Feb 10 Watch Sebelius Explains White House’s Contraception Compromise In an abrupt shift in policy Friday, President Obama backtracked some, announcing that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to employees after all. Instead the burden would be on insurers. Ray Suarez and Secretary of… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Will Prop. 8 Ruling Lead Supreme Court to Consider Same-Sex Marriage? Will Prop. 8 Ruling Lead Supreme Court to Consider Same-Sex Marriage?… Continue watching
Feb 07 Proposition 8 Unconstitutional, Court Upholds in Ruling A rally to celebrate the ruling to overturn Proposition 8, Aug. 4, 2010, in San Francisco. That ruling was appealed by supporters of Proposition 8. Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit upheld the original ruling that Prop 8 is unconstitutional Photo… Continue reading
Feb 01 Join a Live Chat Friday at 1:30 p.m. ET on Dropouts and Delinquents By Kelly Chen This week, the NewsHour's American Graduate team takes a look at juvenile justice and gang violence as it relates to the dropout crisis, with reports starting Wednesday on our broadcast and website. Join us for a live chat with… Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch Was Justice Served After Haditha Killings? At his sentencing hearing Tuesday, Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, the remaining Marine charged in the 2005 Haditha killings, expressed sorrow for the victims, and said he hadn't meant for his men to kill innocent Iraqis. Margaret Warner discusses his plea… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Want to Use a GPS-Tracking Device? Get a Warrant, Supreme Court Tells Police The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police violated the Constitution by attaching a GPS-tracking device to a car owned by a Washington, D.C., club owner, eventually leading to a cocaine-trafficking conviction. Jeffrey Brown discusses their reasoning and the implications… Continue watching
Jan 23 Marcia Coyle: Court Moves ‘Carefully’ to Balance Rights in GPS Ruling By Elizabeth Summers The Supreme Court's decision Monday -- saying police must have a warrant before attaching a GPS tracker to vehicles -- shows the court "wants to move carefully" in weighing the privacy rights of individuals against law enforcement's need for… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Hackers Retaliate Against DOJ in Raging Online Piracy Fight Just hours after the Justice Department shut down the file-sharing website megaupload.com and charged several of its executives with online piracy Thursday, a group of hackers retaliated by taking down the DOJ website. Margaret Warner discusses the ongoing battle with… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch After Union Fallout, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on the Brink of Recall Election After Union Fallout, Wis. Gov. Scott Walker on the Brink of Recall Election… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch Supreme Court Ruling on Texas Electoral Maps ‘Huge Setback’ for Democrats The Supreme Court rejected the new Texas redistricting map Friday, creating disarray for the upcoming primary election. Ray Suarez discusses the decision's political and legal implications with Richard Hasen of the University of California Irvine School of Law and Shira… Continue watching