Apr 07 Supreme Court Upholds Cross Burning Ban By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday to uphold a state law banning cross burning carried out with the intent to intimidate, ruling that the act is an instrument of terror and not a form of expression protected by the First… Continue reading
Apr 01 Supreme Court Tackles Debate Over Affirmative Action By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two highly anticipated University of Michigan affirmative action cases that may prove to be the most important civil rights debate before the high court in decades. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Protecting POW’s American and Iraqi forces have taken prisoners during this first week of war. Margaret Warner discusses prisoners' rights with Amanda Williamson, a spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross; and Eugene Fidell, president of the National Institute of… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Senate Views on the War with Iraq Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), a member of the Select Intelligence Committee, and Senator George Voinovich (R-Ohio), of the Foreign Relations Committee, discuss the latest developments in the war with Iraq. Continue watching
Mar 19 Justice Scalia Bans Media Coverage From Free Speech Ceremony By Admin News associations on Wednesday protested Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's request to ban news coverage from an awards ceremony in his honor at the City Club of Cleveland. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch Dissention and the Iraq War Republicans denounced Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle on Tuesday for his criticism of President Bush with the nation on the brink of war. Jim Lehrer and guests discuss the appropriate role for those who oppose a war. Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Monitoring Protesters in Denver The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against the city of Denver over its surveillance of community activists. Continue watching
Mar 10 Court Indicts Seven for War Crimes in Sierra Leone Prosecutors in a special United Nations court in Sierra Leone on Monday charged seven people, including a chief rebel leader and a former cabinet minister, with participating in the mass slaughter that killed an estimated 20,000 people. Continue reading
Mar 05 Court Upholds “Three Strikes,” Sex Offender Registry Rulings By Admin The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday to uphold California's controversial "three strikes" rule which mandates an extended prison sentence for defendants convicted of three serious or violent felonies. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Supreme Court Watch: Registering Sex Offenders The Supreme Court ruled to require sex offenders to register with the state and keep in touch with authorities and to uphold California's "three strikes" sentencing law. Ray Suarez speaks with Jan Crawford Greenburg of The Chicago Tribune about the… Continue watching