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0 christianity, judaism, islam, embraces traditional definition of marriage, correct? >> i am aware that there are various religious faiths that define marriage in a traditional way. >> do you see that when the supreme court makes a dramatic pronouncement about the invalidity of state marriage laws, that it will inevitably sit in conflict between those who ascribe to the supreme courts edict and those who have a firmly held religious belief that marriage is between a man and a woman? woman? >> w...

0 of marriage, correct? >> i am aware there are various religious faiths that define marriage in a traditional way. >> do you see that when the supreme court makes a dramatic pronouncement about the invalidity about state marriage laws, it will inevitably set in conflict between those who ascribe to the supreme courts edict and those who have a firmly held religious belief that marriage is between a man and a woman? >> well, senator, these issues are being litigated, as you know, throughout the ...

0 whether or not they still present a threat to the united states or the world at large and i think its six months, maybe a year. but that goes on at least on an annual basis, and if there is a determination that this person still represents a threat to the united states, they are continued to be confined. thats the way the system works. are you okay with that? >> as a policy matter, senator, im not speaking to my views. my understanding is the periodic review system is an executive branch deter...

0 first of two long and intense days of questioning from members of the senate judiciary committee began this morning with democrats using their questions to allow jackson to issue a rebuttal to republican accusations that she has been soft on crime and republicans pressing her on her record as a judge and public defender and bringing up a whole host of conservative hobby horses. things like critical race theory. jackson has tried to stay above the fray in her responses. early on in the hearing,...

Roberts has already penned the most convincing argument for overturning Roe, in his dissenting opinion in the Court’s same-sex marriage case.

It lacks the power of the sword. the only way the court can compel us to obey what it says is that we believe that what the court is doing is legitimate. >> you tweeted something that justice clarence thomas said earlier this week. you said justice thomas saying the quiet part out loud. substantive due process rights originate in the discredited lochner doctrine. what does that mean to us non-legal people? >> justice clarence thomas has been pretty stalwart and staunch on this. he said this ever...

Its going to assign 22 immigration judges just to work on these remain in mexico cases in order to make sure that, you know, the process is quick and i think this shows that mexico has had leverage in this process. the biden administration is facing record numbers of people crossing the border over the past year and they increasingly need mexicos help in order to manage these enormous flows of migrants not only from mexico and central america but from all over the western hemisphere. >> nick, th...

>> barbara, what do you think this decision potentially could mean for the court as an institution? >> i thought those were very powerful words from justice sotomayor. the tradition of the supreme court and what gives the court its legitimacy but causes people to obey its orders is the notion that it is deciding cases based on fact and law and respecting precedent under the concept of stare decisis. sometimes cases get overruled but theres a process for that, based on the reliance of the law, lo...

Requirements. with me now is nbc news capitol hill correspondent leigh ann caldwell. how likely is it the government will get a funding bill through the senate? >> reporter: good morning, jose. thats still the question. it was big news this morning, the fact that republican and democratic leadership came to an agreement to pass a short term government funding bill through february 18th. so that is the first step. but in this senate, theres other problems, that is like you mentioned senator mike ...

>> so the house is going to wait to see what happens on saturday, because 18 minutes before the house vote or the january 6th select committee voted last night to refer this criminal contempt charge, jeffrey clarks letter sent a lawyer -- jeffrey clarks lawyer sent a letter. hes likely to plead the fifth but will appear and go through that process. so that deposition is scheduled for saturday. the house is going to hold off on a full vote to see how saturday goes. were a little bit of a waiting ...