Jun 29 Watch High Court’s Bias Ruling May Reshape Employer Policies The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a group of white firefighters was unfairly denied promotions because of their race. Analysts examine the impact on future labor policy. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Justices Rule School’s Strip Search of Student Was Illegal The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Thursday that officials at an Arizona school went too far when they strip searched an eighth-grader accused of distributing drugs. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal discusses the ruling with Jim Lehrer. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch Justices Deliver Narrow Ruling on Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court delivered a tightly focused ruling Monday in a challenge to the landmark Voting Rights Act, exempting a small Texas governing authority from a key provision of the law but avoiding a larger constitutional issue. Marcia Coyle of… Continue watching
Jun 19 Iran’s Supreme Leader Sides With Ahmadinejad in Disputed Election By Admin, PBS News Hour Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday defended President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the rightful winner in the country's June 12 elections and disputed any possibility that the vote was rigged, as other candidates have contended. Continue reading
Jun 19 Billionaire Stanford, Bank Officials Indicted in Massive Fraud Case By PBS News Hour Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford and several associates have been indicted on fraud and obstruction charges in what U.S. Justice Department officials say was a $7 billion pyramid scheme to defraud more than 5,000 investors over more than a decade. Continue reading
Jun 18 Iranian Protesters Mourn Deaths as Guardian Council Calls in Candidates By PBS News Hour Supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi rallied in Tehran again Thursday, many dressed in black and carrying candles to mourn demonstrators killed in post-election clashes, according to witnesses. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch Justices Find Convicts Have No Right to DNA Testing The Supreme Court said Thursday that convicts have no constitutional right to test DNA evidence in hopes of proving their innocence long after they were found guilty. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the impact of the decision. Continue watching
Jun 17 Iranian Election Tensions Continue With Call for New Rally By Admin, PBS News Hour Supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi gathered in downtown Tehran for a fifth straight day Wednesday as their candidate continued his challenge to the country's supreme leader and cleric-led system. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch American Cross-border Gun Traffic Fuels Mexican Drug-related Violence NewsHour special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports on the American gun trade that is fueling drug-related violence in Mexico and new efforts to stop it. Continue watching
Jun 16 In Iran, Recount to Begin as 7 Die in Protests By Admin, PBS News Hour Iran's 12-person Guardian Council said Tuesday it would begin a partial recount of votes in Friday's disputed presidential election, as seven people were reportedly killed during a massive march through the streets of Tehran. Continue reading