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that i hope that is the case because i think a lot of people have been looking at that and seeing it as opening the floodgates to possible discrimination against lgbtq members for whatever reason, you know, services, or free speech. but at the end of the day, it has created the lgbtq community or made them feel like second class citizens in this country. >> absolutely. i was also, you know, glad to hear it presented in that way that perhaps, it's a lot more -limited, and it can be interpreted by other courts as well in a lot more limiting way. so, let's hope -- >> let's hope, and let...

the year was 1990, republican incumbent of north carolina senator jesse helms was polling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election, so home called in the political consultants who, in turn, helped the helms campaign figure out a way to fight back, and this is what they came up with, this ad. >> you needed that job, -- but they had to give it to a minority because of the racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gantt says it is. he supports the racial quota law, making the color of your skin more important in your qu...

>> reporter: there's certainly more people out here today than we've seen in days past, especially because today we know exactly what we will get decisions on because it's the last day. you mentioned those two big cases, of course at the end of pride month. that case that has to do with whether or not a web designer can refuse to design a wedding website for a gay couple. we could see some reaction to that. the biggest one we're watching for is on student loans, whether or not biden's student loan forgiveness program will stand. the biden administration was using a congressional act ...

amendment. now effecting millions of students and colleges across the country. justice clarence thomas, who has acknowledged affirmative action helped him, against the policy now, describing a color blind constitution. justice ketanji brown jackson, the court's first black woman justice, calling the decision, quote, a tragedy for us all. saying deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life. tonight, president biden, again saying this is not a normal court, when asked a question today at the white house. you'll see the moment. terry moran at the court. mary bruce in the s...

hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again i'm stephanie ruhle, let's take a big deep breath because we have a lot to cover tonight, today the nation's highest court struck down race based affirmative action and college admissions calling the policy on constitutional decision came after a case was brought in front of harvard in the case of north carolina. our reporter has the details. >> a landmark decision from a bitterly divided supreme court, rejecting the use of race as we know it in college admissions, chief johnson -- to conclude programs at harvard and...