for one of their own, the late john paul stevens. the end of the court s term is just weeks away. the whole host of consequential decisions to ter comes to an end. is this the end of roe v. wade. of law and life. at the services the judges call themself as happy family. beneath the surface, there is much more to the story. they re not only not getting along with each other. they don t like each other. it is a court at war with itself. and in the center stands chief justice john roberts. john roberts is someone who is used to winning. he s very much a just dicial conservative. not a fan of roe v. wade. but the set is keenly aware abolishing roe could tear america apart. cared more about preserving the legitimacy of the supreme court. which meant saving roe. he wasn t going to let go. months earlier. abortion justice. oral arguments in the case of dobbs versus jackson women s health center. at issue, a mississippi law that would limit but not eli
an idyllic spring morning. no hint of what is to come that night. the nine justices of the supreme court attend a memorial service for one of their own, the late john paul stevens. the end of the court s term is just weeks away. a whole host of consequential decisions to come. a bitterly divided country awaits a momentous decision. is this the end of roe v. wade? of law and of life. reporter: at the service the judges look collegial. they call themselves a happy family. beneath the surface there is much more to this story. they not only aren t getting along with each other, they don t like each other. people die! it is a court at war with itself. and in the center stands chief justice john roberts. john roberts is someone who is used to winning. he s very much a judicial conservative. not a fan of roe vs wade. but the chief is stayed to be keenly aware that abolishing roe could tear america apart. he cared more about preserving the legitimacy of th
bill: the court will decide its biggest gun case in more than a decade. at issue here a new york law that restricts conceal carry outside the home. a decision to overturn it could have a domino effect on several other blue states with similar laws. dana: religious liberty is on the docket. court taking up the case of a high school football coach fired for praying on the field. justices will decide whether that prayer is protected under the first amendment. bill: the most anticipated of all is dobbs versus jackson. that s the ruling on mississippi s 15 week abortion ban that could potentially overturn roe v. wade which would end nearly 50 years of precedent. a leaked draft in the month of may suggesting the court is ready to do just that. dana: that was ignited a wave of protests. some escalating into threats and intimidation. activists continue to march outside justice s home after an assassination attempt against brett kavanaugh. bill: inspiring dozens of attacks o
what this supreme court would decide? with a supermajority anchored by three of its youngest and most idealogical members, this court does have the chance to rewrite life in america. these people will affect our lives, our children s lives, probably our grandchildren s lives. as with the last term s abortion decision, the future may rest in the hands of one justice in particular. justice kavanaugh, for better or worse, is now the swing justice on all of those basic issues. the question is, what will justice kavanaugh do? we won t have to wait long to find out.