Nation Nov 23 Watch 12:30 Brooks and Marcus on what’s fueling the president’s ‘ramped up’ rhetoric New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s rhetoric on immigration policy and the federal judiciary, his denial of Saudi involvement…
Nation Nov 21 Watch 5:45 Why Chief Justice Roberts’ response to Trump matters In a rare move, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts responded to President Trump’s recent criticism of a judge who ruled against his new asylum rules. Roberts countered that “the U.S. does not have Obama judges or Trump…
Politics Jul 02 Watch Chief Justice Roberts’ Key Role in Health Care Ruling Jeffrey Brown talks to Laurence Tribe, a professor at Harvard Law School who had Chief Justice John Roberts and President Obama as students, and David Rivkin, who represented the states that challenged the health care law, about what the Supreme…
Politics Apr 09 Watch Obama Vows to Move Quickly to Fill Court Vacancy As Justice John Paul Stevens prepares for retirement, Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal and constitutional scholars Kathleen Sullivan and John McGinnis about the possible candidates to replace him and the Senate confirmation battle that…
Mar 11 Watch White House, High Court Dustup Over State of the Union Continues The White House struck back at comments made by Chief Justice John Roberts, who criticized the president for using his State of the Union pulpit to voice disapproval of the high court's ruling on campaign finance. Judy Woodruff gets two… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Examining the ‘Life and Constitution’ of Antonin Scalia Gwen Ifill speaks with author Joan Biskupic about her new biography, "American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia."… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch Supreme Court Allows Lawsuits against Pharmaceutical Companies to Move Forward In a severe blow to the drug industry, the Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday limits to lawsuits against drug makers. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal explains the implications of the ruling. Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch Supreme Court Rules for Workers in Retaliation Case The Supreme Court ruled Monday that employees who speak out against discrimination in the workplace are entitled to legal protection from retribution. Marcia Coyle explains the court's decision. Continue watching
Jun 12 Justices: Terror Suspects May Appeal Detentions By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts, handing a stinging setback to the Bush administration. Continue reading