Justice sotomayor said, look, even though the commission may have made commissioners may have made disparaging comments about religion, this was assessed by other entities, by courts, and there was no need to say that the context here affected t case. That these two individuals did face discrimination and it should be read as that. So they were the only two that broke off, but as i say, Justice Kennedy, i think he wanted to caution everyone in the courtroom, and probably anyone reading this opinion, that this is a very small step in the case of these particular men. Again, Justice Ginsburg and sotomayor said otherwise, but i think it really opens the door to what would come next from the next case. I would just add one other thing, Justice Kennedy noted that in 2012, when this had happened, colorado was not
is interesting, how this is going to play out over the next six months or so. And i said, well, explain. He said, well, is going to bed by republicans as an effort for freedom, for
Walter shaw said this, Imagine Nixon Waiting for a stack of pardons after the watergate breakin. He has the power to put his henchmen above the law. That is what trump is telling manafort and others with the pardon of dsouza. For more, we have jim acosta an at t acosta at the white house. Reporter the president is not only considering granting pardons with celebrities, but he granted a pardon for Dinesh Dsouza and considering Martha Stewart and blagojevich. Dsouza has made offensive and racially loaded comments over the years about former president obama. The president is considering each case on merits. Here is what Deputy Raj Shah
corruption charges. And the u. S. Is Hitting Tariffs and they are hitting back. The u. S. Slapped tariffs on the eu, mexico and canada. The three had Temporary Exemptio exemptions, but the white house let those expired after it did not get what it wanted in negotiations. The goal is to help u. S. Steel workers. Metal tariffs could raise prices. Think cars,
Across the big island. Hawaiis governor joins us in a few minutes. It is 10 00 p. M. Local time in hawaii. If you have seen the pictures of this volcano, christine romans, eating everything in its wake. Welcome to early start. Authorities are saying dont come here to sight see. You can see the temptation. Amazing. It is tuesday, may 8th. 10 0 p. M. In hawaii. 4 00 a. M. In the east. Nice to see you. Breaking overnight. New York State Attorney general Eric Schneiderman, once a champion of the me too movement forced to resign after several women came forward with allegations of assault. Schneidermans resignation came hours after the report in judge the report in the new yorker. Two told they had been romantically involved with schneiderman, but violence was not consensual. Required medical attention and happened after schneiderman had been drinking. Also claiming schneiderman threatened to have her phone tapped. The attorney general saying in a tweet he engaged in role playing and other
The president is heading to a rally as hes been busy peddalig a new Conspiracy Theory. Ill talk with democratic congressman and our correspondents are standing by. Lets go with more on the roseanne drama. Abc calls her tweets abhor rere repug nants and innsistent with o values. This exploded within matter of hours and in less than day one of their top show s in shambles and big stars on the ropes. Muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby. Vj. Thats the tweet that sunk a racist empire. Twitter erupted. She quickly took it down and say i apologize to valerie jerritt and all americans. Im truly sorry for making a bed joke about her politics and looks but the damage was done. Sarah gilbert said the comments were abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew. Wanda sykes, i will not be returning to roseanne. Abc called it twits sayitweets abhorhent. You cant just stand on the front porch staring at your muslim neighbors prp. Since its return earlier this year the
In Critical Condition. Emergency crews on the scene. Days before Meghan Markle the american marrying a prince and tonight reports her father could be pulling out of the wedding and why. She was the most famous lois lane. Tonight celebrating Margot Kidder and that moment she took flight. Good evening. Great to be with you to start another week here. We begin with the first lady in the hospital. The president visiting her late today. Melania trump now recovering from surgery to treat a quote benign kidney condition. Were told shell be there the rest of the week. Abcs senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega leading us off. Reporter President Trump late today boarding marine one headed to the hospital visit to visit his wife. First Lady Melania Trump is at walter reed medical center. The white house making the surprise announcement that she is being treated for a benign kidney condition. This morning, doctors performed an embolization, a procedure to plug up a blood vessel to stop bl