Could bring about some major changes, including whats posted to social media. Were going to find out for the first time whether the Supreme Court thinks the platforms have First Amendment protections in this law. Professor and Supreme Court expert digs into the docket with me and explores the potential impact on social media. Consumer protections and gun laws, plus, a dad on a mission to end teen suicide. Absolutely. Are we going to speak up how his sons memory is pushing him to talk directly to High Schoolers about doing whats most difficult, asking for help. But first, imagine being a person without a country. It feels like youre invisible. It feels like you dont belong anywhere. That story coming up. Now on matter of fact. Today, millions of people around the world are living in limbo without a country they can legally claim theyre the socalled stateless. The un defines them as someone who is, quote, not considered as a national by any state under operation of its law. So how does that happen . And our special correspondent joey chen introduces us to two stateless People Living here in the us and explores the challenges they face addressing their unusual immigration status. In a city where its easy to feel lost among strangers. Danah abdulaziz is very clear. This is where she belongs. Us. Yes, i love new york. This is my home, just five years old. When her family moved from kuwait, danah grew up shopping in bodegas, strolling boulevard with the bestie. And when you hear me talk, i sound like a new yorker, she raised, as she wrote in a recent essay, a new yorker to the core. Theres something that you wouldnt know about me, though. Im stateless. So what are you a citizen of . Im a citizen of nowhere. I not recognized as a citizen of any country in this world. Her native country only grants citizenship to those born to kuwaiti fathers. But annas is among the persecuted minority bedoon, which left her without the right to kuwaiti citizenship. If i didnt choose to be stateless, i didnt choose to be born stateless. I didnt choose to come to the United States and be stuck here. As surreal as it sounds, danah is one of more than 200,000 People Living stateless in the us. People like like Karina Ambartsoumian clough, whose soviet birth certificate is her sole proof of existence. Why is this document so important to you . This is the only document i have from the country i was born in and her birth in what is now odessa, ukraine. Spain so youre a citizen of ukraine . I am not. Well, youre not a citizen of ukraine, are you a citizen of the United States . Im not. Are you a citizen of russia . No. Karina was just eight when her family arrived in the states. In a simple twist of geopolitical fate, the soviet union fell while Us Immigration courts were considering the familys bid for asylum. They were denied and told theyd be deported. Once you are denied asylum, you are on final removal proceedings. Thats thats law. And your parents tried to cooperate . Yeah, of course. Of course. They were ordered to go to the Ukrainian Embassy to to retrieve travel documents. And thats exactly what we did. And thats what we were told. Sorry. We dont recognize you. You couldnt even get deported. I could not even get deported because there was nowhere to deport you to. Right. In the 37 years since karinas learned the daily indignities of being stateless, it was hard to get an id for me. I couldnt get a bank account. I couldnt even get a cell phone. There were certain buildings i couldnt enter because i didnt have an id, like if the post office had my package, i couldnt get it. The stateless fear ice enforcement, even when they comply with immigration rules, karinas parents were forced to wear ankle monitors. Danas family faced a predawn raid that landed them in detention for months. But what may be the biggest challenge for the stateless is simply making their plight known. There was no way for me to figure it out. It was just so lonely. Karina now leads an Organization Called the united stateless seeking. Support from the womens Funding Network and other groups and making the case to lawmakers in washington that the stateless need special immigration status to end this issue in the us, we need congress to pass the stateless protection act. After decades in limbo. Resolution cant come soon enough for the stateless living, both in plain sight and unseen. I am not free, but i am technically free, but not free. So yes, i. I feel like im in prison. In new york, im joey chen, for matter of fact. Joey chen joins us now. Great piece, joey. Lets talk a little bit about the congressional action that needs to happen to help these folks. Yeah, you know, its interesting because the Biden Administration this year did change some policy that should make it a little bit easier for the stateless to get recognition in the immigration courts. But beyond that, theyre going to need more help from congress to really be able to get their status adjusted. You mentioned in your piece a lot about the day to day scenario, but what are some of the bigger restrictions for these folks . Think about our daily lives and how dependent we are on having identification, citizenship, lack of citizenship, of course, means that you dont have a passport. So for anybody who wants to go back to their native land to see relatives or anything like that, it cant be done. But also it made it very difficult for these individuals, als, to even get a drivers license or any kind of state id, and that can really reflect on you in a very daily way, may not be able to work in karinas case, her family was able to get special authorization to work. Both of her parents doing that were able to start small businesses. They paid taxes, fees. They paid into the system. They did all the things they were supposed to do. But then they couldnt claim social security. Their daughters couldnt get student loans. They cant get loans for house, anything like that. So it really plunges them into this status that they cant get out of and really need help to just sort of stuck. Joey chen, thank you so much. Thanks, soledad. Next on matter of fact, the high court takes up social media. These cases are not just about the specific issue. We explore what their decision means for what you read online. And his son took his own life. I always realized that maybe daniel didnt die in vain. A fathers hope that his sons story can save lives is plus cash or credit. How some cities are making sure you still have the option when youre watching. Matter of fact, americas number one nationally syndicated Public Affairs newsmagazine. A new supreme co when moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis takes you off course. Put it in check with rinvoq, a oncedaily pill. When i wanted to see results fast, rinvoq delivered rapid symptom relief and helped leave bathroom urgency behind. 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The justices are hearing arguments in several cases that could impact everything from our use of social media to our protections as consumers. Its worth noting this follows a term in which the court made decisions that overturned precedent, like with the Dobbs Decision repealing roe v wade. Rickpildes is a constitutional. Law professor at New York University school of law. Its so nice to have you with us. Very glad to be with you, soledad thank you. All right, lets dive in with the first case involving the Consumer Financial protection bureau. So at the heart of it is how its funded. Why does that matter . The constitution says that all money out of the treasury has to be appropriated by congress. So when this bureau was set up, which was elizabeth warrens idea after the financial crisis, she wanted this to be as independent of the political process as possible. Congress passed a statute out with the Federal Reserve being the entity that provides money to this bureau. And the challenge now is that bureaus or agencies cant be funded in this way. The money has to come kind of directly through congressional appropriate actions. And if this challenge is upheld, it would mean that a lot of federal agencies, particularly ones in the financial area, would be potentially unconstitutional, including the Federal Reserve itself, lets say. They say, in fact, okay, congress has to fund you. The real worry is politicizing that bureau. Absolutely. The bureaus returned Something Like 17 billion in money to consumers over its lifetime based on findings of fraud or manipulation and the like. But if congress has to fund this every year and make a decision about it, the bureau is absolutely at risk because of the republican resistance to this bureau. Okay. Lets talk about the social media case thats before the court. Spell out in laymans terms what its about. So this is the most important case involving social media that the Supreme Court has heard. It involves the basic question of whether government can regulate the platforms or whether the platforms themselves have a First Amendment rights that protect them from government regulation. When youve said its its sort of like railroad roads or utilities, thats a great way to put it. So the states of florida and texas say youre like a railroad, youre a monopoly, youre a common carrier for. And common carriers traditionally have had obligations to serve everybody on equal terms. The platforms say, no, were engaged. When we do content moderation, were engaged in decisions like newspaper or other editors. And so the First Amendment protects us when we make these decisions. What potentially are the big implications here . Well, theyre implications all over the place. So for the election process, which is what i study in particular, the platforms have been very active. They were in 2020 and taking down misinformation or disinformation about the election in its unclear under these laws that texas and florida have passed whether the platforms would continue to be able to do that. Their scientific information about vaccines, the platforms took down wrong information about the vaccines. Will they be able to continue to do that with other issues that are in the science realm . Its incredibly broad. Whats at stake in these cases. Theres a Second Amendment case before the court, which is basically can somebody who has a Domestic Violence risk training order against them actually own a gun . Whats going on here is the Supreme Court changed the doctrine in this area in a dramatic way a year ago in this case called bruen. And what the court said then is the only regulations of guns that are permitted are ones that are considered potent with history and tradition in the United States. Now, domestic restraining orders never existed until the 1970s. Is there a giant implication about gun rights generally as this case goes through . This is going to be the first time the court gives more connor comment on how this new standard about the role of history and tradition applies to various kinds of gun regulations. Rickpildes is at nyu school of law. Thank you for talking with me. Appreciate it. Glad to be here. Coming up, if theres a good chance ive helped people, how this man is turning a tragic loss into a powerful message for teenagers and why some cities are preventing businesses from going cashless. Welcome back. To matter of fact, in the year 2021, more than 20 of american teenagers said they seriously considered suicide. Thats from the cdcs latest survey. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death among 10 to 14 year olds and remains one of the leading causes of death among college students. Suicide leaves families shattered. Jeff olson, a former High School Football coach, knows this pain all too well. He lost his 19 year old son, daniel, to suicide, and since then, jeff has been on a mission. Our correspondent Jessica Gomez traveled to michigan to see how hes encouraging young people to speak up about their Mental Health struggles. I never thought this would be something that i would be doing, but it evolved and its something that needs to be out there. Its almost like going and coaching a game. Its go time. Its time to be at your best. Jeff olson, a High School Teacher and former football coach, as he often does. Olson is taking the day off of teaching to visit another high school. This one more than an hour from home. I really believe this is allowed me to have a platform to explain what my son and what so many people are are going through. Olson calls his son daniel an all american kind of kid with lots of friends and gifted athletically. Danny olson, a great dual threat quarterback, can run in pass. Hes really the leader. He was an all state quarterback who took his small town Football Team with his dad at the helm to the state championship his senior year. The end zone and its caught for a touchdown. But few knew inside daniel was suffering from anxiety and depression. His family later found out the symptoms started in sixth grade. He actually wrote a paper when he was a senior in high school that thats when he felt it started. But he did what so many other people do. He fought it on his own in silence for for five years until the spring of his junior year. He came to us. It was a track meet and he just broke down. And he said, i need help. Despite medication and therapy, all of which, olson says his family kept quiet halfway through daniels freshman year in college, where he was playing football. He had to drop out. Months later, daniel took his own life. And i remember this clear as day, two days after he passed away, sitting in a funeral home. Are we going to tell people . The answer was absolutely. Are we going to tell people . Absolutely. Are we going to speak up . If this was soledad you open . If people understood how common this illness is and they knew the words to say, what if he would have got help . Thats when the bricks fall. I guess showing a documentary about his sons story. Olsons goal to reach kids as early as middle school, helping them understand what they may be feeling and how to ask for help. And that way people understand and have more compassion. Bruen if you have to miss a practice, if you have to miss a day of school to get help. Thank you guys for being such a great audience. Hopefully you learn something today. Thank you. When you know youre able to impact some of these kids youre speaking to, what goes through your mind . I always realized that maybe daniel didnt die in vain. You know, hes doing good work right now through us. Work he hopes is life saving for someone elses child in dickenson county, michigan, for matter of fact, im Jessica Gomez. If you or someone you know might be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text. The 988 suicide and crisis lifeline line. Its those three digits nine eight, eight ahead read on matter of fact, its printed on your money. This note is legal tender for all debts. So why are some businesses saying no to your cash . Plus, we need the bees a look at a volunteer effort to save these pollinators to stay up to date with matter of fact, sign up for our newsletter at matteroffacttv. Changing form in this country. Our first United States coins were minted in 1792. Then came dollar notes. More than 60 years later, in 1861. But beyond that, how many people carry an actual wallet with physical cash in it . I mean, i do, but most people dont contact less purchases increase during the pandemic because, of course, they were safer. 41 of americans say in a typical week, none of their purchases are paid for with cash, and thats up 17 in seven years, according to pew research. Well, now many stores are refusing to take cash, demanding credit cards or tap to pay. Owners say its faster and its more secure. Critics argue cashless policies block access for a large section of the population, including close to 6 million us households that dont have a bank account. Well, now some states and cities have cashless bans in place, and those include massachusetts, rhode island, new york city, philadelphia and san francisco. As of this weekend, washington, d. C. Will join that list. Atlanta and los angeles are also pushing for similar cashless prohibitions. Still ahead on matter of fact, you cant save the bees if you dont know where they are, how you can help track these important pollinators. 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Learn how abbvie could help you save. The bees, you have to find them first. And thats where the bumble bee atlas comes in. Its a Community Science project that gathers data needed to track and conserve wild bumble bees, the so called atlas was started by a biologist with the nonprofit the Xerces Society for invertebrate conservation. And heres how it works. Volunteers spread out all over the Country Armed with a net vials and an identification guide. They catch a bee, turn it over to scientists who then categorize them and keep a record. North america has about 50 different bumble bee species, but about a quarter of the population is at risk of extinction. And we need the bees. Theyre important pollinators of wild flowering plants and crops. The Atlas Project has had some success this year. Washington state department of fish and wildlife has announced a plan to help conserve eight at risk species in the state. 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