Jun 25 What Striking Down the Voting Rights Act Coverage Formula Really Means The Supreme Court Tuesday struck down Section 4 of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, effectively ruling that the heart of the historical civil rights legislation was now unconstitutional, and that Congress would need to draft a new… Continue reading
Jun 25 Cheney Says Snowden Access 'Difficult to Understand' Edward Snowden is believed to be hiding in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has rejected U.S. pleas to extradite the admitted NSA leaker. Photo by The Guardian via Getty Images For former Vice President Dick Cheney, who helped set up… Continue reading
Jun 25 Supreme Court Decisions: Voting Rights Act Reaction Live By Meena Ganesan For more coverage of the Shelby County ruling by the Supreme Court, watch Tuesday's PBS NewsHour. (Courtroom sketches by W. J. Hennessy) The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Section 4 of the landmark Voting Rights Act was unconstitutional. Continue reading
Jun 25 Supreme Court Live Blog: Awaiting Same-Sex Marriage and Voting Rights Act Rulings By Katelyn Polantz Landmark rulings from the Supreme Court on two major issues could come this morning. The court is set to issue decisions on the Voting Rights Act section 5, and California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Local Officials Lead Revolution to Make American Cities More Livable Local Officials Lead Revolution to Make American Cities More Livable… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Opening Statements Begin in Trayvon Martin Murder Trial Opening statements began in the second-degree murder trial against George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman is charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Ray Suarez gets an update on this story with NPR's Greg Allen. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Despite U.S. Pressure, Countries Have 'Substantial Discretion' on Extradition Despite U.S. Pressure, Countries Have 'Substantial Discretion' on Extradition… Continue watching
Jun 24 Geek Alert: Why Do Data Stories? EmbedVideo(6758, 482, 304); Political editor Christina Bellantoni interviewed data producer Elizabeth Shell about the in-depth interactive, New Adventures for Older Workers, on the lessons learned, pitfalls, whys and hows of the project. People are putting off… Continue reading
Jun 24 Mexican Amusement Park Offers Fake Border Crossing Attraction Visitors to the Parque EcoAlberto in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo await instructions for their fake illegal broder crossing. Photo by Irina Zhorov/Fronteras An unusual amusement park attraction in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo offers visitors the… Continue reading
Jun 24 Supreme Court Decisions: Affirmative Action Reaction Live By Meena Ganesan The Supreme Court has sent a Texas case on race-based college admissions back to a lower court for another look. The court's 7-1 decision Monday leaves unsettled many of the basic questions about the continued use of race as a… Continue reading