the administration s position on whether judges have the power to overturn a federal law. it s a little bit of a legal class for us today. jon: civic s lesson for the whole country. jenna: it will be fun to watch. we are looking forward to the breaking news, everybody. i m jenna lee. jon: i m jon scott. days the deadline for attorney general eric holder to respond in writing to a federal judge in texas. that judge wants clarification over a bedrock principle of american government. does this administration believe in the separation and balance of powers? attorney general eric holder insists it does, saying yesterday that courts have the final day. the controvert controversy said supreme court justices deciding the fate of the healthcare law should consider a decision made by a democratic lee elected congress. shannon pwraoepb joins us how tough a point is this. reporter: they are going to have a tough, tough needle to thread. it would be unprecedented for the supreme court