Jun 28 Watch Kagan Confirmation Hearings Live By Chris Amico Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings begin Monday at 12:30 p.m.ET, and with it a week of special coverage from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and SCOTUSBlog. Read Kagan's opening statement. Judy Woodruff and the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle… Continue reading
Jun 28 Constitutional Gun Rights Apply Nationwide, Supreme Court Rules By Quinn Bowman Updated 12:09 p.m. | The Supreme Court delivered a victory to proponents of gun ownership rights Monday, ruling that Constitution's "right to keep and bear arms" applies nationwide. The narrow 5 to 4 decision in McDonald v. Chicago follows… Continue reading
Jun 28 A Reader’s Guide to the Elena Kagan Confirmation Hearings By Quinn Bowman The Supreme Court will mark two pivotal moments on Monday: the start of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings and the official end to the tenure of one of its longest-serving justices, John Paul Stevens. Stevens will take his seat on… Continue reading
Jun 28 Monday: Kagan Hearings Set to Begin; Sen. Byrd Dies; Oil Hits Miss. Coast By Tom LeGro Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan begin Monday. (The NewsHour will live stream the hearings all week.) Monday's hearing is scheduled to begin at around 12:30 p.m. at the Hart Senate Office Building. Each member of the… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch Partisan Divisions Mark Opening of Kagan Nomination Hearings Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan faced her first day of confirmation hearings the Senate, with praise and criticism falling generally along party lines. Judy Woodruff talks with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about what lies ahead in the… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Supreme Court Strikes Down Chicago’s 30-Year-Old Handgun Ban The Supreme Court struck down a Chicago law banning handguns, ruling that Americans have the right to keep and bear arms regardless of where they live. Jeffrey Brown talks with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal, who was in… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch After Supreme Court Ruling, Cities Face Restructuring of Gun Laws The Supreme Court has ruled to limit the ability of states and cities to restrict gun-ownership rights. Gwen Ifill gets two different points of view on what the decision means for law enforcement and for other existing gun regulations. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Constitutional Scholar, Senate Elder Statesman Robert Byrd Remembered Gwen Ifill reports on the life and legacy of West Virginia's Sen. Robert Byrd, the longest-serving member in the history of Congress. Byrd died Monday at the age of 92. Continue watching
Jun 25 Bork’s Lasting Impact on the Modern Supreme Court Confirmation Process By Mike Fritz With the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan set to begin, the Rundown turned to the NewsHour's regular high court analyst, Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal, for some historical perspective on the confirmation process… Continue reading
Jun 24 Fake Drugs A Global Health Threat By Talea Miller Fake drugs manufactured to resemble dozens of well-known pharmaceutical brands are making their way across international borders and threatening lives, the World Customs Organization said Thursday. "Countries across the globe, in particular those in Africa, suffer the scourge of being… Continue reading