WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses a Supreme Court decision temporarily blocking a Louisiana law that would have left the state with only one abortion provider. He also comments on acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's expected testimony before the House Judiciary Committee today, and reports that the National Enquirer blackmailed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.