Feb 17 Watch Immigration Reform Correspondent Ted Robbins of KUAT-Tucson gets perspectives on President Bush 's proposed immigration reform plans from some of those whom it will affect the most -- the Latin-American immigrant population in the American Southwest. Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch The Detainees Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced that the 660 or so alleged al-Qaida and Taliban fighters, who are being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may apply annually for release. Margaret Warner discusses the policy change. Continue watching
Feb 04 Massachusetts High Court Decision Clears Path for Gay Marriages By PBS News Hour In a major victory for Massachusetts' gay citizens, the state's supreme court declared Wednesday that same-sex couples are constitutionally entitled to full marriage rights, beyond the scope of rights civil unions allow. Continue reading
Jan 26 Supreme Court to Review Execution of Juvenile Killers By Admin The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider the constitutionality of imposing the death penalty on those who were under 18 when they committed their crimes. Continue reading
Jan 21 Recording Industry Files 532 Music-Sharing Lawsuits The Recording Industry Association of America on Wednesday filed a new round of lawsuits against "John Doe" defendants for allegedly sharing hundreds of copyrighted songs over the Internet without permission. Continue reading
Jan 16 President Bush Places Pickering on Appeals Court, Bypassing Congress By PBS News Hour President Bush used his recess appointment power to install Charles Pickering on a federal appeals court, bypassing Congress, where Democrats had stalled the nomination for more than two years. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Fastows Reach Plea Deal in Enron Case Former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy Wednesday in connection with the collapse of that energy company in 2001. Jim Lehrer discusses the case with New York Times correspondent Kurt Eichenwald and former… Continue watching
Jan 12 Supreme Court Rejects Appeal on Secret Sept. 11 Detainees By Admin The Supreme Court refused to consider whether the government had the proper authority to withhold names and other basic details about hundreds of foreigners detained in the United States in the weeks and months after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch The Power of One The current U.S. Supreme Court is increasingly being called the "O'Connor Court" because of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's tie-breaking swing votes. Legal experts discuss the first woman justice's pivotal role on the nation's top court. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch The Power of One: Background The current U.S. Supreme Court is increasingly being called the "O'Connor Court" for the pivotal fifth vote Justice Sandra Day O'Connor often casts. Kwame Holman looks at the unique power of the court's first woman justice. Continue watching