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March 23, 2012
As the Supreme Court considers next week whether to strike down the landmark health reform law, all the numbers that have been thrown around for the last two years will be kicked back into the unseasonably hot air over Washington. Here's a cheat sheet.
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March 23, 2012
Love it or hate it, most Americans don't understand the health care reform law. As the Supreme Court prepares for next week's arguments on the constitutionality of the law, the latest polls show a deeply divided and confused nation.
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March 23, 2012
Join PBS NewsHour and representatives from Center for American Progress, American Enterprise Institute and Kaiser Health News for a live Twitter chat on Tuesday March 27 from 1 - 2 p.m. ET with the hashtag #HCRChat.
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March 22, 2012
The Supreme Court is set to hear three days of arguments next week over challenges to the health reform law President Obama signed two years ago. Judy Woodruff, The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle and Health Affairs' Susan Dentzer preview the upcoming arguments.
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March 22, 2012
Ahead of next week's Supreme Court arguments, attorneys general Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia and Martha Coakley of Massachusetts debate whether the federal government has the constitutional authority to require Americans to either buy health insurance or pay a fine.
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March 21, 2012
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a blow to the EPA, siding with an Idaho couple in a property-rights dispute. It also heard arguments over whether a Colorado man can sue the Secret Service over a 2006 confrontation with former Vice President Dick Cheney. Jeffrey Brown and Marcia Coyle sift through the justices' busy day.
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March 20, 2012
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether 14-year-olds convicted of murder should be required to spend life in prison without the possibility of parole. Gwen Ifill and The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle discuss the arguments and the issues under consideration.
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March 19, 2012
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether children conceived after the death of their biological father, using his frozen sperm, should be entitled to Social Security benefits. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle said it's not the first time a court has faced reconciling an old law with new technology.
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March 12, 2012
Just two weeks before the Supreme Court begins considering whether to strike down the federal health reform law, the Obama administration issued new guidelines for the establishment of state-based health insurance exchanges, a key pillar of the law.
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Feb. 28, 2012
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday, weighing whether victims of abuses overseas should have the right to use U.S. courts to prove companies should pay for alleged involvement in human rights atrocities. Gwen Ifill and The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle discuss the potential liability implications for corporations.
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Feb. 22, 2012
Falsely claiming a Congressional Medal of Honor could land you in jail according to the Stolen Valor Act, a federal law making it a crime to lie about a military decoration. Margaret Warner and Marcia Coyle discuss a case involving that law under review by the Supreme Court plus a case involving ownership of Montana riverbeds.
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Jan. 23, 2012
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police violated the Constitution by attaching a GPS-tracking device to a car owned by a Washington, D.C., club owner, eventually leading to a cocaine-trafficking conviction. Jeffrey Brown discusses their reasoning and the implications with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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Jan. 23, 2012
The Supreme Court's decision Monday -- saying police must have a warrant before attaching a GPS tracker to vehicles -- shows the court "wants to move carefully" in weighing the privacy rights of individuals against law enforcement's need for information in criminal investigations, according to legal analyst Marcia Coyle.
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Jan. 20, 2012
The Supreme Court rejected the new Texas redistricting map Friday, creating disarray for the upcoming primary election. Ray Suarez discusses the decision's political and legal implications with Richard Hasen of the University of California Irvine School of Law and Shira Toeplitz, a political reporter for Roll Call.
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Jan. 11, 2012
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the Constitution provides ministers an exemption to anti-discrimination laws. Margaret Warner discusses the implications of the court's recognition of a "ministerial exception" with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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Jan. 10, 2012
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case involving freedom of speech on broadcast television and the constitutional debate over federal regulation of indecency. Jeffrey Brown discusses the arguments and the potential effects for the FCC with Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal.
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Jan. 9, 2012
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday involving a redistricting dispute in Texas. Jeffrey Brown discusses the case's broad implications for the future political landscape of the state -- and potentially the entire nation -- with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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Jan. 5, 2012
In Iowa, Super PACs pumped millions of dollars into last-minute negative television ads. What influence will they have in the rest of the GOP primary season and beyond? Judy Woodruff discusses the myriad of super PACs with the Sunlight Foundation's Bill Allison and CQ Roll Call's Eliza Newlin Carney.
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Dec. 13, 2011
Supreme Court justices agreed Monday to take up a tough immigration law from Arizona that would, among other things, punish illegal immigrants who apply for work in the state. Gwen Ifill discuses this and other controversial cases with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle and author Jeff Shesol.
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Dec. 7, 2011
Montana's rivers are pristine and iconic, but they are also at the center of a property rights dispute that wound up before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Gwen Ifill discusses the details of the dispute with Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal.
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Nov. 14, 2011
On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments next spring on the constitutionality of the health care reform law. Jeffrey Brown discusses the political and legal implications with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle and NPR's Julie Rovner.
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Nov. 14, 2011
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review the constitutionality of the health reform law.
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Nov. 10, 2011
The Supreme Court now has six petitions asking the justices to review and answer important constitutional questions about the Obama administration's signature social policy success -- the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Nov. 8, 2011
Can the government track a suspect using a GPS device without a warrant? That question was at the center of a high-profile case before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the oral arguments in the case with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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Oct. 12, 2011
Do routine jailhouse strip searches for people accused of minor offenses violate the Constitution? Supreme Court justices heard a case Wednesday centering on that issue. Judy Woodruff discusses the case, which pits privacy rights against security concerns, with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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Oct. 5, 2011
Judy Woodruff discusses a Supreme Court case that considers the founding principle of the separation of church and state with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
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Oct. 3, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court returned to work Monday and the court has a docket full of controversial cases on topics ranging from obscenity to strip searches to warrantless surveillance. Gwen Ifill previews the new term with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle and Scotusblog.com's Tom Goldstein.
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Oct. 3, 2011
The most closely watched case in the new term of the U.S. Supreme Court is not on the argument docket yet, but likely will be soon: The justices are expected to take a look at the numerous legal questions surrounding the federal health care reform act. But the new term is by no means a snooze -- even without it.
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Sept. 28, 2011
The Obama administration asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to decide whether the president's landmark health care law is constitutional, saying that the Justice Department would appeal the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the federal government cannot mandate that all Americans buy health insurance.
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June 28, 2011
The Supreme Court wrapped up its final cases Monday, completing a year of action in which its conservative majority left a significant legal mark. Gwen Ifill discusses the major decisions that came out of the Roberts court this term with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle and Tom Goldstein, founder of SCOTUSblog.com.
