Jul 20 Watch Newsmaker: Charles Schumer Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, speaks about Supreme Court nominee John Roberts Jr.'s legal record, possible questions during the confirmation hearings and the potential of a filibuster. Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch President Bush’s Selection Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune talks about Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' legal ideology and why President Bush selected him for the nomination. Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Supreme Court Choice Supreme Court nominee John Roberts Jr. began meeting senators from both parties Wednesday as the Senate floor begins talking about the nominee. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch President Names John Roberts In his first Supreme Court nominee selection, President Bush picked federal appeals Judge John Roberts, Jr., a former deputy solicitor general who is considered a solid conservative. The president announced his decision Tuesday evening from the White House. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Supreme Court Pick President Bush will introduce his choice to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court Tuesday evening in a speech to the nation. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Renewing the Patriot Act President Bush is urging lawmakers to renew 16 surveillance provisions of the Patriot Act set to expire at the end of the year, while critics continue to charge the provisions violate civil liberties. Following a background report, two legal analysts… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Padilla Case The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in the case of Jose Padilla, an alleged al-Qaida operative who is accused of being involved in a 2002 dirty bomb plot. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Mr. Bush’s High Court Nominee President Bush nominated solidly conservative judge John Roberts Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to the first vacancy on the Supreme Court in more than a decade. Sens. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and… Continue watching
Jul 18 Rudolph Gets Life Term for Bombing By PBS News Hour Eric Rudolph was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday for the bombing of an Alabama abortion clinic in 1998. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Supreme Court Battle President Bush has yet to name a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, but Capitol Hill is already speculating who the nominee will be. Following a report on political maneuvering in Washington, Mark Shields and David Brooks… Continue watching