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The courts. so, why do it? and what can ordinary citizens and the white house, and the justice department, and even the fda do, when this ruling is out? i have just the folks to ask. joining us now, melissa murray, law professor at new york university, and co-host of the strict scrutiny podcast. also with us, alicia wells, cofounder and co-director of the nonprofit group, plan c. melissa, let me just start with you, in terms of what you think the biden administration can and should do. isnt all ...

And its having some success in the court. i mean, what is your estimate of what this does, in terms of pressure for the federal republican party, which is to say congressional republicans to move forward on the federal ban? >> i think we will see if the republicans get control of congress that the next election, they will surely be -- the question will be whether there is a president and blaze who is willing to enact it and sign it. again, you are exactly right. this is an episode of minority ru...

When. and the courts will decide on this soon. do you agree with that, that if this is a delay tactic, its not gonna work in mike pences favor? >> yes, i think thats right, alex. i mean, you know, the judge, luttig, is a lion in the conservative, legal community. its really fascinating for him to take such a public stand on this issue, especially as you said, he was the one advising mike pence back on january 6th. and now, to make this bold statement. i think its right. i mean, you know, mike pe...

Also be called into question, if this judge rules that mifepristone should be taken off the market nationally. just a few hours ago, the lead plaintiff in the case filed a response case to the fda and mifepristone manufacture. this response is expected to be the last filing before the judges rule again on that preliminary injunction. a team of producers is watching this case very closely this evening, so we can bring you the latest if and when we have that ruling. now, if the judge decides to bl...

Commentary and conversations while he was president at the senate that day. but luttig goes on to make the point that, you know, mr. smith, jackson at the special counsel, wants to know about pences communications and interactions with the president, trump, before, during, and perhaps during the vote count, which are entirely fair game for a grand jury investigating possible crimes against the united states. theres plenty of it happening outside of his role as president of the senate, that the s...

Neither politically motivated nor designed to strengthen president bidens political hand in 2024. that is the jarring dissonance between the subpoena and mr. pences characterization of it. it is mr. pence who has chosen to politicize the subpoena, and not the doj. the legal titan who advised vice president pence and the most perilous moment of his career is now publicly questioning pences legal strategy, which is probably as good as mine as any than his legal argument maybe perhaps. joining us n...

Insurrectionists and spreads big lies to the american people. having voted not to certify the election of president biden and, in fact, hes one of those extreme maga republicans in the house focused on baseless conspiracy theories. >> yes, the xenophobia and the nativism and the race baiting is not even subtle in the commentary, calling you a ringleader, suggesting you are dragging along other chinese american members, and you are not loyal, either loyal or competent, questioning your ability to...

Antiabortion movement has fired up. and its having some success in the court. i mean, what is your estimate of what this does, in terms of pressure for the federal republican party, which is to say congressional republicans to move forward on the federal ban? >> i think we will see if the republicans get control of congress that the next election, they will surely be -- the question will be whether there is a president and blaze who is willing to enact it and sign it. again, you are exactly righ...

Political environment. and i will say, i mean the early voting numbers in states across the country do reflect the polls that we see, which is that 75 or 70% of people are very enthused and very eager to vote in this election. so the question is, what side does it come on? i know i havent really given -- tipped my hand in what i think or what these people think but republicans and democrats see this race as being completely different. >> and campaigning differently. lets talk about election deny...

How do justice department lawyers surmount that? in this way, katy. privileges whether executive privilege or attorney-client privilege are not in vialable, they are not invincible, and we know from the 1974 supreme court court case, u.s. v nix physician you have an ongoing federal criminal grand jury investigation, or some other compelling reason to sort of puncture the privilege, then the privilege gives way. now, you have to litigate it. sometimes you have to litigate it on a question by ques...