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Significantly what the chief justice said. but if the case doesnt go moot or if, you know, whatever the -- whenever the court decide to hear another second amendment case. whats really at stake here is how this court and future federal courts are going to evaluate the constitutionality of gun laws. and in the last ten years, since the supreme courts blockbuster 2008 decision in district of columbia versus heller. which is what is usually called the two-part framework but there is an alternative ...

Conservative majority could rule in favor of the national rifle association and other gun right groups. joining me now from outside the supreme court is nbc justice correspondent pete williams. pete, just to underscore this, this particular legislation about which this case is based is no longer on the books. which is kind of curious that this thing has continued all the way to the supreme court. >> well, the -- the -- its continued to todays argument. after the supreme court agreed to hear the ...

Getting into the iphones and other devices that are encrypted and password protected that therapy abthey were able to take off of lev parnas and igor fruman when they were arrested back in october. so right now, they say the fbi is trying its best to get into those devices so they can turn those, the contents of those phones, back over to parnas and fruman in advance of trial. and in that delay, which could last as long as 60 days or perhaps even longer, is the reason why we dont have a trial da...

Hans nichols traveling with the president in london. up next, from increasing number of supermarkets in low income communities to expanding accessibility of school meals, 2020 presidential candidate julian castro has a sweeping plan to eradicate hunger here in the united states. he joins me next to discuss. plus, the supreme court hears its biggest second amendment case in nearly ten years. a case that tests the breadth of a persons right to keep and bear arms. we live -- were live at the suprem...

Grand jury. can settle that question as it likes and its up to the senate to decide whether its made a case. but what will be so interesting, you know, you were talking about is it an abuse of power? democrats are really focusing on this notion of bribery which is in the constitution as an impeachable offense. and the claim is that either offering the white house meeting or threatening to withhold aid is, itself, a bribe in exchange for the purported personal benefit of having an investigation i...

United states and ukraine and russia. they are going to be talking about the constitution. what are you hoping or expecting to hear thatll be impactful? >> well, itll be very interesting to see how simple the case is. as danny just said, its possible to make the case simply on the transcript itself and on the threat to withhold aid. and the fact that -- the -- the president was seeking a personal benefit. im really going to be looking at what the defense of the president and his defenders is goi...

Nature and science tells us that we can do it. >> this is the first big climate conference since the trump administration formally began the process of withdrawing from the 2015 paris climate accord. house speaker nancy pelosi, who is leading a group of congressmembers, separate from the u.s. delegation says the u.s. is still in the fight against climate change. >> we are here to say to all of you, on behalf of the house of representatives in the congress of the united states, were still in it. ...

Bucket is up for some debate. and then theres been this threat of every time that the administration stonewalls or fails to comply with a subpoena, for example, thats further evidence of obstruction. in the past impeachment inquiries in the nixon inquiry, in the clinton inquiry, obstruction was a big part of the case that the party making the impeachment allegations was making. so i think were liable to see something along those lines. but as to the specific wording, as to the specific number of...

About why this case isnt moot and it did seem from the oral argument that a majority of the justices are convinced now that theres nothing to fight over. and that this case should be dismissed. now, thats my guess based on the oral argument. you never know whats going to happen when they start talking about the ruling. but it did seem this case is fizzled out. ali. >> well, pete, if i were a betting man, i would bet on what your guesses are. thank you, my friend. pete williams for us outside the...

>> ali, so in a hearing that wrapped up just in the last few minutes and lasted about an hour. federal prosecutors saying its quote likely that they will file additional charges through whats called superseding indictment. meaning a new indictment will come on top of the one that was filed in october. that will bring forward more charges against lev parnas and igor fruman. two of rudy giulianis associates, clients, business partners, if you will. theyve been referred to a number of different way...