Oct 06 Watch Supreme Court Weighs First Amendment Limits in Military Funeral Protest Case The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a First Amendment case involving the controversial Westboro Baptist Church group protesting at a U.S. Marine's funeral. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Civil Rights Photographer May Have Led Double Life as FBI Informant Ernest Withers, a famed Civil Rights photographer during the 50's and 60's, may have been pulling double duty for the FBI as a paid informant. Margaret Warner talks to veteran journalist Earl Caldwell for more. Continue watching
Oct 28 Obama Signs Measure to Widen Hate Crimes Law By Quinn Bowman In the first expansion of a federal hate crimes law since 1968, President Barack Obama signed a bill Wednesday that extends hate crime protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity. Continue reading
Apr 16 Backlash Continues Over Afghan Women’s Law By PBS News Hour Some 300 women gathered on the streets of Afghanistan's capital this week to protest a controversial new law that critics say legalizes marital rape and restricts a woman's right to work outside the home. Continue reading