Clarence thomas by his wealthy rightwing benefactors. But we begin tonight with a pop quiz. Where did president Abraham Lincoln go to law school . The answer may surprise you. And the answer is nowhere. That is correct. He was a selftaught lawyer. And yet, his judgment that seceding from the union was unconstitutional shaped the country we live in today, more than almost any other action by a u. S. President. Lincoln also had a big influence on the practice of law, Writing Notes for a law lecture in around 1850 that laid out guidelines for being a good lawyer. Such as being among other things diligent, moral, a good businessman, and above all, honest. Above all, honest. Qualities the Illinois State Bar Association says are what defines the term lincoln lawyer. The more you know. Of course, if you want to be a lawyer today, it generally requires going to law school. Only a handful of states allowia to do so without a law degree. But just because someone earns a degree doesnt necessarily
use it at home and use it up to ten weeks into a pregnancy, at litigation continues into the supreme court. the generic version of the drug made by a company called gen biopro will also continue to be available. joining me now are the president of the naral pro choice america and lisa reuben, msnbc legal analyst. lisa, i want you to go through this decision with me, because and i think ari talked about it in the previous hour what i read here is something that reads like shade. this decision talking about in recent cases the court has been lambasted for staying a district court order based on the scanty review this court gives matters on its shadow docket this opening with lots of criticism of people who have been critical of the court, is that normal? and what do you make of it this is a court that isn t getting along particularly well, joy, so you re asking me, is this normal? it hasn t been normal up through the trump presidency, and yet, we now have nine justices that a
hot texas sun. and now word of children among the victims. plus, shocking new video of a powerful blast in the war that russia started, as the u.s. and allies rush to prevent any chance of a similar fate in two other countries. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead and the paulout from the damning, stunning january 6th hearing yesterday. it is becoming more and more clear just how distressed trump and his allies seem to be in the wake of the testimony from former white house aide cassidy hutchinson. based on how relentlessly they re attacking her. nonetheless, the former top aide to the chief of staff, mark meadows, is standing by her comments. cassidy hutchinson s lawyers telling us in a statement, you re hearing about first on cnn, quote, ms. hutchinson stands by all of the testimony she provided yesterday. under oath, to the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the united states capitol. unquote. now, one mig
Nobody tells me about mike allen. Happy thursday, everyone. All right. Lets get toe t my some bearing . Trump, who recently turned 18. Yeah, well step into the political arena as a florida delegate at the republican conventio an. His dads first order of adviceo dont bang. Stormy daniels. Speaking of today in court, was crossexamined by the defense. Her testimony was a lot like her movies, you know, gripping for a minute and a hal f. And then you lose interest and click on to Something Else u. Jennifer pace of indiana passed away in march, but still won her gop Primary Election for hoe the house of representatives. Its amazing, since some women do that while alive. Illegal aliens in denver, a growing list of demandss to to their mayor. Their mayor asking for better food, medical care, shower access and nr o or physical abuse. Oh, thats not from illegal aliens. Thats from my staff. For airline employees, werebusd busted for using their ability to bypass security to smuggle millions of Do