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Made the argument of doing away with a second amendment but then again, youve spent a lot of time at the "new york times" being as provocative as possible. so would you agree with justice stevens to just get rid of the second amendment? >> i think its an idea that needs to be put on the table. look, we repealed the 18th amendment quite wisely, the 13th and 14th and 15th amendment of the constitution significantly rewrite the body of the constitution, all of us agree that is essential and right. ...

Days after he was found not guilty in a double murder trial, however, hernandez was already serving a life sentence without parole for killing his former friend odin lloyd in 2013. lets talk it over with danny savales. danny, would the hernandez family have a strong case against the prison over this suicide? >> it depends. prison officials can violate the 8th amendment but only when they are deliberately indifferent to the serious medical needs of an inmate n the in the case of suicide that mean...

For joining us. >> thank you. >> let me make sure i have this right. two court rulings tonight. theres a restraining order apparently blocking all the executions by blocking the use of one of the drugs. but before that tonight there was a separate order that blocked the execution of your client, bruce ward. do i have that right in terms of the separate cases here? >> yes, thats correct. the arkansas supreme court granted our emergency stay of execution tonight so that they can ensure theyre stil...

Coupled with that, a sedative the state uses in the lethal injection cocktail was set to expire in two weeks and governor asa hutchinson says that arkansas had to act. . >> theres been a 25-year nightmare for the victim thats had had to deal with this and now its time for that justice to be carried out. >> only texas has executed eight people in one month. they did that back in the 90s twice and the near number of executions that arkansas was planning on brings a lot of questions. >> the danger ...

I dont want any of the parties in that action and were not involved in that, but i think thats right. thats the arguments theyve made. i do know weve spent four days in federal court this week putting on a case, showing that midazolam is certainly going to cause a problematic and painful execution and will violate the 8th amendment. >> scott bray determination attorney for bruce ward who was slated for execution on monday. mr. brayden was able to get his client an emergency stay of execution ton...

Execution and will violate the 8th amendment. >> scott bray determination attorney for bruce ward who was slated for execution on monday. mr. brayden was able to get his client an emergency stay of execution tonight in the arkansas supreme court. mr. brayden, i know this is an incredibly tense time thanks for lets go us know. place stay in touch with us over the weekend. >> thank you for your interest in this. >> arkansas has made a remarkable decision to try to do a mass execution. they want to...

One of the drugs. the drug company is saying they do not consent to it being used in this way. can you give us any of your understanding in terms of the legal fight over the drugs themselves? >> honestly, i dont know much more about it than you do. i dont want any of the parties in that action and were not involved in that, but i think thats right. thats the arguments theyve made. i do know weve spent four days in federal court this week putting on a case, showing that midazolam is certainly goi...

Considering mr. wards case whether its competent to be executed under the 8th amendment. >> how long do you expect this stay to be in effect? >> i expect the arkansas supreme court will consider this matter with the gravity that they do and these issues that theyve always done. i suspect that the stay that theyve entered here is allow full consideration which would contemplate 40 days worth of briefing at least and probably an oral argument. i think if they meant to do otherwise, they would have...

But before that tonight there was a separate order that blocked the execution of your client, bruce ward. do i have that right in terms of the separate cases here? >> yes, thats correct. the arkansas supreme court granted our emergency stay of execution tonight so that they can ensure theyre still considering mr. wards case whether its competent to be executed under the 8th amendment. >> how long do you expect this stay to be in effect? >> i expect the arkansas supreme court will consider this m...

Coming this week. this is not news. this is not news and this guy is going to -- i think this guy is going to sale through. theyre going to blow it up republicans like to call it the reid rule. neal gorsuch will be the next supreme court justice and theres nothing wrong with him so far as we have seen. its what what he represens. to ask some untraditional questions of this judge. to ask him about the ninth amendment but are there rights that are reserved for people. are you going to do what scal...