christian graphic designer and against a law protecting members of the lgbtq community. potentially opens the door to more cases including those dealing with same-sex marriage. plus, is there a plot to assassinate under way? ukraine says the kremlin is planning to kill the leader of the wagner mercenary army. it s one reason why yevgeny prigozhin may be in hiding as the aftermath of his mutiny plays out. we are following these major developing stories and many more coming in to cnn news center. two more landmark supreme court rulings dropped today. one addressing the intersection of gay rights, religious liberty, and free speech. the other affecting the bank accounts of millions of americans. that was the 6-3 ruling blocking president biden s student loan forgiveness program. the other also a 6-3 conservative majority. the court limiting lgbtq protections, ruling that a wedding website designer who is christian can refuse to make sites for same-sex couples based on free s
today on inside politics, two new rulings, two 6-3 decisions, two more sweeping changes to american life. the supreme court tilts the scales to the right on speech versus gay rights and on a signature biden policy to zero out student debt. plus, the ruling sparked fury in congress and celebration on the gop campaign trail. republicans say the justices ruled correctly. democrats say they are controlled by the maga right. and justice versus justice. the final day of the term sees another pair of on-the-bench trading jabs over law and life. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, it is a new world defined by new math. 6-3, the supreme court ends its session with two more decisions and two more clear reminders that elections have consequences. donald trump put three justices on the bench, neil gorsuch, brett kavanaugh, and amy coney barrett. they have all ruled in the last two days to push the country right in ways that many of you will
down president biden s plan to cancel or reduce up to $20,000 in student loan debt for tens of millions of americans. republicans hailing the decision, but the president firing back. i think the court misinterpreted the constitution. and the new ways the white house says they will help borrowers. the court ruling in favor of a web designer who argued her free speech rights shield her from having to create websites for same-sex couples. the fallout tonight. the great holiday escape. this week s travel nightmare easing for some as one airline still struggles. travel getting levels it hasn t seen in years. as parts of the country deal with severe weather including a new tornado threat, unhealthy air and oppressive heat. after the deadly implosion of the sub exploring the titanic, we talk to leading researchers about t the safetyty of sesearching the ocean s depths. in hollywood now it s the actors who might strike at midnight poised toto shutut down filmlm and tv p
[inaudible] [screaming] ladies of the view were upset they fled the country and did the show from the bahamas. watch. you better hope that they don t come for you, clarence and say you should not be married to your wife who happens to be white. [applause] nobody said well, you are not in the constitution, you are back to be a quarter of a person. jesse: by the way the ladies of the view probably didn t run this by their travel agents but abortion is illegal in the bahamas. just thought you should know that. and the politician who may as well be a co-host on the view sounded exactly as you would expect the mayor of chicago to sound. ing if you thomas he said [bleep] clarence thomas. clarence thomas. he said that we are going to stand idly by why they take our rights? jesse: when you have the biggest unit in chicago, they let you say whatever you want. so how did the media cover the reaction on the streets to the decision? well, the same way they covered the bl
lawrence, and oberfeld as well as interracial marriage. jessica schneider is with us. the court made interesting calls this morning in other cases, including ones they chose not to take up. what have we learned so far? a flurry of activity as we end the term, guys. the supreme court just a while ago issuing orders. these are decisions on which cases they will and won t take next term. notably, the court has decided not to take a case that would have revisited the standard for libel. since 1964, new york times versus sullivan, they had to prove actual malice. so they are not taking that case next term. we are awaiting some big decisions on religious liberties, immigration, the power of the epa when it comes to climate change. checking on all that now and we ll come back with you guys in a few minutes. okay, jessica schneider, thank you very much. joining us is caroline kitchener, national reporter focused on the politics of abortion for the washington post. good to h