Nation Dec 09 Elite circle of lawyers finds repeat success getting cases to the Supreme Court Cases that make it to the Supreme Court are often argued by a relatively tight circle of lawyers who are well-known to the justices, and more likely to share educational backgrounds and private firm pedigrees. Reuters examined 17,000 filed petitions,…
Politics Dec 09 News Wrap: Congress hammers out federal funding bill details In our news wrap Tuesday, negotiators worked out differences on a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill that would fund the government through September 2015 and avert a shutdown. Also, Secretary of State John Kerry called on lawmakers to authorize new…
Episode Dec 08 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 8, 2014 Tonight on the program, we examine the failed rescue mission in Yemen of a hostage American journalist and the risks involved in such missions. Also: why young protesters march, two young refugee girls working to support their families in Lebanon,…
Arts Dec 08 Kennedy Center honors Al Green for soul and staying power Al Green was one of five artists honored at the Kennedy Center this year. Jeffrey Brown talks to the singer, whose iconic voice has stirred souls with pop music and gospel for decades, about a life of making music and…