May 08 Watch Politics and Justice As the Senate remains deadlocked over two judicial nominations, two key players on the Senate Judiciary Committee discuss efforts to improve the nomination process. Continue watching
May 07 Watch Los Angeles New Police Chief Jeffrey Kaye reports on the new police chief in Los Angeles, who is fighting an uphill battle to revolutionize the way that city fights crime and violence. Continue watching
May 06 Judge Allows Use of Confession in Sniper Trial A judge in Fairfax County, Va. ruled Tuesday that nearly all of the confession that sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo gave to police after his arrest can be used against him during his trial. Continue reading
May 02 Recording Industry Settles with Students in File-Swapping Suit The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Thursday reached settlements with the four students sued for operating music file-swapping networks at three U.S. universities. Continue reading
May 01 Nine Former Enron Executives Face New Criminal Charges Federal prosecutors announced new charges against nine former Enron executives, including former Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow and his wife, as the government expands its investigation into the collapse of the Houston-based energy company. Continue reading
Apr 29 Supreme Court Allows Criminal Immigrants’ Detention By Admin, PBS News Hour The United States Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that legal immigrants who have committed serious crimes and already served their sentences can be detained in prison without bail while awaiting their deportation hearings. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch Crime and Punishment: Saddam Hussein Regime Leaders As the number of Saddam Hussein regime leaders in coalition custody grows, questions arise about what the United States will do with them. Iraq watchers and legal experts discuss the issue with Ray Suarez. Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Commercial Claims The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case involving corporate free speech. Gwen Ifill discusses the proceedings with Jan Crawford Greenburg of The Chicago Tribune. Continue watching
Apr 11 Suspects in Cole Attack Escape Yemeni Prison Authorities in Yemen are hunting for 10 key suspects in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship after they escaped from prison Friday, local officials said. Continue reading