Feb 17 Obama chides senators to 'do their job,' vote on court pick By Darlene Superville and Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is challenging Republicans to live up to their avowed adherence to the Constitution and agree to vote on his nominee to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. A key Republican is leaving the… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 10:01 How Scalia made constitutional law exciting By PBS News Hour Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday at the age of 79, adhered to a philosophy of loyalty to the original meaning and intention of the Constitution. Jeffrey Brown discusses Scalia’s legacy with Edward Whelan of the Ethics and… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 3:22 Capturing Scalia's philosophy in his own words By PBS News Hour Justice Antonin Scalia's judicial philosophy and interpretation of the Constitution is perhaps best understood through his own words. Jeffrey Brown offers a look back at some of Scalia's reflections. Continue watching
Nov 02 Mississippi voters to decide how schools should be funded By Laura Santhanam Mississippi voters decide Tuesday whether or not the state constitution should guarantee fully funded public schools in the nation’s poorest state. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 5:10 A 'quartet' of patriots who brought the United States together By PBS News Hour Although it seems inevitable now that after the Revolutionary War, the former colonies would band together to form a nation, at the time, it was far from a foregone conclusion. In his new book, “The Quartet”, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph… Continue watching
Feb 11 As Obama requests military force, a brief history of war power By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Details emerge of Obama's request to Congress for military authorization to fight the Islamic State group A brief history of war power tension The U.S. hasn't declared war since WWII, plus all 11 times… Continue reading
Oct 11 Ebola airport screenings may seem intrusive, but they're legal, experts say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The government's authority to screen airline passengers for potential Ebola exposure and order them quarantined if necessary is far-reaching and rooted in the Constitution and federal law, public health experts say. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch News Wrap: Va. attorney general says state will side with gay marriage rights By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 13 Supreme Court reviews president's recess appointment power By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Under a provision of the Constitution known as the recess appointments clause, the president may make temporary appointments to positions that otherwise require confirmation by the Senate, but only when the Senate is in recess. Now, President Barack Obama and… Continue reading
Jan 13 Supreme Court refuses to hear Arizona abortion case appeal By Justin Scuiletti The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to reconsider a 2012 Arizona ban on abortions beginning at 20 weeks of fetal gestation. The highest court's decision upholds a lower court's ruling that the ban violated a women's constitution right to terminate pregnancy… Continue reading