right to abortion. roe and casey are overturned. even chief justice roberts dissented from overturning roe, saying that the court was going too far. however, he decided with the conservatives on the case at hand, upholding mississippi 15-week abortion ban. of course, overturning roe would have an immediate impact on women across the country, particularly in 13 states with so-called trigger laws. those states have already banned abortion or will in the coming days and weeks. the institute estimates that in total, 26 states are certain or at the very least, quite likely, to ban abortions. the nationwide reaction has been immediate. thousands have gathered and and cities and towns across the country to protests. this was the scene outside the supreme court today. here is what it was like in nashville and in st. louis. justice in her dissent condemned the majority decision, arguing that, quote, from the very moment of fertilization, a woman has no rights to speak of. now, other
american women s constitutional right to abortion. justice samuel alito pending the majority opinion, joined by four other conservative justices, held that, quote, the constitution does not compare a right to abortion. roe and casey are overturned. even chief justice roberts dissented from overturning roe, saying that the court was going too far. however, he decided with the conservatives on the case at hand, upholding mississippi 15 -week abortion ban. of course, overturning roe would have an immediate impact on women across the country, particularly in 13 states with so-called trigger laws. those states have already banned abortion or will in the coming days and weeks. the institute estimates that in total, 26 states are certain or at the very least, quite likely, to ban abortions. the nationwide reaction has been immediate. thousands have gathered and and cities and towns across the country to protests. this was the scene outside the supreme court today. here is what it wa
york congressman shawn patrick maloney and republican congressman of kentucky, andy barr. plus, crisis in the classroom. we re seeing so many dedicated teachers leaving the profession. the nationwide teacher shortage. i was running myself ragged. putting children s learning in jeopardy. is there anything the biden administration can do to help? i ll speak to the secretary of education miguel cordova. we did not favor. we did not flinch. and we have not given in. instead, we re delivering results for the american people. signing his massive tax health care and climate change bill. while donald trump gets a victory of his own. i believe that donald trump continues to pose a very grave threat and risk to our republic. outspoken in congress. even as multiple investigations among him and his allies heat up. joining me marc caputo. symone sanders townsend and ali vitali and republican strategist brenden buck. welcome to sunday. it s meet the press. from nbc
strained relationship between china and the united states. and on capitol hill, kyrsten sinema is in the spotlight. the arizona senator is staying sigh leapt on whether she will support a major bill for her own party. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we re going to begin with that major victory for abortion rights. voters in kansas have rejected an effort to remove the right to the procedure from the state s constitution. this marks the first time abortion rights was put to a vote since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade back in june. with the november midterms coming up, the kansas vote signals that abortion could be an energizing issue. according to an associated press estimate, turnout for yesterday s primary far exceeded other recent contests with about 900,000 kansas voters casting a ballot. president biden celebrated the win, writing in part, this vote makes clear what
to pick up and use. the minority, led by justice sotomayor, who warned today that, quote, the man in charge of enforcing laws can now just break them. ironic, isn t it? but for six in the majority, including the chief justice, the already highly controversial decision is meant to protect the presidency, writing that the framers always demanded an energetic, independent executive. we ll dig into the immediate fallout. plus, did today s legal bombshell effectively blow up jack smith s january 6th case against former president trump? what the decision said about the evidence smith can and can t use against the former president if the case gets to trial. it s not just d.c., could the cases in florida and georgia be wiped away, too? as the former president celebrates what he s calling a big win for democracy, a big decision awaits the current president. stay in the race or step aside after thursday s disastrous debate? i ll ask one of biden s top advisers what it s going to ta