Nov 11 Watch D.C. Sniper Trials Jury selection for the trial of accused Washington-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo entered its second day, while the tandem trial of his alleged accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, has been underway for three weeks. Gwen Ifill gets an update on the… Continue watching
Nov 10 Supreme Court to Hear Guantanamo Detainees’ Challenge By Admin The Supreme Court said Monday it would hear appeals by Afghan war detainees challenging their imprisonment at a U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch Money and Politics: Howard Dean Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean announced Saturday that he would forgo public matching funds for his 2004 presidential campaign, becoming the first Democrat to opt out of the presidential public financing system in 30 years. Experts discuss Dean's decision and… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Street Cop: Eliot Spitzer New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has become perhaps the most vigorous enforcer of the rules against corporate wrongdoings in America. Paul Solman speaks with Spitzer about his efforts to combat Wall Street's abuses and his recent testimony at… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch ‘Partial Birth’ Abortion Ban President Bush signed legislation Wednesday banning the dilation and extraction procedure commonly called partial birth abortion. Gwen Ifill discusses the medical implications of the law with two physicians. Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Law and Order in Russia The arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia's top entrepreneur and a government critic, has rocked the country's financial markets and fueled criticism of President Putin for being anti-democratic. Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch The Right to Live or Die Florida Gov. Jeb Bush ordered that a severely brain-damaged woman be placed back on life support, at the request of her parents, after the woman's husband won a court order to have his wife removed from life support six days… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch On the Record The Senate Judiciary Committee struggled over President Bush's nomination of conservative California Supreme Court Justice Janice Brown to the D.C. Court of Appeals. Some Democrats sought to forestall the Brown nomination, fearing that President Bush may be grooming her for… Continue watching
Oct 21 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Heads to President’s Desk By Admin, PBS News Hour Opponents of the legislation say it prohibits established medical procedures that should be legal in cases where a mother's life or health is threatened. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch John Allen Muhammad’s Self Defense John Allen Muhammad, the alleged Washington area sniper, on Monday won the right to defend himself against murder charges stemming from the three-week shooting rampage last October. Two law experts discuss the possible effects on the trial. Continue watching