six states have already put them into effect. and there are concerns about what this may mean for court decisions on contraception, and gay rights. justice clarence thomas says those should be up for review as well. we ve got a lot to cover tonight, but i want to begin with my friend and colleague, morrow barrick, our nbc news reporter. she s on the ground, at the supreme court, all day long. morrow, you have been among the protesters for hours. what are they telling you
rescinded abortion lights, and regulations, president biden commission a body of economics, and judicial efforts, to study the structure, and calm of the nation s highest court. and they focus on matters of transparency, and ethics. but, ultimately, they were brushed aside. ignored by a president, largely resistant to large scale institutional reforms. half a year later, they re calling from the bold action are saying, i told you so, including our next guest. a former federal judge, nancy gardner. judge gardner told politico, the conservative victories only happened because they can, and that is an exercise of pure power, not legal reasoning. judge gardner said, they were initially resistant for major court reforms, but after hearing testimony from legal experts, she said not only with the justices be selected to term limits, but that the number of seats on the court should now be expanded. this month, we learn damning new information, that further emphasizes the need for the
guest. former federal direct nancy gardner. judge gardner told politico the conservative victories from this term have been quote, only because they can, and that has been an exercise of pure power, not legal reasoning. judge gardner said that she was initially resisting to major court reforms but after hearing testimony of legal experts, she believes that not only should the justices be subjected to term limits, but also that the number of states on the court should now be expanded. and this month, we learned damning new information that further emphasizes the need for these major reforms of the high court. the former leader of a religious right organization told politico that he recruited a coach wealthy volunteers to wine dine and entertain conservatives supreme court justices while pushing conservative positions on abortion, homosexuality, gun restrictions, and a lot of other issues. for 1995 to 2018, he says he arranged over the years, for about 20 couples, to fly to was
yasmin vossoughian. i ll be back later with a report on the january six. hearings simone sanders starts. now greetings, you are watching simone. one of the most conservative judicial minds in america, tell us the january six committee, donald trump and his allies are still a clear and present danger to our democracy. that is happening right in front arise. plus, i have been saying, and republicans go low, it is time to go toe to toe. so i am asking, why aren t democrats changing from the we ve tops about ginni thomas and her alleged emails to trump attorney john eastman? you know, at the architect of the attempted coup. and, law versus protocol, i am very struck by how much the government functions on protocols that are not rules of law. so, we are going to dig into the difference today, and how this was on full display on january 6th. i am simone sanders, and i have something to say. e sanders, and i hav something to say all right i need you ought to listen. that the janua
To watch the Solar Eclipse but i think youre leaving the country with an important lesson. Dont be that guy. Right. Dont be that guy. Thats a life lesson for all of us. We can apply that to so many things that trump does that we could all benefit from. Just show him and just do the exact opposite. Great to see you as always. Thanks so much and enjoy the rest of your evening off. Coming up this hour, israel pulls Ground Troops from southern gaza. New talks for a Truce Happening in cairo. Many see this as a Inflection Point. Is it . President ial pressure. Talking to a House Democrat Who Cosigned A Letter to President Biden demanding he stop sending weapons to israel. Florida moving ahead with an extreme abortion lot and putting abortion axis on the november ballot. Are republicans but in florida in play for democrats . Lets do it. A major shift in israels Military Strategy as its war in gaza officially hits the six month mark after four straight months of fighting. The Israeli Defense f