Nov 18 Massachusetts Court Rules Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional Massachusetts' highest court ruled in a 4-3 decision Tuesday that the state's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and ordered the state legislature to come up with a solution within 180 days. Continue reading
Nov 17 Muhammad Convicted in Sniper Case A Virginia jury convicted Washington-area sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad on two counts of capital murder Monday, after six-and-a-half hours of deliberations. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch D.C. Sniper Verdict The jury that convicted John Allen Muhammad in one of the Washington-area sniper killings must now determine whether he deserves the death penalty. Gwen Ifill discusses the deliberations with New York Times national correspondent James Dao, who has been following… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch No Comity Kwame Holman reports on the two-day Senate talkathon and the ongoing acrimony over the Democrats' filibusters of conservative Bush judicial nominees. Continue watching
Nov 13 Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore Ousted From Office Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was removed from office Thursday for his refusal to obey a federal court order to move his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the state courthouse in August. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Court Television Essayist Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune explores America's interest in court television. Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch No Comity Kwame Holman updates the marathon debate session in the Senate on judicial nominees. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch No Comity Tonight Senate Republicans Wednesday scheduled a 30-hour marathon debate session to blast Senate Democrats for blocking four of President Bush's judicial nominees for the federal bench. Gwen Ifill discusses the ongoing battle over judicial nominees and the GOP's standoff strategy with… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Background: No Comity Tonight Senate Republicans Wednesday scheduled a 30-hour marathon debate session to blast Senate Democrats for blocking four of President Bush's judicial nominees for the federal bench. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Age Bias A new case asks the Supreme Court to consider whether younger workers can use anti-discrimination laws to sue employers that favor older employees with retirement savings benefits. Ray Suarez discusses this case of alleged reverse discrimination with Chicago Tribune Supreme… Continue watching