Mar 05 Watch Calif. Supreme Court to Rule on Proposition 8 Challenge orrespondent Spencer Michels describes the scene inside and outside the courtroom at Thursday's California Supreme Court hearing on the legality of the state's same-sex marriage ban. 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
Mar 04 ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Sudanese President on War Crimes By Admin, PBS News Hour Judges at the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, charging the sitting head of state with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the battle-scarred region of Darfur. Continue reading
Mar 03 Reversing Bush Rule, Obama Resumes Safeguards for Endangered Species By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he wants federal agencies to resume full scientific reviews of projects that could harm endangered wildlife and plants. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Judicial Ethics Case The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case testing when elected judges should recuse themselves from cases because of an appearance of bias. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle provides an update. Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Justices Review Convict’s Rights to Access DNA Evidence The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of a convicted rapist who wants access to trial evidence for additional DNA testing. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle details the arguments and what's at stake. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch Other News: Al-Marri to be Transferred to U.S. Civilian Court System In Friday's other news, alleged al Quaida suspect Ali Al-Marri will be transferred to the U.S. civilian court system to stand trial after 5 years in a military brig and the Dow Jones Industrial and the Nasdaq each finished the… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch Other News: House Approves Spending Bill In Wednesday's other news, the House approved a $400 billion spending bill for the current fiscal year and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the government will miss a 2012 deadline for screening freight for radiological and nuclear material. Continue watching
Feb 25 India Charges Suspect in Mumbai Attacks By PBS News Hour Indian investigators have charged a man they say is the lone surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks with "waging war" against the country, among other charges that could lead to the death penalty. Continue reading
Feb 24 Effort to Allocate House Seats to D.C., Utah Clears Major Hurdle in Senate By PBS News Hour An effort to give District of Columbia residents a real vote in Congress for the first time in two centuries cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when the measure passed a key procedural vote in the Senate. Continue reading