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Will go through the same selection process as the other jurors. have they heard about it? who hasnt heard about this? i dont think the judge wants to -- >> their opinion, strong opinions. >> sure. not just enough to waive -- >> i think that the question more is not whether they have a strong opinion but whether they believe they can be fair and impartial despite having that opinion? just about everybody has an opinion about this case. >> a lot riding on potentially tomorrow, a lot could come out...

Rejected in a court of law. secondly, they are basing their claim on actions that occurred in the past under democrats in the state of texas that no longer exist. thats the same theory, eriat te court rejected just two months ago when the united states supreme court said that those patterns and practices that occurred back in the 60s and 70s have now changed dramatically across the country. let me give you one easy example and that is unlike in some northern states, in texas we have shown racial...

Theres another tidbit from the court of appeals ruling which hasnt been reported. the fact that this court of appeals had determined that the city council had not discriminated against anyone. what happened was the selection process for the people who delivered the prayers was just sort of informal local process. the people from, probably local chamber of commerce or friends of the city council recommended people and they never determined that there was any intent to discriminate against non-chr...

Plus, did the department of justice really try to change a bunch of numbers on its website and hope we didnt notice? well, we noticed. that and a collection of other political sneakiness coming up. we begin tonight with what appears to be the most restrictive voting measure passed in this country in the deep south since the voting rights act was signed in 1965. speaking of sneakiness, the bill was signed last night by north carolina governor pat mccrory, more than two weeks after it passed wit...

Hall. we begin with a legal battle brewing in north carolina over that states new voter i.d. law, considered to be one of the strictest in the country. the naacp, the aclu, and at least two other groups are pressing ahead with lawsuits challenging the sweeping new restrictions. without any formal ceremony or cameras president, north carolinas republican governor silently signed that measure yesterday afternoon. it limits early voting in the state and requires voters to show photo i.d. at the pol...

Came from amsterdam. >> after a competitive selection process, deputy timothy bickerstaff was chosen as benshas handler. sid. good girl. >> shes now living with him and his family. >> shes a great dog, very loving. she took to me right away. always looking around for me any time i leave. she loves the family already. with the limited amount of time ive had her around them has been great. theres been no problems at all. >> today, bensha will take on her first official assignment. she and deputy b...

History before this? >> what the fec is supposed to do, act like a grand jury. people bring a complaint. in this case, democrats in minnesota brought a case against a conservative group they said were violating election laws. whats supposed to happen is the sides present their case, you did, no, we didnt, and then the commission decides whether or not to proceed, basically to let loose the hound and have the investigators turn loose and go after these people, because otherwise, actually, they ca...

Of the democratic-the election process, and we have to choose between two sexual deviantses. >> neil: you have mayor and -- >> this is not just new york. >> neil: i understand but you argue, for example, that in this case, theyre mad at their wives who decide this, and thats it. >> i feel that it is the people who are directly impacted by whatever kind of behavior is going on, that need to step up. when you have a husband cheating on their wife, the wife needs to kick him up. >> neil: when hilla...

Blogging on the nation. he is about to sign the countrys worst voter registration law. 56% of north carolinians voted early. 100,000 people used same-day registration. we are talking about millions of voters who are potentially affected by these changes which are absolutely unnecessary. theres no evidence of voter fraud to justify them. the speaker of the house said it is about making voters more comfortable with the election process and the irony of this in all these voter suppression measures ...

>> yeah. i took notes on all of the jurors, the prospective jurors throughout the selection process and tried to make notes for myself about which jurors i thought would be pro prosecution and pro defense. b-37 i put down as a pro-defense juror -- prospective juror and taking notes on her, shes lived in the area 18 years, had her lawyer is a lawyer, work in the space industry. she has a daughter and has worked in her current occupation for 16 years. what i got out of that interview she did yeste...