that argument. there is some evidence to suggest that. any evidence to suggest the presidency was what they were focused on? there is some evidence of that. people saying we don t want jefferson davis to be elected president and one of the drafts of section three specifically mentioned the presidency and vice presidency. it wasn t the final inaction. it wasn t final but there was concern by some people about con federal insurrectionists ascendsing to the presidency. we didn t want to make a a history argument. the other side can come back and throw this counter evidence back in our face. we wanted to focus more on the text of the constitution. it was a compromise provision that was enacted in section three. let me ask you another question about the states because you have forcefully made an argument about the states not being able to enforce section three. so if we agree with you on that, what happens next? i thought you also wanted us to end the litigation so is
you. dana: the supreme court now just moments away from handing down new rulings as we await decisions on several high-profile cases and welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino and bill hemmer has the day off. great to be with you. aishah: i m aishah hosni. it is rare for the supreme court to issue decisions three days in a row but with 14 cases remaining on the docket opinions are set to be released today, tomorrow, and friday. and we actually won t know until tomorrow if more days might be added as well next week. here are some of the big cases we re waiting for. dana: everything from presidential immunity that could shape the future of u.s. politics to abortion and social media censorship. we have the legal team standing by and thank goodness for that. andy mccarthy and jonathan turley, waiting outside the court chief legal correspondent shannon bream. good morning, here we go. 14 cases left. everybody has immunity at the top of their list. w