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If the supreme court lets that louisiana trap law stand, the one thats basically identical to the trap law of the court throughout 2016, the one that closed all those clinics in texas, if the new conservative majority in the supreme court lets the louisiana law stand, here are the places where that kind of law would likely shutdown the last clinic in the state. thats a realty we could be living next year. the court is etis to hear the case next year and raul by june. and thats what julie burkhar...

Her city an unsafe place for local doctors to practice abortion. so her work around is flying doctors in from out of state. but now the new conservative majority on the supreme court looks poised to use that very fact she cent get local doctors at her clinic as a reason to shut her down, to end abortion in wichita again. more ahead tonight in this special report. stay with us. of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c o...

Louisiana t.r.a.p. law stand, the one thats basically identical to the t.r.a.p. law of the court throughout 2016, the one that closed all those clinics in texas, if the new conservative majority in the supreme court lets the louisiana law stand, here are the places where that kind of law would likely shut down the last clinic in the state. thats a realty we could be living next year. the court is set to hear case next year and raul by june. and thats what julie burkhart is preparing for right no...

And mark the moment where we didnt know if the court would take up the politically explosive cases in an election year, but they are on all fronts. >> reporter: yeah. they are. i am just out of court. only eight justices, clarence thomas is out with the flu. ruth bader ginsburg who finished her fourth bout of cancer was there in her usual seat. she asked the first question wearing her lace collar. its hard to see how this court is going to stay outside of the political fray this year. the docket...

A decision will be coming down in all of the cases right in the middle of a presidential election. >> that makes it more important that we pay attention to it. but this is also the first time well have this new court hearing an entire session because now you have brett kavanaugh on the bench as well. >> yeah, this is the first full term for the supreme court now that it has a new conservative majority. like you said, a lot of folks are going to be watching two new justices, brett kavanaugh and...

Washington, and gorsuch really opened up to you about what he sees his role in on the court? >> hes heading into this new term, president trumps first nominee on the bench, and he sat down to discuss this book, and john, the timing is interesting here because of course the court is about to start this blockbuster term. theyre going to hear immigration cases, second amendment, lgbt rights, maybe even health care and abortion, and i asked him, i said look, many people are thrilled that youre on th...

Years ago. >> i will appoint judges who are not votes to override the judges of congress. >> franklin roosevelt tried to add more justices. supreme court packing was born. >> it was a great political disaster for him, that congress, even the vice president wouldnt support it. >> beginning in 1986, roosevelt eventually backed off his court packing plan. >> he manipulative the court in a way that was uncalled for. >> in april, just as stephen breyer the crowd he would pose shrinking the court. >> ...

Paul cowan is our legal expert. paul, there has been a lot of back and forth over this 72-hour rule dealing with a pelvic exam, planned parenthood doctors arguing there didnt need to be a pelvic exam 72 hours before a procedure because theres one that happens on the day of that procedure regardless. now were seeing this judge weigh in here, essentially just extending this even further, this decision. >> yes, it is extending it further. and just to get into the weeds a little bit, what pro-choice...

Here. i think the department of justice is involved in delaying tactics to kind of wait out the clock in the expectation a new conservative majority in the court will rule in their favor. i think thats really wishful thinking because even a conservative majority can understand the separation of powers between the branches and the need of congress to get access to information in its legitimate legislative role. >> do you have a way of stopping this question from going on the census if you guys lo...

Missouri and illinois on the far bank. and now that bridge, the eads bridge, is about to become a lifeline again for a reason that feels both very, very modern and also if youre a woman in st. louis, if youre a woman in missouri, this may well also feel sort of ancient at the same time. over the last few weeks, the republican-controlled government in missouri has come very close to ending legal abortion access in the entire state of missouri. with a new conservative majority on the u.s. supreme ...