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investigation -- >> that is what jack smith is going in for, absolutely, this is it, this is the big show. >> what we are learning today about new subpoenas in the documents case. >> i get everything right and they indicted me. >> -- when all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from new york. im chris hayes. today in a landmark ruling that overturns decades of precedent, sweeping aside generations of arguments about racial justice and equality, the supreme court in a 6 to ...

standardized tests and their grades and then they argued with harvard and north carolina that they were starting to only allow a certain percentage of them to come to the school at some of the most prestigious colleges in the country. this is a big deal. chief justice roberts writing in his decision "many universities have for too long done just the opposite. in doing so, they have concluded wrongly that the touchstone of an individuals identity is not challenges bested, skills built o...

well tell you what theyre the best at when it comes to foreign dealings and making big million dollar deals with these companies. the shakedown that is also suggested yet another one in these new text messages basically send us money or else. thats coming. but first, daniel penny, the marine veteran facing criminal charges for the death of jordan neely on a new york subway pled not guilty moments ago at his arraignment. >> daniel penny killed a man. >> daniel penny wont be the only one...

amendment. now effecting millions of students and colleges across the country. justice clarence thomas, who has acknowledged affirmative action helped him, against the policy now, describing a color blind constitution. justice ketanji brown jackson, the courts first black woman justice, calling the decision, quote, a tragedy for us all. saying deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life. tonight, president biden, again saying this is not a normal court, when asked a ques...

might see? >> here is what we know. inside the courtroom our producer is behind me and we have two boxes. we should be getting multiple opinions today. 6 or 7 left depending how you count them. some are coupled up together. now we wait. it is the last of the term. the end of the term. we think they may add tomorrow to be the final day. we have affirmative action in higher ed., can you use race in considering applicants? a huge battle waged for decades. you have the student loan debt re...

so trump has some things he needs to do with the establishment types. it remains to be seen how the grassroots will hold on to mccormick, but thats where we were going, and we will be soon enough. >> reporter: thank you so much. national political reporter for new york times, charlie dent, former publican congressman from pennsylvania and executive director and vice president of the congressional program at the aspen institute. coming, up nikki haley has a big endorsement this morning,...

the supreme courts six three decision striking down the use of racial preferences in college admissions. biden was sentpreferen out by wr winds him up to lie. aff affirmative action is so s misunderstood. many people wrongly believe that affirmative action allows unequal white students, unqualified students to be admitted ahead of qualifie d. this is not this is not how college admissions work. >> now, the white house comms people arent that ignorant.w th they know the truth that the e...

that aside, its as emphatic anm definitive as conservatives hoped and progressives feared. its the way that the 14th amendment was color blind, jackson and others, nonsense., look at what the 14th amendment achieved. brown versust board of educati, likewise. nonsense says the dissent. it was race sensitive. the 14th amendment must be race sensitive. then theres this world s worl viewpoint, there they are like t ships passing in the night. one side says, look at the worlt today an...

dangerously for american women post-roe and a hot off the presses economic stump speech that debuted yesterday in chicago. and all of that just since saturday. without further ado, the 46th president of the united states, joe biden. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> this is very exciting for us. >> exciting for me. >> you said today -- and i know that you have a lot of power but i cant imagine you manufactured the breaking news about the court. you say this court...

good afternoon, im lindsey reiser in for chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york city. breaking news, affirmative action struck down. president biden as you just heard that finished speaking on the landmark supreme court decision and the potential long lasting consequences at colleges, universities, and students across this country. the court ruling on a pair of challenges to policies at harvard and unc, that the schools can no longer look at race during the admissions process....