Jun 06 Watch Medical Marijuana Decision The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday that federal authorities may prosecute patients whose doctors prescribe medical marijuana despite state laws that allow its use. Following a background report on the ruling, Gwen Ifill hosts a debate on the consequences of… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Amnesty International Alleges Detainee Abuse at Guantanamo Prisons Amnesty International last week compared the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Soviet gulags where detainees are held at length without facing formal charges. Members of the Bush administration have criticized the charges. Continue watching
May 31 Watch Supreme Court Watch The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of now defunct accounting firm Arthur Andersen for destroying Enron Corp.-related documents because of flawed jury instructions. Continue watching
May 27 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss John Bolton, the Senate Judicial Compromise and Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Jim Lehrer to discuss the Senate vote to delay John Bolton's nomination to the United Nations, the Senate compromise on judicial nominations and the House bill that would… Continue watching
May 26 Watch Guantanamo Bay Prisoners Allege Abuse, Desecration of Quran New documents have emerged detailing detainee allegations of abuse and the desecration of the Quran at a U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Continue watching
May 25 Watch Essayist Richard Rodriguez Looks at Arizona Minutemen Essayist Richard Rodriguez that looks at the Arizona Minutemen patrolling the Mexico-Arizona border. Continue watching
May 25 Watch Senate Votes to Confirm Judicial Nominee Priscilla Owen The Senate on Wednesday voted 56-43 mostly along party lines to confirm Priscilla Owen as a judge on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans following Monday's compromise in which Democrats retained the right to future filibusters. Continue watching
May 24 Watch Senate Agrees to Filibuster Compromise After years of contentious debate and deadlocks, the Senate agreed to vote on the nomination of Priscilla Owen to the U.S. appeals court. This action followed Monday's compromise in which Democrats retained the right to filibuster under "extraordinary circumstances." Four… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Supreme Court on Abortion The Supreme Court said Monday it would review a decision striking down a New Hampshire law that requires parental notification when a minor seeks an abortion. Continue watching
May 20 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss Nuclear Option that Looms in the Senate Mark Shields and David Brooks assess the impending Senate confrontation over the use of the filibuster to oppose judicial nominee Priscilla Owen and other judicial nominations. Continue watching