Apr 02 Watch Supreme Court cites changed political landscape in decision lifting campaign finance limit By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court struck down overall limits on political contributions, meaning individuals are now allowed to give the maximum contribution to as many candidates or political committees as they wish. The Court was split in a 5-4 decision, with the… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Debating how the court's campaign finance decision affects the influence of money on American politics By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 14 Watch Was Seizure of AP's Phone Records Justified or Harmful to Press Freedom? Was Seizure of AP's Phone Records Justified or Harmful to Press Freedom?… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Supreme Court Sides With Secret Service Agents Over Cheney Confrontation Arrest Supreme Court Sides With Secret Service Agents Over Cheney Confrontation Arrest… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 40 Years After Leak, Weighing the Impact of the Pentagon Papers In 1971, parts of a secret Pentagon report began to surface in The New York Times calling the Vietnam War's validity into question. Forty years later, the Pentagon Papers were declassified and released in full Monday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Supreme Court Justices 'Felt the Emotion' of Military Funeral Protest Case Supreme Court justices are considering a battle of First Amendment rights vs. individual privacy after members of a controversial church protested at the funeral of a U.S. Marine. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal describes Wednesday's hearing and considers… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Supreme Court Weighs First Amendment Limits in Military Funeral Protest Case The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a First Amendment case involving the controversial Westboro Baptist Church group protesting at a U.S. Marine's funeral. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch In U.K., Political Extremism on BBC Causes Outrage A heated debate over political extremism in the United Kingdom came to a head this week when the leader of the British National Party appeared on a BBC show. Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Supreme Court Hears Campaign Finance Arguments The Supreme Court convened Wednesday for a special hearing on campaign finance rules. Marcia Coyle reports. Continue watching