ago ketanji brown jackson was sworn in as the newest justice and first black woman in the court s history. but while she brings new diversity to the court, she won t change the ideological makeup and that s a big issue for those concerned with a string of decisions are just the start of a broader push, reshaping the cultural face of america. and it was roe today that pushed president biden to reverse his long held position. now calling on congress to carve out an exception to the 60-vote filibuster and pass new laws that would protect abortion rights. i believe we have to codify roe v. wade in the law and the way to do that is to make sure the congress votes to do that. and if the filibuster gets in the way, it s like voting rights, it should be, we provide an exception for this, require an exception to the filibuster for this action. his speech came just hours before two new decisions. the first actual delivering a win for the biden administration ruling that it acted pr
woman to serve on the supreme court. all the members of the court, i am pleased to welcome justice jackson to the court and to our common calling. [ applause ] her elevation to justice coming at an incredibly politically fraught moment for that court following the conservative-leaning bodies overturning of roe v. wade. joining me is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams, nyn professor and former law clerk melissa murray, and politico author eugene daniels. appreciate you joining us on this. pete, before we get to the history-making moment, i want to talk specifically about the two decisions that came down, really kind of a split decision for the biden administration here. reporter: that s true. the easier one to talk about is the remain in mexico program. supreme court said the biden administration went about it the right way trying to end this program that was launched during the trump administration. that required the government to send asylum seekers back
i m investing in my dog s health and happiness. get started at longlivedogs.com hey, good to be with you. i m yasmin vossoughian in for katy tur. you got a split decision for the biden administration today at the supreme court on the final day of its term. in one ruling the court sided with the biden administration allowing it to scrap the trump remain in mexico immigration policy. details and reaction on that is straight ahead. also, in a second ruling, a setback. the court agreeing with a group of red states and coal companies with the epa s efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. also at the supreme court, a history-making day. just a couple hours ago now, justice ketanji brown jackson sworn in as the first black