Dec 07 Supreme Court Watch: Marcia Coyle on Workplace Discrimination Case By Elizabeth Summers Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal was inside the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday for arguments on the scope of job discrimination protection in Thompson v. North American Stainless. We asked Coyle some questions on the case. The… Continue reading
Dec 07 WikiLeaks’ Assange Arrested in London; Iran Nuclear Talks Conclude Wikileaks founder Julian Assange during a news conference at the Geneva Press Club on Nov. 4, 2010. Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images. Julian Assange, the 39-year-old Australian and founder of the WikiLeaks web site, was arrested by Scotland… Continue reading
Dec 06 WikiLeaks Confronts More Legal, Funding and Hacker Challenges In the week since WikiLeaks began releasing a trove of diplomatic cables, the site has been attacked by hackers and senators, been kicked off Amazon's cloud-hosting… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch Same-Sex Marriage Case Plays Out on Live TV in Federal Court Lawyers on both sides of the ongoing legal battle over California's same-sex marriage ban made their cases in a rare televised hearing Monday in federal court in San Francisco. Jeffrey Brown walks through arguments on both sides and what's to… Continue watching
Dec 06 On the NewsHour Monday: Tax Cuts, Prop 8, Iran Talks, The Carter Diaries TAX CUTS | Lawmakers and the Obama administration searched for a compromise aimed at extending Bush-era tax cuts and jobless benefits. The deal-making is propelling a bigger debate withing the Democratic Party. Gwen Ifill will talk to analysts for more. Continue reading
Dec 06 9th Circuit Appeals Court Hears Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Case The 9th Circuit Appeals Court in San Francisco hears arguments Monday in a challenge to Proposition 8, the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The case is being heard by a randomly selected panel of three judges: Judge Randy… Continue reading
Dec 03 President Obama Issues First Pardons The Department of Justice announced Friday that President Obama has pardoned nine people, the first pardons of his presidency. Six of those pardoned had only been sentenced to probation, while the other three had been confined to jail… Continue reading
Dec 02 NewsHour Connect: Democrats Tighten DREAM Act, Hoping to Appeal to GOP By Lauren Knapp // Pioneered by Senators Orin Hatch, R-Utah, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the DREAM Act seeks to provide a path to citizenship for people brought to the United States illegally as children. On Tuesday, Senate Democrats issued their fifth version… Continue reading
Dec 02 China Internet ‘Hijacking’: Your Questions Answered An 18-minute diversion of Internet traffic through China in April has raised security concerns around the world -- especially for governments and people in critical infrastructure. Two experts answered your questions on the Internet security breach. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch In Colorado, Authorities Battle Mexican Drug Cartels’ Business Plans In four years, Mexico's escalating drug violence has claimed almost 30,000 lives and focused attention on border states like California and Arizona. But as correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Colorado Springs, the conflict is having a far-reaching effect. Continue watching