Mar 21 Chief Justice Returns; Supreme Court Rejects Moussaoui Appeal By Admin, PBS News Hour Chief Justice William Rehnquist returned to the bench Monday for the first time since he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Continue reading
Mar 21 Congress, President Intervene in Schiavo Case By PBS News Hour The U.S. Congress and President Bush intervened in the dispute over the life of Terri Schiavo early Monday, sending the case of the brain damaged Florida woman to federal court. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch Judge Weighs Reinserting Schiavo Feeding Tube A federal judge in Florida delayed making a decision on whether to reinsert the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo, after hearing arguments from lawyers on both sides of the case. Experts debate the legal implications of the disabled Florida woman's… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Supreme Court The Supreme Court Monday heard arguments on enforcement of restraining orders. A Supreme Court reporter joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the case as well as the return of ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who returned to the bench for the… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch A Florida Judge Orders Terri Schiavo's Feeding Tube Removed Despite efforts by Republicans on Capitol Hill Friday, a Florida judge ordered the removal of a feeding tube that was keeping Terri Schiavo, a severely brain-damaged woman whose case has made national headlines, alive. Experts discuss the legal arguments in… Continue watching
Mar 17 Palestinian Militant Groups Agree to Conditional Truce With Israel By PBS News Hour Palestinian militant groups meeting in Cairo agreed Thursday to extend a current moratorium on attacks against Israelis until the end of 2005 if Israel meets certain conditions. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch U.N. Security Council Deadlocked over Sudan Resolution A U.S. draft resolution that would authorize deployment of 10,000 peacekeeping troops to Sudan deadlocked on Wednesday at the U.N. Security Council. The main sticking point was how to prosecute the alleged perpetrators of the atrocities. Continue watching
Mar 16 President Bush Names Kevin Martin to Head FCC By PBS News Hour President Bush on Wednesday promoted Kevin Martin, one of five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission, to head the agency that has gained recent attention for its crackdown on broadcast indecency. Continue reading
Mar 16 Israel Hands Over Jericho to Palestinians By PBS News Hour Israeli forces transferred control of the West Bank town of Jericho to Palestinian security forces Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 15 Ebbers Convicted on All Charges in Worldcom Case By PBS News Hour Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, who built a small Mississippi telephone company into the second largest U.S. long-distance provider, was convicted Tuesday of leading an $11 billion fraud that triggered the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Continue reading