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this is a culmination of an anonymously long and contentious debate gives it a sense about the importance of this decision as you look back over 50 years. >> it is profoundly important. justice mentioned in his opinion, that decision roe v wade is primarily response over the culture war that ensued. it did a normative damage to the cultural view get these scenes. was justice byron white said from the dissent from that decision it was a raw exercise of judicial power. that is quite the ...

rights become a central issue in the upcoming november midterms. the big picture tonight-- the states where abortion will be banned. were in wisconsin, where one clinic turned away 70 women with abortion appointments. driving more than 20 hours for an abortion-- were in a so-called surge state, where they expect a nearly 400% increase in patients. why the head of planned parenthood calls it a healthcare crisis. and finally, what all parties agree on-- that the fight is not over. the pa...

politics nation. the focus on scotus. afua right now the conservative members of the supreme court are signaling that this court will not be moved by the times in which we live, but driven by history regardless of how distant. and yesterday, as expected, the court issued its five for conservative majority decision to overturn roe v. wade. in doing so, up ending 50 years of federal protections for abortion rights. in response, this weekend, our cities are erupting in protest. here in ne...

this law of the land. it says, "no person in the united states shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in being denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." again, in honor of this anniversary, we unveiled a portrait which will hang in the halls. its about our first. the first -- shes actually the first woman of color to serve in the congress. so shes honored for her first burt...

there have been protests over the country, they were largely peaceful. as some states move to restrict abortion rights, some are moving to protect access and funding. some major companies are pledging to provide support. there are questions this morning about the future of other court-determined rights. the consenting opinion from clarence thomas calls for the court to reconsider precedence on contraception and same-sex marriage. >> we have cnn justice correspondent jessica snyder. how...

the most important thing. what they are finding not just tory voters sitting on their hands but tory activists, unable to defend the prime minister. unable to leafleting campaign in quite the way they used to and i think, if that is what is the driving force, then it is going to be very difficult for boris johnsons cabinet colleagues and other senior tories, johnsons cabinet colleagues and otherseniortories, in johnsons cabinet colleagues and other senior tories, in spite of what they ...

presidential election. and that is terrifying. >> damaging testimony against former president donald trump as officials inside the justice department detail how he tried to weaponize the department to steal the election. plus positive news for ukraine as the european council finally says okay to them becoming an official to join the eu. were live this hour in brussels. and growing doubt over boris johnsons future as his party loses two high elections. >> live from london, this is "...

on girls and womens reproductive autonomy. cnn is live as crowds swell outside the supreme court. plus, the widespread impact, where trigger laws now or soon will make abortion entirely illegal for any girl or woman regardless of circumstances. >> also on this monumental day, the first major gun safety legislation in decades on its way to the white house for president bidens signature. how democrats and republicans came together to compromise. welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper....

we begin with the fallout from the historic supreme court ruling. the conservative majority overturned roe v. wade and ended the constitutional right to an abortion. in a narrow vote, this decision reverses nearly 50 years of court precedent. the reaction was swift and emotional. everything from victory celebrations to outrage outside of the nations highest court. writing for the majority, justice samuel alito argued quote, roe was egregiously wrong from the start, its reasoning was ex...

fentanyl meth and cocaine at all these other drugs that are killing 300 americans a week. the latest coming up and we will bring you all the low lights from karine jean-pierres hard-hitting interview in case you missed it on "the view" yesterday which despite the softball questions, was a big challenge for the brand-new white house secretary. look at your screen, they say you miss 100% of the shots you dont take but if you are kamala harris, the same it might be true for 100% of the sh...