A court-martial sentenced Spc. Jeremy Sivits to the maximum penalty today for charges in connection with the abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. Terence Smith discusses the court-martial with New York Times correspondent Dexter Filkins in…

Massachusetts became the first state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Monday. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the ceremonies and controversy in the Bay State.

The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case desegregated America's public schools, but most minority students still attend schools where they are the majority. Gwen Ifill talks to four experts about the ways Brown has brought about change,…

Recent images of Iraqi prisoner abuse have raised questions about whether the Department of Defense created a climate for abuse by sidestepping international standards on the treatment for prisoners of war. Experts debate whether the U.S. military broke rules of…