Jan 07 In 2020, watch for these blockbuster Supreme Court cases By Marcia Coyle Here's what to keep your eye on as the Supreme Court begins the second half of a potentially historic term, plus a few cases you may have missed in 2019. Continue reading
Dec 09 Supreme Court leaves Kentucky's ultrasound law in place By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In Kentucky, doctors must describe the ultrasound in detail while the pregnant woman listens to the fetal heartbeat. Women can avert their eyes and cover their ears to avoid hearing the description or the fetal heartbeat. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Mexico still looking for gunmen who killed 9 Americans In our news wrap Wednesday, authorities in northern Mexico are still hunting for the drug cartel gunmen who killed nine Americans, including six children, in a brutal ambush on Monday. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador insisted the attacks would… Continue watching
Nov 06 Judge strikes down new federal abortion rule By Associated Press The rule let clinicians object to providing abortions and other services that conflict with their moral and religious beliefs. Continue reading
Nov 01 'He went to the press about it.' Biden on the priest who denied him communion By Magan Crane Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday called his denial of communion by a priest in South Carolina a “private matter,” but expressed regret that the priest had taken the issue to the press. Continue reading
Oct 07 Supreme Court begins election year term full of big cases By Mark Sherman, Associated Press This year, the court will hear high-profile cases about abortions, protections for young immigrants and LGBT rights. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 3:54 SCOTUS takes on DACA, LGBTQ rights in new term By PBS NewsHour The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term Monday with a docket full of blockbuster cases ranging from abortion and DACA to insanity defenses and LGBTQ discrimination. Amy Howe, co-founder and contributing reporter for SCOTUSblog, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington,… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: U.S. adds 136,000 jobs as unemployment hits new 50-year low In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reports employers added a net 136,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent--a new 50-year low. But factories shed 2,000 jobs amid fears the manufacturing sector is now… Continue watching
Oct 04 Supreme Court takes up Louisiana abortion law By Associated Press The Supreme court will consider Louisiana's law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Continue reading
Oct 01 Federal judge temporarily blocks Georgia abortion law By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The law signed in May by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many women realize they're expecting. It allows for limited exceptions. Continue reading