Jun 27 Supreme Court: Calif. Can’t Ban Sale of Violent Games to Minors By Beat Beat In a 7-2 decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that California's ban the sale of violent video games to minors was unconstitutional. Continue reading
Jun 25 New York Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill Into Law; Supporters Rejoice Updated 4:51 p.m. ET Celebrations erupted in the streets of New York on Friday, after a late night vote in the state legislature sent a same-sex marriage bill to Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law. The move is… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch The ‘Long, Dark and Dirty’ Story of Whitey Bulger’s Career and Capture James "Whitey" Bulger, the legendary Boston crime boss and one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted, was arrested Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif. Margaret Warner speaks with with Boston University's Dick Lehr about the notorious fugitive's career, influence on Hollywood… Continue watching
Jun 22 One Man’s Mission to Open History of Khmer Rouge By News Desk Next week, four top leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime will be brought to trial in Cambodia for alleged crimes against humanity (known as Case 002). Journalism student Jake Schoneker reported from Cambodia ahead of the trial. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch Ruling on Wal-Mart Gender Bias May Reshape Class-Action Claims A landmark Supreme Court ruling Monday rejected a class-action gender bias lawsuit against retail giant Wal-Mart. Jeffrey Brown talks to two legal experts about the wider impact on class-action claims. Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Justices Rule on Wal-Mart Discrimination, Global Warming Lawsuits In two major decisions Monday, the Supreme Court threw out the largest class-action lawsuit in history and rejected a global warming lawsuit against power compannies. Gwen Ifill discusses the rulings with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle. Continue watching
Jun 20 Supreme Court Blocks Class-Action Gender Bias Suit Against Wal-Mart By Maureen Hoch The Supreme Court has ruled to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart stores. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Supreme Court Rules 5-4 That Age Matters in Miranda Warnings The Supreme Court ruled that juvenile suspects are entitled to Miranda protections. Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Collective-Bargaining Restraints The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to uphold a controversial law, backed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, to deny some public workers their right to collective bargaining. Judy Woodruff discusses what's ahead in the ongoing legal and political battles with… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch NewsHour Connect: Fronteras Examines the Drug War at Home Hari Sreenivasan talks to Alisa Barba and Michel Marizco of "Fronteras". Continue watching