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justice clarence thomas where he writes, quote, in future cases, we should reconsider all of this court's substantive due process precedents, including griswold, lawrence, and obergefell. he is talking about reconsidering decisions on gay rights and the right to contraception. joining me now inside the growing protests, nbc's julia ainsley. josh letterman is at the white house where the president just spoke and barbara mcquaid former u.s. attorney and msnbc analyst. julia, i've watched the crowd grow bigger by the minute. what is it like there and what is the mood? what are people te...

More controversial issue, but along the same lines i've been asking you. i think the case that most people are thinking about right now and the case that every nominee gets asked about, roe v. wade. can you tell me whether roe was decided correctly? >> senator, again, roe vs. wade decided in 1973 is a precedent of the united states supreme court. it's been reaffirmed. the reliance interest considerations are important there and all of the other factors that go into analyzing precedent have to be considered. it is a precedent of the united states supreme court. it was reaffirmed in casey in 199...

Decided a few years before roe, the case where the court found constitutional right to privacy. can you tell me your views on griswold? >> senator, it's a precedent that's now 50 years old? griswold involved the right of married couples to use contraceptative devices in the privacy of their own home. it's 50 years old. the reliance interests are obvious. it's been repeatedly reaffirmed. all very important factors again in analyzing precedent. >> well, i think i'm going to stop questioning but to sum up what you and i just talked about in regard to precedent, so everybody understands the princi...