Apr 18 Watch 6:39 Supreme Court weighs scope of presidential power in immigration case By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to President Obama’s actions that would defer deportations of many undocumented immigrants. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan to take a closer look at the case and the… Continue watching
Apr 18 Split high court now holds fate of Obama immigration actions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Conservative Supreme Court justices expressed sharp skepticism about President Barack Obama's immigration efforts Monday, leaving his actions to help millions of people who are in the country illegally in the hands of a seemingly divided court. Continue reading
Apr 18 Supreme Court rejects challenge to Google’s online library By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court turned away a challenge Monday to Google's online book library from authors who complained that the project makes it harder for them to market their work. Continue reading
Apr 14 Obama’s power over immigration drives Supreme Court dispute By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The raging political fight over immigration comes to the Supreme Court on Monday in a dispute that could affect millions of people who are in the United States illegally. Continue reading
Apr 09 From guns to Guantanamo, how Garland might rule on SCOTUS cases By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press President Barack Obama's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, has been characterized as a moderate who, if confirmed, would nudge his divided colleagues slightly to the left because he would replace conservative stalwart Antonin Scalia. But Garland will… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 8:14 Anita Hill on the Thomas hearings, 25 years later: ‘I would do it again’ By PBS News Hour Twenty-five years ago, Anita Hill testified about sexual harassment from then-nominee Clarence Thomas. Now a new HBO film dramatizes the high-profile political battle that captured the nation’s attention and changed Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Hill joins Gwen Ifill to look… Continue watching
Apr 07 Obama: GOP jeopardizing judicial integrity with Garland By Darlene Superville, Associated Press CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama accused Senate Republicans on Thursday of jeopardizing the "integrity of the judicial branch" by refusing to consider his "extraordinary" nominee to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 6:37 Is Merrick Garland making headway with the GOP? By PBS News Hour Despite Congressional Republicans’ pledge not to hold any confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland made the rounds on Capitol Hill again Tuesday, meeting with GOP Senators John Boozman of Arkansas and Susan Collins of Maine. Gwen Ifill talks to… Continue watching
Apr 04 Court upholds total population count in electoral districts By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a Texas law that counts everyone, not just eligible voters, in deciding how to draw electoral districts. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 4:23 Without Scalia, Supreme Court splits on union fees case By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court split 4-4 on a case on whether unions can collect fees from government employees who choose not to join. The outcome was an unlikely win for unions and a stark example of the impact of Justice Antonin… Continue watching