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The court overturn roe. and you mentioned the states like kansas that have abortion rights as part of their constitution. but other states dont have those laws necessarily. what makes you think that your lawsuits have a chance in reversing any of this in states that are going forward trying to ban or severely restrict abortion? >> well, let me start with the fact that, i mean, our immediate concern is to be able to keep clinics open and abortion providers to be able to provide the services to th...

Liberty. but they also got every state, which has a constitution. and some of those state constitutions have already been held to protect abortion rights. and some were asking for the court to find that in their state constitution. and we also have other claims in some of the cases like louisiana where they have not one, not two, but three trigger laws. its vague which one is even in place. so, there are other legal and good grounds for challenging these laws. and the fact that the supreme court...

As available as possible and states shouldnt be able to block it. so, i think the administration is still thinking about what are all the possible ways to do it. and the one that i just talked about with the public health emergency is one of the ways available to the administration. >> ive got to ask you about this. the supreme court has left it up to the states to decide the legalities of abortion. isnt what is happening exactly what the supreme court intended? and if so, i mean, what youre doi...

Give state legislatures complete authority to set the rules for federal elections without supervision by the state courts or state constitutions. elie, what do you think the potential impact of that could be, and how could that fundamentally change how america votes? >> so this is a big deal, jim. its flying a little bit under the radar because its up for next term now. now, the united states constitution, our federal constitution says that its up to state legislatures how they will cast their v...

Quote, the supreme court on thursday said it will consider what would be a radical change in the way federal elections are conducted, giving state legislatures sole authority to set the rules for contests even if their actions violated state constitutions and resulted in extreme partisan gerrymandering for congressional seats. even if their actions violated state constitutions. republicans argued that the courts have no rights to second-guess state legislatures when it comes to federal elections...

That is what we expect once this tro expires in only a couple of weeks in texas. thanks so much. good to have you on today. its a few days since this decision we have seen judges strike down abortion bans on the violation of state constitutions. i wonder if you see that as a path forward here for preserving abortion rights in some states. >> it will be a path in some state but not others. other state courts are reversing their found the right to abortion protected by the state

Gorsuch, so the court should take the case up, but they were in the minority. well, today ends this years term, the court agreed to hear one case from north carolina for next term, which could have cataclysmic repercussions. the washington post writes, quote, the supreme court on thursday said, it will consider what would be a radical change in the way federal elections are conducted, giving state legislatures the sole authority to set the rules for contests, even if their actions violated state...

Rejected a challenge to the biden administrations attempts to end trumps remain-in-mexico policy, which sent migrants seeking refuge in the u.s. back across the border to wait to be heard. and, the court declined to take up a legal challenge brought by the health care workers in new york who oppose the states vaccine mandate on religious grounds. justices thomas, alito, and gorsuch, said the court should take the case up, but they were in the minority. well, today ends this years term, the court...

State constitutions. republicans argue that the courts have no right to second guess state legislatures when it concerns federal elections. the buck stops with the legislatures, they say. if the supreme court decides this case in the republicans favor next term, state courts would no longer be a check on state lawmakers when it comes to our nations elections, and that is something to digest for a moment. because, after what we saw on the 2020 election, with states trying to send fake electors to...

This case is whether state courts can review the decisions of state legislatures, whether they are fair, whether they comport with the state constitutions. at least four members of the court have said state courts have no right to intervene and so what that means in states like pennsylvania, wisconsin, arizona, these extremely right wing legislatures with strictly gerrymandered seats can make any sort of rules they want in legislatures without -- in their states -- without any sort of oversight ...