Sep 19 Watch 7:11 Justice Ginsburg leaves a legacy of fighting for equal rights By PBS NewsHour Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, a position she held for 27 years. Marcia Coyle, Chief Washington Correspondent for The National Law Journal and Amy Howe, Co-Founder of SCOTUSblog joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 9:53 ‘She really didn’t give up’: Remembering the life and career of RBG By PBS NewsHour Nina Totenberg, NPR’s correspondent for legal affairs, first met Justice Ruth Bader Ginberg over the phone nearly 50 years ago, beginning a professional relationship, which eventually morphed into a close friendship. In a conversation with Hari Sreenivasan, Totenberg shares anecdotes… Continue watching
Sep 19 AP source: Envelope addressed to White House contained ricin By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Federal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 1:47 Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be immortalized with statue in Brooklyn, NYC By PBS NewsHour Weekend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy began in Flatbush, Brooklyn in New York where she was born and raised. On Saturday, New York Gov. Cuomo announced that a statue honoring her contribution will be built in the NYC borough. NewsHour Weekend… Continue watching
Sep 19 Is 8 enough? Court vacancy could roil possible election case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has left the Supreme Court shorthanded during a polarizing presidential campaign in which President Donald Trump has already suggested he may not accept the outcome and the court could be called on to step in… Continue reading
Sep 19 Trump’s list of possible Supreme Court nominees By Associated Press Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death Friday, just six weeks before Election Day, is expected to unleash a pitched battle over whether President Donald Trump should nominate — and the Republican-led Senate should confirm — her successor, or whether the seat… Continue reading
Sep 19 AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s virus revisionism; Biden on the hoax By Hope Yen, Associated Press After months of mass death and sickness, what could possibly count as a success story against the pandemic? President Donald Trump would have you believe Americans are already living that success story, even as the death toll approaches 200,000 and infections spread… Continue reading
Sep 19 Ginsburg to be remembered with statue in her native Brooklyn By Associated Press A statue of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be built in her native Brooklyn, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 19 Trump to Senate: Vote ‘without delay’ on his high court pick By Lisa Mascaro, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the Republican-run Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just six weeks before the election. Continue reading
Sep 13 The quest for cleaner hospital air By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman The coronavirus pandemic has challenged the way hospitals think about the design of their facilities, changing how doctors and nurses move through the hallways and rearranging patients’ beds. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker takes us inside a Pennsylvania company that has… Continue reading