Oct 15 Consumer Lawyer Max Gardner to Answer Your Questions Editor’s note: On the broadcast last night was the first in a series on the foreclosure debacle. In Show Me the Mortgage, Paul Solman looked at some of the legal issues being raised about the validity of foreclosure… Continue reading
Oct 13 Sandra Day O’Connor on Life After the Supreme Court By Judy Woodruff Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to sit on the high court's bench and retired from the court in 2006. Her work since then has taken her many places, including the classroom. Judy Woodruff's has… Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Can Death Row Inmates Get New DNA Tests? The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in case involving a Texas death-row inmate who wanted to gain access to additional crime scene evidence for DNA testing. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal explains. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch California to Let Voters Decide on Marijuana Legalization Judy Muller of KCET reports from California on the a ballot initiative in the state to legalize marijuana. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch After Judge’s Injunction, What’s Next for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’? A federal judge has issued an injunction on the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military, but some say Congress -- and not the courts -- should decide its fate. Continue watching
Oct 13 States Open Foreclosure Investigation; Court to Hear DNA Evidence Case Updated 1:00pm ET All 50 states have joined the joint investigation into the mortgage industry. Here's a statement from the National Association of Attorneys General. Posted 10:30 a.m. ET A group of 40 state attorneys general is set… Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Sandra Day O’Connor on Judicial Elections, Supreme Court’s New Players Judy Woodruff speaks to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor about her efforts to improve literacy for students, judicial elections and the new makeup of the court. Continue watching
Oct 12 Judge Issues Injunction on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ By News Desk A federal judge in California has issued a worldwide injunction against the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, putting a hold on the military's ban on openly gay troops. The Associated Press reports that U.S. Department of Justice… Continue reading
Oct 12 Tuesday: Rescue Approaches for Chilean Miners; Fort Hood Hearings Begin Rescue operations for the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for more than two months could begin as soon as midnight Tuesday. Below ground, the miners are preparing as well -- they've been sent shampoo and new clothes through… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch Supreme Court Weighs Whether Vaccine Makers Can Be Sued Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal talks about Supreme Court arguments on whether drug companies that make vaccines can be sued. Continue watching