Nov 05 Courtesy votes offer evidence justices are working together By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In several cases, a Supreme Court justice switched sides to provide a needed fifth vote to preserve the status quo. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 11:37 Shields and Brooks on rancor in the electorate and the future of the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour In their final Friday political analysis before the election, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss Hillary Clinton’s shrinking lead, the rough language that has pervaded the campaign, the outlook for… Continue watching
Nov 03 With eight Supreme Court justices, an undecided election could be 'nightmare scenario' By Mark Sherman, Associated Press As controversial as that decision was, it was made by a nine-justice court. This time around, there are only eight justices and the possibility of a tie vote. That would leave a lower federal or state court ruling in place,… Continue reading
Nov 01 If Clinton wins, more in GOP say no to full Supreme Court By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Some Republican lawmakers suggest they would be fine with just eight for four years more rather than have Hillary Clinton fill the vacancy. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Supreme Court to hear first case on transgender rights By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on transgender rights, which involves a transgender teen in Virginia who was barred from using the boys' bathroom at a high school. Also, the secretary… Continue watching
Oct 28 Sex offender's challenge to Facebook ban to go before Supreme Court By Associated Press The justices on Friday agreed to review a North Carolina Supreme Court ruling that upheld the law. The high court acted on an appeal from Lester Packingham, who was convicted of violating the law after maintaining a Facebook account under… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 2:14 Prices rising, Trump rallies for Obamacare repeal By PBS News Hour Campaigning in Florida, Donald Trump bashed the Affordable Care Act, seizing on newly announced insurance premium spikes. Sunshine State polls show a close race; Trump sees it as a must-win and believes he's winning big. Meanwhile, though the Justice Department… Continue watching
Oct 24 Justice Souter's old warning finds new life in this election By Margaret Warner Surprisingly, over the past few days, excerpts of a public conversation I held four years ago with retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter in Concord, New Hampshire, have been circulating on the internet. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 4:46 How the demise of its flagship phone will hurt Samsung By PBS News Hour Samsung has announced that it’s halting production of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. The news comes after reports of the replacement phones catching fire -- just like the original models -- and on the same day that the battle between… Continue watching
Oct 11 What spoons have to do with the Samsung-Apple patent lawsuit By Gretchen Frazee One particular case involving 19th-century spoons was cited by lawyers representing both companies before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Continue reading