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
Oct 10 Watch 7:30 Ruth Bader Ginsburg on becoming 'Notorious' By PBS News Hour For the latest NewsHour Bookshelf, Gwen Ifill sits down with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to discuss her new book, “In My Own Words" -- her first since she was appointed to the court. Ginsburg reflects on the origins… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 6:20 Will the short-staffed Supreme Court keep a 'low profile' this term? By PBS News Hour As the late Justice Antonin Scalia's seat remains empty, the Supreme Court begins a new term with only eight members. What challenges will arise from the reduced size of the nation's highest court? Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal… Continue watching
Oct 05 Supreme Court considers racial discrimination in death penalty case By Laura Santhanam In 1997, Duane Edward Buck was sentenced to die after he was convicted of killing two people and wounding a third in Houston, Texas. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today to decide whether Buck received a fair trial. Continue reading