Sep 07 Campaign Finance Law Faces Critical Test in Supreme Court By Admin, PBS News Hour The legalities of political campaign fundraising will be examined during a one-day September session of the Supreme Court on Monday, when the court hears arguments challenging the constitutionality of recently passed campaign finance legislation. Continue reading
Sep 04 Court Temporarily Blocks New Federal Media Rules An appeals court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Federal Communication Commission's new federal rules that would have eased limits on media ownership from taking effect as scheduled Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch Estrada Withdraws Judicial nominee Miguel Estrada withdrew his name Thursday after two years of failed attempts to obtain Senate approval. Jim Lehrer speaks with Senate Judiciary Committee members Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and Charles Schumer (D-NY). Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch Smoke and Fire: Anti-Smoking Ads Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles looks at the tobacco industry's lawsuit against the state of California over controversial anti-smoking ads. Continue watching
Sep 02 Indonesian Court Sentences Muslim Cleric to Four Years for Treason An Indonesian court sentenced Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir to four years in prison Tuesday for aiding and abetting in treason planned against the Indonesian government. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch Prison Ministry A prison ministry program, run by former Nixon aide Charles Colson to reform Texas inmates, is leading some critics to question the legality of religion in state prisons and the exclusion of non-religious prisoners. Continue watching
Aug 27 Nigerian Woman Continues Appeal of Stoning Sentence A Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning by an Islamic court for committing adultery appeared in a heavily guarded courthouse in northern Nigeria Wednesday to continue to appeal her conviction. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch Church and State The Ten Commandments monument was removed from public view at the Alabama state judicial building Wednesday. Gwen Ifill discusses the separation of religion and state with Robert Schenck, president of the National Clergy Council, and Barry Lynn, the executive director… Continue watching
Aug 26 DVD Industry Wins in Digital Copying Case The California Supreme Court on Monday ruled that courts can prohibit the online publication of DVD-copying codes, finding that the protection of corporate trade secrets outranked free speech rights in the case. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch Science and Security: Los Alamos National Laboratory The University of California has managed the Los Alamos National Laboratory since it was founded during World War II. In 2005, the contract to manage the lab will be open to competitive bidding for the first time. Spencer Michels looks… Continue watching