Jan 18 SOPA Blackouts: Reaction and Resources Many sites, including Wikipedia, Craigslist, Google and Boing Boing, have posted messages against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or are completely blacked out Wednesday. Reaction came quickly, from students wondering how they would do their homework to… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch What Does Italy’s Sinking Ship Mean for the Cruise Industry? At least six people died after a cruise ship capsized off the coast of Italy Friday. Ray Suarez discusses some of the legal and safety issues stemming from the disaster with longtime travel writer Rudy Maxa, currently the host of… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch How Does Alabama’s Immigration Law Impact Student Retention? Alabama students interview peers about the impact of the state's new immigration law. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Barbour’s Parting Pardons, Some for Convicted Killers, Stir Furor in Mississippi After days of controversy, a Mississippi judge moved Wednesday to block some last-minute pardons made by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour. Barbour had issued pardons to more than 200 felons, 14 of them convicted killers. Margaret Warner discusses the reaction to… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Kids and Cancer: Why Pediatric Cancer Cure Rates Have Improved So Much Four decades ago, President Nixon signed a law that would change the way cancer research was funded in an effort to develop better treatments and cure more patients. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser explores the positive developments pediatric cancer research… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Supreme Court Upholds ‘Ministerial Exception’ From Anti-Bias Laws The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the Constitution provides ministers an exemption to anti-discrimination laws. Margaret Warner discusses the implications of the court's recognition of a "ministerial exception" with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Writer Claims Syrian Government Took Down Her Facebook Page Syrian-American writer Marah Bukai says the Syrian government took down her Facebook page. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Writer Claims Syrian Government Has Tried to Intimidate Her Syrian-American writer Marah Bukai says the Syrian government has tried to intimidate her. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch What Role Should FCC Play in Policing Profanity on the Airwaves? The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case involving freedom of speech on broadcast television and the constitutional debate over federal regulation of indecency. Jeffrey Brown discusses the arguments and the potential effects for the FCC with Marcia Coyle… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Texas Redistricting, Environmental Rules The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday involving a redistricting dispute in Texas. Jeffrey Brown discusses the case's broad implications for the future political landscape of the state -- and potentially the entire nation -- with The National Law Journal's Marcia… Continue watching